Retirement home

Retirement home City of Frankenau Coordinates: 51 ° 7 ′ 45 ″ N , 8 ° 55 ′ 1 ″ E
Height :	297 (288-330) m above sea level NHN
Area :	17.32 km²
Residents :	602 (Jul 5, 2016)
Population density :	35 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	July 1, 1972
Postal code :	35110
Area code :	06455

The village of Altenlotheim has been a district of Frankenau in the northern Hessian district of Waldeck-Frankenberg since July 1, 1972 .

geography

Altenlotheim is located in the Kellerwald on the edge of the Kellerwald-Edersee National Park . By the Eder influx Lorfe location (Lorfebach) village which runs national road 3085. On the few kilometers southeast of the village situated mountain Talgang are the ruins of Quernstkirche , a former high church, and the Quernstkapelle .

Panorama of Altenlotheim

history

Altenlotheim was previously mentioned in connection with Schmittlotheim and Kirchlotheim and referred to as "Lotheim" since 1074. The village was first mentioned as an Altenlotheim in 1258 in connection with a transfer of goods to the Haina monastery .

On July 1, 1972, Altenlotheim was incorporated into the city of Frankenau on a voluntary basis as part of the regional reform in Hesse . For Altenlotheim, as for the other parts of the city, a local district with a local advisory board and local councilor was set up.

Culture and sights

In August 2008 the Heideerlebnispfad was opened.
In the competition Our village has a future , Altenlotheim won the silver medal at state level in 2007.
In the small town there are relatively many associations that are also active in the cultural field.
Altenlotheim belongs to the Evangelical Parish of Kirchlotheim.
Outside the village at 535 m above sea level you can find the ruins of the Quernstkirche, a former mountain church. There is a chapel there today.
In 2010 local resident Christian Durstewitz won third place in Our Star for Oslo .

Infrastructure

There is a sports field and a playground in the village .

literature

Magnus Backes (edit.): Handbuch der deutschen Kunstdenkmäler . Hessen , 2nd edition, special edition Darmstadt 1982. p. 15.
Literature on Altenlotheim in the Hessian Bibliography

Web links

Commons : Altenlotheim - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Altenlotheim In: Website of the city of Frankenau.
Altenlotheim, Waldeck-Frankenberg district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b City profile on the website of the city of Frankenau , accessed in December 2016.
^ Municipal reform in Hesse: mergers and integrations of municipalities from June 21, 1972 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1972 No. 28 , p. 1197 , item 851; 2. Para. 10. ( Online at the information system of the Hessian State Parliament [PDF; 4.4 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. 390 .
↑ main statute. (PDF; 175 kB) §; 5. In: Website. Frankenau community, accessed March 2019 .

[DF-1] City profile on the website of the city of Frankenau , accessed in December 2016.

[2] Municipal reform in Hesse: mergers and integrations of municipalities from June 21, 1972 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1972 No. 28 , p. 1197 , item 851; 2. Para. 10. ( Online at the information system of the Hessian State Parliament [PDF; 4.4 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, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 390 .

[4] main statute. (PDF; 175 kB) §; 5. In: Website. Frankenau community, accessed March 2019 .