Neuenstein (Hesse)

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 50 ° 55 '  N , 9 ° 33'  E
Basic data
State :	Hesse
Administrative region :	kassel
County :	Hersfeld-Rotenburg
Height :	359 m above sea level NHN
Area :	64.83 km 2
Residents:	3009 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	46 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	36286
Primaries :	06677, 06621 ( Bad Hersfeld ) in the districts of Untergeis and Gittersdorf
License plate :	HEF, ROF
Community key :	06 6 32 014
Community structure:	8 districts
Address of the municipal administration:	Freiherr-v.-Stein-Strasse 5 36286 Neuenstein
Website :	www.neuenstein.net
Mayor :	Walter Glancer ( CDU )
Location of the community of Neuenstein in the district of Hersfeld-Rotenburg

Neuenstein is a municipality in northeastern Hesse , in the Hersfeld-Rotenburg district .

geography

Geographical location

Neuenstein is located in the Knüllgebirge in the catchment area of ​​the Geisbach , which rises here and flows into the Fulda in Bad Hersfeld , which is about ten kilometers south-east .

Neighboring communities

Neuenstein borders in the north on the municipality Knüllwald (in the Schwalm-Eder district ), in the east on the municipality Ludwigsau , in the south on the city of Bad Hersfeld and the municipality Kirchheim (all in the district of Hersfeld-Rotenburg); in the southwest to the municipality of Oberaula , and in the west to the city of Schwarzenborn (both in the Schwalm-Eder district).

Community structure

The community consists of the districts Aua , Gittersdorf , Mühlbach , Obergeis , Raboldshausen , Saasen , Salzberg and Untergeis . The municipal administration is located in the centrally located district of Aua.

history

Neuenstein Castle with keep

The first documentary mention of one of the districts is Aua ("Owe"), which was mentioned in 852 in a deed of donation to the Hersfeld Abbey . The Hersfeld abbot founded a monastery here in 1190, but it was moved to Blankenheim, now part of Bebra , as early as 1229 .
The place "Salzesberg" was mentioned in 1190 for the first time. There is a document from 782 about this place, but the authenticity is disputed. All other places were first mentioned in writing in the 12th and 13th centuries. Most of the districts were owned by the Hersfeld Abbey for a long time or were fiefs of the Lords of Wallenstein . Albert I von Wallenstein built a castle above Saasen, which was first mentioned in 1267 as Neuwallenstein. (Ancestral castle of the Wallensteins was Wallenstein Castle in Knüllwald , Wallenstein district.) On July 24, 1318, the castle, which had become a robber barons nest, was taken over by troops of the Hessian Landgrave Otto , the Hersfeld Abbot Simon I von Buchenau , the Count Johann I von Ziegenhain and the land peace judge and Reichslandvogts in the Wetterau, Eberhard III. von Breuberg , destroyed. It was only rebuilt in 1357 by Simon von Wallenstein.

The Castle Neuenstein now serves as a conference and events center.

Church building

The places Aua, Gittersdorf, Mühlbach, Raboldshausen, Saasen, Salzberg and Untergeis merged as part of the regional reform in Hesse with effect from December 31, 1971 to form the new community of Neuenstein. Obergeis was incorporated by state law on August 1, 1972.

It was named after the medieval name of Neuwallenstein Castle (now called Neuenstein Castle), from which the community name was derived.

politics

Community representation

The local elections on March 6, 2016 produced the following results, compared to previous local elections:

Distribution of seats in the municipal council 2016    A total of 23 seats SPD : 8 CDU : 15	Parties and constituencies		% 2016	Seats 2016	% 2011	Seats 2011	% 2006	Seats 2006	% 2001	Seats 2001
	CDU	Christian Democratic Union of Germany	63.8	15th	59.2	14th	53.6	12	59.6	14th
	SPD	Social Democratic Party of Germany	36.2	8th	40.8	9	28.8	7th	40.4	9
	FWN	Free voters Neuenstein	-	-	-	-	17.6	4th	-	-
	total		100.0	23	100.0	23	100.0	23	100.0	23
	Voter turnout in%		57.8		59.7		66.8		72.6

mayor

After the formation of the large community, Konrad Käberich performed the duties of mayor from December 1972 to August 1973. The first elected mayor was Georg Ries from January 1974 to January 1980. This was followed by Walter Schmidt.

Mayor Walter Glänzer ( CDU ) was elected on September 28, 2003 with 59.7% of the vote.

coat of arms

Blazon : “In red a green three-mountain topped with a silver horizontal double bar. A silver tower on the Dreiberg. ”Meaning: The silver tower belongs to Neuenstein Castle and is the symbol of the community.

Culture and sights

1200 year old linden tree in the Aua district

Buildings

• Former monastery church in the Aua district from 1190
• Neuenstein Castle in the Saasen district
• Wall graves of von Wallenstein in the Raboldshausen district
• Chapel from 1194 in the Mühlbach district
• Neuenstein domain built in 1591 by Philipp Ludwig von Wallenstein

Natural monuments

• Eisenberg (Knull)
• Archaeological hiking trail on the Eisenberg
• 1200 year old linden tree in the Aua district

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The community is located directly at junction 85, Bad Hersfeld-West on the federal motorway 7 . The federal road 324 also runs through the municipality.

About the municipality also runs Railway - Hanover-Würzburg high-speed railway , including the Mühlbach tunnel and the Cold Sand Tunnel .

During the Hessentag 2019 , a citizens' bus was handed over to the local operating association People Support People , with which, from July 2019, citizens will be able to travel who cannot use other public transport services.

Established businesses

• Parcel logistics company General Logistics Systems Germany GmbH & Co. OHG with approx. 800 employees
• The Kurier GmbH (nationwide nationwide transport of time-critical shipments overnight)
• Auction house Hess GbR, art and antiques
• hess-solar, air collector sales

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Hessian State Statistical Office: Population status on December 31, 2019 (districts and urban districts as well as municipalities, population figures based on the 2011 census) ( help ).
2. ↑ Martin Röhling, The History of the Counts of Nidda and the Counts of Ziegenhain, Niddaer Geschichtsblätter No. 9, Ed. Niddaer Heimatmuseum eV, Nidda 2005 ISBN 3-9803915-9-0 , p. 48
3. ↑ Law on the reorganization of the districts of Hersfeld and Rotenburg (GVBl. II 330-13) of July 11, 1972 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1972 No. 17 , p. 217 , § 14 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 1,2 MB ]).
4. ^ 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 GmbH, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 397 .
5. ↑ Hessian State Statistical Office: Result of the municipal election on March 6, 2016
6. ^ Hessian State Statistical Office: Result of the municipal elections on March 27, 2011
7. ^ Hessian State Statistical Office: Result of the municipal elections on March 26, 2006
8. ^ Domain Neuenstein
9. ↑ Nadine Maaz: Hessentag: Transport Minister Tarek Al-Wazir hands over citizens' bus to Neuenstein , report from June 12, 2019 in the Hersfelder Zeitung

Web links

Commons : Neuenstein  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Internet presence of the community of Neuenstein