Herfa

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Herfa
Coordinates: 50 ° 53 ′ 18 ″  N , 9 ° 55 ′ 17 ″  E
Height : 296  (292–329)  m above sea level NHN
Area : 10.23 km²
Residents : 652  (Jun. 30, 2017)
Population density : 64 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : August 1, 1972
Postal code : 36266
Area code : 06674

Herfa is a district of Heringen (Werra) in the Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in East Hesse .

geography

Herfa lies, surrounded by forest, west of the main town in the Seulingswald . State road 3255 runs through the village .

history

The village was first mentioned in a document in 1335. The place name was written Hirpff or Herpf . In 1579 a small church was mentioned.

On August 1, 1972, Herfa was incorporated into the city of Heringen (Werra) as part of the regional reform in Hesse .

Population development

 Source: Historical local dictionary

Herfa: Population from 1834 to 2017
year     Residents
1834
  
 258
1840
  
 282
1846
  
 284
1852
  
 287
1858
  
 278
1864
  
 306
1871
  
 244
1875
  
 243
1885
  
 253
1895
  
 217
1905
  
 229
1910
  
 244
1925
  
 390
1939
  
 333
1946
  
 471
1950
  
 644
1956
  
 815
1961
  
 828
1967
  
 855
1970
  
 893
2009
  
 768
2014
  
 665
2017
  
 652
Data source: Historical municipality register for Hesse: The population of the municipalities from 1834 to 1967. Wiesbaden: Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt, 1968.
Further sources:; City of Heringen

Religious affiliation

 Source: Historical local dictionary

• 1885: 253 Protestant (= 100.00%) residents
• 1961: 685 Protestant (= 82.73%), 135 Catholic (= 16.30%) residents

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ District sizes of the city of Heringen, accessed in August 2018.
  2. ↑ Population of the city of Heringen (Werra), accessed in August 2018
  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 , § 9 ( 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 / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 397 .
  5. ↑ a b c Herfa, Hersfeld-Rotenburg district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of October 16, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).