This settlement north of Bremer Straße was transformed under Nazi rule in the 1930s into a small housing estate area.
The zeitgeist of that era remains evident in the names of the district's streets today: for example “Vaterlandsweg” (Fatherland Way), “Kameradschaftsweg” (Comradeship Way), “Sigiburgweg” (Sigiburg Way), “Freiheitsweg” (Freedom Way), “Heimatweg” (Homeland Way), “Sachsenweg” (Saxon Way) and “Cheruskerweg” (Cherusci Way).
During the planning stages, it was made sure that every house had a garden to promote self-sufficiency.
The district derives its name from the legendary Saxon duke Wittekind.
Many of its streets and open spaces bear the names of notable Saxon tribes and also local personages.