Hitzelrode

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Hitzelrode
Community Meinhard
Coordinates: 51 ° 14 ′ 28 ″  N , 10 ° 3 ′ 15 ″  E
Height : 345  (302–384)  m above sea level NHN
Area : 2.89 km²
Residents : 193  (Sep. 2014)
Population density : 67 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : April 1, 1972
Postal code : 37276
Area code : 05651
Hitzelrode, view from the Pferdeloch lookout point
Hitzelrode, view from the Pferdeloch lookout point

Hitzelrode is a district of the Meinhard municipality in the Werra-Meißner district in northern Hesse .

Geographical location

Hitzelrode is 4 km north of Grebendorf , Meinhard's parish seat. It is located between the mountains of the Gobert , in which the "Hessian Switzerland near Meinhard" extends, and is located on the upper reaches of the right-hand Werra tributary Mühlbach (also called Motzbach). In the village the state roads  3403, which leads via Motzenrode and Jestädt to the federal road 249 , and 3424, which runs there via Neuerode and Grebendorf.

history

On April 1, 1972, the previously independent community of Hitzelrode was incorporated into the community of Meinhard.

religion

The Protestant parish Hitzelrode belongs to the parish Jestädt. The church was built in 1855. However, the tower dates from before the Reformation .

politics

The mayor is Erwin Roth ( SPD ).

Attractions

  • Renovated village church
  • Rundanger
  • Half-timbered houses
  • Premium hiking trail P4, which the German Hiking Institute with the hiking seal has been certified and around the place by the Hessian Switzerland leads
  • Former border of the FRG and GDR (part of a border system still exists)
  • old cult place "Wolftisch"
  • Limestone rocks "Pferdeloch" and "Salzfrau"
  • rare plants could hold their own here

Others

Hitzelrode was a state-approved climatic health resort.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hitzelrode, Werra-Meißner district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of February 9, 2016). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
  2. ↑ Population figures of the districts in the 2015 budget of the municipality of Meinhard (preliminary report, page 2) , accessed in February 2016
  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 GmbH, Stuttgart and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 389 .

Web links

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