Mengsberg
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Mengsberg
City of Neustadt (Hesse)
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| Height : | 280 m |
| Residents : | 839 (June 30, 2018) |
| Incorporation : | 1st January 1974 |
| Postal code : | 35279 |
| Area code : | 06692 |
Mengsberg is a district of Neustadt (Hessen) in the central Hessian district of Marburg-Biedenkopf .
geography
Mengsberg is about 6 km north of Neustadt (Hesse) and six kilometers west of Schwalmstadt , between the B 3 and the B 454 . Mengsberg is located on the southern slope of the Gilserberg highlands, on the edge of the Schwalm area, 310 meters above sea level. d. M., on the Rhine-Weser watershed . A distant view of the Knüllberge panorama is possible from Mengsberg's heights.
history
The " Knickwandtopf von Mengsberg" in the Hessisches Landesmuseum in Kassel , a vessel from the time of the Merovingians, suggests that the area around Mengsberg was already settled in the 6th or 7th century. The village was first mentioned in a document from the Haina monastery in 1294 . The oldest contemporary witnesses are the large linden trees above the pond (old fairground).
In 1360/67 a church in Mengsberg is mentioned for the first time in the Ziegenhainer Urbar.
A parish church in Mengsberg has been documented since 1475, but it burned down in the great fire on September 15, 1875.
In 1879 the foundation stone for today's church was laid and in 1883 it was consecrated.
On January 1, 1974, the formerly independent municipality Mengsberg became a district of Neustadt (Hesse) by means of state law in the course of the regional reform in Hesse . Until then it belonged to the district of Ziegenhain .
population
Population development
Source: Historical local dictionary
| • 1585: | 50 house seats |
| • 1639: | 30 men, 5 widows |
| • 1681: | 33 house seats, 4 committee |
| • 1747: | 47 fireplaces |
| • 1782: | 52 houses including 3 mills and 3 construction sites |
| Mengsberg: Population from 1747 to 2018 | ||||
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| year | Residents | |||
| 1747 | 356 | |||
| 1834 | 500 | |||
| 1840 | 546 | |||
| 1846 | 576 | |||
| 1852 | 593 | |||
| 1858 | 548 | |||
| 1864 | 560 | |||
| 1871 | 503 | |||
| 1875 | 478 | |||
| 1885 | 530 | |||
| 1895 | 501 | |||
| 1905 | 528 | |||
| 1910 | 555 | |||
| 1925 | 590 | |||
| 1939 | 679 | |||
| 1946 | 1,027 | |||
| 1950 | 955 | |||
| 1956 | 864 | |||
| 1961 | 834 | |||
| 1967 | 837 | |||
| 1974 | 876 | |||
| 2008 | 950 | |||
| 2012 | 863 | |||
| 2018 | 839 | |||
| Data source: Historical municipality register for Hesse: The population of the municipalities from 1834 to 1967. Wiesbaden: Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt, 1968. Further sources:; City of Neustadt (Hesse) | ||||
Religious affiliation
Source: Historical local dictionary
| • 1861: | 557 Evangelical Reformed , 5 Evangelical Lutheran and one Roman Catholic inhabitant. |
| • 1885: | 528 Protestant (= 99.62%), 2 Catholic (= 0.38%) residents |
| • 1961: | 733 Protestant (= 87.89%), 88 Catholic (= 10.55%) residents |
Gainful employment
Source: Historical local dictionary
| • 1782: | Labor force: 4 millers, 2 blacksmiths, 3 wagons, 5 linen weavers, 2 benders , 3 tailors, 1 brickmaker, 2 landlords and brandy bar, 6 day laborers, 4 shepherds. |
| • 1838: | Families: 39 agriculture, 6 trades, 43 day laborers. |
| • 1961: | Labor force: 204 agriculture and forestry, 185 manufacturing, 34 trade and transport, 25 services and other. |
politics
The local advisory council has 7 members (SPD: 5; CDU: 2). The mayor is Karlheinz Kurz (SPD).
Associations and public institutions
In Mengsberg there are many clubs (fraternity, wind group, pigeon club, evangelical women's choir, volunteer fire brigade, home and beautification club, men's choir, motorcycle friends 1993, riding and driving club, shooting club, TSV Mengsberg 1926, local VdK group), a primary school, a kindergarten , an indoor swimming pool and a riding arena.
Web links
- Districts In: Internet presence of the city of Neustadt (Hessen).
- Mengsberg, Marburg-Biedenkopf district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
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- ↑ "Life and City Info - Population Numbers of the City of Neustadt" on the city of Neustadt's website, accessed on October 30, 2018
- ↑ Walter Gömpel: history. In: Mengsberg.eu. Accessed January 30, 2020 .
- ↑ 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 , § 26 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 2,3 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, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 403 .
- ↑ a b c d Mengsberg, Marburg-Biedenkopf district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of October 16, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
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