Lispenhausen

Lispenhausen City of Rotenburg an der Fulda
Coordinates: 50 ° 59 ′ 27 ″  N , 9 ° 46 ′ 7 ″  E
Height :	199  (180-550)  m
Residents :	2400  (Jul 20, 2009)
Incorporation :	August 1, 1972
Postal code :	36199
Area code :	06623
View of the former moated castle

Lispenhausen is after the core city the largest district in terms of population of Rotenburg an der Fulda in the East Hessian district of Hersfeld-Rotenburg .

Geographical location

The place is 50 km south of Kassel in the district of Hersfeld-Rotenburg , between Rotenburg and Bebra , on the federal highway 83 at a distance of about 2.5 kilometers from the city center. The Haselbach flows through Lispenhausen and flows into the Fulda on the southwestern outskirts .

history

The place was first mentioned in a document in 786 as a fiefdom of the Hersfeld Abbey .

On August 1, 1972, the previously independent municipality of Lispenhausen was incorporated into the city of Rotenburg an der Fulda as part of the regional reform in Hesse .

coat of arms

The coat of arms was approved by the Hessian Ministry of the Interior on October 25, 1955.

	Blazon : "Three silver bars in red, covered with a jumping silver stag."

religion

Church in Lispenhausen

Evangelical

There is an Evangelical Church in Lispenhausen.

Catholic

Lispenhausen Monastery

In Lispenhausen there is a monastery of the Sisters of St. Maria Magdalena Postel . The monastery is under the patronage " To the Sorrowful Mother of God ". A guest house is attached to the monastery . The monastery church is a branch church of the Catholic parish of St. Franziskus Bebra-Rotenburg.

Culture and sights

Buildings

The most impressive building in the village is the former Lispenhausen moated castle .

Regular events

Every year on the second weekend in October the fair takes place. The so-called "Dappchenball" marks the end of this festival.

Every year on the first weekend in June there is a spring market in Lispenhausen.

traffic

The Lispenhausen stop is on the Bebra-Baunatal-Guntershausen railway line .

Web links

Commons : Lispenhausen  - Collection of Images

• District Lispenhausen on the website of the city of Rotenburg an der Fulda.
• Lispenhausen, Hersfeld-Rotenburg district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Law on the reorganization of the districts of Hersfeld and Rotenburg (GVBl. II 330-13) of July 11, 1972 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1972 No. 17 , p. 217 , § 2 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 1,2 MB ]).
2. ^ 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 GmbH, Stuttgart and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 407 .
3. ↑ Approval of a coat of arms of the municipality Lispenhausen, district Rotenburg, administrative district Kassel from October 25, 1955 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1955 no. 46 , p. 1137 , item 1184 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 2.2 MB ]).