Marksuhl

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Marksuhl
community Gerstungen
Marksuhl coat of arms
Coordinates: 50 ° 55 ′ 0 ″  N , 10 ° 11 ′ 59 ″  E
Height : 245 m
Area : 65.16 km²
Residents : 2784  (December 31, 2016)
Population density : 43 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 6th July 2018
Postal code : 99834
Area code : 036925
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Marksuhl in the south of the municipality of Gerstungen

Marksuhl is a district of the Gerstungen community in the Wartburg district in Thuringia .

geography

Marksuhl is located in the center of the Wartburg district , approx. 15 kilometers south of Eisenach .

The Stopfelskuppe is the northernmost example of the Rhön volcanism.

The landscape around Marksuhl is characterized in the north by the heights of the western Thuringian Forest with the Rennsteig and in the south by the Frauenseer Forest. The highest point ( 565  m above sea level ) in the municipality is a section of the slope on Todtemann , a hill on the Rennsteig near Ruhla. Stopfelskuppe ( 412.9  m above sea level ) and Mörderskopf ( 377.9  m above sea level ) are located in the Förthaer district . Part of the Wilhelmsthaler district is the hilltop on the Hohe Sonne ( 445.7  m above sea level ) and the Hirschstein ( 463.5  m above sea level ). Milmesberg ( 461.2  m above sea level ) and Eichberg ( 453.9  m above sea level ) are located in the Eckhardtshausen district . In the Burghardtroda district is the Blue Mountain ( 405.4  m above sea level ) and in the Marksuhl district: Mordberg ( 453.6  m above sea level ), Die Harth ( 409.1  m above sea level ) and Lehnberg ( 447 , 7  m above sea level ).

At the icy Albertsee

The Suhl with its tributaries Eichbach, Mölmesbach, Hammelbach and Zimmergraben forms the natural water system in the southern part of the municipality. The northern part is in the Elte valley with its numerous, mostly nameless, source streams. With the construction of the Wilhelmsthal hunting lodge , the Wilhelmsthaler See was created . In the 19th century, the Altenberger See was created in the Eckardtshausen district . The Hautsee with its floating island and the neighboring Albertsee are located on the boundary of Dönges . Between the district of Lindigshof and Ettenhausen an der Suhl, the Ettenhausen dam has been located in the course of the Suhl since the late 1980s .

history

The Marksuhl area was mentioned as early as 900 in documents from the Fulda monastery . The taxes and rights recorded with Sulaha are still low. The Marksuhl, surrounded by extensive forests, gained importance through the founding of Eisenach and the construction of the Vachaer Werra Bridge in the 13th century . Marksuhl thus became the preferred resting place and stage on the Vachaer Straße. In 1440 the place was mentioned as Margtsula in a document. The Lords of Herda were enfeoffed with goods in Marksuhl from 1447, for which they had to secure the escort on the trade routes to Eisenach. At this time Marksuhl belonged to the Creuzburg office in the Duchy of Saxony . The builders Heinrich Winter and Hans Gnüge took over the construction of the church tower in 1454, two bells were ordered from an Apolda bell founder in 1463, and the nave is said to have been added in 1480 (due to lack of funds).

The movement of goods was of great importance as the economic basis of the settlement. The numerous steep ravines north and south of the village required multiple haulage and tensioning services, blacksmiths, wagons, rope makers, saddlers, tanners and other craftsmen settled here. An infirmary was built on the outskirts to care for the sick and injured . The Marksuhler Dorfschulze was responsible for collecting the road tolls and escort taxes . The escort house was the first official building in town. The names of the inns have been handed down: Goldener Engel , Goldene Krone , Zum Hirsch , Halber Mond , Goldener Stern and Grüner Baum . The Marksuhler population also owned a community tavern and a wine cellar.

Around 1530 the Marksuhl parish became Lutheran . The first pastors were Heinrich Wahn, Balthasar Wilhelm and Bernhard Lengsfeld. The pastor Andreas Thomeyer from Marksuhl was entangled in the fierce theological disputes about Matthias Flacius' ideas and his office was removed.

After the division of Erfurt in 1572, the Duchy of Saxony-Weimar was split up and Marksuhl was henceforth part of the Duchy of Saxony-Coburg-Eisenach , which was initially ruled jointly by the brothers Johann Casimir and Johann Ernst in Coburg . From 1587, Johann Ernst had his own castle built opposite the church in Marksuhl, which was in the Eisenach part of the principality. The building planned as a hunting lodge was completed in 1591, it was a wedding present to the young duke. In the following year, the Duchess and the firstborn died in childbed, they were buried in the Creuzburg Church, Duke Ernst avoided visiting the Marksuhl Castle from then on; it was now used as an armory and office building.

