Fernwald

This article is about a German community. For the Austrian opera and concert singer see Jella Braun-Fernwald , for the Austrian gynecologist see Carl Braun von Fernwald .

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 50 ° 34 '  N , 8 ° 47'  E
Basic data
State :	Hesse
Administrative region :	to water
County :	to water
Height :	236 m above sea level NHN
Area :	21.57 km 2
Residents:	6911 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	320 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	35463
Primaries :	06404, 0641
License plate :	GI
Community key :	06 5 31 004
Community structure:	3 districts
Address of the municipal administration:	Oppenröder Strasse 1 35463 Fernwald
Website :	www.fernwald.de
Mayor :	Stefan Bechthold ( SPD )
Location of the community Fernwald in the district of Gießen

Fernwald is a municipality in the central Hessian district of Gießen .

geography

location

Fernwald is about six kilometers east of the university town of Gießen (Lahn).

Neighboring communities

Fernwald borders the municipality of Buseck in the north, the municipality of Reiskirchen in the east, the city of Lich in the southeast, the city of Pohlheim in the southwest and the city of Gießen in the west .

Community structure

Fernwald consists of the three districts Albach , Annerod and Steinbach .

history

Fernwald was created on December 31, 1971 through the merger of the formerly independent communities Steinbach, Annerod and Albach. The name is based on the piece of forest between Annerod and Steinbach, which as "Fernewald" belonged to the larger forest area of ​​the "Wiesecker Wald" (district of Gießen).

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 27 seats SPD : 10 Greens : 3 FDP : 1 CDU : 6 FW : 7	Parties and constituencies		% 2016	Seats 2016	% 2011	Seats 2011	% 2006	Seats 2006	% 2001	Seats 2001
	SPD	Social Democratic Party of Germany	38.6	10	38.8	11	38.2	10	40.7	11
	CDU	Christian Democratic Union of Germany	24.1	6th	24.4	7th	27.6	8th	24.9	7th
	FW Fernwald	Free voter Fernwald	24.2	7th	22.2	6th	34.3	9	34.5	9
	GREEN	Alliance 90 / The Greens	9.7	3	12.9	3	-	-	-	-
	FDP	Free Democratic Party	3.3	1	1.6	0	-	-	-	-
	total		100.0	27	100.0	27	100.0	27	100.0	27
	Voter turnout in%		54.6		54.1		47.5		54.9

Parish council

The community board consists of nine members. Of these, three seats and the mayor belong to the SPD, two seats each to the CDU and FW and one seat to the Greens.

mayor

Stefan Bechthold (SPD) was elected Mayor of Fernwald on June 7th, 2009 with a share of 51.9% of the votes and took office on January 1st, 2010. He prevailed in the first ballot against the CDU incumbent Matthias Klose (40.7%) and against Elke Koch-Michel (independent, 7.4%). Klose was elected in 2003 with 55.7% of the vote.

In the direct election on June 14, 2015, Stefan Bechthold (SPD) was confirmed in office with 56.8% in the first ballot. The turnout was 53.9%.

coat of arms

The coat of arms was approved on May 24, 1976 by the Hessian Ministry of the Interior.

Blazon : "In blue a golden diagonal cross, applied a silver heart shield with a continuous black cross."

The coat of arms of the large municipality originated from the coat of arms of the district Steinbach. The German order shield and the Gleiberger inclined cross stand for their property rights in Steinbach and Annerod. The colors blue and gold were chosen for the influence of the Solms counts in Albach.

flag

The flag was approved on January 13, 1984 by the Hessian Ministry of the Interior.

Flag description: "The municipal coat of arms is placed on a white central strip with blue stripes in the upper half."

Culture and sights

Cultural monuments

→ Main article : List of cultural monuments in Fernwald

Natural monuments

→ Main article : List of natural monuments in Fernwald

sport and freetime

• Voluntary fire brigades in two districts (Annerod and Steinbach)
• In addition to gymnastics, TSG 1905 Steinbach also offers basketball, volleyball, judo, table tennis and music
• The FSV 1926 Fernwald played from 2005 to 2014 in the Football Hessen League
• SV 1945 Annerod
• HSG Fernwald
• TSV 1911 Albach
• TC Annerod
• TC Fernwald
• Rifle club SC 1959 Annerod

traffic

The federal motorway 5 with direct motorway connection (AS 10) and the federal highways 49 and 457 run through the municipality .

Personalities

• Erwin Stein (born March 7, 1903 in Grünberg; † August 15, 1992 in Fernwald-Annerod), German politician (CDU) and judge at the Federal Constitutional Court
• Axel Redmer (born November 9, 1951 in Steinbach, today part of Fernwald), German politician (SPD)
• Antje Damm (* 1965 in Wiesbaden), German children's book author and illustrator, lives in the district of Annerod
• Lars Witteck (born March 20, 1974 in Marburg), German lawyer and District President Gießen (2009–2015)
• Erwin Horn (born May 2, 1929 in Annerod, today in Fernwald, † May 13, 2006), German politician (SPD)

Web links

Commons : Fernwald  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Community website
• Fernwald, District of Giessen. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
• Literature about Fernwald in the Hessian Bibliography
• Link catalog on Fernwald at curlie.org (formerly DMOZ )

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. ^ 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. 364 .
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. ↑ rüg: Bechthold new mayor in Fernwald . In: Gießener Allgemeine, June 7, 2009
7. ↑ Mayor election on June 14, 2015 Elected: Stefan Bechthold (SPD) with 56.8%  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , HR online June 14, 2015  
8. ↑ Approval of a coat of arms for the Fernwald community, Gießen district, Darmstadt administrative district, dated May 24, 1976 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1976 No. 24 , p. 1082 , point 816 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 6,7 MB ]).
9. ↑ Fernwald community
10. ^ Approval of a flag for the Fernwald community, Gießen district, Darmstadt administrative district from January 13, 1984 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1984 No. 5 , p. 244 , point 115 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 1,4 MB ]).