Löhlbach

Löhlbach Municipality Haina (Kloster) Coordinates: 51 ° 3 ′ 57 ″  N , 8 ° 58 ′ 50 ″  E
Height :	475  (474-522)  m above sea level NHN
Area :	16.7 km²
Residents :	1293  (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	77 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	December 31, 1971
Postal code :	35114
Area code :	06455

Löhlbach is the largest and northernmost district of the municipality of Haina (monastery) in the Waldeck-Frankenberg district in northern Hesse .

Geographical location

Löhlbach is located in the middle of the Kellerwald and the Kellerwald-Edersee nature park, about four kilometers north of the core town of Haina on the upper reaches of the Wesebach , which rises about two kilometers east of the small Aschkoppe . The federal road 253 leads through the village , from which the state road 3077 branches off to Haina. Löhlbach is located directly on the Rhine-Weser watershed . While the Wesebach as a tributary of the Eder belongs to the catchment area of the Weser , the southwestern part of the locality is drained via the Wohra to the Rhine .

history

The place was first mentioned in 1140 in connection with Aulisburg Monastery. At that time a trade route ran through Löhlbach, which meant that the place had its own court as early as 1240 .

On December 31, 1971, the previously independent municipality Löhlbach was in the course of administrative reform in Hesse on a voluntary basis in the community Haina / Kloster (former spelling) incorporated . For Löhlbach, as for the other districts, a local district with a local advisory board and local councilor was set up.

Economy and Infrastructure

• Löhlbach is a state-approved resort .
• There is a heated outdoor pool in the village .
• Löhlbach has an industrial area with a wood processing industry and medium-sized companies.
• Löhlbach forms a Protestant parish with Battenhausen and Hüttenrode .
• Two groups are cared for in the "Kirchbergzwerge" daycare center .
• The village culture is cultivated in numerous associations

Individual evidence

1. ^ Löhlbach, Waldeck-Frankenberg district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of October 16, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
2. ↑ Population figures . In: website. Haina community (monastery), archived from the original ; accessed in March 2019 . 
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, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 390 .
4. ↑ main statute. (PDF; 364 kB) §; 6. In: Website. Haina parish (monastery), accessed February 2019 . 

Web links

• Website of the community of Haina (monastery)
• Löhlbach. Local history, information. In: www.loehlbach.net. "Heimat und Kulturförderverein Löhlbach eV" 
• Löhlbach, Waldeck-Frankenberg district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
• Literature on Löhlbach in the Hessian Bibliography