Lauterbach (Hesse)

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Lauterbach (Hesse)
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Coordinates: 50 ° 38 '  N , 9 ° 24'  E

Basic data
State : Hesse
Administrative region : to water
County : Vogelsbergkreis
Height : 296 m above sea level NHN
Area : 102 km 2
Residents: 13,612 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density : 133 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 36341
Primaries : 06641, 06638 (Wallenrod)Template: Infobox municipality in Germany / maintenance / area code contains text
License plate : VB
Community key : 06 5 35 011
City structure: Core city and 10 districts

City administration address : 		Marktplatz 14
36341 Lauterbach (Hesse)
Website : www.lauterbach-hessen.de
Mayor : Rainer-Hans Vollmöller ( CDU )
Location of the city of Lauterbach (Hessen) in the Vogelsbergkreis
Antrifttal Alsfeld Grebenau Schlitz (Vogelsbergkreis) Kirtorf Homberg (Ohm) Mücke (Hessen) Gemünden (Felda) Romrod Schwalmtal (Hessen) Lauterbach (Hessen) Wartenberg (Hessen) Feldatal Lautertal (Vogelsberg) Ulrichstein Herbstein Schotten (Stadt) Grebenhain Freiensteinau Landkreis Marburg-Biedenkopf Schwalm-Eder-Kreis Landkreis Hersfeld-Rotenburg Landkreis Fulda Wetteraukreis Main-Kinzig-Kreismap
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Lauterbach (Hessen) is the district town of the Vogelsbergkreis in central Hesse . The name of the city is derived from the Lauter , which flows through the city.

geography

Lauterbach is located on the northeastern edge of the Vogelsberg at the foot of the Hainig, about 25 km northwest of Fulda . Giessen is about 35 km west of Lauterbach.

Neighboring communities

Lauterbach borders the city of Grebenau in the north, the city of Schlitz in the northeast, the municipality of Wartenberg in the east, the city of Herbstein in the south and the municipalities of Lautertal and Schwalmtal in the west .

City structure

In addition to the core town of Lauterbach (with Blitzenrod incorporated in 1939 ), the city ​​consists of the ten districts Allmenrod , Frischborn , Heblos , Maar , Reuters , Rimlos , Rudlos , Sickendorf , Wallenrod and Wernges .

history

Lauterbach Hessen, market square around 1898

middle Ages

Like many places whose name ends with "bach", Lauterbach was founded in the Franconian clearing and settlement period (400–800 AD). It was first mentioned in 812 in the market description of the church of Schlitz . In the Middle Ages Lauterbach was part of the large territory of the Fulda Abbey . The abbots were allowed to exercise as clergy no secular jurisdiction and set for this purpose bailiffs one. Since the 12th century, the Counts of Ziegenhain owned the place as a fiefdom of Fuldas . These in turn appointed the gentlemen von Wartenberg , who lived near Angersbach , as sub-governors. When the Wartenberger in 1265 in a feud between Abbot Berthon II. Of Leibolz and Count Geoffrey V of Ziegenhain taken the side of the Vogts who Lauterbacher supported the Abbot. Abbot Berthon was victorious, destroyed the Castle Wartenberg and rewarded the Lauterbacher at 16 March 1266 with the granting of city ​​rights . He had a city wall and Lauterbach Castle built for protection.

As a result, ownership of the city was extremely complicated, and Lauterbach was pledged several times.

Modern times

In the 15th and 16th centuries, the noble family of the Riedesel - they already owned a large part of the surrounding area - tried to get Lauterbach into their possession. This led to serious disputes with the Fulda Abbey over ownership of the city. The final break with Fulda came with the introduction of the Reformation under Hermann IV. Riedesel in 1526.

Lauterbach was officially transferred to the Riedeseln as a fief through a contract from 1684. The rule of the Riedesel existed as an independent small state (→ Dominion Riedesel ) until mediatization in 1806. In Lauterbach, the Riedesel'schen ordinances were therefore considered to be a particular law . The Common Law applied only to the extent those regulations did not contain provisions. Theoretically, this special right retained its validity even while it belonged to the Grand Duchy of Hesse in the 19th century, but only individual provisions were used in judicial practice. The particular law was replaced on January 1, 1900 by the civil code that was uniformly valid throughout the German Empire .

Lauterbach has belonged to the Grand Duchy of Hesse since 1806 . In 1852 Lauterbach became the district town of the newly founded Lauterbach district , which became part of the Vogelsberg district in 1972.

The synagogue , inaugurated in 1908, was destroyed by arson in the November pogroms in 1938 ; the fire ruins were demolished in 1942.

