Romrod

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Romrod
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Coordinates: 50 ° 43 '  N , 9 ° 13'  E

Basic data
State : Hesse
Administrative region : to water
County : Vogelsbergkreis
Height : 307 m above sea level NHN
Area : 54.42 km 2
Residents: 2627 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 48 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 36329
Area code : 06636
License plate : VB
Community key : 06 5 35 014
City structure: 5 districts

City administration address : 		Jahnstrasse 2
36329 Romrod
Website : www.romrod.de
Mayoress : Dr. Birgit Richtberg ( independent )
Location of the town of Romrod in the Vogelsbergkreis
Antrifttal Alsfeld Grebenau Schlitz (Vogelsbergkreis) Kirtorf Homberg (Ohm) Mücke (Hessen) Gemünden (Felda) Romrod Schwalmtal (Hessen) Lauterbach (Hessen) Wartenberg (Hessen) Feldatal Lautertal (Vogelsberg) Ulrichstein Herbstein Schotten (Stadt) Grebenhain Freiensteinau Landkreis Marburg-Biedenkopf Schwalm-Eder-Kreis Landkreis Hersfeld-Rotenburg Landkreis Fulda Wetteraukreis Main-Kinzig-Kreismap
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Romrod is a small town in the center of Hesse in the Vogelsbergkreis in central Hesse .

geography

The Drift and the Ocherbach flow through the city , in the south are the foothills of the Vogelsberg .

Neighboring communities

Romrod borders the town of Alsfeld in the north, the town of Schwalmtal in the east, the town of Feldatal in the south and the town of Gemünden and the town of Kirtorf in the west .

City structure

Romrod consists of the districts Nieder-Breidenbach , Ober-Breidenbach , Romrod, Strebendorf and Zell . Nieder-Breidenbach is the oldest part of the city (first mentioned in a document in 812).

history

The place Rumerode was created at the intersection of the two old streets Diotweg (later Diebsweg, means Volksweg) and the Heerstraße through the Kurzen Hessen . The first castle was built in the 11th century in the Antrift valley. Thus, a settlement may already have existed, as valley castles were often built in places that were already inhabited.

The old moated castle was built in the first half of the 12th century . Its builders were probably the ancestors of the noble family von Romrod , who were first mentioned in writing in 1197 when Ludwig von Romrod appears as a witness in a document from the Fulda Abbey . In the following centuries the Lords of Romrod occupied important offices. Heinrich von Romrod was the Hessian Marshal, and Hermann von Romrod was Commander of the Order of St. John in Grebenau . Furthermore, the abbots Heinrich VI. von Romrod (1320–1323 / 1324) in Hersfeld and Friedrich I. von Romrod (1383–1395) in Fulda should be mentioned.

The statistical-topographical-historical description of the Grand Duchy of Hesse reports on Romrod in 1830:

“Romrod (L. Bez. Alsfeld) city; is located on the Andreft, as well as on the Chaussee from Giessen to Alsfeld and 1 St. from Alsfeld. There are 189 houses and 1,089 inhabitants, who besides 10 Catholics and 47 Jews are Protestant, a church consecrated on June 1, 1690, 3 grinding mills, 1 district prison, 1 castle and a post office. The castle, distinguished by its special construction, is now used as a fruit store and the largely razed wall has been transformed into gardens. The oldest building of the castle is said to have been built in 1578. The Forsthof and the Vorwerk are both state property, are located within the village and are inhabited by civil servants. The Mühlhof is worked by 3 fiefdoms, both from the manorial and Seebach side. Romrod is the seat of the borrower and the forest inspector. In addition to agriculture and cattle breeding, linen weaving is one of the main trades. A skilled organ builder also lives here. 4 markets are held annually. In the district, namely in the mountain forest and in Göringen, there are several stone quarries that provide material suitable for road construction. There were several villages near Romrod that have now run out. Göringen ( Gorungen ) lay between Romrod and Schellnhausen , from which the name of the Göringer Grund has been preserved. Einhausen ( Eynhusse ) was located between Romrod and Zell , where there are also Einhausen gardens and a walled fountain. Between Romrod and Obergleen was Hirtenrode ( Hirtenrade ), where there is also a brick well. - At the end of the 12th century Romrod Castle was built here, which, along with a large part of the surrounding area, belonged to a family that was now called von Romrod, and which was wealthy enough to be able to join the high nobility . This family, which finally became extinct in the male line, weakened its reputation through divisions. In 1358 Metze von Lißberg, a Romrodian heiress, sold her part of the castle at Romrod to the von Erfa for two hundred and a few pounds hellers, with reservation of the repurchase, and Agnes von Westerburg, the other heir, gave her share at the same time to the Landgraves Heinrich and Otto. This included the court at Hopfgarten in its entirety, part of the court at Zell, part of the court at Kirtorf, the court in Alsfeld, the meadows and mills on the Eiff, etc. The von Erfa swore the landgraves Heinrich and Hermann a truce in 1372 because of of their share at Romrod. The landgraves had the right to redeem it, since one half of Romrod had been resold, and Friedrich von Lißberg, son of the aforementioned Metze von Lißberg, made himself binding in 1374, if the landgraves for this half were those of Erfa would have to give more than 600 marks to want to compensate them. The time at which the landgraves exercised this right is still unknown. The landgraves bought into the entire Romrodian possessions. Romrod was the seat of the judiciary until 1821 and the seat of the district administrator until 1829, at which time the seat was moved to Alsfeld and the district was given the name of Alsfeld. "