Marksuhl was badly hit during the Thirty Years War . First a fever epidemic broke out in 1634, claiming 139 deaths and in 1635 the plague followed with more than 150 deaths. The place was raided and set on fire several times during the course of the war, the residents fled into the forests for months, and famines ensued until in 1639 there were hardly any residents in Marksuhl. After the war, only 31 of 163 houses were still inhabited, only 44 men remained alive, and the livestock had been consumed.

The hunting-loving Duke Johann Georg I from Eisenach made Marksuhl his place of residence from 1662 to 1672 without withdrawing the administration and authorities from Eisenach. The Marksuhler church was still in a bad state of construction around 1660, so in 1667 a comprehensive renovation took place inside and an extension of the nave to the west.

As early as 1700, the Marksuhl market square had an extraordinary sight. The linden trees planted in the middle of the square had been prepared as dancing linden trees , the branches covered most of the market square. In 1736 a covered wooden connecting bridge was built between the castle and the church, this made it possible to visit the aristocratic church lodges without contact with the population.

The first wool spinning factory was established in Marksuhl in 1758. In 1833 a textile factory was built and a brick kiln was built at the barracks. From 1819 a garrison with 200 soldiers was founded in Marksuhl , the barracks were on the southern outskirts. In 1827 a military maneuver was carried out near Marksuhl in the presence of Grand Duke Karl August von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach and his state guests from the ducal houses of Sachsen-Meiningen and Hessen-Philippsthal-Barchfeld .

As early as 1813, the expansion of the Marksuhler Strasse in the direction of Förtha – Eisenach and Dönges – Vacha began. For this purpose, the quarry in the Stopfelskuppe near Förtha was expanded. The Marksuhler Chaussee made traffic in the Eisenacher Oberland considerably easier. With the construction of the Werra Railway in 1858, Marksuhl got a railway connection. The basalt quarry "Pflasterkaute" (geological natural monument) on the way to Förtha has now been developed for construction. At the Marksuhler Bahnhof a "prince station" was set up for arriving state guests from Jagdschloss Wilhelmsthal.

During the Second World War, 70 to 90 prisoners of war housed in the castle's stables had to do forced labor for the Thuringian Forestry Office in Wilhelmsthal . Another 33 women and men were employed by farmers in Marksuhl and its present-day districts.

Marksuhl was a fulfilling community for the communities Ettenhausen an der Suhl and Wolfsburg-Unkeroda until July 6, 2018 .

On July 6, 2018, Marksuhl was incorporated into the Gerstungen community.

Population development

Development of the population:

  • 1994: 1894
  • 1995: 1881
  • 1996: 3447
  • 1997: 3438
  • 1998: 3454
  • 1999: 3402
  • 2000: 3390
  • 2001: 3351
  • 2002: 3315
  • 2003: 3283
  • 2004: 3259
  • 2005: 3232
  • 2006: 3181
  • 2007: 3147
  • 2008: 3129
  • 2009: 3080
  • 2010: 3032
  • 2011: 2991
  • 2012: 2912
  • 2013: 2848
  • 2014: 2830
  • 2015: 2825
  • 2016: 2784
Data source: from 1994 to 2016 Thuringian State Office for Statistics - values ​​from December 31

politics

Former parish structure

Former parish structure

The following belonged to the community of Marksuhl:

Former councilor

The town council of Marksuhl last consisted of 16 councilors and councilors and was composed as follows:

  • CDU : 2 seats
  • The left : 2 seats
  • Independent Citizens Movement (UBB): 3 seats
  • Citizens for the municipality: 7 seats

(As of: local elections on May 25, 2014 )

Former mayor

The full-time mayor in Marksuhl was Martin Trostmann (independent) from 1990 until the municipality was dissolved in 2018 . He was last re-elected on March 16, 2014 and received 89.2 percent of the vote.

District Mayor

After the incorporation, Trostmann acted as the district mayor . In the election of the district mayor on July 5, 2020, he did not run for health reasons. Heiko Ißleib was his successor.

