Kirchhosbach

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Kirchhosbach
City of Waldkappel
Coordinates: 51 ° 7 ′ 6 ″  N , 9 ° 54 ′ 27 ″  E
Height : 242  (238-254)  m above sea level NHN
Area : 5.83 km²
Residents : 154  (Feb 17, 2015)
Population density : 26 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : December 31, 1971
Postal code : 37284
Area code : 05656

Kirchhosbach is a district of Waldkappel in the Werra-Meißner district in northern Hesse .

Geographical location

Kirchhosbach is located around 3.5 km (as the crow flies ) southeast of Waldkappel in the eastern foothills of the Stölzinger Mountains . The Hosbach flows through it . The surrounding mountains include the Mäuseberg , located about 2.2 km (as the crow flies) northwest ( 415.4  m above sea  level ), on which there is an observation tower, and also in the south of the nearby Alpstein ( 399  m above sea level ). State road  3459 ( Stadthosbach –Kirchhosbach– Bischhausen ) runs through the village at an altitude of 238 to 254  m .

history

The place was first mentioned in a document in 1408. Originally the place was owned by the Lords of Boyneburg - Bischhausen . In 1650 the Landgraviate of Hessen-Kassel bought the baronial half of the town. As "Mengedorf", in which the Landgraves of Hessen-Kassel and the Lords of Boyneburg had possessions, the place belonged to the office of Bischhausen since 1654 . Since 1821 the place belonged to the Eschwege district .

In 1939 the place had 231 inhabitants. In the course of the regional reform in Hesse , Kirchhosbach came to the city of Waldkappel on December 31, 1971. Before that, the place belonged to the district of Eschwege . Since 2009, a new village community center has been opened as part of the village renewal. This is considered to be the cultural center of the village.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Kirchhosbach, Werra-Meißner district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of January 27, 2016). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
  2. ↑ District Kirchhosbach on the website of the city of Waldkappel, 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 .

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