Grebenstein

Basic data
State :	Hesse
Administrative region :	kassel
County :	kassel
Height :	190 m above sea level NHN
Area :	49.85 km 2
Residents:	5730 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	115 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	34393
Area code :	05674
License plate :	KS, HOG, WOH
Community key :	06 6 33 010
LOCODE :	DE GR8
City structure:	4 districts
; City administration address :	Markt 1 ; 34393 Grebenstein
Website :	grebenstein.de
Mayor :	Danny Sutor ( independent )
Location of the city of Grebenstein in the Kassel district

Grebenstein ( Low German : Grebensteen ) is a small town in the Kassel district in northern Hesse ( Germany ).

geography

Grebenstein - Excerpt from the Topographia Hassiae by Matthäus Merian 1655

location

Grebenstein lies west of the Reinhardswald between Kassel and Hofgeismar on the river Esse . The ruins of Grebenstein Castle stand above the town .

Neighboring communities

Grebenstein borders in the north on the city of Hofgeismar , in the north-east on the community-free area Gutsgebiet Reinhardswald , in the east on the city Immenhausen , in the south-east on the community Espenau , in the south and west on the community Calden , and in the northwest on the city Liebenau (all in the district of Kassel).

structure

The city of Grebenstein consists of the following districts:

In addition, Grebenstein also has a number of smaller hamlets and individual farms such as Ellixen .

history

Grebenstein was first mentioned in 1272 as Grevenstein .

Incorporations

On October 1, 1970, the previously independent municipalities Burguffeln, shafts and Udenhausen were in the course of administrative reform in Hesse on a voluntary basis incorporated .

politics

City Council

The local elections on March 6, 2016 produced the following results, compared to previous local elections:

Distribution of seats in the 2016 city council A total of 31 seats SPD : 17 FDP : 4 CDU : 10	Parties and constituencies		% 2016	Seats 2016	% 2011	Seats 2011	% 2006	Seats 2006	% 2001	Seats 2001
	SPD	Social Democratic Party of Germany	54.4	17th	53.4	17th	57.4	18th	56.7	17th
	CDU	Christian Democratic Union of Germany	33.5	10	30.6	9	29.8	9	31.4	10
	FDP	Free Democratic Party	12.1	4th	8.9	3	12.8	4th	12.0	4th
	BWA	Citizen choice alternative	-	-	7.1	2	-	-	-	-
	total		100.0	31	100.0	31	100.0	31	100.0	31
	Voter turnout in%		54.5		52.1		53.8		61.0

mayor

According to the Hessian municipal constitution, the mayor is the chairman of the magistrate , which in the city of Grebenstein includes seven honorary councilors in addition to the mayor . Danny Sutor has been mayor since October 1, 2010. He was re-elected in March 2016. Predecessors were:

1992 to 2010 Armin Kölling (SPD)
1965 to 1992 Georg Kooi

Partnerships

Grebenstein maintains a ring partnership with the French municipality of Lezoux in Auvergne , with the Dutch municipality of Lopik in the polder landscape north of the Lek, and with the Italian municipality of Sarsina in Emilia-Romagna .

One of the historic towers of the Grebenstein city wall

The old town of Grebenstein seen from the Burgberg

Culture and sights

Museums

Ackerbürgermuseum (since 1984) in "Haus Leck", Schachtener Str. 11, built in 1431
Alte Meierei, Schachtener Straße 4, built around 1780

music

TMG gymnastics and music community 1980 Grebenstein e. V.
Folk Choir Grebenstein
Men's choir 1840 Grebenstein

Buildings

historic old town with the medieval towers of the city fortifications, the town hall, the Protestant city church (formerly: Liebfrauenkirche) and numerous half-timbered houses, some of which stand above medieval cellars
Ruins of Grebenstein Castle (on the castle hill on the southern edge of the city) from the 13th century
Former location of Haldessen Castle (near the Oberhalsehen farm) from the 14th century
The former Grebensteiner Landwehr between Grebenstein and Hofgeismar can only be seen in a few places today, be it as wood or as traces of moats; Between Grebenstein and Friedrichsthal, near the L 3233, there are still traces in the form of trench remains. The five former guards that secured the Landwehr have all disappeared.

For the cultural monuments of the place under monument protection see the list of cultural monuments in Grebenstein .

Natural monuments

List of natural monuments in Grebenstein .

