Gackenhof

Gackenhof Municipality Poppenhausen (Wasserkuppe) Coordinates: 50 ° 28 ′ 32 ″ N , 9 ° 52 ′ 31 ″ E
Height :	607 m above sea level NHN
Area :	4.03 km² [LAGIS]
Residents :	370 (December 31, 2013)
Population density :	92 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	August 1, 1972
Postal code :	36163
Area code :	06658

View of the Gackenhof hamlet from the Wachtküppel

Gackenhof is a district of Poppenhausen (Wasserkuppe) in the eastern Hessian district of Fulda .

Gackenhof is located in the Rhön Biosphere Reserve south of Poppenhausen. State road 3330 runs through the village .

The village was first mentioned in 1680, when it still belonged to Weyher's office. Ecclesiastically it is assigned to Poppenhausen. The place name is interpreted as courtyard on a steep slope .

In addition to the Gackenhof, the district includes the hamlets of Neuwart, Kuppe, Rabennest, Neufeld, Steinbruch, Bienhof, Bollrain, Storchshof, Hettenpaulshof, Danielshof, Wiegerich, Huhnrain, Huhnmühle, Hugofluss and Unteraltenweiher.

On the 577 m high Gackenhöfer Küppel in the middle of the settlement, an 18 m high wind turbine with a wheel diameter of eight meters, which came from the Mark Brandenburg, was operated from 1922 . The turbine had an output of 27–30 hp and generated 110 volts direct current, which was used to charge 60 batteries. The wind turbine provided electricity for the hamlets in the area and for a water pumping station. In the late autumn of 1938 the system was switched off because the Fulda overland plant had taken over the power supply.

On August 1, 1972, as part of the regional reform in Hesse , Gackenhof was incorporated into the newly formed Poppenhausen community by virtue of state law.

Individual evidence

↑ Population statistics of the Fulda district , accessed in September 2015.
↑ districts. Retrieved January 27, 2017 .
↑ Michael Mott : Of old and new wind turbines in the Rhön / Power of the wind already used by our ancestors / “clean” energy source is experiencing a renaissance; in: Jahrbuch Landkreis Fulda , 23rd year, 1996, pp. 109 to 113, ISSN 0943-2922.
↑ Law on the reorganization of the districts of Fulda and Hünfeld and the city of Fulda (GVBl. II 330-14) of July 11, 1972 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1972 No. 17 , p. 220 , § 9 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 1,2 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 GmbH, Stuttgart and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 395 .

Web links

Districts In: Website of the municipality of Poppenhausen.
Gackenhof, Fulda district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of September 7, 2015). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
Literature about Gackenhof in the Hessian Bibliography

[1] Population statistics of the Fulda district , accessed in September 2015.

[2] districts. Retrieved January 27, 2017 .

[3] Michael Mott : Of old and new wind turbines in the Rhön / Power of the wind already used by our ancestors / “clean” energy source is experiencing a renaissance; in: Jahrbuch Landkreis Fulda , 23rd year, 1996, pp. 109 to 113, ISSN 0943-2922.

[4] Law on the reorganization of the districts of Fulda and Hünfeld and the city of Fulda (GVBl. II 330-14) of July 11, 1972 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1972 No. 17 , p. 220 , § 9 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 1,2 MB ]).

[5] 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. 395 .