Smaller ones

Smaller ones municipality Edertal Coordinates: 51 ° 8 ′ 30 ″ N , 9 ° 3 ′ 43 ″ E
Height :	252 m above sea level NHN
Area :	13.64 km²
Residents :	594 (December 15, 2015)
Population density :	44 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	1st January 1974
Postal code :	34549
Area code :	05623
	Kleinern in the Wesebach valley: View from the southeast to the Elmsberg

Kleinern, aerial photo (2016)

Kleinern with Kellerwald from the north

Smaller from the northeast

Kleinern is a district of the municipality of Edertal in the north Hessian district of Waldeck-Frankenberg . The village is a state-approved health resort and health resort in the Edersee holiday region and has around 600 inhabitants.

geography

Kleinern lies at an average of 250 m above sea level. NN and can be reached via the state road 3332. It is located around 35 km southwest of the north Hessian city of Kassel and around 4 km south of the Edertalsperre (as the crow flies ), the barrier structure of the Edersee , which is around 12 km away by car and around 6 km on foot or by bike. It is 8 km by car to Bad Wildungen , the second largest spa center in Germany.

Kleinern is located on the southeastern edge of the Kellerwald-Edersee National Park and is traversed by the Wesebach . Extensive mixed forests and meadow valleys surround the village. A section of the Kellerwaldsteig , a 156 km long hiking trail in the Kellerwald-Edersee Nature Park , leads through Kleinern . Mineral water is supplied by the "Kleinern springs", which are accessible at all times, three in number: Bathildis spring, village well and mill well.

history

Kleinern was probably built between 800 and 900. In 1225 the place was first mentioned in a document as "Creinre". From 1250 to around 1400 the lords of Kleinern, feudal people of the Counts of Waldeck , had a castle seat here, which is mentioned in 1283 as being in the possession of Gumpert von Kleinern. Under her direction, a small village church was built in the 13th century. In 1509 the village was temporarily owned by the Lords of Löwenstein .

In 1513 Asmus (I) acquired a larger court in Kleinern from Geismar from Count Philipp II von Waldeck and expanded it into a knight's seat. In 1523, the von Geismar family acquired the elaborate carved altar for the church, which was created in the Franciscan workshop in Meiterdorf in 1521.

In 1613 Asmus (II.) Von Geismar built a new castle south of the village, but the Thirty Years' War led to the impoverishment of the von Geismar family, so they sold their castle property to Count Christian Ludwig von Waldeck (1635–1706). Under his direction, the Christiansburg Palace was built around 1662, including the Geismarschen manor . It was located south of Wesetalstrasse, opposite the village community center that was built in 1972/73, before today's sports field (Hof Ludwig Brüne). Baumeister was from Mengeringhausen coming Emanuel fire . After the building was completed, Christian Ludwig moved his residence with court, chancellery and government from Wildungen to Kleinern. The complex had four wings with a square inner courtyard and was surrounded by a moat. The wing facing the street was two-story and had a gate entrance. On the left was a two-story wing, but with different storey heights, which had an open arcade in the Renaissance style towards the courtyard and on the upper floor there was a large ballroom with an open fireplace.

In 1695 Christian Ludwig moved his residence to Arolsen . His son Friedrich Anton Ulrich married Louise, Countess Palatine von Birkenfeld in 1700, and both lived in Christiansburg Castle until 1706. After the death of his father, Friedrich Anton Ulrich took over the business of government and also moved his residence to Arolsen. Later (1707 to 1710), as the ruling prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Friedrich Anton Ulrich had the Christiansburg torn down and the building material obtained in this way was used to build his castle in Arolsen , so that nothing of the splendor that had emerged over four decades has been preserved.

In 1745 a smelter was built in Kleinern to melt iron from ores mined nearby. The iron obtained was further processed in three hammer mills . Around 1870 these works and the smelter were shut down, as their operation was no longer profitable due to advancing industrialization in Germany.

