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Between 1941 and 1970, oil was produced in Hademstorf, a total of around 160,000 tons. The oil lay at a depth of about 1,000 meters and was pumped to the surface using horsehead pumps. During World War II, production rose rapidly from a few hundred tons to over 10,000 tons per year. After the war, Vacuum-Oil AG organized transport, initially via the Aller River, and later by rail. The operation brought many workers to the village and left a strong mark on the community. Today, only the preserved horsehead pumps, the oil bridge, and the workers' houses on the Hansa Dam remain as reminders of this era.

Moving the paddleboat is rather difficult at low water levels, but not impossible. The lock appears to be very well-maintained, unlike the weir...

At the site of the former "Hansa" oil field near Hademstorf in the Allermarsch region, approximately 160,000 tons of crude oil were produced between 1941 and 1970. Today, two restored horsehead pumps, installed on the foundations of the "Hansa 6" and "Hansa 9" production sites, commemorate this technical history. The pumps were used to bring oil to the surface from depths of up to 1,350 meters. Together with the historic oil bridge, they represent significant evidence of the regional oil boom—well-documented by the Aller-Leine Valley Navigator and open to the public as a technical monument.

The Old Church of the Holy Cross in Eickeloh was donated in 1296 by the noble von Hodenberg family after several fatal accidents occurred while crossing the Aller River to attend church. It served as a village church until 1868 and was then converted into the burial place of the von Hodenberg family after a new building was constructed. The Gothic brick building features a groin vault in the chancel, a wood-beamed ceiling in the nave, and a largely original oak roof truss dating from 1351. After the church fell into increasing disrepair in the late 19th and 20th centuries, it was extensively restored in the 1990s, during which consecration crosses and pre-Reformation paintings were discovered. Today, it is listed as a historic monument in the Lower Saxony Monument Atlas and is considered a historically significant landmark of the town.

The church will be renovated until autumn 2025 and therefore cannot be visited.

The Lords of Bothmer originally owned a watermill on the right bank of the Leine. Because it obstructed shipping on the Leine, it was demolished in 1822 on the condition that a Dutch windmill be built on the same site. This mill was intended to have two grinding mills, one for barley and one for oil. The mill burned down in 1930 and was rebuilt in 1932. It was severely damaged during World War II. It was restored in the 1980s and 1990s. Tours are possible on Mill Days and by appointment. https://www.erlebniswelt-lueneburger-heide.de/detail/id=5ff84d7fb4dc7458417f9a9f

The lock was built in 1914 to secure the fairway for the extensive shipping that supplied coal and fodder to the villages and towns upstream.

Oil deposits in Hademstorf At a depth of 1000 m beneath Hademstorf there is an oil deposit that is one of the smallest in northern Germany. It was formed under a salt dome overhang. This oil deposit was created when chalk was dragged up by the salt rise. In this part, under the so-called salt dome transition, oil has accumulated in the pore space of a sandstone. A total of 160,000 tons of oil was extracted from these oil deposits between 1941 and 1970. Oil was also extracted from other deposits in villages in the area, such as Eilte and Ahrensheide. Source: Commemorative publication on the occasion of the 750th anniversary of the village of Eickeloh https://hademstorf.jimdofree.com/%C3%B6lvorkommen-und-f%C3%B6rderung/