Basdorf (Vöhl)

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Basdorf
Vöhl municipality
Basdorf coat of arms
Coordinates: 51 ° 12 ′ 24 ″  N , 8 ° 58 ′ 33 ″  E
Height : 355 m above sea level NHN
Area : 7.57 km²
Residents : 384  (2014)
Population density : 51 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st February 1971
Postal code : 34516
Area code : 05635
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Location of Basdorf in Vöhl
Basdorf Church

Basdorf is part of the large community of Vöhl in the north Hessian district of Waldeck-Frankenberg .

Geographical location

Basdorf is located on the northern hills above the Edersee in the northern part of the Kellerwald-Edersee Nature Park (right on the northern border of the park). This includes the Trappenhart holiday home area to the east, with which it is about 340 to 380  m above sea level. NN lies. The origin of the Aselbach tributary Altbach is in Asel .

history

Basdorf was first mentioned in a document in 1206. However, due to its favorable soil and water conditions, it was probably already an old settlement in the border area of ​​the Chatti and Cherusci . Together with the other places in Ittergau , it could already have had an important position for through traffic and for north-south trade.

Since the deanery Vöhl belonged to the spiritual jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Mainz , it can be assumed that the area of ​​nearby Fritzlar and Büraberg was Christianized by Boniface or his assistants even before Charlemagne's long-standing Saxon wars , in which the local border region was included has been.

The existing documents prove how Basdorf gradually became the property of the Werbe monastery and a small part of the Berich monastery from a village of independent hoof farmers . Furthermore, the documents show how the Ittergau , to which Basdorf belonged, was often an object of dispute and pledge of the surrounding stronger neighboring territories such as the Landgraviate of Hessen-Kassel and the later Landgraviate of Hessen-Darmstadt , but also the Counts of Waldeck .

A major fire in 1824 destroyed around a quarter of the village.

Fighting cockchafer, 1810

In 1810 the fight against the cockchafer and their larvae, the grubs. "Every farmer should be careful to reduce those harmful animals as much as possible and spare no effort which can lead to this end [...] A part of the cockchafer collected can be given to the hens, endings and geese, which they give a great deal of are welcome and wholesome food. The poultry […] - however, must not lack water, because the cockchafer make them very thirsty. They are also pleasant food for pigs ”. (Original text from a leaflet in the old village files)

Development 1875–1974

The Basdorf children were given a new school in 1875 because a house in Asel that was bought for demolition was rebuilt as a day care center in Basdorf. In 1878 the village received a new hand pressure syringe . The men's choir was founded in 1879 by Johann Christian Bangert, who had once followed his wanderlust to Australia - he sailed 120 days - and who 20 years later brought back home sickness to Basdorf.

The Basdorf farmers became milk suppliers for the Höringhausen dairy in 1885 . In 1892 Basdorf became an independent parish with a branch in Oberwerba . In 1900 the stagecoach connection ended . In 1919 electricity and water were introduced. In 1920 the streets were illuminated and a threshing community was founded . The Basdorf gymnastics and sports club was founded in 1922. As a result of inflation, the use of grass on the planned paths was leased in 1923 at butter and egg prices and the remuneration of the mayor, organist and community calculator was set in rye currency. In 1934 the volunteer fire brigade was founded.

In 1946 Basdorf took in 165 displaced persons , the school got a lot of visitors and in 1948 hired a new teacher. Between 1952 and 1986 Basdorf was connected to the sewer system . In 1960, the Basdorf gymnastics and sports club was brought back to life as a football and sports club. School lessons in Basdorf ended in 1964 and the children now attended school in Vöhl.

On February 1, 1971, Basdorf was incorporated into the newly formed municipality of Vöhl as part of the regional reform in Hesse .

In 1972 Basdorf was the second most beautiful village in Hesse in the competition “Our village should be more beautiful” . In 1975 the village community center was handed over to its destination. In 2006 Basdorf celebrated its 800th anniversary with a week-long party.

Sights in town and the surrounding area

Buildings

See: List of cultural monuments in Vöhl

Natural monuments

  • "Basdorf court linden tree " with monument, historically valuable court linden tree from 1527 in the center of the village next to the church

See: List of natural monuments in Vöhl

Natural spaces and excursion destinations

Regular events

  • Summer night ball (festival in the town center that attracts hundreds of visitors every year)
  • Lively Christmas ( nativity play with people and animals above the village with time-sensitive stories and a small Christmas market)
  • Mulled wine drinking (annual event of the Basdorfer Landjugend)
  • Easter fire on Holy Saturday (one of the largest in Germany)
  • Theater evening

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b The place on the website of the municipality of Vöhl , accessed in April 2016.
  2. ↑ Interesting facts about Basdorf
  3. ^ Municipal reform: mergers and integration of municipalities from January 20, 1971 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1971 No. 6 , p. 248 , Item 328, Para. 31 ( Online at the information system of the Hessian State Parliament [PDF; 6.2 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 and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 389 .
  5. ^ "Court of Justice in Basdorf" State Historical Information System Hesse
  6. ↑ Pasture project Basdorfer Hutewald

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