Diemerode

Diemerode City of Sontra Coordinates: 51 ° 4 ′ 46 ″  N , 9 ° 51 ′ 3 ″  E
Height :	300 m above sea level NHN
Area :	5.75 km²
Residents :	169  (Feb 3, 2020)
Population density :	29 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	December 31, 1971
Postal code :	36205
Area code :	05653

Diemerode is a district of Sontra in the Werra-Meißner district in northern Hesse .

Geographical location

Diemerode lies west of the core town of Sontra. State road 3249 runs through the village .

history

The place is first mentioned in 1363, when Diemerode was bought by Heinrich von Hundelshausen. Ten Jewish families lived in the village for a long time.

Diemerode was incorporated into Sontra as part of the regional reform in Hesse on December 31, 1971 .

Culture and sights

• The old church dates from the 13th century. In 1757 a hall was added. The organ dates from 1784. A defensive wall can still be seen on the north side . Numerous gravestones from the 18th and 19th centuries bear witness to the piety and history of the Protestant community in Diemerode.

• The local Jewish cemetery is maintained by the volunteer fire brigade .

Infrastructure

• In Diemerode there is a village community center with a room for the youth.

literature

• Pfeiffer, Götz J .: eloquent evidence of the past. Gravestones at the church in Diemerode, in: Festival Committee “700 Years Diemerode” (ed.): Chronicle. Memories of the 700-year history of a village and its inhabitants, Diemerode, 2009, pp. 149–156

Web links

• District Diemerode In: Website of the city of Sontra.
• Diemerode, Werra-Meissner district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Diemerode In: Website of the city of Sontra. Accessed July 2020.