Alheim

Basic data
State :	Hesse
Administrative region :	kassel
County :	Hersfeld-Rotenburg
Height :	317 m above sea level NHN
Area :	63.83 km 2
Residents:	4922 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	77 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	36211
Primaries :	06623, 05664
License plate :	HEF, ROF
Community key :	06 6 32 001
LOCODE :	DE AIM
Community structure:	10 districts
Address of the ; municipal administration:	Alheimerstraße 2 ; 36211 Alheim
Website :	www.alheim.de
Mayor :	Georg Lüdtke ( SPD )
Location of the community of Alheim in the district of Hersfeld-Rotenburg

Alheim is a municipality in the Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in East Hesse .

geography

The community is located in the district of Hersfeld-Rotenburg about 35 km southeast of Kassel and only a few kilometers northwest of Rotenburg an der Fulda . It extends on both sides of the Fulda into the Knüllgebirge and the Stölzinger Gebirge . The 549 m high Alheimer mountain in these mountains gave the municipality its name.

Community structure

The community consists of the districts

The population is around 5300, of which more than 2500 people live in Heinebach, the largest of the ten districts and the economic center of Alheim.

Neighboring communities

Alheim borders in the north on the municipality of Morschen and the town of Spangenberg (both in the Schwalm-Eder district ), in the east on the town of Rotenburg an der Fulda , in the south on the municipality of Ludwigsau (both in the district of Hersfeld-Rotenburg) and in the west the municipality of Knüllwald (in the Schwalm-Eder district).

history

Territorial reform

As part of the regional reform in Hesse , Baumbach, Erdpenhausen, Heinebach (until then in the district of Melsungen ), Hergershausen, Licherode, Niederellenbach, Niedergude, Oberellenbach, Obergude and Sterkelshausen were merged into the new municipality of Alheim on August 1, 1972.

Population development

year	Residents
1970	4,747
1981	4,534
2003	5,311
December 31, 2014	5,032

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 : 11 FDP : 3 CDU : 9	Parties and constituencies		% 2016	Seats 2016	% 2011	Seats 2011	% 2006	Seats 2006	% 2001	Seats 2001
	SPD	Social Democratic Party of Germany	47.7	11	52.3	12	48.3	13	51.9	16
	CDU	Christian Democratic Union of Germany	39.2	9	43.6	10	46.6	13	42.3	13
	FDP	Free Democratic Party	13.2	3	4.0	1	5.1	1	5.8	2
	total		100.0	23	100.0	23	100.0	27	100.0	31
	Voter turnout in%		59.9		57.8		68.0		70.5

mayor

The past mayoral elections produced the following results:

year	Candidates	Political party	% Result
2008	Georg Lüdtke	SPD	65.6
	Michael Werner	FDP	8.4
	Lothar Schäfer		26.0
Voter turnout in%		70.2
2002 ⁽¹⁾	Georg Lüdtke	SPD	52.1
2002 ⁽¹⁾	Friedhelm Diegel	CDU	47.9
Voter turnout in%		76.9

year	Candidates	Political party	% Result
2002	Georg Lüdtke	SPD	45.6
	Lothar Schäfer		21.8
	Friedhelm Diegel	CDU	32.6
Voter turnout in%		87.7
1996	Georg Lüdtke	SPD	53.2
1996	Pure tree	CDU	46.8
Voter turnout in%		79.9

In the last election on September 14, 2008, the incumbent mayor Georg Lüdtke (SPD) was with 65.6% against the non-party Lothar Schäfer, who achieved 26.0%, and Michael Werner (FDP), who achieved 8.4%, re-elected.

Community partnerships

The community partnership with the community of Zandhoven in Belgium has existed since 2001 . Since 1971 there has been a partnership between the largest district of Heinebach and the district of Pulle, which is now part of Zandhoven.

Buildings

Some of the churches in the individual districts are still preserved with their medieval defensive walls .
Remains of ramparts from fortifications from the 8th or 10th century have been preserved on the Heineberg. During excavations in 1974, the foundations of an early medieval church were also found there.

Biking and hiking trails

Thematic circular hiking trails have been set up. Above all, the mining-historical learning and adventure trail, the water adventure trail and the cultural-historical circular hiking trail should be mentioned here. The following cycle paths run along the edge of the Heinebach district :

The Hessian Radfernweg R1 (Fulda-Radweg) leads over 250 km from the heights of the Rhön along the Fulda to Bad Karlshafen on the Weser .
The Hessian long-distance cycle route R5 (North Hesse route Eder-Fulda-Werra) leads over 220 km from Willingen in the Upland along the southern shore of the Edersee , via Homberg (Efze) and Rotenburg an der Fulda to Wanfried an der Werra .
The D-Route 9 (Weser-Romantic Road) leads from the North Sea via Bremen, Kassel, Fulda and the Taubertal to Füssen in Allgäu (1,197 km).

A popular excursion or hiking destination is the Alheimer tower on the mountain of the same name in the Stölzinger Mountains .

Personalities

Franz Korwan , landscape painter (1865–1942)
Franz Christian Gundlach , fashion photographer, curator and first honorary citizen of the community (* 1926 in Heinebach)
Manfred Siebald , Christian songwriter (* 1948 in Baumbach)

Web links

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

Internet presence of the community of Alheim
Alheim, Hersfeld-Rotenburg district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of February 20, 2014). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
Link catalog on the topic of Alheim at curlie.org (formerly DMOZ )

Individual evidence

↑ 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 ).
↑ 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 , § 1 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 1,2 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 GmbH, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 407 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c Alheim, Hersfeld-Rotenburg district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of February 20, 2014). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
^ Result of the municipal election on March 6, 2016. Hessian State Statistical Office, accessed in April 2016 .

^ Hessian State Statistical Office: Result of the municipal elections on March 27, 2011

^ Hessian State Statistical Office: Result of the municipal elections on March 26, 2006

[Metadaten_Einwohnerzahl_DE-HE-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] 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 , § 1 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 1,2 MB ]).

[3] 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. 407 .

[lagis-4] Alheim, Hersfeld-Rotenburg district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of February 20, 2014). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).

[5] Result of the municipal election on March 6, 2016. Hessian State Statistical Office, accessed in April 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