1790 – 1945
From the first mentions Mittelfelds until World War II
Originally the area was Mittelfelds agricultural area and was occasionally used for
military exercises used.
23 May to 02 June 1791
was the training camp of the "Hanoverian Brigade on the Garkenburg" under the command His Excellency General der Kavallerie von Freytag on the edge of the Seelhorst on the Felbetween the villages of Wülfel and Bemerode.
Agricultural use continued for a long time. Asparagus and vegetables shaped the environment of the Settlement, on the edge of which stood "the Spargelburg", a shack-like community accommodation, in the farmers from Bemerode at harvest time hired seasonal workers in Poland, the "Asparagus girl", accommodated. The building was bombed during World War II.
Around the turn of the century (1900)
the savings and construction association in Wülfel and the surrounding area began building the Mittelfeldit. The first Houses were built on Ahornstrasse. She got her street name from this comradecommunity because of the maple trees they planted. The leaf of this tree is a symbol of become part of the city. It symbolizes Ahornstraße, where the residential development in Mittelfeld started. The Mittelfeldflag bears the maple leaf and the colors yellow and red District Day officially inaugurated.
1919 the novel started construction of the Seelhorst Cemetery after another occupancy of the Stöcken cemetery was no longer possible. Through the incorporation of the districts Döhren and Another cemetery in the south of Hanover became necessary for Wülfel. The planning for the Friedhofsanlage comes from the city garden director Hermann Kube. Developed the designs for the buildings the architect Konrad Wittmann under the direction of city building officer Paul Wolf. Kube referenced those on that Site already existing cemeteries of Döhren (1,58 ha) and Wülfel (1,15 ha) in his Plaa. At 68,5 hectares, the Seelhorst Cemetery is the largest in Hanover.
From 1920 More houses were built on the fields "Hohes Lindenfeld" and "Trift-Feld". The streetswere given the names "Hohe Linde", "Im Triftfelde" and "Am Mittelfelde". the inhabitants of these houses worked in the Wülfel iron works. The factory ceased operations in 1977.
In May 1932 202 unemployed settlers with many children moved to the Seelhorst to get the first spadeto make a stitch for your own house. As part of a construction project made possible by a Reich loanproject, they were to build semi-detached houses themselves, which were to become their homes. areWillingness to work, integrity and manual skills were further prerequisites for
the purchase of a small semi-detached house. The city of Hanover provided architects and site managers Disposal. In each case, a large garden area should be the scarce family area through intensive usecome touch up.
In the years 1933 to 1935 emerged within today's district boundaries on the streets Koldemeyerweg and Thaerstraße sophisticated houses. Owners were Meister des Eisenwerskes Wülfel and from the Döhren wool laundry, employed craftsmen and civil servants at the post office and Stadt.
Around 1935 a supplier factory for aircraft parts was built on today's exhibition grounds. for the workers of the plant were needed houses. The streets of this new district between the today's street "Am Mittelfelde" and the exhibition center were given the names of Lower Saxony villages, e.g. B. "Bolzumer Straße", "Heiseder Straße", "Sehnder Straße" or "Lehrter Platz".
1936 Apartments with simple furnishings became available for the workers of the United Light Metal Works built between Thaerstraße and today's Wülferoder Weg.