Retterode

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Retterode
Coordinates: 51 ° 10 ′ 22 ″  N , 9 ° 43 ′ 19 ″  E
Height : 359 m above sea level NHN
Area : 6.57 km²
Residents : 403  (Nov. 15, 2011)
Population density : 61 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : December 31, 1971
Postal code : 37235
Area code : 05602
The court in Retterode

Retterode is a district of Hessisch Lichtenau in the Werra-Meißner district in northern Hesse .

Geographical location

Retterode is located about 2.7 km south of the center of the core town of Hessisch Lichtenau, east-southeast of the Himmelsberg ( 563.7  m above sea level ), the highest elevation of the Günsteröder Höhe . It is located on the upper reaches of the Essebach and on the federal road 487 , which leads from Hessisch Lichtenau through the village to southern Spangenberg .

history

The first documentary mention was in 1209. From 1289-1445 a Conradus de Retrode and his son Henricus is proven. The local nobility was very closely connected to the Burgmannen of Hessisch Lichtenau and thus also to the Landgraves of Hesse.

The following possessions are proven: Shortly after 1376: Landgrave Hermann enfeoffed Heinrich Beyer with the village of Retterode. 1466: Landgrave Ludwig enfeoffs the Meisenbug with the village of Retterode. 1527: Heinrich Meisenbug takes back land in Retterode that his ancestors had donated to the George Altar in the Kilian Church in Lichtenau. 1568: Landgrave Wilhelm enfeoffs the Meisenbug with the village of Retterode. After the Meisenbug died out in 1811, it fell back to the state ( Kingdom of Westphalia ). 1814: Gut Retterode leased as a state domain. 1873: Sold and split.

Retterode also had its own court from 1466: Court of Meisenbug, 1569: Lower Court of Meisenbug, embarrassing court of Hesse. 1747: same 1807: Friedensgericht ( canton of Lichtenau ), 1814: Amt Lichtenau , 1821: Justice Office, the court square with split old linden tree, surrounded in a circle by ashlar wall.

There were several districts in the area of ​​the old district. Walbachsmühle and Glimmerode are still inhabited today, Haukerode, Oberndorf and Walbach are now deserted .

On December 31, 1971, the previously independent community was incorporated into the city of Hessisch Lichtenau.

Population numbers

year Ew.
1961 550
1970 502
2009 427
2011 403

Personalities

  • Wilhelm Casselmann (born November 29, 1831 in Retterode, † September 23, 1909 in Eisenach ), forester and politician; Member of the German Reichstag

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Retterode, Werra-Meißner district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of November 11, 2014). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
  2. ↑ Facts & Figures. In: Internet presence. City of Hessisch Lichtenau, archived from the original on April 12, 2013 ; accessed in October 2018 .
  3. ^ 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. 410 .

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