Project presentation on Saturday, September 13, 2025 at 2:00 pm at Coworking Oderbruch Letschin
As a cultural heritage site, the Letschiner Heimatstuben are participating in the 2025 SUSTAINABILITY theme with the project "Neighborhood - rural community today".
Edgar Petrick, the director of the Heimatstuben, describes the project as follows: "Our Oderbruch is a veritable historical and contemporary treasure trove on this subject. Already during the draining of the Oderbruch and with the arrival of the colonist families recruited from half of Europe, new challenges arose for the colonists as a result of demographic changes, as well as from the perspective of the long-established inhabitants. Skepticism towards foreign cultural influences and views, ways of thinking, languages and dialects first had to be overcome. Even over 270 years ago, it was a question of mutual acceptance, tolerance and balanced coexistence. These prerequisites took time and mutual understanding and trust in order for peaceful coexistence to develop.
This is where the term "neighborhood" comes into play, which is intended to narrow down this topic. All of them, whether we call them immigrants, newcomers or jokingly "new colonists", have one thing in common: they are moving into a new, unfamiliar living environment. This is where the project idea "Neighborhood - rural community today" in the municipality of Letschin would like to start. Newcomers and long-established residents must and can come to terms with each other. How do you meet them? How are they received? What practical experiences, expectations, successes, concerns, conflicts and problems have there been on both sides? What were the reasons for choosing our Oderbruch as the new center of life? Have the wishes and expectations been fulfilled? How do our newcomers get involved as village neighbors? What are their shared ideas for the future?
The Letschiner Heimatstuben and project partners invite you to the project presentation on Saturday, September 13, 2025 at 2:00 pm at Coworking Oderbruch, Karl-Marx-Str. 5, 15324 Letschin. We are planning a forum with a representative cross-section of our people in the municipality of Letschin. This means that representatives of the younger and older generations of the community of Letschin, as "long-established residents", will enter into an exchange of ideas with our "new colonists". The community seniors' advisory council and the children's and youth advisory council of the community are included as discussion partners.
Johanna Ickert will prepare a film documentary with our newcomers to set the mood for the discussion round, which will serve as a basis for discussion. A recording of key content from the event will contribute to sustainability. The Letschiner Heimatstuben are working together with the Bockwindmühle Wilhelmsaue cultural heritage site on the planned overall implementation of the project idea. Uwe Ballhorn and Matthias Kay will support our event with musical interludes. The moderator will be Torsten Kohn from Coworking Oderbruch Letschin. Coffee and cake will be provided by the Letschiner Heimatverein."
It is sure to be an exciting, varied afternoon in Letschin on September 13.
Impressions of newcomer evenings in Letschin. All photos: Torsten Kohn, Coworking Oderbruch Letschin
Neighborhood - rural community today Photo tile: 2_Neusieldlerabend.jpg Photo: Torsten Kohn, Coworking Oderbruch
Letschin Project presentation on Saturday, September 13, 2025 at
14:00 at Coworking Oderbruch Letschin Read more The Letschiner Heimatstuben are participating as
Cultural Heritage Site is participating in the annual theme 2025 SUSTAINABILITY with the project
"Neighborhood - rural community today". Edgar Petrick, the director of the Heimatstuben, describes the
project as follows: "Our Oderbruch is a real treasure trove for this topic.
historical and current treasure trove. Already during the draining of the
Oderbruch and with the arrival of the recruited colonist families from half the
Europe, new challenges have arisen as a result of demographic changes
to the colonists as well as from the perspective of the long-established inhabitants. Skepticism
towards foreign cultural influences and views, ways of thinking, languages
and dialects had to be overcome first. It was already over 270
years, it is a question of mutual acceptance, tolerance and the
balanced coexistence. These conditions took time and
mutual understanding and trust so that peaceful coexistence can develop.
could develop. This is where the term "neighborhood" comes into play, which
to narrow down this topic. All of them, whether we call them immigrants, newcomers or
jokingly call "new colonists" have one thing in common: they are moving into a
new, unfamiliar living environment. This is where the project idea
"Neighborhood - rural community today" in the municipality of Letschin
mentally. Newcomers and long-established residents must and can
arrange. How do you meet them? How are they received? Which
mutual practical experiences, expectations, successes, concerns,
Are there and have there been conflicts and problems? What were the reasons for
Oderbruch as the new center of your life? Have the wishes and
Expectations fulfilled? How do our newcomers get involved as village neighbors?
What common ideas for the future are there? The Letschiner Heimatstuben invite you to the project presentation
and project partners on Saturday, September 13, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. at the
Coworking Oderbruch, Karl-Marx-Str. 5, in 15324 Letschin. We are planning a
Forum with a representative cross-section of our people in the community
Letschin. This means that representatives of the younger and older generations of the community
Letschin as "long-established residents" enter into a joint exchange of ideas with
our "new colonists". The community seniors' advisory board and the
the children's and youth council of the municipality as a discussion partner. To set the mood for the discussion, a
Johanna Ickert produced a film documentary with our newcomers, which
serves as a basis for discussion. A recording of the main contents of the
Event should contribute to sustainability. At the planned
The Letschiner Heimatstuben are working on the overall implementation of the project idea with the
Bockwindmühle Wilhelmsaue cultural heritage site together. Uwe Ballhorn and Matthias
Kay will support our event with musical interludes. The
The event will be hosted by Torsten Kohn from Coworking Oderbruch Letschin. With coffee
and cake will be provided by the Letschiner Heimatverein." It is sure to be an exciting, varied afternoon
in Letschin on September 13. Impressions of new settlers' evenings in Letschin. All
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