Geismar (Frankenberg)

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Geismar
Coordinates: 51 ° 4 ′ 26 "  N , 8 ° 51 ′ 43"  E
Height : 334  (322-368)  m above sea level NHN
Area : 8.89 km²
Residents : 942  (2016)
Population density : 106 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : July 1, 1971
Postal code : 35066
Area code : 06451
The church
Geismar Museum
The Wildunger Strasse

Geismar is a district of Frankenberg (Eder) in the north Hessian district of Waldeck-Frankenberg . The B 253 runs through the village , on the southern edge of the village is the state road 3332.

The place was first mentioned in 1196 as "Geismaria". Geismar is one of the oldest settlements in the old Frankenberg district .

On 1 July 1971. Geismar was in the course of administrative reform in Hesse on a voluntary basis in the city Frankenberg (Eder) (former spelling Frankenberg-Eder ) incorporated . Mayor is Klaus-Peter Stein (as of August 2011).

Local public transport is provided by a collective taxi and a bus connection.

In 2008, a dog sled race was held in Geismar for the second time . There is a primary school in the village . Between Frankenberg and Geismar you can still see heavily overgrown spoil heaps , which testify to the mining of the copper marl between 1590 and 1818.

The local TSV Geismar is represented with its first football team after promotion in 2017 in the Frankenberger Kreisliga A, the first table tennis team plays in the Kreisliga. The local rural youth group is active at folklore festivals such as the Europeade all over Europe. The volunteer fire brigade , the rifle club, the museum club, the men's choir and the church choir also contribute to active life in the village community.

The Museum Geismar was set up by the Heimat- und Kulturverein Geismar eV on a voluntary basis. The focus of the exhibition is on copper and silver mining near Geismar.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Geismar, Waldeck-Frankenberg district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of July 8, 2020). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
  2. ↑ Population figures . In: website. City of Frankenberg, accessed August 2020 .
  3. ^ Municipal reform in Hesse: mergers and integrations of municipalities from June 21, 1971 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1971 No. 28 , p. 1117 , item 988; Paragraph 6. ( Online at the information system of the Hessian State Parliament [PDF; 5.0 MB ]).
  4. ^ 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. 390 .

Web links

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