Mülverstedt
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Mülverstedt
Rural community of Unstrut-Hainich
Coordinates: 51 ° 7 ′ 7 ″ N , 10 ° 30 ′ 20 ″ E
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| Height : | 220 m above sea level NHN |
| Area : | 23.24 km² |
| Residents : | 681 (December 31, 2017) |
| Population density : | 29 inhabitants / km² |
| Incorporation : | 1st January 2019 |
| Postal code : | 99947 |
| Area code : | 036022 |
Mülverstedt is part of the rural community of Unstrut-Hainich and a national park community in the Unstrut-Hainich district in Thuringia .
geography
Mülverstedt is located in the western part of the Thuringian Basin , on the eastern edge of the Hainich . A large part of the district is forest and has been in the Hainich National Park since its establishment . Neighboring towns are Flarchheim in the north-west (distance 1.92 km LL ), Heroldishausen in the north-east (1.89 km), Schönstedt in the west (4.84 km) and Weberstedt in the south (1.45 km). The next place beyond (southwest) the Hainich is Mihla , 12.8 km away. The Ortlesbach flows through the place, which forms shortly before entering the inhabited area from the southeast through the confluence of two streams that drain the Hainich. After taking in other streams, it takes the name Nordmar and flows into the Unstrut from the left at Thamsbrück . In terms of traffic, Mülverstedt is at the intersection of the L 1042 (Flarchheim-Mülverstedt-Weberstedt) and the L 2100, which comes from Großengottern and ends in Mülverstedt.
history
Early history
There is no evidence for the exact time the place was built, but archaeological finds from the early Stone Age show that people had already lived in the Mülverstedt area at that time. In 1907, seven skeletons were found in a new building (Haus Göring) at a depth of 2.50 m, the pieces of jewelry found as grave enclosures refer to the Bronze or Hallstatt Period (400 BC).
From 1110
On July 26, 1110, Mülverstedt was first mentioned in a document as Mulverstete ("market place"). On the eastern edge of the village there was a mill powered by the Ortlesbach, in which woad was also processed. The owners of a large manor that existed from the 11th to the 13th centuries called themselves "Lords of Mülverstedt". In 1317 ownership passed to Friedrich von Hopffgarten , whose family was from then on formative for the history of the village. One line of those von Hopffgarten had their headquarters in the Mülverstedts castle estate. By splitting up the lineage, the counts, barons and barons of Hopffgarten emerged, who built two more estates in the village. Besides these three manors there were the free goods yard Tristan, Freihof of pointed nose and Zeng Good . The St. Wilhelmi monastery of the Order of the Wilhelmites in Mülverstedt was first mentioned in 1336 in a document from the Graefenroda monastery. After the Reformation, the monastery was converted into a collegiate school by the von Hopffgarten family, which lasted until 1880.
The Peasants' War (1524-1526)
The people of Mülverstedt also took part in the Peasants' War in 1525: the dissatisfied farmers banded together with Langensalza colleagues and, with a horde of 500 farmers arriving from Mühlhausen, plundered the Homburg monastery and the manors of Altengottern and Neunheilingen . The Mülverstedt monastery also suffered from the peasant war. The militant peasants had settled between Mülverstedt and Weberstedt . After Thomas Müntzer had surrendered to his family in the battle of Frankenhausen , the clergy and secular nobility demanded so-called “indignation money” (far exaggerated claims for damages) from the parishes involved. Mülverstedt and then in basic government standing by Mülverstedt rooms paid 60 guilders, while Ufhoven had to pay only 20 guilders, an example of how strong Mülverstedt was involved. 15 years later, in 1540, the village became Protestant.
The Thirty Years War (1618-1648)
- In 1625 and 1626, the plague killed 229 people.
- In 1632, the Thirty Years' War was in full swing, Mülverstedt was haunted by the troops of Wallenstein's army commander Gottfried Heinrich zu Pappenheim . These days of looting and rape remained the epitome of horror and horror for the then and later population. The Mülverstedt fled with their cattle in the Hainich, where they are said to have found refuge in the Hühneburg in the headwaters of the Rüspelbach ( ⊙ ). A child was also born in the forest.
