Upper Weser
Oberweser was a municipality in the Kassel district in Hesse , which existed from 1971 to 2019. It merged with its neighboring municipality of Wahlsburg to form the municipality of Wesertal .
geography
Oberweser was located in the far north of northern Hesse between the Solling (in the north), the Kiffing ridge (in the east), the Bramwald (in the southeast) and the Reinhardswald (in the west). The community was located on the upper reaches of the Weser on both sides of the river between Hann. Münden and Bad Karlshafen . 3158 inhabitants lived in an area of 41.16 km² (as of December 31, 2018).
Neighboring communities
Oberweser bordered in the north on the municipality Wahlsburg (district Kassel in Hesse), in the east on the municipality Uslar ( district Northeim in Lower Saxony ), in the southeast on the spots Adelebsen ( district Göttingen in Lower Saxony) and on the exclave Fürstenhagen belonging to Uslar , im South to the city of Hann. Münden (district of Göttingen) as well as in the west to the community-free area Gutsiertel Reinhardswald (district of Kassel). In addition, the municipality borders on the municipality of Bodenfelde (Northeim district in Lower Saxony) through its exclave Gewissenruh .
Community structure
The municipality of Oberweser consisted of the districts Arenborn , Gewissenruh , Gieselwerder , Gottstreu , Heisebeck and Oedelsheim . The seat of the municipal administration was Gieselwerder.
history
Gewissenruh and Gottstreu are Waldensian settlements, both of which were created by Landgrave Karl von Hessen-Kassel in 1722 as a French colony with 12 families each. Oedelsheim was first mentioned in a document in 1084, the three other places followed until the 13th century. However, it is certain that they originated between AD 400 and 800.
Church building
As part of the regional reform in Hesse , the previously independent communities of Arenborn, Gewissenruh, Gieselwerder, Gottstreu and Oedelsheim merged on February 1, 1971 to form the new community of Oberweser. Gieselwerder became the seat of the municipal administration. On August 1, 1972, Heisebeck was added by virtue of state law.
Merger with Wahlsburg
On October 28, 2018, parallel to the Hessian state election , a majority of the citizens of Oberweser voted in a referendum for the merger with the neighboring municipality of Wahlsburg to form a new municipality of Wesertal . The citizens of Wahlsburg also voted for the union in a parallel referendum. The merger took place on January 1, 2020.
politics
Community representation
The local elections on March 6, 2016 produced the following results, compared to previous local elections:
| Parties and constituencies |
% 2016 |
Seats 2016 |
% 2011 |
Seats 2011 |
% 2006 |
Seats 2006 |
% 2001 |
Seats 2001 |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany | 57.7 | 13 | 59.6 | 14th | 57.6 | 13 | 54.7 | 12 | |
| UWG | Independent voter community | 26.9 | 6th | 22.1 | 5 | 20.9 | 5 | 17.0 | 4th | |
| CDU | Christian Democratic Union of Germany | 15.4 | 4th | 18.3 | 4th | 21.4 | 5 | 20.6 | 5 | |
| FDP | Free Democratic Party | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.7 | 2 | |
| total | 100.0 | 23 | 100.0 | 23 | 100.0 | 23 | 100.0 | 23 | ||
| Voter turnout in% | 54.3 | 53.3 | 53.8 | 75.0 | ||||||
mayor
After the Hessian municipal constitution was Mayor Chairman of the Municipal Board , the ten volunteers in the community Oberweser next to the mayor and the full-First Assistant Associate belonged. The last mayor was Cornelius Turrey (SPD) since November 1, 2016. His directly elected predecessors were:
- 2001 to 2016 Rüdiger Henne (SPD)
- 1995 to 2001 Roland Henne (SPD)
partnership
Since 1995 Oberweser has had a partnership with Adony in the Hungarian county of Fejér .
Culture and sights
More than 50 local associations were active in the community.
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
The municipality of Oberweser was on the B 80 .
Tourism / museums
With Puss in Boots from Oedelsheim and Snow White and the seven dwarfs from Gieselwerder, Oberweser was part of the German Fairy Tale Route . The Mühlenplatz open-air museum is located in Gieselwerder and shows miniature replicas of historical buildings.
The weaving museum is located in a half-timbered house from 1723, at Steinweg 2. The house is called Kleiner Schneider . The Low German hall house is a so-called Diemelsächsisches Bauernhaus, a form of the Low German single house . Typical is the Deelentor (or Dielentor , a large entrance gate of a hallway house ), which is decorated with ornaments and writing. Stables and living quarters extend from the drive-through threshing floor . The gable facade was extensively restored. The house has been open to the public since April 2019.
Another museum worth mentioning is the Schiffermuseum.
Web links
- Oberweser, district of Kassel. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
- Literature on Oberweser in the Hessian Bibliography
Individual evidence
- ^ 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. 398 and 399 .
- ↑ Merger of Oberweser and Wahlsburg: citizens voted on names. Retrieved June 7, 2019 .
- ↑ referendum on the merger. Retrieved November 11, 2018 .
- ^ Result of the municipal election on March 6, 2016. Hessian State Statistical Office, accessed in April 2016 .
- ^ Hessian State Statistical Office: Result of the municipal elections on March 27, 2011
- ^ Hessian State Statistical Office: Result of the municipal elections on March 26, 2006
- ^ Hessian State Statistical Office: direct elections in Oberweser
- ↑ HNA of October 10, 2016: took office on November 1. Turrey becomes mayor of Oberweser , accessed on December 13, 2016
- ↑ Cornelius Turrey on the Internet
- ↑ HNA of May 25, 2016: On the advice of his doctors. Rüdiger Henne in Oberweser gives up the mayor's office
- ↑ Open-air exhibition "Der Mühlenplatz" Tourist Information Community of Oberweser. Accessed April 2019.
- ↑ Weaving Museum Kirchner , accessed in April 2019.
- ↑ Beatrice Härig: Fairy tales in Gieselwerder . In the spotlight. In: German Foundation for Monument Protection (Hrsg.): Monuments . Magazine for monument culture in Germany. No. 3 . Monuments publications, 2019, ISSN 0941-7125 , p. 6 .
- ↑ Gieselwerder Ship Museum , accessed in April 2019.
Coordinates: 51 ° 35 ′ 58 ″ N , 9 ° 32 ′ 59 ″ E