Malsfeld

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	Coordinates: 51 ° 5 '  N , 9 ° 32'  E
Basic data
State :	Hesse
Administrative region :	kassel
County :	Schwalm-Eder district
Height :	192 m above sea level NHN
Area :	34.49 km 2
Residents:	3895 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	113 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	34323
Primaries :	05661, 05662, 05664
License plate :	HR, FZ, MEG, ZIG
Community key :	06 6 34 013
Address of the municipal administration:	Lindenstrasse 1 34323 Malsfeld
Website :	www.malfeld.de
Mayor :	Herbert Vaupel ( SPD )
Location of the community of Malsfeld in the Schwalm-Eder district

Malsfeld is a municipality on the Fulda in the Schwalm-Eder district in northern Hesse .

geography

Neighboring communities

Malsfeld borders the cities of Felsberg and Melsungen in the north, the municipality of Morschen in the east, the municipality of Knüllwald in the south , and the town of Homberg (Efze) in the west (all in the Schwalm-Eder district).

structure

Protestant Church Malsfeld

Led linden trees in Dagobertshausen

The community consists of the districts Beiseförth , Dagobertshausen , Elfershausen , Mosheim , the core community Malsfeld, Ostheim and Sipperhausen .

Beiseförth

Although it was first mentioned in a document as "Beysenvorte" in 1348, it is estimated that the town was founded in the 8th century. In 1603 "Beysenfort" became a fiefdom of Philipp von Scholley . Until about 1870, shipping on the Fulda with Kassel and Hersfeld was just as important a source of income as linen weaving and later basket weaving .

The former climatic health resort used to be frequently visited by workers from the Ruhr area who were sent to Beiseförth by their companies to relax. In the summer months there were often more visitors than residents in the village.

The ship house at the mouth of the Beise , the basket-making museum and the cable car for pedestrians and cyclists across the Fulda are all worth seeing .

Dagobertshausen

According to a legend, the name Dagobertshausen derives from the Frankish king Dagobert I , who is said to have turned the tide at this place in 631 . However, this name has only been officially used since 1747, before that "Dabelshusen", "Dageboldishus" and "Taboldshusen" were also in use.

Dagobert I is said to have donated a church, where the fortified church built around 1400 now stands.

Elfershausen

Elfershausen is first mentioned in 1253, as the whole place from the Viscount of Felsberg the convent Breitenau was made a gift. After the Reformation , the place became the property of the landgrave . Since 1770 the "Domain Elfershausen" also included parts of Dagobertshausen; the domain was dissolved in 1971. The amalgamation of Elfershausen with Malsfeld was the beginning of the later "Greater Malsfeld", which was formed as part of the local government reform.

The Sälzerweg , a trade route between Leipzig and Frankfurt , runs north of Elfershausen. The inhabitants of Elfershausen were mainly active in agriculture.

Mosheim

Mosheim is the oldest part of the community of Malsfeld, which has existed since 1974.

The village has about 480 inhabitants. With its new development area, it is designed for growth. Many roads were renewed after a modern sewer system was built. As part of the village renewal program of the state of Hesse, Lindenplatz received a village well. The memorial was given a new place. With green spaces, the place has a new look. More than 30 independent companies and tradespeople are based in the village.

The image of the center of Mosheim is still dominated by rural farms, although only a few farms are still run by full-time farmers. The stables that have become vacant are increasingly being used by horse lovers as shelters. The people of Mosheim maintain social and cultural life in the rural women’s club, the Tauber club “Mosenberger Bote”, the sports club TSV Ost-Mosheim and the still young Heimatverein. The volunteer fire brigade has training and recreation rooms. The village community center offers space for family celebrations, club meetings or assemblies in several rooms.

Malsfeld

Malsfeld is the largest town in the municipality in terms of population. The town hall is also located here. It is now almost directly connected to Beiseförth via the Fährberg.

Ostheim

Ostheim was first mentioned in a document between 1145 and 1159. Basalt was mined in quarries , as was lignite in opencast and underground mining.

Sipperhausen

Sipperhausen lies between Homberg / Efze and Melsungen . It is first mentioned in a document in 943 as a deserted "Swidburg", then in 1142 as "Swipergehusen". The district also includes the settlement Bubenrode , a manor first mentioned in 1407, which was divided into five individual farms in 1956.

history

The place was first mentioned in writing in the 12th century.

