Braunau (Bad Wildungen)

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Braunau
City of Bad Wildungen
Coordinates: 51 ° 4 ′ 48 ″  N , 9 ° 7 ′ 49 ″  E
Height : 329 m
Area : 13.9 km²
Residents : 661  (December 31, 2018)
Population density : 48 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st October 1971
Postal code : 34537
Area code : 05621
Braunau from the north
Protestant church
Braunauer Warte

Braunau is in Kellerwald -lying district of Bad Wildungen in the north Hessian district Waldeck-Frankenberg . The districts of Gershäuser Hof and Rödernhof belong to Braunau . Braunau is the largest district of Bad Wildungen with an area of ​​14 km².

history

The first documented mentions of the "forest village" Braunau, which is surrounded by the Wälzebach, come from the years 1261 and 1290; at that time the place was called "Brunowe". However, it is assumed that there was already a settlement in the area of ​​today's Braunau in the Stone Age : readings and stone box graves .

Territorial reform

On October 1st, 1971 Braunau became part of Bad Wildungen as part of the regional reform in Hesse .

Timetable

  • 1261 Werner von Braunau is named as a witness when it was donated to the Haina monastery
  • 1290 Ludwig Maz von Braunau appears as a witness in a donation agreement to the Netze monastery
  • 1403 Pope Boniface IX. The Johanniter-Kommende Wildungen confirms ownership and patronage of the parish church in Braunau
  • 1719 Braunau has 210 inhabitants
  • 1728 construction of the church, presumably in place of a previous church
  • 1777 construction of the school building

Attractions

One of the main attractions in Braunau is the baroque church built in 1728 by the Arols court builder Julius Ludwig Rothweil with the two-wing carved altar from 1523 from the workshop of the Franciscan monastery in Meitersdorf (near Frankenberg / Eder) . The carved altar was probably not intended for the Braunau church. How he got there is still unclear. In the middle part of the altar shows the crucifixion of Jesus in a moving crowd scene . The left side wing shows scenes from the life of Mary Magdalene : The washing of the feet (above) and the encounter with the risen Christ on Easter morning (below). The right wing is dedicated to John the Baptist. It shows the baptism of Jesus (above) and the execution of the Baptist (below).

The Braunauer Warte (former name: Bubenhäuser Warte) is a 9.8 meter high watch tower that has been preserved in the district and stands on a hill 379 meters above sea ​​level . It was built from rubble stones around 1350 . Together with other towers, it belonged to the medieval Landwehr system of Wildungen. The towers were vantage points from which the tower crews could notice enemy troops or bands of robbers and notify the townspeople by smoke signals. Until 2006 the tower was filled with rubble and therefore not climbable. As a contribution to the state horticultural show in Bad Wildungen, the interior was exposed and a spiral staircase was installed. The 8.8 meter high viewing platform offers a view of the Kellerwald , Waldeck Castle and Dörnberg .

1.5 km west of Braunau and 800 meters southeast of Braunau waiting is on a five-armed crossroads a few meters within the western forest edge the striking Schnitzer oak ( natural monument ), named after the there in 1835 by poachers murdered Forest Runner Jakob Schnitzer.

literature

  • Reinhard Dietz, Gerhard Menk (ed.): Braunau. Contributions to its history. Bad Wildungen 1990
  • Helmut Löwer: Braunau . Arolsen: Waldeckischer Geschichtsverein 1996 (= Waldeckische Ortssippenbücher 54)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. City of Bad Wildungen in figures , accessed on February 8, 2019
  2. ^ 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. 408 .
  3. Waldeckische Landeszeitung May 6, 2011
  4. Braunauer Warte on warttuerme.de