Hollstein (Hessisch Lichtenau)

Hollstein City of Hessisch Lichtenau Coordinates: 51 ° 10 ′ 49 ″ N , 9 ° 47 ′ 17 ″ E
Height :	326 m above sea level NHN
Area :	3.6 km²
Residents :	145 (Nov 15, 2011)
Population density :	40 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	1st January 1974
Postal code :	37235
Area code :	05602

View of the town in Hollstein

Hollstein is the smallest district of Hessisch Lichtenau in the Werra-Meißner district in northern Hesse .

history

1195 confirmed Pope Celestine III. the monastery Germerode his property, including those in "Hollstein" 1195: Monastery Germerode in Hollstein wealthy; following until 1527, including a mill. 1322: Landgrave Heinrich acquires Hollstein from the von Hollstein family. 1366: Hartm. von Wickenrode enfeoffed by Landgrave Heinrich II (Hessen) in Hollstein. Shortly after 1376: Hartm. von Wickenrode holds castle fiefs at Hollstein from Landgrave Hermann II (Hessen) . The place belonged to the Hessian office Lichtenau until 1821 and then to the district of Witzenhausen . During the French occupation, the place belonged to the canton of Lichtenau in the Kingdom of Westphalia (1807-1813).

On January 1, 1974, was in the course of administrative reform in Hesse until then the district Witzenhausen belonging municipality powerful state law in the city of Hessisch Lichtenau in the newly formed Werra-Meissner incorporated .

Population development

year	Ew.
1961	134
1970	140
2011	145

Attractions

Hollstein has three sights, there are the Hollesteine, two Zechstein dolomite rocks at the southern exit of the village, the "Hollensteine", a Zechstein hill with dry grass, are natural monuments in the village, from which the place name of the small village is derived. Another attraction is the Gothic church, which was rebuilt in baroque style.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Hollstein, Werra-Meißner district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of November 11, 2014). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
↑ Facts & Figures. In: Internet presence. City of Hessisch Lichtenau, archived from the original on April 12, 2013 ; accessed in October 2018 .
↑ Law on the reorganization of the districts of Eschwege and Witzenhausen (GVBl. II 330-21) of September 28, 1973 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1973 No. 25 , p. 353 , §§ 8 and 13 ( online at the information system of the Hessian Landtag [PDF; 2,3 MB ]).
^ 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. 410 .

Web links

Commons : Hollstein - collection of images, videos and audio files

Hollstein district on the website of the city of Hessisch Lichtenau.
Hollstein, Werra-Meißner district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
Literature on Hollstein in the Hessian Bibliography

[lagis-1] Hollstein, Werra-Meißner district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of November 11, 2014). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).

[DF-2] Facts & Figures. In: Internet presence. City of Hessisch Lichtenau, archived from the original on April 12, 2013 ; accessed in October 2018 .

[3] Law on the reorganization of the districts of Eschwege and Witzenhausen (GVBl. II 330-21) of September 28, 1973 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1973 No. 25 , p. 353 , §§ 8 and 13 ( online at the information system of the Hessian Landtag [PDF; 2,3 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, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 410 .