Hauptschwenda
Hauptschwenda
City of Neukirchen
Coordinates: 50 ° 53 ′ 30 ″ N , 9 ° 24 ′ 20 ″ E
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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
- ↑ a b Hauptschwenda, Schwalm-Eder district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of December 11, 2015). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
- ^ "Facts & Figures" on the website of the city of Neukirchen (Küll) , accessed in January 2019
- ^ 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 .
Web links
- The district on the website of the city of Neukirchen (Knüll)
- Hauptschwenda, Schwalm-Eder district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
- Literature on Hauptschwenda in the Hessian Bibliography
- Search for Hauptschwenda in the archive portal-D of the German Digital Library