Ebersburg

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Coat of arms of the municipality of Ebersburg
Ebersburg
Map of Germany, position of the municipality Ebersburg highlighted

Coordinates: 50 ° 27 '  N , 9 ° 48'  E

Basic data
State : Hesse
Administrative region : kassel
County : Fulda
Height : 362 m above sea level NHN
Area : 37.04 km 2
Residents: 4637 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 125 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 36157
Area code : 06656
License plate : FD
Community key : 06 6 31 004
LOCODE : DE ESZ
Address of the
municipal administration: 		Schulstrasse 3
36157 Ebersburg
Website : www.ebersburg.de
Mayoress : Brigitte Kram ( CDU )
Location of the municipality of Ebersburg in the Fulda district
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Ebersburg is a municipality in the eastern Hessian district of Fulda .

geography

location

Ebersburg lies at an altitude of 300 to 689 meters in the Rhön between Fulda and Gersfeld .

Neighboring communities

Ebersburg borders in the north on the municipality of Künzell , in the east on the municipality Poppenhausen and the city of Gersfeld (all three in the district of Fulda), in the south on the Markt Wildflecken and the municipality of Motten (both in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria ), and in the west to the communities of Kalbach and Eichenzell (both in the district of Fulda).

Community structure

The eponymous Ebersburg with the districts Ebersberg and Lüttertal in the background
Aerial view of Thalau

Ebersberg

Ebersberg is a scattered settlement and the largest district in terms of area of ​​the municipality of Ebersburg. It consists of several hamlets and mainly individual farms north of the Lütter. At its eastern end is the Ebersberg with the Ebersburg, which is enclosed on three sides by the Gackenhof district (municipality of Poppenhausen / Wasserkuppe).

reed

In Ried there is a historically valuable fortified church , one of the best preserved fortifications in the entire district. The church dates from the 15th century, in the old chancel there is a ribbed vault. The old church tower has also been preserved, as has the late medieval churchyard fortifications with walls.

Schmalnau

Schmalnau is a large Rhöndorf on the Fulda River with a baroque church, which has a valuable baroque altarpiece by Johann Andreas Herrlein and a late Gothic font . Above the cemetery at the foot of the Horstberg there is a replica of the Lourdes grotto from 1993.

Thalau

The Thalau district was formed voluntarily in 1969 from the formerly independent communities of Altenhof, Stellberg and Thalau. It is a state-approved resort and is 360-520 meters above sea level. IVV hiking weeks are held here regularly . Thalau offers ten circular hiking trails (IVV approval) with different lengths between 7 and 20 km.

Weyhers

Weyhers is a village in the Vorderrhön and is 362 meters high at the foot of the Ebersburg. When it belonged to the Kingdom of Bavaria and later to the Gersfeld district (dissolved in 1932), it was of greater importance as a place of jurisdiction with its own prison for the surrounding area.
see also Burgstall Weyhers

  • The Catholic Church of St. Kilian in Ried in Ried

  • The Catholic Church of St. Jakobus in Thalau

  • View of Weyhers and the Catholic Church of St. Bonifatius

history

Church building

The municipality of Ebersburg was formed on December 31, 1971 as part of the regional reform in Hesse from the former municipalities of Ebersberg , Ried, Schmalnau , Thalau (Altenhof, Frauenholz, Stellberg and Thalau) and Weyhers. On August 1, 1972, Corridor 1 from Gichenbach (Untergichenbach) was added. The municipal administration is based in the district of Schmalnau. The new municipality got its name after the Ebersburg , the ruins of which are enthroned at 689 meters above the Ebersberg .

Outsourcing

On August 1, 1972, Ebersburg ceded the old Ebersberg hamlets and farms of Leimbachshof, Leimbachsmühle, Huhnrain, Hettenpaulshof, Unterdanialshof, Oberdanielshof, Wiegerich and Bienhof to the neighboring community of Poppenhausen.

politics

Community representation

The local elections on March 6, 2016 produced the following results, compared to previous local elections:

Distribution of seats in the municipal council 2016
    
A total of 23 seats
Parties and constituencies %
2016 		Seats
2016 		%
2011 		Seats
2011 		%
2006 		Seats
2006 		%
2001 		Seats
2001
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 54.5 13 64.8 15th 63.9 15th 59.3 14th
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 17.9 4th 19.5 4th 16.3 4th 20.8 5
FWG-UBN Free community of voters 23.4 5 15.7 4th 19.8 4th 19.8 4th
REP The Republicans 4.3 1 - - - - - -
total 100.0 23 100.0 23 100.0 23 100.0 23
Voter turnout in% 64.9 55.7 63.9 67.0

mayor

After the Hessian municipal constitution is the Mayor Chairman of the Municipal Board , the six volunteers in the community Ebersburg next to the Mayor Councilor belong.

  • Brigitte Kram has been mayor since 1998 (until 2011 with her maiden name Brigitte Erb) (CDU). Your predecessors were
  • 1980 to 1998: Wilhelm Breitscheidt (CDU)
  • 1972 to 1980: Rudolf Horak (CDU)

coat of arms

The municipality of Ebersburg in the district of Fulda was granted a coat of arms with the following blazon on January 23, 1973 by the Hessian Minister of the Interior : In blue a silver square pinnacle tower , covered with a blue lily .

Culture and sights

Economy and Infrastructure

The headquarters of the beverage manufacturer Rhön-Sprudel is located in the Weyhers district . Ebersburg is on the Fulda – Gersfeld railway line , the Ried and Schmalnau stops are in the districts of the same name. Cycling trails
lead through the districts of Ried and Schmalau :

Personalities

  • Oskar Baumgarten (1908–1990), born in Ritzelshof, member of the state parliament from 1962 to 1970
  • Stefan Schultes (* 1944), born in Thalau, Lord Mayor of Ellwangen and Reutlingen

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hessian State Statistical Office: Population status on December 31, 2019 (districts and urban districts as well as municipalities, population figures based on the 2011 census) ( help ).
  2. ↑ a b Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality register 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 / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 394 and 395 .
  3. ^ Result of the municipal election on March 6, 2016. Hessian State Statistical Office, accessed in April 2016 .
  4. ^ Hessian State Statistical Office: Result of the municipal elections on March 27, 2011
  5. ^ Hessian State Statistical Office: Result of the municipal elections on March 26, 2006
  6. ^ Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt: Election results 2001 and 1997
  7. ^ Hessian State Statistical Office: direct elections in Ebersburg
  8. ↑ Approval of a coat of arms of the municipality Ebersburg, district Fulda, administrative district Kassel from January 23, 1973 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1973 No. 8 , p. 619 , item 236 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 4,9 MB ]).

Web links

Commons : Ebersburg  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Wikivoyage: Ebersburg  - travel guide