Molzbach

Molzbach City of Hünfeld Coordinates: 50 ° 40 ′ 1 ″ N , 9 ° 47 ′ 59 ″ E
Height :	319 (313–337) m above sea level NHN
Area :	6.06 km² [LAGIS]
Residents :	173 (Dec. 31, 2013)
Population density :	29 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	1st February 1971
Postal code :	36088
Area code :	06652

Molzbach is a district of Hünfeld in the eastern Hessian district of Fulda .

Geographical location

The Molzbach district is located on the northwestern foothills of the Rhön , in the Hessian Rhön Nature Park and on the western edge of the Rhön Biosphere Reserve . The main town of Hünfeld is located northwest of Molzbach. North of the Nüst influx Molzbach carrying resort rises Rößberg .

history

The prehistoric settlement is proven by numerous barrows from the Bronze, Hallstatt and La Tène periods, which were uncovered north of the village on Bomberg and south of the village on Sandstrauch. Grave goods of the girl from Molzbach are in the Konrad-Zuse-Museum in Hünfeld.

The village was first mentioned in a document in 1334. The Catholic branch church St. Anna was built in 1850/51.

On February 1, 1971, the previously independent community was incorporated into the city of Hünfeld.

Regular events

The Hutzel fire is traditionally burned on the first Sunday after Ash Wednesday . It is supposed to drive out winter and usher in spring.

traffic

Local public transport is provided by the Fulda local transport company with bus route 75.

literature

Adrian Seib: Cultural monuments in Hessen. District Fulda II. Burghaun, Eiterfeld, Hünfeld, Nüsttal, Rasdorf. State Office for Monument Preservation Hesse (editor and publisher), Wiesbaden 2011, ISBN 978-3-8062-2607-2 , pp. 352–357.
Literature on Molzbach in the Hessian Bibliography

Web links

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

The districts on the city of Hünfeld's website.
Molzbach. Local history, information. In: www.molzbach.de. Private website; accessed on July 21, 2018
Molzbach, District of Fulda. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of September 17, 2015). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).

Individual evidence

↑ Population statistics of the Fulda district , accessed in September 2015.
^ 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 , para. 25 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 6.2 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 / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 399 .

[1] Population statistics of the Fulda district , accessed in September 2015.

[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 , para. 25 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 6.2 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 / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 399 .