Kittelsthal

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Kittelsthal
City of Ruhla
Coordinates: 50 ° 55 ′ 28 "  N , 10 ° 22 ′ 58"  E
Height : 311 m
Area : 2.81 km²
Residents : 774  (Dec. 31, 2005)
Population density : 275 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : March 8, 1994
Incorporated into: Thal
Postal code : 99842
Area code : 036929
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Location of Kittelsthal in Ruhla
The eastern district
The eastern district

Kittelsthal is next to Thal a district of the city of Ruhla .

location

The middle location of Kittelsthal is at an altitude of about 320 meters. The center of Kittelsthal is a Waldhufendorf according to the settlement structure . Until 1776 Kittelsthal was affiliated with the parish of Mosbach (three kilometers away). In 2005 Kittelsthal had 774 inhabitants.

history

The northern edge of Kittelsthal
View of the Friedenskirche
At the entrance to the stalactite cave

A document with the name Kuttelstal dates from 1292. The place, as can be deduced from this document, was built around 1200 as a clearing settlement by the Ludowingers as Thuringian Landgraves, near an old connection path from the Wartburg to Waltershausen , Georgenthal and the Schauenburg (Landgrave legend The baptism ride to Tenneberg Castle ).

On behalf of the landgraves, important court officials, the Lords of Salza , the Truchsesse von Schlotheim , the Marshals von Goldbach and the taverns of Vargula organized the development of the country in the vicinity of Ruhla and received the small settlements, farms and castles that were emerging as fiefs .

Content of the document: The heirs of Marshal Helwig von Goldbach , with the (feudal) consent of Landgrave Dietrich IV., Hand over their remote (litter) property, the villages and settlements of Musbach ( Mosbach ), Wizzenburn ( Weißenborn ), Kutelstal (Kittelsthal) and Toubenellende (Taubenellen), a courtyard and a former mill near Wilhelmsthal the Commander of Nägelstedt , ( German Order ).

In addition to agriculture, mining and its ancillary trades appeared as opportunities to earn a living before 1500. The peasant shafts south of the village testify to these activities. The gypsum quarry above Kittelsthal, on the other hand, was not operated intensively until 1760. However, one suspects lime kilns operated here as early as the Middle Ages. During the targeted search for minerals that could be mined, mining was revived in the Thal and Kittelsthal area in the 19th century. Until 1926 fluorspar and barite were mined from the remains of prehistoric limestone reefs from the Mesozoic era . A huge cavity - the Kittelsthal stalactite cave - was discovered and partially opened up for tourism.

The Kittelsthal parish has had a partnership with the Entringen parish since 1990 .

Culture and sights

In 1992 the residents celebrated the 700th anniversary of their hometown. Since September 2002 the well-attended tent fair, organized by the Kittelsthal Kirmesgesellschaft, has been held annually on the 2nd September weekend in Kittelsthal at the Kittelsthal village community center in the center of the village.

  • The Friedenskirche , which was built in the community at the request of the residents after the Seven Years' War and was restored in 2000, is still used for church services today.
  • The Kittelsthal stalactite cave , which is over 700 meters long , has also been an attraction in Kittelsthal since it reopened as a show cave in 1992.

politics

With the incorporation in 1994, a district council and district mayor were dispensed with.

In 2019, the city of Ruhla adapted the main statutes so that in addition to the district of Thal, the district of Kittelsthal can again elect a district council and district mayor.

In May 2019, the local mayor was also elected as part of the local elections. Stefan Hartung was elected with 95.8% of the votes cast.

Personalities

  • August Oberländer (SPD-KPD politician)

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ City of Ruhla: 16 years of structural change in Ruhla 1990 - 2006, Hegl printing works.
  2. Document book of the Deutschordensballei Thuringia, edited by Karl H. Lampe, Volume 1, Jena 1936
  3. Ruhla.de