Mackenzell

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Mackenzell
City of Hünfeld
Coordinates: 50 ° 39 ′ 20 ″  N , 9 ° 47 ′ 19 ″  E
Height : 277  (261-427)  m above sea level NHN
Area : 8.84 km²  [LAGIS]
Residents : 1690  (Dec. 31, 2013)
Population density : 191 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st February 1971
Postal code : 36088
Area code : 06652

Mackenzell is a district of Hünfeld in the eastern Hessian district of Fulda .

geography

The village lies on the Nüst River and the Molzbach in the Hessian Rhön . Hünfeld is in the northwest, 1 km away; Fulda is about 16 km away. Mackenzell is on the L 3176 state road .

history

The oldest and best-known theory about the origin of the place through numerous publications relates to a deed of donation to the Fulda monastery from June 18, 824. "Mattencella" is mentioned in it; Today's Mackenzell is said to have emerged from this. According to recent research, however, “Mattencella” is a desert in Franconia .

According to the theory of Konrad Lübeck (1937) Mackenzell was founded in 740 as a so-called monastery of the Fulda monastery . Well known is the Macconen family who owned land in the Nüst Valley area. According to Lübeck, Count Macco founded the monastery, whose bailiwick he later bequeathed to his son Matto.

Today it is assumed that Mackenzell was only founded around the year 1000. This can be concluded from the name Mackenzell, a name given in the high Middle Ages.

The current name Mackenzell was first mentioned in 1146 in connection with Bertho von Macgencella, a ministerial of Hersfeld Abbey . Until the end of the HRR , Mackenzell was the seat of the Mackenzell Upper Office .

On February 1, 1971, the previously independent community was incorporated into the city of Hünfeld.

Excavations

During the development of a new building area in the west of Mackenzell in 2001, the remains of a Celtic settlement were found. As a result, the development work was stopped until the excavations were finished. The foundations of some Celtic buildings and the remains of kilns for ceramic production , in which ceramic shards were still found, came to light . The street names of today's new building area as well as two almost faithfully restored buildings from the Celtic era point to this past.

politics

After the local elections in March 2006, five of the nine places on the local council were occupied by representatives of the CDU , three advisory council members belonged to the SPD , one of the CWE voters . In 2011 the SPD lost one seat to the CWE. The head of the village is Annette Trapp (CDU).

Buildings

Weißenborn chapel with cemetery in Mackenzell

Castle and moated castle

In 1146 the Lords of Mackenzell were first mentioned in a document. At this time, Alt-Mackenzell was still unpaved. It was not until 1253 that the walls and ramparts were fortified by Prince Abbot Heinrich IV von Erthal . In 1273, Prince Abbot Bertho IV von Bimbach captured the castle and destroyed it. From 1334 the castle belonged to those of Bimbach and Schenkenwald, later the Lords of Buchenau acquired the majority. In 1415 the castle came into the possession of the Fulda prince abbot. A coat of arms above the entrance to the stair tower still bears witness to this today. The castle was expanded from 1606 to 1622 by Prince Abbot Johann Friedrich von Schwalbach . When it was rebuilt in 1923, it was used as a chief forester's house. In 1952 the castle was acquired by the municipality and rented out as living space. After the transition to private ownership in 1968, the castle was converted into a castle hotel and operated as such for some time. In 1973 the Order of the Good Templars acquired the castle in order to run it as a specialist clinic for addicts. The Order of the Good Templars has been operating the castle as refugee accommodation since the beginning of 2016.

church

In 1736, Prince Abbot Adolph von Dalberg began building a baroque church. The building was consecrated in 1746 by Prince-Bishop Amand von Buseck . The church stood until the American invasion on April 1, 1945, when it burned down completely after heavy fire. The Mackenzeller had to hold their services in the hall of the Vögler restaurant. On October 24, 1948, the foundation stone for a new church was laid by Diocesan Bishop Johannes Dietz , which was consecrated on May 7, 1950.

Herrenmühle

The Herrenmühle is a mighty, castle-like stone building on the old connection route to Dammersbach. It was built shortly before the Thirty Years War , as indicated by the stone coat of arms of the Fulda prince Abbot Johann Friedrich von Schwalbach (1606–1622) above the entrance. A manorial mill was mentioned as early as 1334. In 1626 it was the scene of a bloody skirmish, and the mill, which ceased operations in 1961, was not spared even during the brief, fierce fighting shortly before the end of the Second World War.

Natural monuments

  • Oak near Mackenzell with a chest height of 6.00 m (2014).

Personalities

literature

  • Georg Landau: Description of the Electorate of Hesse. Fischer, Kassel, 1842, pp. 495–496 ( online at google books )
  • Adrian Seib: Cultural monuments in Hessen. District Fulda II. Burghaun, Eiterfeld, Hünfeld, Nüsttal, Rasdorf. State Office for Monument Preservation Hesse (editor and publisher), Wiesbaden 2011, ISBN 978-3-8062-2607-2 , pp. 321–338.

Web links

Commons : Mackenzell  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Population statistics of the Fulda district , accessed in September 2015.
  2. ↑ a b Aerial photo and text about the Catholic Church ( memento from February 11, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) In: osthessennews.de. Retrieved September 14, 2009.
  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 , para. 25 ( 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 GmbH, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 399 .
  5. ↑ Reconstructed Celtic homestead in Hünfeld-Mackenzell - State Office for Monument Preservation Hesse - Accessed: September 14, 2009
  6. ^ Mackenzell local advisory board ( Memento from June 13, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  7. ↑ Michael Mott : Contemporary witness of the 30 Years War / The historic manor mill near Mackenzell: Once a grain mill, today an electricity supplier, in: Fuldaer Zeitung, 10 Nov. 1994, p. 13
  8. ^ Entry in the directory of monumental oaks . Retrieved January 10, 2017