Rodemann (Homberg)

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Rodemann
Coordinates: 50 ° 59 ′ 23 ″  N , 9 ° 25 ′ 17 ″  E
Height : 285 m above sea level NHN
Area : 2.13 km²
Residents : 141
Population density : 66 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : December 31, 1971
Postal code : 34576
Area code : 05681
Rodemann seen from the Streuflingskopf observation tower
Rodemann seen from the Streuflingskopf observation tower

Rodemann is a district of Homberg (Efze) in the north Hessian Schwalm-Eder district .

Geographical location

Rodemann is located in the northern foothills of the Knüllgebirge about five kilometers south of the Homberg core town. The Rinnebach and Landesstraße  3384 run through the village. To the east of the village rises the Streuflingskopf with the Knüll Wildlife Park and the observation tower on the mountain in the park.

history

The area was settled as early as the Carolingian era , as ceramic finds near the village show. Rodemann was first mentioned in a document in 1253. Spieskappel Abbey and Breitenau Abbey owned land in the village.

At 31 December 1971 Rodemann was in the course of administrative reform in Hesse on a voluntary basis in the city Homberg incorporated .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Rodemann, Schwalm-Eder district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of October 16, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
  2. Rodemann. In: website. City of Homberg (Efze), accessed May 2019 .
  3. The spelling of the place name changed several times over the centuries: Rotinmanin (1253), Rotinmannin (1254), Rodemannen (1260), Rodenmannen (1261), Rodemann (1267), Rodinmanne (1269), Ratinmannin (1270), Rodeman (1330 ), Rodimannen (1337), Rodemanne (1414) and Rodeman (1537).
  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, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 391-392 .

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