Obersuhl
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Obersuhl
municipality Wildeck
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| Height : | 217 (215-250) m above sea level NHN |
| Area : | 10.36 km² |
| Residents : | 2900 approx. |
| Population density : | 280 inhabitants / km² |
| Incorporation : | December 31, 1971 |
| Postal code : | 36208 |
| Area code : | 06626 |
Obersuhl is the largest part of the community Wildeck in the district of Hersfeld-Rotenburg in the north-east of Hesse and also the seat of the community administration.
Geographical location
Obersuhl is located southeast of the Richelsdorf Mountains in the Berka-Gerstunger Basin and is traversed by the western Weihe tributary Suhl .
history
In documents of the diocese of Fulda from the 10th century goods in Sulaha or Sulaho are mentioned. It may be the first written mention of the place. From 1323 Obersuhl belonged to the administrative district Schloss und Burg Wildeck , the "Amt Wildeck". After the place Hönebach came to the Wildeck office in 1363, this was given to the Trotte as a fief by the Abbot of Fulda in 1364 . Both places were separated from each other by the Thuringian office of Gerstungen (Bosserode, Raßdorf, Großensee). The Wildeck office and with it Obersuhl fell to the Landgraviate of Hesse in 1412 . With the division of the estate in 1567, Obersuhl belongs to the Landgraviate of Hessen-Kassel . From 1579 the Obersuhl court was included in the Rotenburg office . From 1627 to 1835 it was part of the Rotenburger Quart of Hessen-Rotenburg .
In 1849 the Hessian Northern Railway was put into operation. Only after considerable effort was a stopping point set up in Obersuhl in 1890. The railway led to an economic boom in the place. Until the reunification of the place was right on the border with East Germany , near the north-east in Thuringia located Untersuhl . The location in the extreme edge of the zone led to massive economic disadvantages and a large number of families separated by the Iron Curtain . On December 31, 1971, the new community Wildeck was formed through the merger of Obersuhl with four other communities. Obersuhl was designated the administrative seat of the newly formed community.
Former inner-German border
The inner-German border was directly on the local border. The border was cut in such a way that the last house on the road was partly on GDR territory and the border separated the road to Untersuhl diagonally, so that driving the last few meters to the border fortifications with one wheel was in the territory of the Federal Republic and the other which took place in the GDR. As part of an area swap, the area was then rounded up.
The border cut not only the road to Untersuhl, but also the railway line running next to it. To secure the border, a round BT-11 observation tower was built next to the railway line . In 1982 this was replaced by a square tower of the type BT-9. While the border fortifications were torn down after the political reunification and peaceful revolution , the BT-9 has been preserved and is part of the border educational trail.
The Obersuhl Border Trail and the Border Museum remind of the inner-German border. The border educational trail runs along the former border and shows boundary stones from Prussian times, the border fortifications of the GDR and the observation tower. Aspects of the border regime are presented on various information boards. A plaque commemorates the dead on the inner-German border in Obersuhl.
The border museum is a private institution. The collection of exhibits around the border can be viewed free of charge on Sundays.
coat of arms
On August 21, 1968, the municipality of Obersuhl in what was then the district of Rotenburg was given a coat of arms with the following blazon : In the shield on the left, divided by gold and green, a green grocer's scales at the top, and three vertical golden ears of wheat at the bottom. The shield is surrounded - with the exception of the head of the shield - a red and white piece of thread.
Culture and sights
An information center in Obersuhl provides information about the nearby nature and bird sanctuary of Rhäden near Obersuhl and Bosserode .
Churches
The church of the Evangelical Reformed parish of Obersuhl is the oldest and largest church in the town. The tower and choir are the oldest parts of the sandstone building and date from 1518. In the middle of the 19th century, the nave was torn down and replaced by a larger new building. The church tower was renovated between 1996 and 2000. In 2002 the church interior was renovated. Modern ceiling and wall paintings by the artist Tobias Kammerer were added during this renovation.
In addition, there is an Evangelical Methodist church and an independent Evangelical Lutheran parish in Obersuhl.
gallery
Former school
Methodist Church
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Border Museum
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Economy and Infrastructure
Obersuhl has a Protestant kindergarten, a primary school and the integrated Blumenstein comprehensive school .
Obersuhl is a town house . The public library is located in the town hall . A youth meeting place offers 40 beds.
There are the following sports facilities in the village:
- an outdoor pool ,
- an indoor swimming pool ,
- a sports field and
- a large sports hall
- Tennis courts
traffic
State road 3251 runs through Obersuhl . In the north is the motorway exit No. 35 Wildeck-Obersuhl of the federal motorway 4 . Obersuhl is also a stop on the Thuringian Railway .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b "The community" on the website of the community Wildeck , accessed in February 2016.
- ^ Rotenburg an der Fulda, district of Hersfeld-Rotenburg. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of December 4, 2015). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
- ^ 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. 406 .
- ↑ Approval of a coat of arms for the Obersuhl community, Rotenburg district, Kassel district dated August 21, 1968 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1968 No. 37 , p. 1382 , point 056 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 4.4 MB ]).
Web links
- "The community" on the website of the community Wildeck
- Obersuhl at www.wildeck.de ( Memento from July 19, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- Obersuhl, Hersfeld-Rotenburg district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
- Literature on Obersuhl in the Hessian Bibliography