Attractions

  • View over Marksuhl

  • The renaissance castle built between 1581 and 1591

  • St. Hubertus church with steeple from 1453

  • Castle with church

Economy and Infrastructure

Economic development

After 1990, internationally active mechanical engineering and metal processing companies have settled in the 20.48 hectare Im Meilesfelde industrial park on the eastern outskirts of Marksuhl:

  • Hirschvogel Automotive Group with the plants Hirschvogel Eisenach GmbH and Hirschvogel Aluminum GmbH
  • FMT Produktions-GmbH & Co. KG
  • Ruhlamat GmbH Marksuhl
  • Agricultural cooperative Marksuhl eG

Public facilities

  • Thuringian Forest Administration, Thuringian Forestry Office Marksuhl

education

The main school Schlossparkschule

For the students from Marksuhl and the surrounding area there is a state primary school in Förtha and the state rule school Schlosspark-Schule in Marksuhl. The Volkshochschule Wartburgkreis has courses available at its branch in Marksuhl.

traffic

Road traffic

Marksuhl can be reached via the B 84 from Eisenach and Vacha . The B 19 runs through the Wilhelmsthal district , leading north to Eisenach and south to Meiningen on the A 71 . The closest motorway junctions to the A 4 are junction 36 ( Gerstungen ) and 39 ( Eisenach-West ), each about 15 kilometers away . The L1023 leads via Wünschensuhl to Berka / Werra and Ettenhausen an der Suhl and Moorgrund. The L1020 leads via Förtha and Oberellen to Gerstungen. The L3020 leads from Wilhelmsthal to Förtha and connects the B 19 with the B 84. The district Burkhardtroda is reached via Kreisstraße 9, Eckardtshausen via Kreisstraße 11.

Rail transport

There are stops of the Werra Railway in Förtha, Marksuhl and Ettenhausen an der Suhl . There is a connection to the Intercity and ICE network of Deutsche Bahn in Eisenach .

Transportation

Bus routes operated by the Wartburgmobil transport company connect the town with Eisenach , Vacha and Kupfersuhl . Verkehr Werra OHG provides the connection to Gerstungen .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Official topographic maps of Thuringia 1: 10,000. Wartburgkreis, district of Gotha, district-free city of Eisenach . In: Thuringian Land Survey Office (Hrsg.): CD-ROM series Top10 . CD 2. Erfurt 1999.
  2. ↑ Döpel, Geschichte von Marksuhl pp. 16–26
  3. ↑ a b Döpel, story of Marksuhl. The parish. Pp. 28-32
  4. ^ Döpel: History of Marksuhl. The lock . Pp. 42-51
  5. ^ Döpel: History of Marksuhl. Marksuhl in wartime. Pp. 83-96
  6. ^ Döpel, story of Marksuhl. The old market linden tree, p. 78f
  7. ↑ Thuringian Association of the Persecuted of the Nazi Regime - Association of Antifascists and Study Group of German Resistance 1933–1945 (ed.): Heimatgeschichtlicher Wegweiser to places of resistance and persecution 1933–1945, series: Heimatgeschichtliche Wegweiser Volume 8 Thüringen, Erfurt 2003, p. 326 , ISBN 3-88864-343-0
  8. ↑ Thuringian Law and Ordinance Gazette No. 7 2018 of July 5, 2018 , accessed on July 6, 2018
  9. ↑ Local elections in Thuringia on May 25, 2014. Elections of the community and city council members. Preliminary results. The regional returning officer, accessed on May 26, 2014 .
  10. ↑ Martin Trostmann re-elected as Mayor of Marksuhl , accessed on March 17, 2014
  11. ↑ Jensen Zlotowicz: Michael Regenbogen clearly beats the incumbent in Ifta , Thüringer Allgemeine / Eisenacher Allgemeine, edition of July 6, 2020
  12. ↑ http://www.marksuhl.de/scripts/angebote/3120 , accessed on January 28, 2013
  13. ↑ Thuringian Forestry Office Marksuhl , accessed on January 28, 2013
  14. ↑ vhs-wartburgkreis.de , accessed on March 17, 2014
  15. ↑ Thuringian Land Surveying Office TK350 overview map - Thuringia, Erfurt (from 1991)

literature

  • Waldemar Döpel: History of Marksuhl . Printing and publishing house of the Hofbuchdruckerei Eisenach H. Kahle, Eisenach 1909.
  • C. Gerlach: The community of Marksuhl from 1883–1907 . Printing and publishing house of the Hofbuchdruckerei Eisenach H. Kahle, Eisenach 1908.

Web links

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