In 1781 Kleinern was elevated to a market town. Agriculture, forestry and iron processing shaped the village at that time.

In 1919, Kleinern consisted of 82 houses. The painter Willi Tillmans from Düsseldorf built a house (studio) on Elmsberg . With his numerous works - watercolors, oil paintings and graphics - mainly from the Waldeck area, he achieved a high level of awareness.

Development of little ones since 1968:

1968 - state-approved resort

On 1 January 1974, the site was in the course of administrative reform in Hesse powerful state law in the Edertal incorporated .

1974 - Handover of the leisure facility laid out by the formerly independent community to the Kleinern e. V.
1983 - State recognition as a climatic health resort by the Hessian Tourist Association
1993 - Awarded Kleinerns by the Hessian Tourist Association as a family-friendly climatic health resort
1994 - Expansion of the Spicke leisure facility and creation of the village discovery trail as part of the regional funding program
2002 - Ceremonial event “777 years of Edertal-Kleinern” (1225–2002); Creation of the Kleinern logo
2004 - Designation of the forest protection area (5724 hectares) adjacent to the small ones as the Kellerwald-Edersee National Park
2006 - Expansion of the Spicke leisure facility (sanitary facility, suspension bridge and new play and adventure elements)
2007 - Inauguration of the information butterfly (preliminary stage to the national park information center).
2008 - Kleinern qualified for the 2009 state competition "Our village has a future".
2009 - Kleinern qualified for the 2010 national competition "Our village has a future".
2010 - Kleinern receives a bronze medal in the national competition "Our village has a future".

Population development

Source: Historical local dictionary

• 1541:	24 houses
• 1620:	34 houses
• 1650:	15 houses
• 1738:	34 houses
• 1770:	28 houses

Kleinern: Population from 1770 to 1967
year		Residents
1770	361
1834	486
1840	625
1846	523
1852	517
1858	526
1864	516
1871	444
1875	439
1885	422
1895	423
1905	415
1910	411
1925	392
1939	359
1946	555
1950	504
1956	438
1961	423
1967	457
Data source: Historical municipality register for Hesse: The population of the municipalities from 1834 to 1967. Wiesbaden: Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt, 1968. Other sources:

Religious affiliation

Source: Historical local dictionary

• 1895:	416 Protestant (= 98.35%), 7 Jewish (= 1.65%) residents
• 1961:	292 Protestant (= 91.25%), 26 Catholic (= 8.12%) residents

Attractions

Village church from 1681

Kleinern village church

In Kleinern there was a small village church built in the 13th century until 1681. Today the place has a rather large church compared to comparable villages in the area. The striking tower is an eye-catcher from afar.

The church was built under the leadership of Count Christian Ludwig von Waldeck , who in 1660 moved his residence with court, chancellery and government from Bad Wildungen to Kleinern. The existing, already dilapidated, church was too small for the courtyard. It was demolished and today's baroque complex was built in its place. In the first construction phase from 1681 to 1686 the nave was built and in the second construction phase from 1689 to 1694 the tower. The magnificent wooden pulpit installed in the old church in 1668 and the carved altar from 1521 were transferred to the new church and are still there today.

The current organ had two predecessors (approx. 1680 to 1817, and 1818 to 1868) and dates from 1869. It has since been overhauled several times, most recently in the years 1976 to 1978 at a cost of approx. € 20,000.

The original three cast bells had to be delivered to be melted down during the First World War , so that the church today has three steel bells from 1922. The bell system was converted to electrical operation in 1962.

Linden wood altar from 1521

Carved altar from 1521

The linden wood altar with tempera painting on chalk ground was created in 1521 in the Franciscan workshop in Meitersdorf near Frankenberg (Eder) . It consists of a carved central shrine and two side panels painted on both sides. The central shrine contains a figure-rich depiction of the crucifixion of Christ, the left wing the Nativity and the right wing Saint Lawrence , framed by Saint Catherine (left, with sword) and Saint Lucia (right). In 1955 the altar was restored in the state conservator's workshop. To protect it from direct sunlight, the church received new windows with special glass in 1964.

