Pfaffenhausen (Spessart)

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Pfaffenhausen
Jossgrund municipality
Coordinates: 50 ° 10 ′ 7 ″  N , 9 ° 28 ′ 29 ″  E
Height : 338 m above sea level NHN
Residents : 1000 approx.
Incorporation : December 31, 1971
Incorporated into: Jossatal
Postal code : 63637
The center of Pfaffenhausen, with a view of the church and cemetery
The center of Pfaffenhausen, with a view of the church and cemetery

Pfaffenhausen (Spessart) is a district of the municipality of Jossgrund in the Hessian Main-Kinzig district .

Geographical location

The state-recognized resort is located between the towns of Oberndorf and Lettgenbrunn, which also belong to the Jossgrund, about two kilometers from the Bavarian border in the Hessian Main-Kinzig district at an altitude of about 350 m. Two well-known trading routes from the Middle Ages, the Birkenhainer Strasse and the Eselsweg, are very close by . Around 1,000 people live in Pfaffenhausen on Landstrasse 3199 .

history

Pfaffenhausen was probably founded around the year 800 by monks (priests). The place is mentioned for the first time in writing as "Phafenhusun" in 1059 in the deed of the wild ban of Emperor Heinrich IV.

Until 1313 Pfaffenhausen belonged to the Lords of Jazza, who sold this property to Kurmainz in 1541 . The Thirty Years' War did not spare Pfaffenhausen either. Arson, looting and the plague caused the population to drop dramatically. Only about 15 families are said to have survived. In 1700 the place had around 120 inhabitants again, in 1712 a small chapel was even built on the place where you will later find the old school and today a small department store.

In 1725 a large part of the village including the chapel burned down. The village had to be completely rebuilt with the exception of about three houses, and the school mentioned earlier replaced the chapel. From 1814 Pfaffenhausen belonged to Bavaria after the wars of freedom . At that time, agriculture and cattle breeding were the only sources of income alongside the use of wood from the Spessart Forest. In 1866 there was another change of ownership, the village now belonged to Prussia with the district office of Orb and Gersfeld . In 1921 a new church was built, financed by donations .

The municipalities of Pfaffenhausen, Oberndorf and Burgjoss merged voluntarily on December 31, 1971 as part of the regional reform of the State of Hesse to form the "Jossatal" municipality . On July 1, 1974, the municipality of Lettgenbrunn followed by state law and with it another name change to the municipality of "Jossgrund".

In the summer of 1973 the new church in Pfaffenhausen was consecrated after the renovation. The community built a morgue in the adjacent cemetery. The former elementary school was converted into a two-group kindergarten and expanded to three group rooms around 1996. In September 1993 the spacious new fire station in Austraße was put into operation. In the course of the village renewal, the no longer used former bank building with warehouse was handed over to the community by the Raiffeisenbank free of charge, converted into a village community center, known as the "village barn", and inaugurated in May 2002 with the help of the population. In 2009, on the occasion of the 950th anniversary, a historic village festival will take place on June 6th and 7th under the banner "Experience 950 years of Phafenhusun".

Partnerships

Pfaffenhausen has had a partnership with the town of the same name in the Allgäu for many years .

Culture and sights

Recreational facilities

Kneipp bath Pfaffenhausen
The church of Pfaffenhausen

Pfaffenhausen is a holiday resort that has benefited from the village renewal program of recent years. Among other things, a statue of St. Wendelinus , the patron saint of the place, was erected at the junction of the Jossa .

In addition to the numerous walking and hiking trails around the village, there is also the Kneipp facility on the edge of the forest, which is one of the largest in Germany. The extensive area with a small lake has been completely renovated and includes three pools with fresh spring water.

In Mühlstrasse you can admire a working mill wheel .

Regular events

Every year in summer, the parish fair, known here as “Kier”, takes place on the fairground between the fire station and the sports field . Music bands play a total of four evenings in a large marquee . The setting up of the Kierbaum on Saturday afternoon is one of the highlights of the festival. On Corpus Christi, a village festival invites you to eat and drink at the “village barn”.

societies

In addition to the SV Pfaffenhausen football club, there is also the volunteer fire brigade , the “Fidelen Jossataler” dance group, an FC Bayern fan club and the “Cäcilia” church choir. There is a small library in the church. The kfd also has a local association here.

Infrastructure

In addition to a sports field with a soccer field and a home for athletes, Pfaffenhausen also has a tennis court . Two restaurants and a small department store as well as a small grocery store supply the citizens. There are also two carpenters, an interior decorator and a heating company located in the village.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Law on the reorganization of the districts of Gelnhausen, Hanau and Schlüchtern and the city of Hanau as well as the recirculation of the cities of Fulda, Hanau and Marburg (Lahn) concerning questions (GVBl. 330-26) of March 12, 1974 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1974 No. 9 , p. 149 , § 11 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 3.0 MB ]).
  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, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 362-363 .