On May 25, 2009, the city received the title “ Place of Diversity ” awarded by the federal government .

Incorporations

Blitzenrod and Rudlos have belonged to the city of Lauterbach since April 1, 1939. In the course of administrative reform in Hesse were voluntarily incorporated the community Wernges On July 1, 1971. On December 31, 1971 the previously independent municipalities Heblos, Maar, Reuters, Rimlos and Wallenrod. On February 1, 1972, Frischborn and Sickendorf were added. Allmenrod followed on August 1, 1972 by state law. Local districts with local advisory councils and local councilors were set up for all municipalities and rudlos incorporated by the regional reform .

Population development

Occupied population figures are:

• 1961: 7205 Protestant (= 73.97%), 2246 Catholic (= 23.06%) inhabitants
Lauterbach: Population from 1834 to 2015
year     Residents
1834
  
 3,528
1840
  
 3,629
1846
  
 3,611
1852
  
 3,525
1858
  
 3,363
1864
  
 3,192
1871
  
 3,327
1875
  
 3.233
1885
  
 3,266
1895
  
 3,444
1905
  
 4,056
1910
  
 4,328
1925
  
 4,730
1939
  
 5,632
1946
  
 8,463
1950
  
 9,305
1956
  
 9,304
1961
  
 9,741
1967
  
 9,727
1970
  
 9,813
1972
  
 15,048
1976
  
 14,950
1984
  
 14,364
1992
  
 14,436
2005
  
 14,700
2010
  
 13,471
2015
  
 14,119
Data source: Historical municipality register for Hesse: The population of the municipalities from 1834 to 1967. Wiesbaden: Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt, 1968.
Further sources:; 1972 :; 1976 :; 1984 :; 1992 :; 2000, 2015: after 2000:
From 1972 including the towns incorporated into Hesse as part of the regional reform .

politics

City Council

The local elections on March 6, 2016 produced the following results, compared to previous local elections:

Distribution of seats in the 2016 city council
    
A total of 37 seats
Parties and constituencies %
2016 		Seats
2016 		%
2011 		Seats
2011 		%
2006 		Seats
2006 		%
2001 		Seats
2001
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 37.9 14th 33.9 13 39.0 14th 37.2 14th
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 32.9 12 32.5 12 38.3 14th 38.6 14th
GREEN Alliance 90 / The Greens 13.9 5 14.1 5 6.7 3 5.3 2
FDP Free Democratic Party 15.3 6th 6.9 3 8.2 3 6.8 3
FW Free voters - - 4.5 2 7.8 3 12.1 4th
LEFT The left - - 4.1 1 - - - -
UBL Independent citizen list - - 4.0 1 - - - -
total 100 37 100 37 100 37 100 37
Voter turnout in% 51.2 50.4 50.3 56.3
City Hall

The magistrate consists of 9 councilors and the mayor .

mayor

  • 1871–1887: Theodor List ( NLP )
  • 1887–1922: Alexander Stöpler (NLP)
  • 1948–1954: Fritz Geißler ( FDP )
  • 1954–1979: Willi Fiedler (independent)
  • 1979–1981: Frank Mudrack (independent)
  • 1981–1987: Rainer Visse ( CDU )
  • 1987–1996: Otto Falk ( SPD )
  • 1996 - today: Rainer-Hans Vollmöller (CDU)

The current mayor Rainer-Hans Vollmöller (CDU) has been in office since October 1, 1996. On April 28, 2002, he was re-elected with 55.5% of the votes; on January 27, 2008, he was re-elected with 60.3% and in May 2014 with 62.5%.

coat of arms

Lauterbach coat of arms
 Blazon : “In a blue field sprinkled with 32 golden (yellow) lilies, a left-facing, standing silver (white) armored knight, who holds a red shield in his right hand in front of the silver (white) sword, in it three silver (white ) Lilies with green stems; in the left on a silver (white) lance a tournament flag with the shield image. "
Reasons for the coat of arms: The coat of arms illustrates the centuries-long influence of the abbey and diocese of Fulda on the city. The knight is St. Simplicius , whose relics of St. Boniface were brought from Rome to Fulda. The three lilies in the small shield and on the knight's flag symbolize Simplicius with his siblings Faustinus and Beatrix. The red background represents the martyrdom they died.

Banner Lauterbach.svg 00Banner: "The banner is blue-white-yellow striped lengthways with the coat of arms in the middle."

Culture and sights

Buildings

Anchor tower
Step stones over the Lauter (background: Strolchdenkmal)
Stocking monument and town mill

Anchor tower:

The only remaining tower of the former city wall and landmark of the city, at which the anchor staircase begins. It leads up from the Graben (an old half-timbered ensemble ) to the market square. The names anchor tower and staircase come from the 19th century. The observation and defense tower also served as a prison at times. Where the spire used to be an open tour, there is now a half-timbered tower.

