Meckbach (Ludwigsau)

Meckbach municipality Ludwigsau Coordinates: 50 ° 55 ′ 7 " N , 9 ° 47 ′ 33" E
Height :	218 (211-236) m above sea level NHN
Area :	21.51 km²
Residents :	597 (December 31, 2015)
Population density :	28 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	August 1, 1972
Postal code :	36251
Primaries :	06621, 06670

Meckbach is a district of the municipality of Ludwigsau in northeast Hesse in the Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in the eastern part of the Knüll .

geography

The place is on the edge of the Seulingswald in the Fulda valley on the Meckbach, which gave the place its name. State road 3254 runs through the village .

history

Archaeological excavations show that the area was inhabited as early as the Neolithic . The place was first mentioned in writing in 1233.

From the 16th century to 1821, Meckbach belonged to the Breitenbach court seat with the associated villages of Breitenbach, Lüdersdorf and Mecklar. Above the village lies the desert of Ulenrode.

On August 1, 1972, as part of the regional reform in Hesse , Meckbach was incorporated into the Ludwigsau community.

In 1991 the place won the competition: " Our village should be more beautiful ". A motocross event takes place in Meckbach every year.

Infrastructure

There is a village community center in the village . The public transport , the ÜWAG Bus GmbH with the line 320 safe.

Web links

District of Meckbach on the website of the municipality of Ludwigsau.
Meckbach, Hersfeld-Rotenburg district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
Literature about Meckbach in the Hessian Bibliography

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b district of Meckbach on the website of the municipality of Ludwigsau, accessed in August 2018.
↑ 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 , § 5 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 1,2 MB ]).
^ 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. 397 .

[DF-1] strict of Meckbach on the website of the municipality of Ludwigsau, accessed in August 2018.

[2] 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 , § 5 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 1,2 MB ]).

[3] 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. 397 .