Fürstenberg (Lichtenfels)

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Furstenberg
City of Lichtenfels
Coordinates: 51 ° 10 ′ 13 ″  N , 8 ° 50 ′ 1 ″  E
Height : 415  (371-457)  m
Area : 8.47 km²
Residents : 444  (Jan 15, 2016)
Population density : 52 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st October 1971
Postal code : 35104
Area code : 05636

Fürstenberg is a village with historical city ​​rights at the transition from the Höhnscheid plateau, which can reach up to 490  m , to Waldeckische Schweiz in the Hessian district of Waldeck-Frankenberg . The former smallest town of Waldeck is now part of the Lichtenfels community, which was founded in 1971 .

Geographical location

Fürstenberg is located about 11 km south-southwest of the district town of Korbach . The Edersee is only 4 km away to the east-northeast, its dam is just 16 km to the east (depending on the beeline ). The Heimbach flows west past the village ; near its confluence with the Orke is Reckenberg Castle .

history

Fürstenberg, once the smallest town in Waldeck and Hesse , was first mentioned as a town in 1254. Remains of the old city ​​wall can still be seen in the historic town center.

Hedgehog legend and hedgehog festival

Many old stories and legends entwine around the small town. One of them is the hedgehog legend , after which Fürstenberg was also given the name "Igelstadt". A hedgehog is said to have saved Count Heinrich von Waldeck from falling off a cliff into an abyss because his horse shied away from the hedgehog. For the service that the hedgehog had rendered him, the count granted the town of “Vorsteburg” town rights and a silver goblet that is passed around as a bar at the hedgehog festival. The hedgehog festival is still celebrated in Fürstenberg on the Monday before Pentecost .

Reorganization

On October 1, 1971, Fürstenberg and seven other communities formed the new city of Lichtenfels.

literature

  • Eckhard Schmidt: Fürstenberg . Arolsen: Waldeckischer Geschichtsverein 1993 (= Waldeckische Ortssippenbücher 45); Covered period 1727–1988, 1274 families

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.stadt-lichtenfels.de/index.php?sp=0&mid=125
  2. ^ 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. 408 .

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