District of Hersfeld

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Map of the Werra department from 1809

The district of Hersfeld was an administrative unit within the department of Werra in the Napoleonic Kingdom of Westphalia and existed from 1807 to 1814. The district consisted of 21 cantons with a total of 202 communities (consisting of 9 cities , 6 market towns , 259 villages , 55 hamlets and 75 individual farms ) with an area of ​​44.14 square miles . The population of the district was 92,884 who lived in 13,155 households.

location

The Hersfeld district was bounded in the north by the boundaries of the former Spangenberg and Sontra offices . In the east it was the Werra and the Duchy of Saxony-Eisenach . In the south, the arrondissement bordered the Grand Duchy of Hesse . The western border was the Schwalm .

Cantons in the Hersfeld district

Residents Area
in square meters
Canton Associated localities
92,884 44.14 District of Hersfeld
7,046 1.47 Hersfeld City of Hersfeld , with Eichhof, Wehneberg, Meisebach, Bingartes and Johannesberg ; Allmershausen with Hählgans and Kalkobes; Heenes , Friedlos with Ludwigsauer Mühle and Reilos ; Fir ; Rohrbach
4,003 2.72 Obergeis Obergeis with Erzebach; Ouch ; Beenhausen with Heyerode and Ludwigseck ; Ersrode with Hainrode ; Frielingen and Heddersdorf ; Gittersdorf ; Goßmannsrode with Rotterterode and Beiersgraben; Niederthalhausen with the Trunsbach farm; Oberthalhausen and Emmrichsrode; Reckerode with Scheidhof; Untergeis with Biedebach ; Willingshain and Gersdorf
4,705 1.44 Rotenburg City of Rotenburg an der Fulda , with Dickenrück; Atzelrode with Wüstefeld and Mündershausen ; Blankenheim ; Braach with Gut Ellingerode and Gut Alte Teich; Gerterode , Breitenbach and Michelshof with Lüdersdorf
5,228 2.26 New hay Neumorschen , Baumbach , Beiseförth , Binsförth with the Grüneis farm, Hausen , Konnefeld , Licherode , Lichtenhagen , Nenterode , Niederbeisheim with the Largesberg farm (Largesgrund), Niederellenbach , Oberbeisheim , Oberellenbach , Rengshausen , Sterkelshausen , Wichte
7.177 2.13 Homberg City of Homberg (Efze) with Hospital St. Georg ; Lendorf , Hebel , Falkenberg with Rockshausen ; Mardorf , Mühlhausen and Lembach ; Freudenthal and Roppershain ; Caßdorf , Hof Sauerburg and mountains ; Dickershausen and Mörshausen ; Berndshausen and Welferode ; Holzhausen , Remsfeld and Relbehausen ; Sipperhausen with Hombergshausen and Bubenrode
4,570 1.66 Bark City of Borken with Marienrode and Gilserhof and the villages of Arnsbach , Nassenerfurth (Nassen-Erfurth), Trockenerfurth (Trocken-Erfurth), Römersberg , Singlis , Pfaffenhausen , Stolzenbach , Zimmerrode , Haarhausen , Dillich , Waltersbrück , Dorheim and Neuenhain (Neuenhayn).
5,024 2.16 Frielendorf Frielendorf , Todenhausen , Linsingen and Gebersdorf ; Spieskappel and Ebersdorf; Lenderscheid with Lanertshausen and Siebertshausen ; Ropperhausen , Verna and Allendorf ; Wernswig , Lützelwig , Hof Willingshain and Sondheim ; Waßmuthshausen with Rodemann and Dörnishöfe; Leuderode , Allmuthshausen , Rückersfeld , Steindorf and Baßfelder Hof, Völkershain , Reddingshausen and Schellbach
3,832 1.62 Goat grove City of Ziegenhain with duck catching, Allendorf , Leimsfeld , Michelsberg , Niederlimitebach , Oberbegrenzebach , Rommershausen , Rörshain , Schönborn , Seigertshausen , Steina
4,194 1.82 Neukirchen City of Neukirchen ; Asterode ; Alt-Hattendorf and Neu-Hattendorf with Krausenberg; Immichenhain with Völkershof and Eggenhöfe; Nausis , Wincherode and Claushof; Riebelsdorf with Rückershausen ; Hof Röllhausen and Schönberg ; Schrecksbach
