Oberhaun

Oberhaun community Hauneck Coordinates: 50 ° 49 ′ 30 ″ N , 9 ° 43 ′ 31 ″ E
Height :	214 (210-241) m above sea level NHN
Area :	4.48 km²
Residents :	642 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	143 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	December 31, 1971
Postal code :	36282
Area code :	06621

Oberhaun is a district of the Hauneck municipality in the Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in eastern Hesse .

Geographical location

The district is located in the lower Haunetal at an average altitude of 210 m above sea level. NN on both sides of the Haune , before the river flows into the Fulda about 5 kilometers north in Bad Hersfeld . The historic town center is on the left side of the Haune.

traffic

The federal road 27 and the Bebra – Fulda railway line run east of the town center . Local public transport is operated by the NVV with line 365. The nearest airports are Frankfurt Airport in Frankfurt am Main and the Kassel-Calden regional airport .

history

South facade of the church with a Gothic rectangular choir and half-timbered structure from 1776

On March 8, 1230 Oberhaun was first mentioned in a document as "superiori Huna". In this document, Abbot Ludwig von Hersfeld certifies an exchange of goods between Probst Wigand von Johannesberg and the local convent. 1359 Oberhaun is mentioned as "Oberhune". It is the land of the Lords of Buchenau, who had the neck court there. At the turn of the 17th century, there are reports of the paper mill, but it only brought in little. Even today, part of the place along the federal road 27 bears the name "paper mill".

On December 31, 1971, Oberhaun was incorporated into the newly formed community of Hauneck as part of the regional reform in Hesse .

Others

Oberhaun belongs to the Unterhaun parish and has its own half-timbered church .

There is a village community center in the village .

Web links

Oberhaun district. In: Internet presence. Hauneck community; accessed in August 2018
Oberhaun, Hersfeld-Rotenburg district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
Literature about Oberhaun in the Hessian Bibliography

Individual evidence

↑ Statistical data. In: website. Hauneck, accessed September 2019 .
↑ Population figures . In: website. Hauneck, accessed September 2019 .
^ 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 .

[1] Statistical data. In: website. Hauneck, accessed September 2019 .

[2] Population figures . In: website. Hauneck, accessed September 2019 .

[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. 397 .