Erfurtshausen

Erfurtshausen City of Amöneburg Coordinates: 50 ° 44 ′ 56 ″ N , 8 ° 56 ′ 30 ″ E
Height :	226 (220-251) m above sea level NHN
Area :	2.51 km²
Residents :	900 (2019)
Population density :	359 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	December 31, 1971
Postal code :	35287
Area code :	06429
	The Catholic Church of St. Michael

Erfurtshausen is the smallest district of Amöneburg in the central Hessian district of Marburg-Biedenkopf .

geography

The place is in the Amöneburg Basin in the Vorderen Vogelsberg . Landesstraße 3289 runs east of Erfurtshausen .

history

The place was first mentioned in a document as Erfrathusen in 844 in the Lorsch Codex .

Historical forms of names

Erfurtshausen was mentioned in documents that have survived under the following place names (the year of mention in brackets):

Erfrathusen (844, Lorscher Codex)
Erfrateshusen (917/18, based on a 12th century copy)
Erfirshusin, de (1151)
Erverhusen, de (1232) [Huyskens, Quellenstudien, pp. 189–190 No. 36]
Ervershusen (1233)
Herfrideshusen (around 1248)
Erenfrideshusen, de (1276)
Erfurtshusen (1395)
Erffortzhausen (1405, copy)
Erffurdishusen (1416)

Territorial history and administration

The following list gives an overview of the territories in which Erfurtshausen was located and the administrative units to which it was subordinate:

before 1803: Holy Roman Empire , Electorate Mainz , Amöneburg office
from 1803: Holy Roman Empire, Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel (through Reichsdeputationshauptschluss ), Principality of Fritzlar , Amöneburg office
from 1806: Electorate of Hesse , Principality of Fritzlar, Amöneburg office
1807–1813: Kingdom of Westphalia , department of Werra , district of Marburg , canton of Amöneburg
from 1815: German Confederation , Electorate of Hesse, Amöneburg Office
from 1821: German Confederation, Electorate of Hesse, Province of Upper Hesse , Kirchhain district
from 1848: German Confederation, Electorate of Hesse, Marburg district
from 1851: German Confederation, Electorate of Hesse, Province of Upper Hesse, Kirchhain district
from 1867: North German Confederation , Kingdom of Prussia , Province of Hessen-Nassau , Administrative Region of Kassel , District of Kirchhain
from 1918: German Empire, Free State of Prussia , Province of Hessen-Nassau, Administrative District of Kassel, District of Kirchhain
from 1932: German Empire, Free State of Prussia , Province of Hessen-Nassau, Administrative Region of Kassel, District of Marburg
from 1944: German Empire, Free State of Prussia, Province of Kurhessen , District of Marburg
from 1945: American occupation zone , Greater Hesse , Kassel administrative district, Marburg district
from 1949: Federal Republic of Germany , State of Hesse , Kassel district, Marburg district
On December 31, 1971, the city of Amöneburg and the municipalities of Erfurtshausen, Mardorf, Roßdorf and Rüdigheim were merged to form the newly formed municipality of Amöneburg. The seat of the municipal administration is Amöneburg.
1974: Federal Republic of Germany, State of Hesse, Kassel district, Marburg-Biedenkopf district
from 1981: Federal Republic of Germany, State of Hesse, Gießen district, Marburg-Biedenkopf district

Territorial reform

The formerly independent municipality of Erfurtshausen was incorporated into the city of Amöneburg on December 31, 1971 as part of the regional reform of the State of Hesse.

population

Population development

Source: Historical local dictionary

• 1585:	20 residents
• 1664:	15 residents
• 1838:	22 local residents who are entitled to use, 27 who are not

Erfurtshausen: Population from 1747 to 1967
year		Residents
1747	97
1834	318
1840	345
1846	363
1852	340
1858	354
1864	345
1871	300
1875	308
1885	297
1895	324
1905	321
1910	329
1925	328
1939	402
1946	477
1950	472
1956	462
1961	430
1967	429
Data source: Historical municipality register for Hesse: The population of the municipalities from 1834 to 1967. Wiesbaden: Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt, 1968. Other sources:

Religious affiliation

Side view of St. Michael

Source: Historical local dictionary

• 1861:	332 Roman Catholic, one Evangelical Lutheran , one Evangelical Reformed resident
• 1885:	002 Protestant (= 0.67%), 295 Catholic (= 99.33%) residents
• 1961:	012 Protestant (= 2.79%), 416 Roman Catholic (= 96.74%) residents

Gainful employment

Source: Historical local dictionary

• 1838:	Families: 19 farming, 34 businesses.
• 1961:	Labor force: 82 agriculture and forestry, 93 manufacturing, 11 trade and transport, 9 services and other.

Culture

Attractions

The Catholic Church of St. Michael is in the center of the village. It was inaugurated in 1852. The facade tower of the church is striking for the village.

societies

There are the following clubs in the village:

Women's community
Volunteer firefighter
Kolping family
Musikverein 1987
Fraternity "Erfurt Houses Huns"
Sports club
Beautification club
Folk dance group

Web links

Commons : Erfurtshausen - collection of images

Erfurtshausen district on the city of Amöneburg's website.
Erfurtshausen, Marburg-Biedenkopf district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
Literature about Erfurtshausen in the Hessian Bibliography

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Erfurtshausen, Marburg-Biedenkopf district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of March 23, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
↑ The number comes from myheimat.de and is compatible with the value referenced at this point in time for the Erfurtshausen district from: Dorferneuerungsplan Erfurtshausen , August 2011 (PDF; 4.2 MB)
↑ ^a ^b Minst, Karl Josef [trans.]: Lorscher Codex (Volume 5), Certificate 3633, August 29, 844 - Reg. 3312. In: Heidelberger historical stocks - digital. Heidelberg University Library, p. 232 , accessed on May 8, 2019 .
↑ Albert Huyskens: Source studies on the history of St. Elisabeth, Landgrave of Thuringia . Elwert, Marburg 1908.
^ Michael Rademacher: German administrative history from the unification of the empire in 1871 to the reunification in 1990. State of Hesse. Accessed September 2018(Online material for the dissertation, Osnabrück 2006).
^ 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 and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 403 .

[lagis-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Erfurtshausen, Marburg-Biedenkopf district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of March 23, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).

[2] The number comes from myheimat.de and is compatible with the value referenced at this point in time for the Erfurtshausen district from: Dorferneuerungsplan Erfurtshausen , August 2011 (PDF; 4.2 MB)

[CLII3633-3] Minst, Karl Josef [trans.]: Lorscher Codex (Volume 5), Certificate 3633, August 29, 844 - Reg. 3312. In: Heidelberger historical stocks - digital. Heidelberg University Library, p. 232 , accessed on May 8, 2019 .

[Huyskens-4] Albert Huyskens: Source studies on the history of St. Elisabeth, Landgrave of Thuringia . Elwert, Marburg 1908.

[5] Michael Rademacher: German administrative history from the unification of the empire in 1871 to the reunification in 1990. State of Hesse. Accessed September 2018(Online material for the dissertation, Osnabrück 2006).

[6] 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 and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 403 .