Hermannrode

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Hermannrode
Municipality Neu-Eichenberg
Coordinates: 51 ° 24 ′ 14 "  N , 9 ° 51 ′ 39"  E
Height : 272  (264–296)  m above sea level NHN
Area : 3.45 km²
Residents : 231  (December 31, 2015)
Population density : 67 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st February 1971
Postal code : 37249
Area code : 05504

Hermannrode is a district of the Neu-Eichenberg community in the Werra-Meißner district in northern Hesse .

Geographical location

Hermannrode is located in the border triangle of Hesse, Thuringia and Lower Saxony in a side valley of the Molle. State road 3238 runs through the village .

Townscape
Village church

history

The place is first mentioned in 1267 under the name "Hermeroth". The church , a fortified church , is mentioned as early as 1305. The place belonged to the Hessian office Ludwigstein / Witzenhausen until 1821 and then to the district of Witzenhausen . During the French occupation, the place belonged to the canton Friedland in the Kingdom of Westphalia (1807-1813).

On February 1, 1971, the municipality of Hermannrode was merged with four other places to form the new municipality of Neu-Eichenberg as part of the regional reform in Hesse .

Regular events

  • Every year in August, the fountain festival is celebrated at the Hermannsbrunnen under the lime trees .

Infrastructure

Individual evidence

  1. Hermannrode, Werra-Meißner district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of February 10, 2016). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
  2. Current population figures in the Neu-Eichenberg community , accessed in March 2016.
  3. ^ Municipal reform: mergers and integration of municipalities from January 20, 1971 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1971 No. 6 , p. 248 , item 328, paragraph 35 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 6.2 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. 409 .

Web links

Commons : Hermannrode  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files