Konnefeld

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Konnefeld
community Morschen
Coordinates: 51 ° 2 ′ 43 "  N , 9 ° 37 ′ 32"  E
Height : 196 m above sea level NHN
Area : 4.03 km²
Residents : 370  (2014)
Population density : 92 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st January 1974
Postal code : 34326
Area code : 05664
Konnefeld
Konnefeld

Konnefeld is a district of the municipality of Morschen in the Schwalm-Eder district in northern Hesse .

geography

Konnefeld is in the east of the district on the foothills of the Knüllgebirge on the southwest bank of the Fulda .

history

The village was first mentioned in 1195 under the name Cunnefelt .

Territorial reform

The municipality of Morschen was formed in the course of the regional reform in Hesse on January 1, 1974 by virtue of state law through the merger of the previously independent municipalities Altmorschen, Heina, Konnefeld and Neumorschen. The municipalities of Binsförth (April 1, 1972), Eubach (July 1, 1971) and Wichte (December 31, 1971) had already been incorporated into the Altmorschen municipality . Altenmorschen became the seat of the municipal administration and local districts were set up for all former municipalities . At the same time as the merger to form the Morchen community, it changed to the newly formed Schwalm-Eder district.

Population development

 Source: Historical local dictionary

• 1585: 57 households
• 1747: 56 households
Konnefeld: Population from 1834 to 2014
year     Residents
1834
  
457
1840
  
460
1846
  
503
1852
  
523
1858
  
462
1864
  
453
1871
  
380
1875
  
369
1885
  
353
1895
  
375
1905
  
353
1910
  
375
1925
  
374
1939
  
386
1946
  
537
1950
  
514
1956
  
442
1961
  
422
1967
  
421
1970
  
452
1985
  
?
2000
  
?
2014
  
370
Data source: Historical municipality register for Hesse: The population of the municipalities from 1834 to 1967. Wiesbaden: Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt, 1968.
Other sources: ;; Morschen community

Religious affiliation

 Source: Historical local dictionary

• 1885: 353 Protestant (= 100.00%) residents
• 1961: 412 Protestant (= 97.63%), 10 Catholic (= 2.37%) residents

Historical forms of names

In historical documents, the place is documented under the following place names (the year of mention in brackets):

  • Cunnefelt (1195)
  • Connevelt (1220)
  • Cunnenvelt (1238)
  • superior et inferior Cunnevelt (1267)
  • Kunfelt (1388)
  • Niederkunfeld (1425)
  • Connefeld [Level map of the Electorate of Hesse 1840–1861]

Web links

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

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  1. a b c d e f g Konnefeld, Schwalm-Eder district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of October 16, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
  2. ↑ Brief portraits of the districts. In: Internet presence. Morschen community, archived from the original on December 19, 2014 .;
  3. Law on the reorganization of the districts Fritzlar-Homberg, Melsungen and Ziegenhain (GVBl. II 330-22) 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. 356 , §§ 14 and 27 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 2,3 MB ]).
  4. a b Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality register 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. 405-406 .