Hesselbach (Bad Laasphe)
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Hesselbach
City of Bad Laasphe
Coordinates: 50 ° 53 ′ 7 ″ N , 8 ° 22 ′ 20 ″ E
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| Height : | 447 m |
| Area : | 8.83 km² |
| Residents : | 549 (2019) |
| Population density : | 62 inhabitants / km² |
| Incorporation : | 1st January 1975 |
| Postal code : | 57334 |
| Area code : | 02752 |
 City structure of the individual districts of Bad Laasphe
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 Aerial view of Hesselbach
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Hesselbach (derived from "hazel bushes that surrounded the stream") is a district of Bad Laasphe in the Siegen-Wittgenstein district in North Rhine-Westphalia . Today about 600 people live in Hesselbach. The altitude of the place is between 450 and 624 meters above sea level . The complete forest cover of the surrounding mountains is the reason for the motto "Hesselbach, in the wreath of green mountains".
geography
location
The place is located in southern Wittgenstein , about six kilometers south-southwest of the core town of Bad Laasphe and about two kilometers from the Hessian border. The neighboring towns are, starting from the north and clockwise: Banfe , Wiesenbach , Kleingladenbach , Achenbach , Fischelbach and Bernshausen .
The place is in the north of the Banfer Berg, in the northeast of the Spreitzkopf ( 627 m ), in the south or southwest of the Halberg ( 495.2 m ) and Großer Bohnstein ( 500.5 m ) and in the west of the Burgberg ( 563.2 m) ) enclosed. The isolated settlement of Ditzrod is located in the northeast of the district . The Hesselbach flows along the village and drains the valley west into the Banfe .
Two thirds of the 8.83 km² of the Hesselbach district are forested.
Natural structure
The Hesselbach district with its 8.83 km² (as of December 31, 1996) is divided into 1328 parcels. The forest area makes up the largest share with 67.98% (6 km²). The garden and arable land with 2.1 km² follows at a great distance. In addition, 0.43 km² is used as a traffic area and 0.19 km² as municipal area.
The nature reserves Großer Bohnstein in the southwest and Wahbachtal in the northeast are in the district. The latter continues on the district of the core town of Bad Laasphe. The entire Hesselbach area is part of the Sauerland-Rothaargebirge nature park and partly part of the Bad Laasphe nature reserve . Several rare bat species are at home in the area of the former mining pits, such as the “Berghäuschen”.
history
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Early human traces
Documented history
The first documentary mention of Hesselbach is in connection with a donation of lead mines by a certain Dangbahrt to the Fulda monastery from the year 802. For the Teutons, the place belonged to the Perfgau , a Untergau of the Oberlahngau . From 1232 the Knights of Breidenbach owned the place until finally in 1307 Count Wittekind von Wittgenstein and his brother bought some districts, including Hesselbach, for 15 Mark Pfennig. Until 1806 the place belonged to the county of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein, from 1806 to 1816 to Hessen-Darmstadt , since 1816 to the Prussian province of Westphalia .
From March 1945 the place was involved in the events of the Second World War . Previously, the war had resulted in missing or fallen family members. The place was spared from devastating bomb attacks such as in the nearby Erndtebrück . One last contingent put up bitter resistance against the approaching US soldiers. The "Battalion Wittgenstein" holed up in the Hesselbacher Mühle; it withdrew when the US tanks approached. Big fights in the local area are not mentioned. A memorial in the center of the village commemorates both world wars .
Incorporation
The independent municipality of Hesselbach was incorporated into the city (Bad) Laasphe on January 1, 1975 in accordance with the provisions of the Sauerland / Paderborn Act .
religion
Hesselbach is mainly evangelical. Every two weeks there is a service in the chapel . There are also Bible groups, youth groups, a trumpet choir and a children's worship group.
Population development
The number of residents has remained constant for decades. Because of the First and Second World Wars , the number of inhabitants fell because many men had died in the war.
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politics
The mayor of Hesselbach has been Jürgen Tang ( CDU ) since 1984 .