Nature parks

traffic

Grebenstein station

Grebenstein is on federal highway 83 .

The city lies on the Kassel – Warburg railway line and is served by the RegioTram (RT1 line). Regional Express trains on the Kassel-Hagen connection no longer stop in Grebenstein since the timetable change in December 2013. The city of Grebenstein belongs to the North Hessian Transport Association .

The 27.92 km long section of the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Nordbahn from Grebenstein via Hümme to Bad Karlshafen , which opened on March 30, 1848, was the first railway in the Electorate of Hesse . 1872 was route for a railway accident moved out of the city and New around them traced out .

Personalities related to Grebenstein

Ludwig the Junker (1305–1345), third son of Landgrave Otto I of Hesse ; 1328–1345 Lord of Grebenstein
Hermann I of Hessen (after 1305–1368 / 1370), fourth son of Landgrave Otto I .; 1349–1368 / 70 Mr. zu Grebenstein
Landgrave Hermann II of Hesse (1341–1413), son of Ludwig the Junker, born at Grebenstein Castle
Dietrich von Schachten (around 1445 - 1503), author of a travelogue to Palestine in 1491, as a companion of Landgrave Wilhelm I of Hesse; born in Schachten, bailiff at Grebenstein
Karl Wilhelm Philipp Bockwitz (1784–1857), German administrative officer
Karl Schomburg (1791–1841), Lord Mayor of Kassel, born in Grebenstein
Wilhelm Pfeffer (1845–1920), botanist, born in Grebenstein
Hedwig Hoffmann (1863–1940), politician, born in Grebenstein as Hedwig Stiehl
Willy Drube (1880–1952), pharmacist and manufacturer of the " Schierker Feuerstein ", born in Grebenstein
Curt Badinski (1890–1966), Lieutenant General in World War II, born in Grebenstein
Eberhard König (* 1947), art historian and university professor, born in Grebenstein
Claudia Schreiber (* 1958), author, born in Schachten

Web links

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

Wikivoyage: Grebenstein - travel guide

Wikisource: Grebenstein in Merian's Topographia Hassiae - Sources and full texts

City's website
"Grebenstein, District of Kassel". Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
Literature on Grebenstein in the Hessian Bibliography
Private website on the history of the city of Grebenstein ( Memento from February 8, 2015 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

↑ Hessian State Statistical Office: Population status on December 31, 2019 (districts and urban districts as well as municipalities, population figures based on the 2011 census) ( help ).
↑ Incorporation of the communities Burguffeln, Schachten and Udenhausen into the city of Grebenstein, district Hofgeismar from September 29, 1970 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1970 No. 41 , p. 1950 , point 1803 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 7.5 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. 398 .
^ Result of the municipal election on March 6, 2016. Hessian State Statistical Office, accessed in April 2016 .

^ Hessian State Statistical Office: Result of the municipal elections on March 27, 2011

^ Hessian State Statistical Office: Result of the municipal elections on March 26, 2006

^ Hessian State Statistical Office: direct elections in Grebenstein ( memento from March 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive )

↑ Danny Sutor remains mayor in Grebenstein. March 6, 2016, accessed November 11, 2019 .

^ City of Grebenstein: The mayors of Grebenstein from 1898 to today ( Memento from February 14, 2016 in the Internet Archive )

[Metadaten_Einwohnerzahl_DE-HE-1] Hessian State Statistical Office: Population status on December 31, 2019 (districts and urban districts as well as municipalities, population figures based on the 2011 census) ( help ).

[2] Incorporation of the communities Burguffeln, Schachten and Udenhausen into the city of Grebenstein, district Hofgeismar from September 29, 1970 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1970 No. 41 , p. 1950 , point 1803 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 7.5 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. 398 .

[4] Result of the municipal election on March 6, 2016. Hessian State Statistical Office, accessed in April 2016 .

[5] Hessian State Statistical Office: Result of the municipal elections on March 27, 2011

[6] Hessian State Statistical Office: Result of the municipal elections on March 26, 2006

[7] Hessian State Statistical Office: direct elections in Grebenstein ( memento from March 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive )

[8] Danny Sutor remains mayor in Grebenstein. March 6, 2016, accessed November 11, 2019 .

[9] City of Grebenstein: The mayors of Grebenstein from 1898 to today ( Memento from February 14, 2016 in the Internet Archive )