On February 1, 1971, joined in the course of administrative reform in Hesse municipalities Elfershausen and Malsfeld merged to Malsfeld together . On April 1, 1972, Dagobertshausen was added. On 1 January 1974, the municipalities Malsfeld, Beiseförth, Mosheim (was powerful state law county Fritzlar-Homberg ), Ostheim and Sipperhausen (county Fritzlar-Homberg) for new large community Malsfeld together . At the same time, Malsfeld moved to the newly established Schwalm-Eder district. Malsfeld was designated as the seat of the municipal administration. Local districts were set up for all formerly independent communities .

politics

Community representation

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

Distribution of seats in the municipal council 2016      A total of 23 seats SPD : 11 FDP : 2 CDU : 3rd GL : 7
	Parties and constituencies		% 2016	Seats 2016	% 2011	Seats 2011	% 2006	Seats 2006	% 2001	Seats 2001
	SPD	Social Democratic Party of Germany	48.1	11	52.2	12	56.5	13	54.6	13
	GL	Community list Hochland-Fuldatal	29.1	7th	25.8	6th	20.9	5	25.4	6th
	CDU	Christian Democratic Union of Germany	14.3	3	16.1	4th	17.2	4th	18.6	4th
	FDP	Free Democratic Party	8.5	2	5.9	1	5.4	1	-	-
	FWG	Free voter community Malsfeld	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.3	0
	total		100.0	23	100.0	23	100.0	23	100.0	23
	Voter turnout in%		62.3		60.5		61.2		71.5

mayor

The first and so far only directly elected mayor is Herbert Vaupel (SPD). He was first elected on November 30, 1997, he was confirmed in office on February 15, 2004 and February 7, 2010. On March 6, 2016, the day of the local elections , he was re-elected for a further term without opposing candidates.

coat of arms

The coat of arms was approved on June 26, 1981 by the Hessian Ministry of the Interior.

Blazon : "In the blue shield, the gold-armored and red-tongued Hessian lion , divided seven times by red and silver , which rests its left paw on a shield, in it in gold two red ostrich feathers facing away from each other."

The depiction of the Hessian lion with a red top stripe is unusual. There are therefore also coats of arms depicting the "usual" Hessian lion (with a white uppermost stripe),

flag

The flag was approved on April 30, 1986 by the Hessian Ministry of the Interior.

"Between the narrow blue side stripes a wide golden central track, which is covered in the upper half with the municipal coat of arms."

Partnerships

Malsfeld has had partnerships with Bag in Hungary since 1996, Moyaux in France since 1984 and Unterschönau in Thuringia since 1990.

Culture and sights

Museums

• Basket-making museum in Beiseförth
• Brewery museum in Malsfeld

Culinary specialties

Malsfeld beer; Meat and sausage products from Dagobertshausen, Ostheim and Beiseförth

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Malsfeld is the name of a junction on the federal motorway 7 . In Malsfeld and the district of Beiseförth there is also a stop on the Bebra-Baunatal-Guntershausen railway line with a local transport stop . A transshipment station for container traffic is also attached. The following cycle paths lead through the municipality :

• The Hessian Radfernweg R1 (Fulda-Radweg) leads over 250 km from the heights of the Rhön along the Fulda to Bad Karlshafen on the Weser .
• The Hessian long-distance cycle route R5 (North Hesse route Eder-Fulda-Werra) leads over 220 km from Willingen in the Upland along the southern shore of the Edersee , via Homberg (Efze) and Rotenburg an der Fulda to Wanfried an der Werra .
• The D-Route 9 (Weser-Romantic Road) leads from the North Sea via Bremen, Kassel, Fulda and the Taubertal to Füssen in Allgäu (1,197 km).

leisure

• Camping site with swimming lake on the Fulda

Personalities

• Wilhelm Ellenberger (1848–1929), founder of modern veterinary anatomy; born in Beiseförth
• Anneliese Bläsing (1923–1996), member of the state parliament of the NPD, born in Malsfeld
• Karl Mihm (* 1934), member of the CDU state parliament, lives in Malsfeld
• Leo (Levy) Rosenblatt , German teacher and educator, born in Beiseförth

Web links

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

• Internet presence of the municipality of Malsfeld
• History of Malsfeld and districts In: www.archiv-malsfeld.de. Malsfelder Association for Documentation and Archiving eV
• Malsfeld, municipality, Schwalm-Eder district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
• Malsfeld, Schwalm-Eder district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).

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. ^ 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 34 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 6.2 MB ]).
3. ↑ Law on the reorganization of the districts Fritzlar-Homberg, Melsungen and Ziegenhain (GVBl. II 330-22) of September 28, 1973 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1973 No. 25 , p. 356 , §§ 13 and 27 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 2,3 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. 405 .
5. ^ Result of the municipal election on March 6, 2016. Hessian State Statistical Office, accessed in April 2016 . 
6. ^ Hessian State Statistical Office: Result of the municipal elections on March 27, 2011
7. ^ Hessian State Statistical Office: Result of the municipal elections on March 26, 2006
8. ↑ Hessian State Statistical Office: direct elections in Malsfeld
9. ↑ Approval of a coat of arms of the municipality of Malsfeld, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis dated June 26, 1981 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1981 No. 28 , p. 1402 , point 820 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 3.2 MB ]).
10. ↑ for example: Welcome to the community of Malsfeld. Malsfeld municipality, accessed on June 6, 2013 .  - The information board shown in the photo next to the mayor shows the Hessian lion in the coat of arms in the usual representation with a white head.
11. ^ Approval of a flag of the community of Malsfeld, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis from April 30, 1986 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (Ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1986 No. 20 , p. 1050 , point 491 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 3.6 MB ]).