Culture and sights
The place has an “agricultural character” as well as “angled streets” and has a lively club life.
chapel
The Hesselbach Chapel was built between 1558 and 1598 as a single-aisle, simple Renaissance building measuring 10 by 6 m. In 1966/67 it was extended by a transverse building and redesigned.
monument
In memory of the Franco-Prussian War , a peace oak was planted in the center of the village in 1871 . This is protected as a natural monument of the city of Bad Laasphe . In front of her there has been a memorial to the victims of the world wars since 1956.
Sports facilities
Hesselbach has a small outdoor pool. The first building dates from 1933. In the 1980s, extensive renovation took place. It is supported by the sponsoring association for the Hesselbach outdoor pool and has solar heating on the roof.
A ski slope with an anchor lift is located on the Großer Bohnstein (→ Hesselbach ski area ). The artificial turf sports field Halberg-Arena with clubhouse is located on the Halberg near the village .
There is a well-developed network of hiking trails with connections to the Rothaarsteig . The Boxbach path runs through Hesselbach.
societies
Hesselbach has numerous clubs that deal with the sporting and cultural life of the residents. These include a local history and tourist association, a YMCA local association with a trombone choir, a village youth (equivalent to a fraternity ), a children's and youth association and the Hesselbach swimming pool association. There is also a women's gymnastics club, kiting and the SV Oberes Banfetal with departments in the sports of skiing, inline and football.
In addition, a “Future Hesselbach Working Group” was founded in 2016. In addition to organizing citizens' meetings, the focus is on village development and the maintenance and expansion of the quality of life. This includes a book box and a village information flyer ("Hesselbacher Anzeiger").
Regular events
The biggest event of Hesselbach is the annual installation of the Pentecost tree. A tree about 25 to 30 meters long is delimbed and peeled to a crown of about three meters. Traditionally, this is then set up with three pairs of spruce poles tied with ropes. The festival in its current form has existed since 1985. In 2011 there was a big 25th anniversary with a parade and a big disco party with Peter Lack .
There are also concerts by the trombone choir and a potato roast festival organized by the YMCA.
Economy and Infrastructure
Agriculture and tourism used to be the main sources of income. Numerous "summer visitors" from the Ruhr area came to the climatic health resort and stayed there in one of the numerous guest houses. Today, most of the residents commute to work elsewhere.
Agriculture
Agriculture in the village is operated exclusively as a sideline. Cattle farming dominates the surrounding pastures.
Mining
Hesselbach has been characterized by the extraction of minerals such as lead since it was first mentioned in a document. Parts of the earlier tunnels can still be seen today, but are no longer accessible. See also the pits in Hesselbach in the mine list of the pits of the Siegerland .
tourism
Almost all houses had guest rooms in the first few years after the Second World War. In the 1960s and 1970s in particular, a large number of guests, especially from the Ruhr area , came to the air cure.
energy
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- Existing wind farm in the north of Hesselbach
Since 2013, part of the Hesselbach wind farm has been in the Hesselbach district, with ten wind turbines and a total output of around 31 MW.
- Planned systems south of the village
In September 2014, plans for the construction of three wind turbines on the Großer Bohnstein were announced. The Siegen-Wittgenstein district has postponed the decision for the time being. The city administration decided to postpone the application for the construction of wind turbines until June 25, 2016. By designating wind energy priority zones, the city wants to prevent the encirclement of Hesselbach and has rejected the application with this reason. The three planned priority zones would only allow the construction of further wind turbines north or northeast of Hesselbach. The possible construction of the three wind turbines was viewed very critically by the villagers due to the surrounding area. A citizens 'initiative was founded against these plans in October 2016 , which organized a large citizens' meeting. In January 2017, the application was rejected by the Siegen-Wittgenstein district.
care
From June 16, 1949, drinking water pipes have been in place and there has been a garbage disposal since January 1, 1962. Since 1975, garbage has been removed using 240-liter containers, and the local landfill has been closed. From September 1978 to May 1980 the sewage treatment plant was built at the Hesselbacher Mühle and the place was connected to a sewer system. This was later closed; today the wastewater is forwarded to Bad Laasphe and processed in Wallau.
