Eckardroth

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Eckardroth
Coordinates: 50 ° 19 ′ 14 ″  N , 9 ° 22 ′ 22 ″  E
Height : 203 m above sea level NHN
Area : 1.68 km²
Residents : 532  (1970)
Population density : 317 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : April 1, 1972
Incorporated into: bad Soden
Postal code : 63628
Area code : 06056
Romsthal (bottom center), Eckardroth (top right) and Wahlert (top left)
Romsthal (bottom center), Eckardroth (top right) and Wahlert (top left)

Eckardroth is a district of Bad Soden-Salmünster in the Main-Kinzig district in East Hesse .

Geographical location

Eckardroth lies between the southern foothills of the Vogelsberg in Huttengrund , a right northern side valley of the Kinzig valley , on the right western bank of the Salz and has grown together to the south with the neighboring village of Wahlert . Beyond the Salz, Romsthal occupies the eastern side of the valley. Other neighboring towns are Kerbersdorf in the north and Katholisch-Willenroth in the west.

history

The oldest surviving documentary mention as Ekharterode dates back to 1356.

Territorial reform

In the run-up to the regional reform in Hesse , the municipality of Eckardroth in the district of Schlüchtern was incorporated into the city of Bad Soden on April 1, 1972 . 1 July 1974 at Bad Soden Salmünster force with the city state law to the new town of Bad Orb was merged and moved simultaneously in the newly formed Main-Kinzig-Kreis. For Eckardroth, a local district with a local advisory board and a local councilor was set up.

Population development

 Source: Historical local dictionary

• 1812: 34 fire places with 447 inhabitants
Eckardroth: Population from 1812 to 1970
year     Residents
1812
  
 447
1834
  
 640
1840
  
 683
1846
  
 626
1852
  
 507
1858
  
 550
1864
  
 563
1871
  
 471
1875
  
 507
1885
  
 436
1895
  
 417
1905
  
 384
1910
  
 404
1925
  
 412
1939
  
 408
1946
  
 557
1950
  
 548
1956
  
 536
1961
  
 520
1967
  
 533
1970
  
 532
Data source: Historical municipality register for Hesse: The population of the municipalities from 1834 to 1967. Wiesbaden: Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt, 1968.
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Religious affiliation

 Source: Historical local dictionary

• 1885: 06 Protestant (= 1.38%), 391 Catholic (= 89.68%), 39 Jewish (= 8.94%) residents
• 1961: 48 Protestant (= 9.23%), 471 Catholic (= 90.58%) residents

Transport and infrastructure

For inter- regional traffic, Eckardroth is made accessible by the L 3196 road, which leads to the neighboring districts of Romsthal and Katholisch-Willenroth. In the center of the village, the K 950 district road branches off to Wahlert.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Eckardroth, Main-Kinzig district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of May 28, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
  2. ↑ Law on the reorganization of the districts of Gelnhausen, Hanau and Schlüchtern and the city of Hanau as well as the recirculation of the cities of Fulda, Hanau and Marburg (Lahn) concerning questions (GVBl. 330-26) of March 12, 1974 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1974 No. 9 , p. 149 , § 12 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 3.0 MB ]).
  3. ^ 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, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 376-377 .