Michelsberg (Schwalmstadt)

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Michelsberg
City of Schwalmstadt
Coordinates: 50 ° 57 ′ 50 ″  N , 9 ° 14 ′ 22 ″  E
Height : 219 m above sea level NHN
Area : 6.35 km²
Residents : 254  (Dec. 31, 2018)
Population density : 40 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : August 1, 1972
Postal code : 34613
Area code : 06691
Michelsberg
Michelsberg

Michelsberg is a district of Schwalmstadt in the north Hessian Schwalm-Eder district .

geography

The place is about seven kilometers north of Treysa or Ziegenhain and about 18 kilometers southwest of Homberg (Efze) and about 15 kilometers south of Borken . It is about 220 m above sea level. NN (at the church) at the foot of his "local mountain" Landsburg in a small side valley of the Gers, a right tributary of the nearby Schwalm .

history

church

Michelsberg was first mentioned in a document from the Immichenhain monastery in 1256 . The village church was originally a Romanesque hall building and was therefore probably built in the middle of the 12th century. It is one of the oldest churches in the area. It can therefore be assumed that the village is a lot older. On the nearby Gerstenberg, Count Johann I von Ziegenhain built a fortress , the Landsburg, in 1343 . It served as protection against Jesberg Castle in Mainz . The Gerstenberg was already settled in the Celtic times when there was a refuge there .

The Landsburg changed hands several times after 1450, the end of the County of Ziegenhain , before finally becoming part of the Landgraviate of Hesse again in 1544 . However, after disputes, the castle fell into disrepair in the same century. But she still gives her name to the former Gerstenberg today. Today the Landsburg belongs to the district of Michelsberg.

During the Thirty Years' War Michelsberg suffered great destruction, many houses were destroyed and the number of villagers was greatly decimated. The village was only able to recover slowly from this severe blow.

Michelsberg gained importance very early on through his pottery and brick production, which can be traced back to the abundant clay deposits in the vicinity. At the height of this craft, almost 70 percent of the population lived from this branch of business. The last pottery kiln closed in 1905.

Another Michelsberg treasure trove, the basalt rock of the Landsburg, took over the function of an important source of income for the place in the course of the 20th century. To this day, Michelsberg basalt is a well-known term both on construction sites and in modern art.

On August 1, 1972, Michelsberg lost its political independence in the course of the municipal reform and was incorporated into the town of Schwalmstadt. At the beginning of the 1990s, Michelsberg was included in the village renewal program, as a result of which some major structural changes were made in the village.

In 2006, the 750th anniversary celebrations, the biggest event in recent years, took place in Michelsberg.

politics

Local advisory board

In the election for the local advisory board on March 6, 2016, the following distribution of seats resulted:

Parties and constituencies Percentage ownership % Seats
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 53.80 3
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 46.20 2
total 100.0 5

Members (April 2016)
Mayor: Andreas Göbel (CDU)
Deputy. Mayor: Günther Kirchhoff (SPD)
Andrea Böttger (SPD)
Regina Haust (CDU)
Horst Köhler (CDU)
Secretary: Sascha Ritterfeld (CDU) (not entitled to vote)

Sights and cultural monuments

The center around the small church is characterized by a large number of half-timbered houses .

  • Half-timbered house Am Kirchrain 8

  • Half-timbered house An der Landsburg 5b

  • Half-timbered house Am Kirchrain

  • Half-timbered house, Hintergasse 8

  • Half-timbered house An der Landsburg 7

  • Half-timbered house An der Landsburg 6

For the listed buildings of the place see the list of cultural monuments in Michelsberg (Schwalmstadt) .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Numbers / data / facts. In: website. City of Schwalmstadt, accessed August 2020 .
  2. ↑ Population figures on December 31, 2018. In: website. City of Schwalmstadt, accessed August 2020 .
  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. 412 .
  4. ^ Website of Michelsberg's local advisory board

Web links

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