Oberrode

Oberrode City of Fulda Coordinates: 50 ° 32 ′ 19 ″ N , 9 ° 35 ′ 12 ″ E
Height :	317 m above sea level NHN
Area :	2.56 km²
Residents :	528 (December 31, 2015)
Population density :	206 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	August 1, 1972
Postal code :	36041
Area code :	0661
	The Catholic Church of St. Hubertus from 1963

Oberrode is a district of the East Hessian city of Fulda .

geography

Oberrode is located in the west of the core town of Fulda. In the north Oberrode borders on Besges , in the east on Mittelrode and in the southeast on Niederrode . Oberrode is surrounded by the Gieseler Forest from southeast to northwest , so that the small village still has the character of a village with farms and many fields.

The village is surrounded by forest on three sides as part of the Rodetal.

history

Location of Rodaha ( Rode ) on a map of the Hochstift Fulda from 1574

The Lourdes grotto

The place was founded in 1020, the name in the word "Rode" indicates a clearing .

Reorganization

On August 1, 1972, the previously independent municipality of Oberrode was incorporated into the city of Fulda by means of state law as part of the regional reform in Hesse .

Population development

Source: Historical local dictionary

• 1812:

18 fireplaces, 125 souls

Oberrode: Population from 1812 to 2015
year		Residents
1812	125
1834	194
1840	205
1846	190
1852	173
1858	172
1864	201
1871	172
1875	168
1885	187
1895	197
1905	195
1910	198
1925	206
1939	226
1946	321
1950	326
1956	315
1961	311
1967	357
1970	363
1988	407
2010	508
2013	514
2015	528
Data source: Historical municipality register for Hesse: The population of the municipalities from 1834 to 1967. Wiesbaden: Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt, 1968. Further sources:; 2010,2012,2015:

Religious affiliation

Source: Historical local dictionary

• 1885:	03 Protestant (= 1.60%), 184 Catholic (= 98.40%) residents
• 1961:	15 Protestant (= 4.82%), 294 Catholic (= 94.53%) residents

religion

The Catholic Church of St. Hubertus from 1963 is in Oberrode

Culture and sights

A wayside shrine on the roadside in Oberrode

Buildings

The Saint Hubertus Church was built in 1963. The Mariengrotto, a replica of the Lourdes grotto , was consecrated in 1949.

societies

The local clubs - sports club, music club and women's community - enrich the cultural and sporting offer.

Mardi Gras

Oberrode is also a "stronghold" of Carnival , with its own Elferrat and Rose Monday parade .

traffic

The place is approached by the Fulda city bus line 4. The nearest train stop is in Großenlüder-Bimbach , around four kilometers from Oberrode. The Fulda train station is about eight kilometers from Oberrode.

The closest motorway junctions are on the A 7 Fulda-Nord and Fulda-Mitte and the Fulda motorway triangle is on the A 7 and A 66 . The Fuldaer Westring as well as the Fulda city center can be reached via the state road 3139 .

literature

Literature about Oberrode in the Hessian Bibliography
Search for Oberrode in the archive portal-D of the German Digital Library

Web links

District Oberrode In: Website of the city of Fulda.
Oberrode, district of Fulda. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).

Individual evidence

↑ Areas of the city districts. (PDF; 30 KB) In: Internet presence. City of Fulda, archived from the original ; accessed in May 2018 .
↑ Population of the city districts. (PDF; 17 KB) In: Internet presence. City of Fulda, archived from the original ; accessed in May 2018 .
↑ Law on the reorganization of the districts of Fulda and Hünfeld and the city of Fulda (GVBl. II 330-14) 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. 220 , § 1 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 1,2 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. 387 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c Oberrode, Fulda district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of May 24, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
↑ Statistical Report 2011. (PDF; 11 KB) City of Fulda, p. 9 , archived from the original ; accessed in May 2018 .
↑ The population density in the statistical districts of the city of Fulda (as of December 31, 2013). (PDF; 11 KB) Archived from the original ; accessed in May 2018 .
↑ The population density in the statistical districts of the city of Fulda (as of December 31, 2015). (PDF; 11 KB) Archived from the original ; accessed in May 2018 .

[1] Areas of the city districts. (PDF; 30 KB) In: Internet presence. City of Fulda, archived from the original ; accessed in May 2018 .

[2] Population of the city districts. (PDF; 17 KB) In: Internet presence. City of Fulda, archived from the original ; accessed in May 2018 .

[3] Law on the reorganization of the districts of Fulda and Hünfeld and the city of Fulda (GVBl. II 330-14) 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. 220 , § 1 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 1,2 MB ]).

[4] 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. 387 .

[lagis-5] Oberrode, Fulda district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of May 24, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).

[E2010-6] Statistical Report 2011. (PDF; 11 KB) City of Fulda, p. 9 , archived from the original ; accessed in May 2018 .

[E2013-7] The population density in the statistical districts of the city of Fulda (as of December 31, 2013). (PDF; 11 KB) Archived from the original ; accessed in May 2018 .

[E2015-8] The population density in the statistical districts of the city of Fulda (as of December 31, 2015). (PDF; 11 KB) Archived from the original ; accessed in May 2018 .