Rabenau (Hesse)

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	Coordinates: 50 ° 40 ′  N , 8 ° 52 ′  E
Basic data
State :	Hesse
Administrative region :	to water
County :	to water
Height :	288 m above sea level NHN
Area :	43.4 km 2
Residents:	5036 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	116 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	35466
Area code :	06407
License plate :	GI
Community key :	06 5 31 015
Address of the municipal administration:	Eichweg 14 35466 Rabenau
Website :	www.gemeinde-rabenau.de
Mayor :	Florian Langecker ( CDU )
Location of the municipality of Rabenau in the district of Gießen

The municipality of Rabenau is located in the district of Gießen about 20 km northeast of the district town of Gießen and just as far southeast of the university town of Marburg , about in the middle of Hesse .

View of Londorf

geography

Surname

The name of the community goes back to the landscape name the Rabenau .

Geographical location

Rabenau is located on the Lumda , a small left tributary of the Lahn in the geographical triangle of Gießen , Marburg and Grünberg . The community is surrounded by mountains between 320 and 400 m above sea level. The area between Lahntal and Vogelsberg is spacious . The Wetterau connects to the south .

Neighboring communities

Rabenau borders in the north on the municipality of Ebsdorfergrund ( district of Marburg-Biedenkopf ), in the northeast on the city of Homberg (Ohm) ( Vogelsbergkreis ), in the east on the city of Grünberg , in the south on the municipality of Reiskirchen , in the southwest on the municipality of Buseck , as well in the west to the city of Allendorf (Lumda) .

Community structure

Rabenau consists of the districts Allertshausen , Geilshausen , Kesselbach , Londorf , Odenhausen (Lumda) and Rüddingshausen . The seat of the municipal administration is the largest district of Londorf.

history

The municipality of Rabenau was created in the course of the regional reform in Hesse on October 1, 1970 through the voluntary merger of the municipalities of Kesselbach and Londorf. On December 31, 1971, the communities Allertshausen, Geilshausen, Odenhausen and Rüddingshausen were incorporated.

religion

From the Reformation to the Second World War, there were almost exclusively Protestant Christians in the region. The proportion of Protestant citizens is still very high today. About 10% of the population are Catholic, other religious communities are not represented.

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 : 7 Greens : 2 CDU : 6 FW : 8	Parties and constituencies		% 2016	Seats 2016	% 2011	Seats 2011	% 2006	Seats 2006	% 2001	Seats 2001
	SPD	Social Democratic Party of Germany	29.2	7th	34.3	9	33.7	10	42.5	13
	FWG	Free voters	35.6	8th	30.2	8th	34.7	11	25.7	8th
	CDU	Christian Democratic Union of Germany	24.7	6th	23.9	7th	24.1	8th	25.6	8th
	GREEN	Alliance 90 / The Greens	10.5	2	11.6	3	7.5	2	6.2	2
	total		100.0	23	100.0	27	100.0	31	100.0	31
	Voter turnout in%		58.8		54.8		54.4		64.8

mayor

In the mayoral election on November 26, 2017, Florian Langecker (CDU) was elected with 51.5% of the votes with a turnout of 64.8%. He took up his post on May 1, 2018. The other candidates, Christoph Nachtigall (Free Voters) and Ralf Lich (SPD), received 38.4% and 10.1% of the vote, respectively.

Mayor

• Londorf and Kesselbach: Ottmar Lich (FW)
• Allertshausen: Egon Kellermann (CDU)
• Odenhausen: Tina Halbersma (CDU)
• Geilshausen: Markus Titz (FW)
• Rüddingshausen: Ewald Thomas (FW)

coat of arms

	Blazon : "In a silver shield under a red shield head a three passport formed from black hearts."
	Justification for the coat of arms: The coat of arms was approved on July 30, 1971 by the Hessian Ministry of the Interior, which corresponds to that of the former municipality of Londorf. The coat of arms is a modification of the coat of arms of the family von Nordeck zur Rabenau , the red head of the shield represents the addition.