- Only four years later the Swedes marched through the village, plundering.
- In 1637 there was hunger in the village, and in June grain was cut so that bread could be baked. The von Hopffgarten castle was burned down.
- In 1640 the plague claimed another 121 lives.
- In 1642 the castle was burned down by the Swedes.
From 1648
In May 1663 the entire harvest was destroyed by particularly heavy rain, and flood damage also occurred in the village. In 1717 and 1722 two men were executed by sword, one for breaking and entering and murderous activities with five cronies, the other for breaking into Zeng's estate with eight cronies. The judges were the von Hopffgarten gentlemen. An earthquake was felt in 1756. In 1757 a Hans Ernst von Hopffgarten died in 1757, leaving behind no son, but a pregnant wife. The von Hopffgarten family went into three parts until the widow of Hans Ernst had a son, Friedrich Wilhelm Gottlieb von Hopffgarten (born September 19, 1757), who became the sole heir to Burg Haineck, Zimmer and Mülverstedt. He was poisoned by his uncle on May 9, 1767. A wave of dysentery and another disease killed many people in 1794 and 1796. In 1814 the Russian soldiers returning from France burned eight buildings in the village. In 1840 the road to Weberstedt was built and seven years later that to Flarchheim. In 1815 Mülverstedt came to Prussia through the division of the Thuringian districts and was ruled by the Hohenzollerns. Until now Mülverstedt belonged to the office of Langensalza in the Electorate or Kingdom of Saxony . To mark the 300th anniversary of the Reformation, the Luther oak was planted in 1817 and the Peace Oak in 1871 on the Anger. They are still standing today: their leaves are shown in the picture "Am Burghof 2". In 1819 four buildings burned down on Ihlefelder Strasse. In 1867 the rectory was rebuilt from 1660. From 1874 to 1965 there was a registry office in Mülverstedt, and from 1880 to 1994 a post office. Eight kerosene lamps have lit the streets of Mülverstedt since 1888. In 1895 there were 310 male and 333 female residents in 132 houses in the village. The proportion of Catholics was 2, the Protestant 641. The new cemetery on the northeastern edge of the village was inaugurated in 1898. Electricity has been available in the village since 1903.
In ancient times the village was surrounded by a wall. You could leave the village through three gates. The gates were guarded by the night watchman at night.
Since 1993 Mülverstedt has belonged to the administrative community Unstrut-Hainich , whose member communities merged to form the rural community Unstrut-Hainich on January 1, 2019, with the exception of Schönstedt .
politics
The council of the municipality of Mülverstedt consisted of 8 councilors and councilors.
Local election on June 7, 2009:
Local election 2014:
- Open list-Die LINKE: 6 seats
- CDU: 2 seats
The last honorary mayor Manfred Müller (Die Linke) was re-elected on June 6, 2010.
Culture and sights
- On the ridge of the Hainich you come across the Ihlefeld , a former hermitage and later forester's house. The settlement had to be left in 1964 because of the construction of the neighboring NVA military area Schießplatz Weberstedt . The Betteleiche , the Ihlefelder Kreuz , the Reckenbühl and the Eiserne Hand are popular hiking destinations and well-known sights on the Ihlefeld.
- Local history museum with many exhibits from the region
- The building "Am Burghof 2" was once a moated castle (from 1568?) Until it was destroyed by fire. In 1638 a manor house was built here. Today the building houses the municipal and mayor's offices as well as some rental apartments.
- One of the most famous houses in the area is the former Gut . In the 18th century it belonged to the noble von Tristan family and was taken over by the von Hopffgarten family around 1760 . From then on, they used the estate as an inn and had a dance floor built in. As a result, a brewery, a brandy distillery and a malt kiln were built. The last private owners left the village in 1953, and in 1958 the building complex was transferred to the consumer cooperative for use. In 1959, the former dance hall was demolished because it was in disrepair. The tavern was transferred back to the previous owners in 1998, but the urgently needed building renovation was not carried out. Finally, there was a threat of demolition of the property that characterizes the townscape. In August 2004, the community was able to buy the house and, after two years of renovation, created “Das Hainich Trachtenhaus”. It now houses a unique collection of local costumes as a cultural attraction.
