Lützelwig

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lützelwig
Coordinates: 51 ° 0 ′ 29 ″  N , 9 ° 22 ′ 3 ″  E
Height : 206  (200–211)  m above sea level NHN
Area : 2.52 km²
Residents : 114
Population density : 45 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st February 1971
Postal code : 34576
Area code : 05681

The village of Lützelwig has been a district of Homberg (Efze) in the Schwalm-Eder district in northern Hesse since February 1, 1971 .

Geographical location

Lützelwig is located about 3.5 km southwest of Homberg in the northwestern foothills of the Knüllgebirge . The Efze tributary Ohebach flows past immediately to the northwest . The state road  3384 crosses the federal road 254 in the village .

history

Evangelical Church Lützelwig

Lützelwig was first mentioned in a document in 1189. Around 1490 there were six defensive men in the village. In 1886 the new church was built in neo-Gothic style.

The spelling of the place name changed several times over the centuries:

  • de Lucelenwic (1189)
  • Luczilwig (1224)
  • Lutzilwich (1247)
  • in Lutzelwich (1307)
  • Lytzelwik (1336)
  • Lutzelwieg (1556)
  • Lotzelwigk,
  • Lützelwigk (1575/85)
  • Luitzelwigk (1595)
  • Luetzellwig (1694)

On February 1, 1971, Lützelwig was incorporated on a voluntary basis as part of the regional reform in Hesse as a district of the city of Homberg, Kassel district, today Homberg (Efze) .

politics

Alexander Seib was elected mayor for the legislative period from 2011 to 2016 by the local advisory board.

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Lützelwig, Schwalm-Eder district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of October 16, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
  2. Lützelwig. In: website. City of Homberg (Efze), accessed May 2019 .
  3. ^ Municipal reform: mergers and integration of municipalities from January 20, 1971 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1971 No. 6 , p. 248 , item 328, paragraph 55 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 6.2 MB ]).
  4. ^ 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. 391 .