Evangelical town church:

The town church , built in Baroque style on the outside and rococo on the inside , was consecrated in 1768, the tower was built in 1820. The double-winged St. Mary's altar , which is now in the Hohhausmuseum, comes from the Gothic previous church. In 1400 resulting stone Madonna, Hillebrand - organ from 1973 behind prospectus of Philipp Ernst Wegmann (1768). Five church bells hang in the tower: 1. Elfer bell (es 1 from 1699), 2. Citizen bell (f 1 from 1699), 3. Riedesel memorial bell (g 1 from 1950), 4. Our Father bell (b 1 from 1950) and 5. Storm bell (as 2 of 1752).

Step stones :

Where stone blocks make it possible to cross the Lauter on foot in a shallow place today, a similar crossing is said to have existed as early as 1596. In the past, the step stones were mainly used as a shortcut to reach a central drinking water fountain.

Lauterbach Castle

Castle and palace complex of the Barons Riedesel zu Eisenbach, built in 1266 and later converted into a renaissance palace. Reconstruction in today's form around 1887 - today it houses the administration of the Barons Riedesel zu Eisenbach and the Riedesel archive.

Eisenbach Castle in Lauterbach-Frischborn:

Main castle of the Riedesel Freiherrn zu Eisenbach, still inhabited today, with a beautiful park that invites you to take a walk.

Hohhaus Castle

City palace of the Riedesel Freiherrn zu Eisenbach, today the seat of the "Hohhaus Museum"

Tramp Monument:

Made of bronze by the sculptor Knud Knudsen from Bad Nauheim , erected in the river bed of the Lauter and presented to the public on April 30, 2005, it represents the Lauterbacher Strolch , a landmark created in 1905. The monument shows a curly boy who, although with an umbrella, but is walking a bare foot. The "Strolch" owes its creation to the Lauterbacher Strumpflied ("In Lauterbach I lost my stocking"). The picture was designed by the Frankfurt painter Julius Siemsen and revised by Schulz in 1904. At first it was called Lauterbacher Junge . Today cheese products with this picture and the title The Little Tramp are sold.
"Lauterbacher Strolch" was also the brand name and logo of the first German Camembert , which was previously made in Lauterbach.

Hainigturm :

A lookout tower built in its current form in 1907, which stands on the edge of the city limits.

Sickendorf Castle in Lauterbach-Sickendorf:

The castle with the park of the former Riedeselschen Hofgut burned down in 1882. A new building was built in 1886. Today the castle is the seat of the Lauterbach Golf Club. V. The golf course near the castle has an area of ​​over 100 hectares. The course has a driving range , a 6-hole practice course and a spacious 18-hole course.

Regular events

  • The “premium market” is celebrated from the Saturday before Corpus Christi to the Sunday after Corpus Christi. It is Upper Hesse's largest folk festival and has been held annually since the city and market rights were obtained in 1266. The market consists of a large animal show with cattle awards (Wednesday), a grocer's market (Wednesday) and an amusement park. The latter is available to visitors throughout the week.
  • The “Lauterbach City Festival” takes place every year on the second weekend in September. In this context, a classic car meeting and the "pottery market" are organized. At this nationally known handicraft market, numerous potters from Germany and abroad gather on the square in front of the “Golden Donkey”. Only potters who present products from their own workshop are admitted. During the city festival, the Lauterbacher Tourist Association honors a person who has rendered outstanding services to the city of Lauterbach and who represents it to the outside world as an “Ehrenstrolch”.
  • The "autumn market" is held annually on the first Sunday in November. Market traders from all over Germany and the open retail shops in the city center offer a wide range of shopping and information opportunities. In the Vogelsberg School, the arts and crafts and customs market takes place, which is organized by the Lauterbacher Trachtengilde in cooperation with the city of Lauterbach.
  • The “Whitsun Music Days” begin annually on Whit Saturday morning and end on the evening of Whit Monday.
  • The Lauterbach Christmas market takes place at Christmas time.
  • On Christmas Eve the “Christkindwiegen” takes place on the tower of the Evangelical City Church.
  • At the weekly market, fresh fruit, vegetables and other goods are offered every Thursday on the market square.
  • The Lauterbach Youth Hostel is the location of the annual Lauterbach “Harp Meeting” and the “Harp Summer”.
  • Impressions from Lauterbach

  • The Lauterbacher Strolch and the legend of the "lost stocking"

  • Reference to Simplicius

  • Lauterbach Castle

  • View from the castle courtyard to the church. On the right the baroque tube fountain.

