Obergeis

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Obergeis
Municipality Neuenstein
Coordinates: 50 ° 54 ′ 13 ″  N , 9 ° 35 ′ 58 ″  E
Height : 274  (261-554.8)  m above sea level NHN
Area : 15.25 km²
Residents : 826  (2014)
Population density : 54 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : August 1, 1972
Postal code : 36286
Area code : 06677
View of Obergeis
View of Obergeis
View of the commercial area "Auf dem Koppelstück" in Obergeis

Obergeis is a district of the Neuenstein community in the Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in eastern Hesse .

geography

Obergeis is located in Geistal on the B 324 about 10 km from Bad Hersfeld . The Erzebach farm is located within the district marking , about 2.5 kilometers southwest of the town center in the valley of the river of the same name .

history

In 1142 Obergeis was first mentioned when the Hersfeld Ministerial "Dietrich von Geisaha" was mentioned. The village itself is first mentioned as "villula Geisa" and as early as 1259 it was named "superior Geissa". The place became the official and court seat of the Geis Office, to which Obergeis , Untergeis , Gittersdorf, Aua and Biedebach belonged. In the Middle Ages, Obergeis belonged to the clerical principality of Hersfeld . In 1367 the abbot owned the " Bede uz der Geisa", and in 1394 a Hersfeld bailiff "Ynn der Geysa" was mentioned here. In 1590 there were border disputes with the Lords of Wallenstein and in 1673 with the Barons Riedesel . The office, and thus also Obergeis, came to Hesse in 1648.

The chapel in Geis was handed over in 1194 by the abbot of the Hersfeld monastery to the Hersfeld daughter monastery Aua (later Blankenheim monastery). The current Protestant parish church with a late Gothic east tower (fish bubble tracery ) refers to the 15th century. The baptismal font dates from the 16th century.

The Thirty Years' War was devastating for the village: in 1610 there were 160 households, in 1639 there were only 25.

During the time of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Westphalia (1807-1813), Obergeis was the capital of the canton of Obergeis and the seat of the justice of the peace .

On August 1, 1972 Obergeis was incorporated into the community of Neuenstein as part of the regional reform in Hesse by state law .

The Obergeis Office

In 1610 both Geis (= Upper and Lower Geis), Gittersdorf, Biedebach, Aua and Etzebach (= Erzebach ) belonged to the Obergeis office . According to Landau, half of Allmershausen also belonged to it. According to the Hessian town and village register of 1747, Ellingshausen was also an office at that time. From the beginning of the 18th century until 1775 Neuenstein Castle was the seat of the bailiff, then Hersfeld.

Mayor

The head of the village is Heinrich Hemel.

Previous mayors were (chronologically): August Spill, Dieter Häckel, Karl-Heinrich Hemel and Stefan Schmidt.

Regular events

Traditionally, on the second weekend in July, the fountain festival of the Heimat- und Trachtenverein takes place on Brunnenplatz with its picturesque half-timbered facades. A specialty is the “Ewergeeser Dückfett with Pellkardüffeln”.

On the last weekend in October, the Obergeiser fair for fair boys and girls has started for over 100 years.

Economy and Infrastructure

Companies

The General Logistics Systems company is located north of the town center, within the Obergeis district boundary . The industrial park "Auf dem Koppelstück" is located between this company and the town center.

traffic

Obergeis from the air, the A7 bridge in the foreground

Local public transport is provided by RKH Bus GmbH on line 370.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Obergeis, Hersfeld-Rotenburg district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of December 16, 2015). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
  2. ↑ Data and facts on the Neuenstein municipality's website, accessed in February 2016
  3. ↑ a b Dr. Groscurth: Villages of the district of Hersfeld in "Mein Heimatland", November 1961 Volume 19. (Supplement of the Hersfelder Zeitung )
  4. ↑ 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 , § 14 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 1,2 MB ]).
  5. ^ 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 .
  6. ↑ Landau: Hessengau , p. 149
  7. ^ Community of Neuenstein - industrial areas ( Memento from February 12, 2012 in the Internet Archive )