Edelzell

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Edelzell
City of Fulda
Coat of arms of the former municipality of Edelzell
Coordinates: 50 ° 31 ′ 35 "  N , 9 ° 42 ′ 12"  E
Height : 308 m above sea level NHN
Area : 2.76 km²
Residents : 2281  (December 31, 2015)
Population density : 826 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : August 1, 1972
Postal code : 36043
Area code : 0661

Edelzell is a district of the East Hessian city ​​of Fulda .

Neighboring communities

The neighboring communities are bordered by the city of Fulda in the north, Pilgerzell in the east, Engelhelm in the south and Bronnzell in the south-west .

history

In 1325 the village was first mentioned in a document.

Modern times

Second World War

A destroyed school and buildings were the result of an air raid on Edelzell and Engelhelms on March 17, 1945. It was a Saturday off school when there was a full alarm around 11 a.m. The air attack was on Fulda. whose explosion vibrations were perceived as far as Edelzell. The usual all-clear was a long time coming and the first left the air raid shelter. In a second wave of attacks from the direction of Florenberg / Engelhelms, the school was hit and turned into ruins. Unlike in Engelhelms, human lives were nothing to complain about.

Reorganization

As part of the regional reform in Hesse , the municipality of Edelzell was incorporated into the independent city of Fulda at the same time as other suburban municipalities on August 1, 1972 by virtue of state law , but came back to the Fulda district on July 1, 1974 together with it.

Population development

 Source: Historical local dictionary

• 1812: 8 fireplaces, 54 souls
Edelzell: Population from 1812 to 2015
year     Residents
1812
  
 57
1834
  
 88
1840
  
 98
1846
  
 101
1852
  
 122
1858
  
 105
1864
  
 117
1871
  
 118
1875
  
 113
1885
  
 134
1895
  
 119
1905
  
 200
1910
  
 238
1925
  
 258
1939
  
 342
1946
  
 492
1950
  
 510
1956
  
 585
1961
  
 719
1967
  
 978
1970
  
 1,035
1988
  
 1,580
2010
  
 2,291
2013
  
 2,291
2015
  
 2,281
Data source: Historical municipality register for Hesse: The population of the municipalities from 1834 to 1967. Wiesbaden: Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt, 1968.
Further sources:; 2010,2012,2015:

Religious affiliation

 Source: Historical local dictionary

• 1885: one Protestant (= 0.75%), 133 Catholic (= 99.25%) inhabitant
• 1961: 70 Protestant (= 9.74%), 649 Catholic (= 90.26%) residents

coat of arms

On June 16, 1964, the Edelzell community in the Fulda district was awarded a coat of arms with the following blazon : Split from silver and red; in front a continuous black cross with a thin vertical and horizontal dividing line, behind a silver ploughshare.

Economy and Infrastructure

Edelzell is about three kilometers from the city center of Fulda and is reached via several stops by the city bus lines 4 Edelzell and 7 Engelhelms as well as by the extra line 36 .

The local infrastructure includes a bakery, a kiosk, three children's playgrounds, a church (Christkönig, which is shared with Engelhelms, a district of the municipality of Künzell ), a pharmacy, a hairdressing salon and a dentist. The local head of Edelzell is called Kerstin Hirsch.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Areas of the city districts. (PDF; 30 KB) In: Internet presence. City of Fulda, archived from the original ; accessed in May 2018 .
  2. ↑ Population of the city districts. (PDF; 17 KB) In: Internet presence. City of Fulda, archived from the original ; accessed in May 2018 .
  3. ↑ Law on the reorganization of the districts of Fulda and Hünfeld and the city of Fulda (GVBl. II 330-14) of July 11, 1972 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1972 No. 17 , p. 220 , § 1 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 1,2 MB ]).
  4. ^ 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 / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 387 .
  5. ↑ a b c Edelzell, Fulda district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of May 24, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
  6. ↑ Statistical Report 2011. (PDF; 11 KB) City of Fulda, p. 9 , archived from the original ; accessed in May 2018 .
  7. ↑ The population density in the statistical districts of the city of Fulda (as of December 31, 2013). (PDF; 11 KB) Archived from the original ; accessed in May 2018 .
  8. ↑ The population density in the statistical districts of the city of Fulda (as of December 31, 2015). (PDF; 11 KB) Archived from the original ; accessed in May 2018 .
  9. ↑ Approval of a coat of arms of the community Edelzell, district Fulda from June 16, 1964 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1964 No. 27 , p. 874 , point 765 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 2,3 MB ]).