  • Evangelical town church (1763–1767)

  • Adolf Spieß's birthplace

  • Lion monument by Ludwig Habich

  • Eisenbach Castle near Lauterbach

  • The Hainigturm on the Hainig .

  • The 'Lauterrose' was christened on June 11, 2006 in honor of the city of Lauterbach.

Culinary specialties

  • “Lauterbacher Bier” has been brewed since 1527 as the oldest beer in Hessen. The following types of beer are brewed in Lauterbach: Pils, Erbpils, Export, Bierstrolch, Edelweizen, Hefeweizen, Radler, Alcohol-Free, L-Mix, Festive Beer.
  • Salt cake, a cake with a base made of bread dough and a potato mixture.
  • Bags, dumpling dough, bacon and other ingredients cooked in a linen bag in hot water.

Sports

The association EC Lauterbach 2012 eV , founded in 2012, is the operator of the local ice sports arena. With the Luchsen Lauterbach they became Hesse champions and cup winners in their first year and will compete in the Regionalliga West in the 2013/14 season.

Economy and Infrastructure

Among the local businesses is u. a. the oldest hat factory in Germany and the STI Group .

The Vogelsberg School has existed since 1856.

traffic

The federal highways 254 and 275 run through the city , via which Lauterbach can be reached from the federal highways 7 and 5 .

Lauterbach can be reached by train via the Vogelsbergbahn Gießen - Fulda through Lauterbach (Hess) Nord station.

Lauterbach has a city bus system called “Die kleine Strolche”, which consists of the two VGO lines VB-20 and VB-21.

Lauterbach is the starting point of the Vulkanradweg on the former Stockheim - Lauterbach railway line (original Vogelsbergbahn, today usually later called Oberwaldbahn). There is also a connection to the Hessian long-distance cycle routes R2 and R7 . The Hesse railway cycle route uses the volcano cycle route and the R7 between Lauterbach and Schlitz to connect Hanau am Main with the Vogelsberg and Rhön over approx. 250 km on former railway lines.

Medical supplies

Outpatient and inpatient medical care

Outpatient medical care for the population in Lauterbach is provided by general practitioners and internists based in the city. In addition, there are a large number of specialist doctors in the city area.

Inpatient medical care for the population in Lauterbach and the surrounding area is provided by the Eichhof Foundation hospital. This is a public hospital with standard care with 220 beds specializing in internal medicine (med. 1 cardiology / med. 2 gastroenterology), surgery (general, trauma and orthopedic surgery), anesthesia and intensive medicine, geriatrics, Acute psychiatry, urology - nephrology and dialysis, as well as an emergency room with 24-hour service.

Since 2012, the on-call practice of the medical emergency service has been located directly in the Eichhof hospital and ensures outpatient medical care in the evenings and on weekends.

The four local pharmacies ensure the local supply of medication, including the 24/7 emergency service.

Furthermore, several companies and organizations are active in the city of Lauterbach in the context of mobile home care for the sick and the elderly. There is also a special team for palliative care at home.

Rescue service supply

There is an ambulance station of the German Red Cross in Lauterbach . At least two ambulances are stationed at this ambulance around the clock (even up to five vehicles in day service). In addition, an emergency medical vehicle is stationed around the clock at the ambulance station in Lauterbach, with which emergency medical care is ensured for the population.

The rescue service of the population in Lauterbach and the surrounding area as part of air rescue in accordance with the provisions of the Hessian Rescue Service Act (HRDG) is ensured by the following rescue helicopter stations. a) Air rescue center Gießen = Christoph Gießen (JUH / HeliFlight) b) Air rescue center Fulda = Christoph 28 (ADAC) c) Air rescue center Frankfurt = Christoph 2 (Ministry of the Interior) d) Air rescue center Reichelsheim = Christ. Central Hesse (JUH / HeliFlight)

The rescue helicopter at the Gießen Air Rescue Center is the only rescue helicopter in Hesse that is ready for action around the clock, as it also has the necessary equipment and technology for operations at night. The rescue helicopters at the other locations are only available daily from 7:00 a.m. to sunset.

Central rescue control center Vogelsberg

The central control center of the Vogelsbergkreis is located in Lauterbach and receives, controls and coordinates all emergency calls for fire and rescue services for the entire district.

fire Department

The city of Lauterbach has a well-equipped, powerful volunteer fire brigade with a total of five individual fire engines (Lauterbach-Mitte, -Est, -West, -Nord and -Süd). The vehicle fleet consists of a large number of modern and technically up-to-date emergency vehicles. In the rather sparsely populated Vogelsberg district, she is also involved in larger missions in other, more distant cities and communities. For this reason, the Lauterbach fire brigade also has various special vehicles such as B. Large tank fire engine, environmental protection equipment trolley, breathing apparatus equipment trolley, hose trolley, command vehicle 2 stationed. The number of firefighters active in Lauterbach was almost 200 firefighters in 2017.

