Gersdorf (Kirchheim)

Gersdorf Kirchheim parish Coordinates: 50 ° 51 ′ 25 ″ N , 9 ° 31 ′ 0 ″ E
Height :	288 (278-293) m above sea level NHN
Area :	1.78 km²
Residents :	150 (December 31, 2016)
Population density :	84 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	August 1, 1972
Postal code :	36275
Area code :	06628
	Gersdorf from the air

Gersdorf is a part of the municipality of Kirchheim in the Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in East Hesse .

Geographical location

The place is located at the assembly hall about 4 km northwest of the core town of Kirchheim. The federal highway 454 , which connects Kirchheim with Oberaula and Schwalmstadt , runs through Gersdorf .

history

In the 12th century the village was called Geroldisdorf . The nobles of Gersdorf lived there. Later the place was called Geroldsdorf , then Gerhartzdorf and from 1610 Gerßdorf . The village belonged to the Niederaula office .

As part of the regional reform in Hesse , Gersdorf was incorporated into the Kirchheim community on August 1, 1972.

Population development

Gersdorf: Population from 1834 to 2015
year		Residents
1834	211
1840	234
1846	214
1852	204
1858	174
1864	179
1871	188
1875	186
1885	165
1895	181
1905	208
1910	194
1925	194
1939	195
1946	351
1950	304
1956	259
1961	224
1967	211
1970	189
2006	153
2010	164
2015	145
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:	165 Protestant (= 100.00%) residents
• 1961:	199 Protestant (= 88.84%), 25 Catholic (= 11.16%) residents

Infrastructure

The Kirchheim community bus connects Gersdorf with the town center and Bad Hersfeld from Monday to Friday . In addition, collective call taxis operate .
The now closed railway line Bad Hersfeld – Treysa ran through the village .

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Gersdorf, Hersfeld-Rotenburg district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of May 24, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
↑ ^a ^b Population figures for the Kirchheim community , accessed in December 2018. [PDF; 139 kB]
↑ Law on the reorganization of the districts of Hersfeld and Rotenburg (GVBl. II 330-13) 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. 217 , § 13 ( 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. 397 .

Web links

District Gersdorf on the website of the municipality of Kirchheim.
Gersdorf, Hersfeld-Rotenburg district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).

[lagis-1] Gersdorf, Hersfeld-Rotenburg district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of May 24, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).

[DF-2] Population figures for the Kirchheim community , accessed in December 2018. [PDF; 139 kB]

[3] Law on the reorganization of the districts of Hersfeld and Rotenburg (GVBl. II 330-13) 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. 217 , § 13 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 1,2 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 GmbH, Stuttgart and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 397 .