Town twinning

• Nans-les-Pins and Plan d'Aups in France
• Rabenau (Saxony)

Culture and sights

See also : List of cultural monuments in Rabenau

• Local museum
• Parts of the castle complex and castle garden in Londorf
• Churches in Londorf , Allertshausen, Odenhausen , Geilshausen and Rüddingshausen are well worth seeing
• “Church stump”: Last traces of the former “Antreff” settlement between Allertshausen and Geilshausen
• A sculptor's symphony in the Londorf quarry
• Art forum in the Bürgersaal at the old train station in Londorf

Regular events

In September, the Michaelis market takes place in Londorf, which ties in with the historical fairs in this district. In August, a car-free Sunday is held in the Lumdatal together with Allendorf (Lumda) and Staufenberg .

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Grünberg junction of the 5 federal motorway is not far from the municipal boundary .

The now closed Lumdatalbahn with the stations Londorf , Kesselbach, Odenhausen (Lumda) and Geilshausen ran through Rabenau since 1896 . The next train stations with passenger traffic are now Grossen Buseck and Grünberg (Oberhess) on the Vogelsbergbahn Gießen - Fulda , which are both about 12 km away from Rabenau. The Lollar station on the Main-Weser-Bahn Kassel –Gießen– Frankfurt , which is 14 km west of Rabenau, is also important for regional traffic . The nearest long-distance train stations are Marburg (Lahn) and Gießen , both about 23 km from Rabenau on the Main-Weser Railway.

The nearest airport (about 80 km away) is in Frankfurt am Main Airport .

Educational institutions

Primary schools and kindergartens are located in the districts of Londorf and Rüddingshausen. Secondary schools are located in the neighboring towns of Allendorf (Lumda) and Grünberg .

Leisure and sports facilities

• Lumdatalhalle in the district of Londorf
• DFB mini pitch from TSV 07 Londorf e. V. at the community center
• Hiking hut of the Upper Hessian Mountain Association Londorf
• Sports fields in all districts
• Miniature golf course in Londorf Castle Gardens
• Boule -Bahn in the castle garden Londorf
• Tennis court in Londorf
• Circular hiking trail "Rabenauer Höhenweg"
• Lumda-Wieseck cycle path (45 km)
• Shooting center of the shooting club 1969 Londorf e. V.

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. ↑ Merger of the communities of Kesselbach and Londorf in the district of Gießen to form the community of "Rabenau" on October 5, 1970 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1970 No. 42 , p. 2016 , point 1850 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 5.2 MB ]).
3. ↑ Karl-Heinz Meier barley, Karl Reinhard Hinkel: Hesse. Municipalities and counties after the regional reform. A documentation . Ed .: Hessian Minister of the Interior. Bernecker, Melsungen 1977, DNB  770396321 , OCLC 180532844 , p. 307 .
4. ^ Result of the municipal election on March 6, 2016. Hessian State Statistical Office, accessed in April 2016 . 
5. ^ Hessian State Statistical Office: Result of the municipal elections on March 27, 2011
6. ^ Hessian State Statistical Office: Result of the municipal elections on March 26, 2006
7. ^ Free voters Rabenau
8. ↑ Langecker ran as an independent candidate, although he is a CDU member
9. ↑ ^{a b} Florian Langecker surprised by the success in the mayoral election in Rabenau. In: Gießener Anzeiger. November 27, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017 . 
10. ^ New mayors for Rabenau and Seeheim-Jugenheim. In: hessenschau.de. November 27, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017 . 
11. ↑ Approval of a coat of arms of the municipality of Rabenau, district of Gießen from July 30, 1971 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1971 No. 33 , p. 1349 , item 1166 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 5.5 MB ]).

Web links

Commons : Rabenau (Hessen)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the municipality of Rabenau
• Rabenau, District of Giessen. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
• Literature on Rabenau in the Hessian Bibliography