Albshausen (Witzenhausen)

Albshausen City of Witzenhausen Coordinates: 51 ° 22 ′ 34 "  N , 9 ° 50 ′ 14"  E
Height :	210  (199–222)  m above sea level NHN
Area :	1.71 km²
Residents :	63  (Dec 2015)
Population density :	37 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	1st January 1974
Postal code :	37218
Area code :	05542
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Albshausen is a district of Witzenhausen in the Werra-Meißner district in North Hesse .

geography

Albshausen is located on the Dieffenbach, about four kilometers northwest of Witzenhausen in the sand forest .

history

Evangelical half-timbered church

The village was first mentioned in a document in 802. The place belonged to the Hessian office of Ludwigstein / Witzenhausen until 1821 and then to the district of Witzenhausen . During the French occupation, Albshausen belonged to the canton of Friedland in the Kingdom of Westphalia (1807-1813).

On 1 January 1974 Albshausen was in the course of administrative reform in Hesse powerful state law in the city Witzenhausen incorporated .

Population development

 Source: Historical local dictionary

• 1575:	13 house seats
• 1585:	13 house seats
• 1747:	14 teams with 16 fireplaces
• 1830:	17 houses with 95 inhabitants

Albshausen: Population from 1681 to 2015
year				Residents
1681			14th
1745			91
1830			95
1834			100
1840			111
1846			111
1852			102
1858			100
1864			117
1871			108
1875			103
1885			80
1895			78
1905			76
1910			92
1925			90
1939			83
1946			149
1950			124
1956			107
1961			90
1967			74
1970			72
2015			63
Data source: Historical municipality register for Hesse: The population of the municipalities from 1834 to 1967. Wiesbaden: Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt, 1968. Further sources:; 2015

Religious affiliation

 Source: Historical local dictionary

• 1885:	80 Protestant (= 100.00%) residents
• 1925:	90 Protestant (= 100.00%) residents
• 1961:	69 Protestant (= 76.67%), 21 Catholic (= 23.33%) residents

Web links

Commons : Albshausen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• District Albshausen on the website of the city of Witzenhausen.
• Albshausen, Werra-Meißner district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Albshausen, Werra-Meißner district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of November 11, 2014). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
2. ↑ ^{a b} Albshausen district on the city of Witzenhausen's website, accessed in October 2018.
3. ↑ Law on the reorganization of the districts of Eschwege and Witzenhausen (GVBl. II 330-21) of September 28, 1973 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1973 No. 25 , p. 353 , § 10 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 2,3 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, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 410 .