Frankershausen
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Frankershausen
community Berkatal
Coordinates: 51 ° 14 ′ 13 ″ N , 9 ° 55 ′ 17 ″ E
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| Height : | 230 (226-262) m above sea level NHN |
| Area : | 8.12 km² |
| Residents : | 880 (23 Apr 2015) |
| Population density : | 108 inhabitants / km² |
| Incorporation : | December 31, 1971 |
| Postal code : | 37297 |
| Area code : | 05657 |
Frankershausen is a district of the Berkatal community in the Werra-Meißner district in northern Hesse . The Berkatal municipal administration is located in the village.
geography
Frankershausen lies in the north-eastern foreland of the Hohe Meißner and is traversed by the Berka . The state roads 3242 and 3422 as well as a district road meet in town.
history
Frankershausen is first mentioned in a document in 876. From the 17th century until around 1938 there was a Jewish community in the village, which had a synagogue .
The communities Frankenhain, Frankershausen and Hitzerode were merged in the course of the regional reform in Hesse on December 31, 1971 to form the new community Berkatal.
In the district of Frankershausen are the desert areas Borne and Oberndorf , both near the karst springs Breitenborn and Kressenborn, and the desert area Welferode , about 1.5 km downstream in the Berka valley at the site of today's Schafhof.
Attractions
- Evangelical village church with its fresco paintings
- About 1.5 km north of the town center are the two karst springs, Breitenborn and Kressenborn , which are designated as natural monuments
- Not far east of the two springs is the “Kripplöcher” part of the “ Kripp- und Hielöcher ” nature reserve, and the “ Hielöcher ” part to the southwest of the two sources and almost immediately northwest of the village.
- Frau-Holle-Teich , a natural pond about 5 km southwest of the village on the Hohe Meißner
Economy and Infrastructure
- There is a barbecue hut , a kindergarten , a local museum and a playground in the village . An organic bakery is located in Frankershausen . This bakery has existed since 1911.
Individual evidence
- ^ Frankershausen, Werra-Meißner district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of January 26, 2016). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
- ↑ Population figures on the Berkatal community website, accessed in March 2016.
- ^ 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. 388 .
- ↑ Heimatmuseum Frankershausen (Web Museum)
- ↑ Website of the bakery
Web links
- Frankershausen district on the website of the municipality of Berkatal.
- Frankershausen, Werra-Meißner district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
- Literature about Frankershausen in the Hessian Bibliography