Niederjossa

Niederjossa Market town of Niederaula Coordinates: 50 ° 46 ′ 27 ″ N , 9 ° 33 ′ 59 ″ E
Height :	228 (218-239) m
Area :	6.61 km²
Residents :	697 (December 31, 2015)
Population density :	105 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	December 31, 1971
Postal code :	36272
Area code :	06625
	Seen from the air

View of Niederjossa

Niederjossa is the southernmost part of the market town of Niederaula in the Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in East Hesse . It is located south of the main town in the Waldhessen region on the Jossa . Not far from the town, the river flows into the Fulda .

history

782 later Emperor gives Charlemagne the monastery Hersfeld goods in place of the then "Geazahe" is called. The spelling of the place name changes via Iazaho and Nyderyassa to today's Niederjossa .

Archaeological finds and barrows suggest that there was a settlement in the Stone Age .

In the Middle Ages, the Kurz Hessen , a road from Eisenach to Frankfurt , ran through Niederjossa .

On December 31, 1971 Niederjossa was incorporated into the municipality of Niederaula.

Culture and sights

Dolles village

In December 2008 Niederjossa was selected for the " Dolles Dorf " series of the Hessian broadcasting company. By winning the telephone vote in May 2009, one could take part in the final round on June 4, 2009 for the Hessentag in Langenselbold.
At the Hessentag in Langenselbold on Sunday, June 7th, 2009, Niederjossa achieved third place in the final title race for the “Dollste Village 2009” of the Hessian broadcasting company. The trophy won was a bronze "Uncle Otto" .

Regular events

Backhausfest on the first weekend in August.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Niederjossa was a railway junction on the Niederaula – Alsfeld and Bad Salzschlirf – Niederjossa railway lines . At the beginning of the 1980s, the last railway operations were stopped.

The federal motorway 7 is north with a junction . The federal road 62 and the state road 3140 meet in the village .

Regionalverkehr Kurhessen GmbH ensures bus traffic .

Cycle paths lead through the village :

The Hessian Radfernweg R1 (Fulda-Radweg) leads over 250 km from the heights of the Rhön along the Fulda to Bad Karlshafen on the Weser .
The Hessian long-distance cycle route R7 (from the Lahn to the Werra) connects Werra and Taunus over 215 km through the Vogelsberg.
The D-Route 9 (Weser-Romantic Road) leads from the North Sea via Bremen, Kassel, Fulda and the Taubertal to Füssen in Allgäu (1,197 km).

Public facilities

There is a village community center and a kindergarten in the village .

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Figures & data on the Niederaula municipality's website, accessed in March 2018.
^ 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. 396 .

Web links

Niederjossa district In: Website of the Niederaula municipality.
Niederjossa, Hersfeld-Rotenburg district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
Literature about Niederjossa in the Hessian Bibliography

[DF-1] Figures & data on the Niederaula municipality's website, accessed in March 2018.

[2] 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. 396 .