Gehau (Waldkappel)

Hewn City of Waldkappel Coordinates: 51 ° 5 ′ 51 ″ N , 9 ° 48 ′ 45 ″ E
Height :	312 m above sea level NHN
Area :	2.09 km²
Residents :	95 (Feb 17, 2015)
Population density :	45 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	December 31, 1971
Postal code :	37284
Area code :	05656

Gehau is a district of Waldkappel in the Werra-Meißner district in North Hesse .

Geographical location

Gehau is located about 6.8 km southwest of Waldkappel am Schemmerbach . About 3.5 km east-northeast is the Ziegenküppel with an observation tower, to the south the area rises to the Stölzinger Kuppe and to the west to the Stolzhäuser ridge . South of the village, roads 3226 ( Dankerode - Stölzingen - Gehau - Schemmern ) and 3249 ( Herlefeld - Stölzingen - Eltmannsee ) meet, and they share a short section there.

history

The first settlement is uncertain. It is known, however, that the village belonged to the Schemmern court in 1376 . In 1540 the former desert was repopulated. The church belongs to the parish of Schemmern. Gehau had 70 inhabitants in 1747, 124 in 1939 and 115 in the 21st century.

In the course of the regional reform in Hesse , Gehau came to the town of Waldkappel on December 31, 1971.

Individual evidence

^ Gehau, Werra-Meißner district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of February 9, 2016). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
↑ Gehau district on the website of the city of Waldkappel, accessed in February 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. 389 .

Web links

Gehau district on the website of the city of Waldkappel.
Gehau, Werra-Meißner district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
Literature about Gehau in the Hessian Bibliography

[lagis-1] Gehau, Werra-Meißner district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of February 9, 2016). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).

[2] Gehau district on the website of the city of Waldkappel, accessed in February 2016.

[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 GmbH, Stuttgart and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 389 .