Kleinropperhausen

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Kleinropperhausen
municipality Ottrau
Coordinates: 50 ° 49 ′ 30 ″  N , 9 ° 22 ′ 45 ″  E
Height : 293–302 m above sea level NN
Area : 1.34 km²
Residents : 57
Population density : 43 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : April 1, 1972
Postal code : 34633
Area code : 06639
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Kleinropperhausen is a district of Ottrau in the Schwalm-Eder district in Hesse . Three groups of houses and the hamlet of Lenzenmühle come together to form Kleinropperhausen.

Geographical location

The small street village is about 2 km north of Ottrau on the foothills of the Knüllgebirge . The Grenff flows north past in an east-west direction . The state road  3158 runs through the village. The now disused railway line Bad Hersfeld – Treysa , also known as the Knüllwaldbahn , ran past the village .

history

The place was first mentioned in a document in 1380. On April 1, 1972, the municipality of Kleinropperhausen gave up its independence and the village became part of the municipality of Ottrau. Since January 1, 1974, the Ottrau community has been part of the newly formed Schwalm-Eder district.

For the cultural monuments of the place see the list of cultural monuments in Kleinropperhausen .

Place name

The place name changed several times:

  • London 1295
  • Ruppirgehusen 1358
  • Rupurgehusen 1360/67
  • to Ropergehusin 1364/67
  • Roppenhausen 1585
  • Kleinropperhausen
  • Klein-Ropperhausen
  • Ropperhausen, Klein-
  • Kleinropperhausen Knüll

Individual evidence

  1. ^ 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. 412 .

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