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

Personalities related to Lauterbach

literature

  • Magistrate of the district town of Lauterbach (Ed.): 700 years of the town of Lauterbach: 1266–1966. Lauterbach 1966.
  • Hermann Stöppler (Ed.): 25 years Ludderbächer Saalzekuchejonge. Lauterbach 1989.
  • Walter Krug: City of Lauterbach (Hesse). Series »Monument Topography of the Federal Republic of Germany: Cultural Monuments in Hesse«, published by the State Office for Monument Preservation Hesse. Konrad Theiss Verlag, Stuttgart 2007, ISBN 978-3-8062-2021-6 .
  • Alfred Schneider: Lauterbach, stories and history of the German fairy tale route. ASK media-grafik + design-production, Lauterbach 1997, ISBN 3-928048-09-0 .

Web links

Commons : Lauterbach  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hessian State Statistical Office: Population status on December 31, 2019 (districts and urban districts as well as municipalities, population figures based on the 2011 census) ( help ).
  2. ↑ The core city Lauterbach is not counted as a district. Blitzenrod, incorporated in 1939, is part of the core city and not a separate district. (Information from the mayor's office of the city of Lautenbach from April 28, 2016, see also: Hessisches Gemeindelexikon: Lauterbach )
  3. ↑ Arthur Benno Schmidt : The historical foundations of civil law in the Grand Duchy of Hesse . Curt von Münchow, Giessen 1893, p. 29, note 92 and p. 103, note 14.
  4. ↑ Incorporation of the communities of Blitzenrod and Rudlos into the city of Lauterbach on February 22, 1939 . In: Reichsstatthalter in Hessen (Hrsg.): Hessisches Regierungsblatt. 1939 no. 5 , p. 26 , no. 1711 / J / 38 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 10.9 MB ]).
  5. ^ Municipal reform in Hesse: mergers and integrations of municipalities from June 21, 1971 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1971 No. 28 , p. 1117 , item 988; Paragraph 1. ( Online at the information system of the Hessian State Parliament [PDF; 5.0 MB ]).
  6. ↑ Law on the reorganization of the Alsfeld and Lauterbach districts (GVBl. II 330-12) of August 1, 1972 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1972 No. 17 , p. 215 , § 8 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 1,2 MB ]).
  7. ^ 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. 367-368 .
  8. ↑ main statute. (PDF; 30 kB) §; 6. In: Website. City of Lauterbach, accessed March 2019 .
  9. ↑ a b Lauterbach, Vogelsbergkreis. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of April 17, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
  10. ^ Local elections 1972; Relevant population of the municipalities on August 4, 1972 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1972 No.  33 , p. 1424 , point 1025 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 5.9 MB ]).
  11. ↑ Local elections 1977; Relevant population figures for the municipalities as of December 15, 1976 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1976 No.  52 , p. 2283 , point 1668 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 10.3 MB ]).
  12. ^ Local elections 1985; Relevant population of the municipalities as of October 30, 1984 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1984 No.  46 , p. 2175 , point 1104 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 5.5 MB ]).
  13. ↑ local elections 1993; Relevant population of the municipalities as of October 21, 1992 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1992 No.  44 , p. 2766 , point 935 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 6.1 MB ]).
  14. ^ Community data sheet : Lauterbach. (PDF; 222 kB) In: Hessisches Gemeindelexikon. HA Hessen Agency GmbH ;
  15. ↑ Population statistics of the city ​​of Lauterbach with districts , accessed in September 2017 (PDF)
  16. ^ Result of the municipal election on March 6, 2016. Hessian State Statistical Office, accessed in April 2016 .
  17. ^ Hessian State Statistical Office: Result of the municipal elections on March 27, 2011
  18. ^ Hessian State Statistical Office: Result of the municipal elections on March 26, 2006
  19. ↑ Stadler, Klemens, Deutsche Wappen, Volume 3, Bremen 1967, p. 60
  20. ↑ Banner of Lauterbach (Hesse)
  21. ↑ Lauterbach personalities: The Tramp - A fictional character as an ambassador
  22. ↑ Fuldaer Zeitung, December 24, 2008, local section p. 18
  23. ↑ Timetable 2011 Lauterbach. (PDF; 1.5 MB) (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on November 1, 2013 ; Retrieved March 24, 2013 .