4,251 2.28 Schwarzenborn City of Schwarzenborn with Kämershagen, Appenfeld with Hergetsfeld , Christerode with Hauptschwenda , Ellingshausen with Nausis , Grebenhagen , Hülsa , Mühlbach , Raboldshausen , Saasen with Ober- and Unter-Neuenstein, Salzberg , Wallenstein
3,675 0.69 Upper auditorium Oberaula , Friedigerode , Görzhain , Hausen , Ibra , Olberode , Ottrau with Kleinropperhausen , Schorbach , Wahlshausen , Weißenborn
2,800 1.81 Breitenbach Breitenbach am Herzberg with Gibcheshof, Berfa , Gehau with Hof Huhnstadt and Burg Herzberg , Hatterode with Hohleiche, Lingelbach , Machtlos , Niederjossa , Oberjossa with Hof Ottersbach
3,093 1.60 Niederaula Niederaula ; Allendorf , with Reimboldshausen and Kemmerode ; Asbach , with Beiershausen and Falkenbach; Hattenbach ; Kirchheim , Gershausen and Kleba
4,707 2.14 Holzheim Holzheim with Heisenstein; Bodes with Soislieden ; Buchenau with Giesenhain and the Schwarzenborn dairy; Erdmannrode with Branders; Kerspenhausen with Kohlhausen and Roßbach; Kruspis and Strengthless ; Mengshausen with Soldanshof and Hilperhausen ; Oberstoppel , Unterstoppel and Rothenkirchen ; Rhina ; Solms with Engelbach and Sternberg; Wehrda with glue mill; Wetzlos with Schletzenrod
3,965 2.55 Landeck Schenklengsfeld ; Malkomes with Dinkelrode ; Oberlengsfeld with Schenksolz and Lampertsfeld ; Wüstfeld with Konrode and Landershausen ; Motzfeld , Hilmes , Wehrshausen with Kohlhausen, Rimmerode, Thalhausen and Unterweiseborn ; Ransbach , Ausbach with Nippe and Röhrigshof ; Mansbach with Grieselborn; Oberbreitzbach , Glaam , Schwarzengrund and Grasgrube, Wenigentaft
5,022 2.04 Vacha City of Vacha with Poppenberg , Badelachen and Hedwigshof ; Neu-Breitzbach , horse village with Deicheroda , Larau, Iberts, Riembach, Mühlwärts and Räsa ; Sünna , Rodenberg with Hüttenroda and Mosa ; Oechsen , Völkershausen , Busengraben , Luttershof and Martinroda ; Wölferbütt with Masbach ; Mariengart , Willmanns and Kohlgraben
4,271 1.51 Lengsfeld City of Lengsfeld , housing with farm Altenroth (Altenrode), Hohenwart , Bayershof , Fischbach (am Baier ), Schwanenhof and paper mill, Weilar , Oechsen
4,204 2.22 Herrings City of herrings with filler soda; Creutzburg with Philippsthal ; Oberzella with Unterzella and Thalhausen; Lengers with Harnrode and Heiligenroda , Schwenge and Niederndorf; Vitzeroda with Leimbach and Gasteroda ; Dippach , Gospenroda with Rienau , Auenheim and Abteroda ; Frauensee with Albertshof and Weißendiez ; Dachsgrube, Hetzeberg , Josthof , Knottenhof , Lindigshof , Rohnhöfe , Schergeshof and Springen ; Dönges
3,048 1.95 Friedewald Friedewald with Roth, Heiligen-Mühle and Weißenborn; Kleinensee , Widdershausen with Bengendorf ; Heimboldshausen with sand mill; Wölfershausen ; Herfa and Gethsemane ; Lautenhausen with Oberneurode (Das Löchen); Hillartshausen with Untereurode
3,276 1.72 Petersberg Petersberg with Kienbach; Kathus , Sorga with Sölzerhöfe and Oberrode , Rotensee , Oberhaun , Unterhaun , Eitra with Sieglos and Fischbach ; Wippershain with hedge house; Meckbach , Mecklar
4,733 2.41 Bebra Bebra ; Obergude , Niedergude , Dankerode and Seifertshausen , Erkshausen , Hergershausen with Erdpenhausen and Guttels; Lispenhausen , Schwarzenhasel , Asmushausen with Rautenhausen ; Gilfershausen with Braunhausen ; Weiterode

Notes and individual references

  1. Friedrich Justin Bertuch (ed.): General geographical ephemeris . With charts and copper. Volume six and thirtieth. Publishers of the Landes-Industrie-Comtoir, Weimar 1911, p. 61 ( PDF 19.2MB [accessed on May 5, 2009]).
  2. square miles
  3. Oechsen is also assigned to the canton of Lengsfeld in the same sources .
  4. Oechsen is also assigned to the canton Vacha in the same sources .