Wenzendorf

Wenzendorf is the name of a municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is also the name of the chief village of the municipality.The village is known mainly for its airfield, where the Hamburger Flugzeugbau, the aircraft manufacturing arm of Blohm und Voss, built a factory.MunicipalityWenzendorf is a municipality in the Lower Saxony district of Harburg, Germany. Its five main villages are Wenzendorf, Wennerstorf, Klauenburg, Dierstorf and Dierstorf-Heide.Wenzendorf is the largest Christmas tree growing area in northern Germany.Wenzendorf villageThe village of Wenzendorf lies approximately 25 km southwest of Hamburg. It has a population of a little over 1,000.AirfieldWenzendorf airfield lies about 2 km to the southeast of the main village.Aircraft factoryIn 1934, Hamburger Flugzeugbau began construction of its first dedicated aircraft factory at Wenzendorf and laid out a large aerodrome for test flying. The factory began operation in 1935, license-building the Dornier Do 23, the first of which flew in December 1935.Soon afterwards, the company adopted its parent company's name of Blohm and Voss.