Hauptschwenda

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Hauptschwenda
City of Neukirchen
Coordinates: 50 ° 53 ′ 30 ″  N , 9 ° 24 ′ 20 ″  E
Height : 496  (490-521)  m above sea level NHN
Area : 1.87 km²
Residents : 162  (Jun. 30, 2017)
Population density : 87 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : December 31, 1971
Postal code : 34626
Area code : 06694

Hauptschwenda is a district of the city of Neukirchen in the Schwalm-Eder district in Hesse .

Hauptschwenda is located on the western edge of the Knüllgebirge am Urbach. The Schwalm joins in the west . The village is located around 5 km northeast of the core town of Neukirchen. The next largest cities are Kassel (about 50 kilometers north), Marburg (about 40 kilometers west), Fulda (about 40 kilometers south-east) and Bad Hersfeld (about 25 kilometers east). State roads 3156 and 3161 meet in the village .

history

The village was first mentioned in documents in 1223. In 1506 the pilgrimage to the St. Anne's Chapel was mentioned. It was only carried out for a short time, namely until 1527. In 1777 there was already a mill in the village.

On December 31, 1971, Hauptschwenda was incorporated into Neukirchen as part of the regional reform in Hesse .

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

Place name

Hauptschwenda was mentioned under the following names in documents that have survived (the year of mention in brackets):

  • Egg winches (1223)
  • de Eyzingeszüge, Eyzigeswende (1317)
  • Heintzichenswende (1360/67)
  • Heinzswende (1419)
  • Hengeschwenge (around 1516)
  • Heidtschwenge (1530)
  • Hauptschwend (1551)
  • Hauptschwenda

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Hauptschwenda, Schwalm-Eder district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of December 11, 2015). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
  2. ^ "Facts & Figures" on the website of the city of Neukirchen (Küll) , accessed in January 2019
  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. 412 .

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