Village fountain from 1904

Village fountain Kleinern

The village fountain is located in the southern part of Kleinerns. The octagonal fountain house was built in 1904 and extensively renovated in 1997 and 2004. The socket is 1.80 m deep. The annual average flow rate is approx. 5 l / min at a water temperature of 6 to 12 ° C. The current values of the medicinal water and control analyzes are regularly published on the Brunnenhaus and on the web. The medicinal water is very refreshing, has a sparkling taste and is suitable a. for the supportive treatment of disorders in the kidneys, bladder, stomach and intestines. On May 1st, 2004 an anniversary event “100 Years of the Quellenhaus Dorfbrunnen Kleinern” took place.

Spicke leisure center

In 1972, the Spicke leisure center was built in the Wesebach valley south of the village. Extensions were made in 1994, 2004, 2005 and 2006. The visitor is greeted by the relaxing tranquility of an intact landscape, but also by the vibrancy of the flora and fauna. The spike is the right place for children and their games as well as gaining experience in dealing with natural elements and their laws. The Spicke leisure facility offers relaxation and entertainment for young and old with table tennis, checkers, water treading, sound games, "foot feel path", tower slide, slide, "telephone", labyrinth, cable car, seating arena with awning, two insect houses, a small raft pond, a suspension bridge, a willow dome in the shape of a snail and many other surprises.

Village discovery path / ecological village path

Information board at the Wesebach

In the course of regional development, an ecological village path with 13 (today 14) stations was created between 1994 and 1996. It highlights the history and originality of a typical village with cottage gardens, bakery , village square with fountain and orchards in a clear and memorable way. A walk along the village discovery path provides everything worth knowing and fascinating about the Wesetal village, e.g. B. in texts on metal signs that are attached to the respective stations.

literature

Heinrich Hochgrebe: Kleinern . Arolsen: Waldeckischer Geschichtsverein 1996 (= Waldeckische Ortssippenbücher 53); Period covered 1649–1996, 1861 families
Literature about smaller ones in the Hessian Bibliography

Web links

Wikivoyage: Kleinern - Travel Guide

Kleinern on the website of the municipality of Edertal
Kleinern, district of Waldeck-Frankenberg. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Kleinern, Waldeck-Frankenberg district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of December 18, 2012). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
↑ Population figures on the website of the municipality of Edertal , accessed in February 2016.
↑ 77th meeting of the specialist committee for health resorts, recreation places and healing wells in Hesse on November 17, 2011 . In: State pointer for the state of Hesse . No. 7 , 2012, ISSN 0724-7885 , p. 221 .
↑ A Widold of Kleinern is, however, called as a witness already in a charter of 1197/1200. ( Certificate of the first mention of Dainrode )
↑ Law on the reorganization of the districts of Frankenberg and Waldeck (GVBl. II 330-23) of October 4, 1973 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1973 No. 25 , p. 359 , § 5 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 2,3 MB ]).
^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 409 .

[lagis-1] Kleinern, Waldeck-Frankenberg district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of December 18, 2012). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).

[2] Population figures on the website of the municipality of Edertal , accessed in February 2016.

[3] 77th meeting of the specialist committee for health resorts, recreation places and healing wells in Hesse on November 17, 2011 . In: State pointer for the state of Hesse . No. 7 , 2012, ISSN 0724-7885 , p. 221 .

[4] A Widold of Kleinern is, however, called as a witness already in a charter of 1197/1200. ( Certificate of the first mention of Dainrode )

[5] Law on the reorganization of the districts of Frankenberg and Waldeck (GVBl. II 330-23) of October 4, 1973 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1973 No. 25 , p. 359 , § 5 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 2,3 MB ]).

[6] Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 409 .