Obernburg (Vöhl)

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Obernburg
Vöhl municipality
Coordinates: 51 ° 13 ′ 54 ″  N , 8 ° 54 ′ 17 ″  E
Height : 399 m above sea level NHN
Area : 4.09 km²
Residents : 409  (2014)
Population density : 100 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st January 1974
Postal code : 34516
Area code : 05631
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Location of Obernburg in Vöhl

Obernburg is part of the municipality of Vöhl . The place is in the northern part of the nature park Kellerwald-Edersee on the edge of the Kuhbach valley on a hill.

history

Obernburg is first mentioned in a document in 1278, the name probably comes from the former castle on the Weißenstein, which was called the "Upper Castle" and which was the first of the three Itter castles in 1058 .

The Romanesque style church was built before 1200. Pictures and carvings are worth seeing on their gallery. The entrance door and the valuable crucifix come from the Baroque sculptor Josias Wolrat Brützel from Waldeck .

Obernburg was incorporated into the municipality of Vöhl on January 1, 1974.

Dragon cave

On the edge of the village is the "Dragon Cave", which, as a local legend tells, Siegfried is said to have slain the dragon Fafnir . Therefore, the cave is also known as the "Siegfriedshöhle" among the population. A hidden passage leads from the cave to the pulpit of the church. This corridor served as an escape route in ancient times.

Lauterbach farm

A little to the east of the village is the Lauterbach manor , built as a country seat by Landgrave Georg III. from Hessen-Darmstadt .

Personalities

  • Karl Frank (1790–1875), pastor in Obernburg from 1831 to 1875

literature

  • Rudolf Knappe: Medieval castles in Hessen. 800 castles, castle ruins and fortifications. 3. Edition. Wartberg-Verlag, Gudensberg-Gleichen 2000, ISBN 3-86134-228-6 , p. 150.
  • Wagner, Wüstungen, p. 403.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b The place on the website of the municipality of Vöhl , accessed in April 2016.
  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 / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 391 .

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