- The Protestant village church of St. Martini stands on the site of a previous church, of which only the tower from 1698 has been preserved. The nave dates from 1703. Today's appearance is characterized by many modifications in the past. The Lords of Mülverstedt found their eternal rest in the church until 1775, they were buried in brick-lined graves in the floor, which were closed with "corpse stones" (grave slabs). The church got a new floor in 1949, the grave slabs were then placed on the church wall.
The pulpit dates from the year 1726. The right gallery was built in 1819, the left was used exclusively by the patron saints of Mülverstedt for church services so as not to come into contact with the “commoners” of the village. On the occasion of the renovation of the outer wall, the gallery had to be expanded in 1950; it was renovated and lengthened by two meters. At the same time, the sacristy, previously used as a fuel wood store, was restored and released for use. This enabled the woodshed under the gallery in the chancel, which had served as a sacristy as a replacement, to be removed. At the same time the shell limestone floor was laid, the walls freshly plastered and the pews replaced.
The tower had to be completely renovated in 1935, as it had become dilapidated by lightning and rotten beams. The tower button and cross also originate from this time.
In 1889 the tower clock from 1698 was replaced. The organ was inaugurated on October 17, 1927, and the bells were consecrated in 1968, after the previous bells had been melted down for war purposes in both world wars. In the 1990s, the congregation renovated the church with its own funds, had the ship re-covered and the interior repainted. Since 2001 the church and its surroundings have been kept in order by two ABM workers. - The Hexenstein am Anger is a reminder of an event during the witch hunts : On December 17, 1658, Christine Spiering was burned at the stake on the old Heerstraße above Mülverstedt, tied to the Hexenstein. She was charged with the mouse plague in the village and imprisoned in the castle prison. Under the threat of torture, she confessed to a neighbor , the mice make to have taught to have magic to and damaged the crop. In addition, she had attended feasts twice on Walpurgis Night on the Blocksberg . The embarrassing neck judgment was carried out on behalf of the von Hopffgarten gentlemen as judge.
- Whitsun and funfair clubs, church choirs, carnival clubs, fire brigades, homeland and cultural clubs, youth clubs, motor sports, shooters and sports clubs create a lively club life.
Personalities
- The writer Ellenora von Hopfgarten (1874–?), Daughter of the castle owner Baron Max von Hopffgarten, lived in Mülverstedt at the turn of the century . The author published her historical stories and poems under the pseudonym Ella von Haineck .
literature
- Karin Fey: Chronicle of the community Mülverstedt at the foot of the Hainich in Thuringia. From the beginning until 2004 . Rockstuhl, Bad Langensalza 2005, ISBN 3-937135-36-7 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Wolfgang Kahl : First mention of Thuringian towns and villages. A manual. 5th, improved and considerably enlarged edition. Rockstuhl, Bad Langensalza 2010, ISBN 978-3-86777-202-0 , p. 186.
- ↑ Thuringian Law and Ordinance Gazette No. 14/2018 p. 795 ff. , Accessed on January 13, 2019
- ↑ Local elections in Thuringia on June 7th, 2009. Elections for community and city council members. Preliminary results. (PDF; 1.9 MB) Retrieved February 3, 2010 .
- ↑ http://www.wahlen.thueringen.de/datenbank/wahl1/wahl.asp?wahlart=GW&wjahr=2014&habenErg=GEM&wknr=064&gemnr=64047
- ↑ Local elections in Thuringia on June 6, 2010. Elections for community and city council members. Preliminary results. Retrieved June 6, 2010 .
- ↑ Karin Fuls, Karin Fey: The Hainich Trachtenhaus . In: moment. The culture magazine from the middle of Germany . No. 6, 2008, ZDB -ID 2192647-5 , p. 38-39 .
- ↑ The Mülverstedter witch trial.
- ↑ Rainer Lämmerhirt : The act of "Hanns Henning Harseim" (story by the writer E. von Hopffgarten) . In: WERRATAL news . No. 52/53, 1992, ZDB -ID 30244-2 , p. 7 .
