Günsterode

Günsterode City of Melsungen Coordinates: 51 ° 10 ′ 10 ″ N , 9 ° 39 ′ 35 ″ E
Height :	352 m above sea level NN
Area :	12.46 km² (LAGIS)
Residents :	350 (Dec 31, 2009)
Population density :	28 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	1st February 1971
Postal code :	34212
Area code :	05602

Günsterode is a district of Melsungen south of Kassel in the north Hessian Schwalm-Eder district .

geography

Günsterode is about 9.5 km (as the crow flies ) northeast of the center of the Melsunger core city in the Melsunger Bergland . It is located below Himmelsberg ( 563.7 m above sea level ) in the northeast and Pentersrück ( 562.2 m ) in the east, the highest elevations of the wooded Günsteröder Höhe . The Kehrenbach tributary Ohebach flows through the village . State road 3147 ( Hessisch Lichtenau - Günsterode - Kirchhof - Melsungen ) leads through the village .

history

The place was first mentioned in 1328 under the name Gunsrade . The defensive or church tower was mentioned as early as 1350. In 1527 the place was raised to an independent parish .

During the Thirty Years War the place was devastated in 1637. The parish lost its independence in 1672 and was assigned to the Quentel parish .

In the 19th century there lived in Günsterode charcoal burners who burned charcoal in the surrounding forests . As a result, the place quickly grew to over 500 inhabitants. In 1852 there were ten full-time charcoal burners. After the utility forest was dissolved in 1870, charcoal burning fell sharply. In the following years the population became impoverished. Many residents emigrated to the Ruhr area and hired themselves there as miners. The place did not regain its old population of over 500 until the beginning of the 21st century.

The village school was built in the center of the village in 1876, and a new school building was needed as early as 1901, which was built on the outskirts on the road to Hessisch Lichtenau. The village school was closed in 1970. Since then the school-age children have been going to school in Melsungen.

In a fire in the home of the mayor at the time, old local chronicles and documents were destroyed in 1910.

Günsterode was electrified in 1924, followed by the construction of a water supply system in 1928, which was renewed in the 1970s.

With the incorporation in the course of the regional reform in Hesse into the city of Melsungen, Günsterode lost its status as an independent municipality on February 1, 1971.

Historical place names

In historical documents the place is under the following place names (in brackets the year of mentioning): Gunsrade, (1328) [GR Günsterode]; Gunsrode, (1328) [UA von Treffurt]; Gunsterode, (1490) [Fuldische fiefdom of those of Bischofferode]; Günsrode, (1540) [Spangenberger Salbuch ]

Population development

Source: Historical local dictionary;

1585: 023 households
1694: 124 inhabitants, 29 families
1747: 032 households
1821: 056 houses
1858: 079 houses, 103 families
1925: 076 houses
1939: 116 households
1950: 082 houses

Günsterode: Population from 1834 to 2016
year		Residents
1834	461
1840	485
1846	485
1852	524
1858	482
1864	441
1871	422
1875	433
1885	391
1895	341
1905	335
1910	347
1925	402
1939	410
1946	495
1950	475
1956	423
1961	397
1967	425
1970	423
1977	414
1993	395
2009	350
2016	359
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

Source: Historical local dictionary

• 1885:	391 Protestant (= 100.00%) residents
• 1961:	384 Protestant (= 96.73%), 6 Catholic (= 1.51%) residents

Culture and sights

Regular events

Since 1895 the Easter bonfire has been held with an Easter wheel run. Steel wheels stuffed with straw roll down the mountain, burning. Returning miners from Westphalia brought the custom with them. The Easter fire attracts several hundred spectators to Günsterode every year on Easter Sunday.

Sports

TSV 1980 Günsterode

Table tennis

In the 2016/2017 season, the first men's team plays in the Hessen-Nord district class, the 2nd men's team in the 1st district class North in the Schwalm-Eder district and the 3rd men in the 3rd district class North in Schwalm -Eder circle. There is also a women's team that plays in the Schwalm-Eder district.

Women's gymnastics The club also includes the gymnastics division, which meets twice a week for their practice sessions.

Football club

The footballers of the Volkschor 1923 form a game community with the neighboring club from Kehrenbach and play under the name FTSV Kehrenbach / Günsterode .

Cultural associations

Folk Choir 1923 Günsterode
The choral society is a mixed choir consisting of men and women.
MGV Deutsche Eiche Günsterode is a men's choir from Günsterode was founded in Günsterode in 1903.
The village community Günsterode was founded in 2003 on the occasion of the 675th anniversary of Günsterode.
Association for the care and preservation of customs in Günsterode eV:

The traditional association from Günsterode is responsible for the annual Easter bonfire with fire wheel race in Günsterode. In addition, the association organizes other events in the village to keep the customs from Günsterode alive, such as building and running a coal pile .

Günsterode volunteer fire department

Like almost all villages, Günsterode also has its own volunteer fire brigade .

Günsterode hunting association

The Günsterode hunting association has a forest area of approx. 350ha.

SPD local association Günsterode

The SPD local association has a total of 24 members, including 3 members in the local advisory council and a city councilor in Melsungen .

literature

Literature about Günsterode in the Hessian Bibliography
Search for Günsterode in the archive portal-D of the German Digital Library

Web links

Günsterode district on the city of Melsungen's website.
Günsterode, Schwalm-Eder district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Günsterode. In: Günsterode.guensterode.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016 ; accessed in October 2018 .
^ Municipal reform: mergers and integration of municipalities from January 20, 1971 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1971 No. 6 , p. 248 , item 328, para. 41 ( online at the information system of the Hessian State Parliament [PDF; 6.2 MB ]).
^ 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, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 404 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Günsterode, Schwalm-Eder district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of October 16, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).

[DC-1] Günsterode. In: Günsterode.guensterode.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016 ; accessed in October 2018 .

[2] Municipal reform: mergers and integration of municipalities from January 20, 1971 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1971 No. 6 , p. 248 , item 328, para. 41 ( online at the information system of the Hessian State Parliament [PDF; 6.2 MB ]).

[3] 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, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 404 .

[lagis-4] Günsterode, Schwalm-Eder district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of October 16, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).