The drinking water comes from the Siegen-Wittgenstein water association , which operates the Obernautalsperre and Breitenbachtalsperre . In addition, drinking water has been extracted from the Ludwigsstollen since 2016, which is located in the western part of the district. This water is used to supply Hesselbach, Fischelbach and Breidenbach .
traffic
Road traffic
Hesselbach can be reached via Kreisstraße 36 , also known as the poor man . It branches off from the B 62 in Bad Laasphe and joins Landesstraße 718 . District road 37 leads from the center of the village into Wiesenbach in Hesse . There are also rural roads by Achenbach, Banfe and Fischelbach.
The closest motorway entrances are to the west in Siegen , Wilnsdorf and Dillenburg on the A 45 . The federal highways 62 and 253 run a few kilometers away in the northeast and southeast.
Transportation
The place is connected to the network of the Verkehrsgemeinschaft Westfalen-Süd via the three bus stops Dorfmitte , Post and Ort entrance . Regular buses and school buses operated by Verkehrsbetriebe Westfalen-Süd serve the town and go in the direction of Fischelbach or Bad Laasphe.
education
Hesselbach has had a kindergarten since August 26, 1942. With 14 children (as of 2017), this is the smallest in Wittgenstein. The place had an elementary school until August 1, 1969 . Today the students attend the primary school in Banfe and the secondary schools in Bad Laasphe.
literature
- Jürgen Tang (Ed.): 1150 years of Hesselbach - a chronicle . Bad Laasphe / Hesselbach 1987.
- Eckhard Linke and Werner Schmidt (eds.): Heimatbuch Banfetal . Bad Laasphe / Banfe 1987.
Web links
- Hesselbach (official homepage)
Individual evidence
- ↑ bad-laasphe.de: "Hesselbach" ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Concrete removed from the old tunnel. derWesten.de, March 27, 2009, accessed November 9, 2016 .
- ↑ cf. Wording of the document: "predia sua in villa Hesilenbah, ubi plumbum operari petest, in regione Hessorum in pago Bernuffe"
- ^ End of the war in Wittgenstein. Eleven days of destruction. derWesten.de, March 29, 2010, accessed on September 15, 2016 .
- ^ 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. 337 f .
- ↑ Mayor ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Hesselbach. stadt-badlaasphe.de, accessed on August 28, 2016 .
- ↑ Regulatory authority ordinance of the Siegen-Wittgenstein district for the protection of natural monuments and protected landscape elements. (PDF; 140 kB) March 30, 2010, p. 16 , accessed on February 5, 2017 .
- ↑ Hesselbach outdoor pool. City of Bad Laasphe, accessed December 20, 2015 .
- ↑ Platform for the good of the village. "Future working group" formed in Hesselbach. siegener-zeitung.de, November 8, 2016, accessed on November 10, 2016 .
- ↑ Pension Roth recognized. derWesten.de, August 10, 2016, accessed on September 15, 2016 .
- ↑ howe: preliminary building request to the district postponed . More wind turbines at Hesselbach? Siegener Zeitung, September 3, 2014, accessed on September 6, 2014 .
- ↑ Investor is on hold. Siegener Zeitung, accessed on June 30, 2015 .
- ↑ City of Bad Laasphe relies on three priority zones. Do not completely surround Hesselbach. Siegener Zeitung, August 19, 2016, accessed on October 2, 2016 .
- ↑ Prevent encirclement. derWesten.de, October 7, 2016, accessed on October 9, 2016 .
- ↑ Citizens' initiative is at the start. Against further wind turbines in Hesselbach. siegener-zeitung.de, October 18, 2016, accessed on October 19, 2016 .
- ↑ Village defends itself against wind turbines. Hesselbachers start a citizens' initiative. siegener-zeitung.de, October 26, 2016, accessed on October 28, 2016 .
- ^ Wind power: Siegen-Wittgenstein district refuses permits. derWesten.de, January 3, 2017, accessed on January 23, 2017 .
- ↑ “Glück auf!” Becomes “ Wasser marsch !” DerWesten.de, October 16, 2016, accessed on November 30, 2016 .
- ↑ AWo demands better conditions. siegener-zeitung.de, June 28, 2017, accessed on January 2, 2017 .
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