In the course of the 14th century the family became impoverished and sold their castle to Landgraves Otto and Heinrich von Hessen . From 1408 at the latest, Romrod also belonged to the Landgraviate of Hesse .

According to the 1846 census , Romrod itself had 1,100 inhabitants.

Incorporations

On December 31, 1971, as part of the regional reform in Hesse, the new large community was created through the merger of the city of Romrod with the communities of Nieder-Breidenbach, Ober-Breidenbach, Strebendorf and Zell.

Territorial history and administration

The following list gives an overview of the territories in which Romrod was located and the administrative units to which it was subordinate:

Courts since 1803

In the Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt , the judicial system was reorganized in an executive order of December 9, 1803. The “Hofgericht Gießen” was set up as a court of second instance for the province of Upper Hesse . The jurisdiction of the first instance was carried out by the offices or landlords and thus for Romrod by the Romrod office. The court court was the second instance court for normal civil disputes, and the first instance for civil family law cases and criminal cases. The superior court of appeal in Darmstadt was superordinate .

With the establishment of the Grand Duchy of Hessen (-Darmstadt) in 1806, this function was retained, while the tasks of the first instance were transferred to the newly created regional courts in 1821 as part of the separation of jurisdiction and administration. "Alsfeld Regional Court" was therefore the name of the court of first instance in Alsfeld from 1821 to 1879, today's district court, which was responsible for Romrod.

On the occasion of the introduction of the Courts Constitution Act with effect from October 1, 1879, as a result of which the previous grand-ducal Hessian regional courts were replaced by local courts in the same place, while the newly created regional courts now functioned as higher courts, the name was changed to the Alsfeld district court and the district was assigned to the district of the regional court Pouring . In the Federal Republic of Germany, the superordinate instances are the Regional Court of Giessen, the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main and the Federal Court of Justice as the last instance.

population

Population structure

According to the 2011 census , there were 2,888 inhabitants in Romrod on May 9, 2011. Among them were 43 (1.4%) foreigners, of whom 14 came from outside the EU , 15 from other European countries and 14 from other countries. The inhabitants lived in 1169 households. Of these, 291 were single households , 335 couples without children and 411 couples with children, as well as 113 single parents and 19 shared apartments .

Population development

• 1791: 0862 inhabitants
• 1800: 0843 inhabitants
• 1806: 0937 inhabitants, 166 houses
• 1829: 1089 inhabitants, 189 houses
• 1867: 0909 inhabitants, 165 houses
Romrod: Population from 1791 to 2015
year     Residents
1791
  
 862
1800
  
 843
1806
  
 937
1829
  
 1,089
1834
  
 1.105
1840
  
 1.109
1846
  
 1,090
1852
  
 1.110
1858
  
 1.009
1864
  
 963
1871
  
 881
1875
  
 863
1885
  
 846
1895
  
 828
1905
  
 813
1910
  
 793
1925
  
 836
1939
  
 867
1946
  
 1,241
1950
  
 1,302
1956
  
 1,192
1961
  
 1,152
1967
  
 1,162
1970
  
 1,222
1972
  
 2,963
1975
  
 2,861
1980
  
 2,823
1985
  
 2,842
1990
  
 3,004
1995
  
 3,044
2000
  
 3,099
2005
  
 3,043
2010
  
 2,881
2011
  
 2,888
2015
  
 2,729
Data source: Historical municipality register for Hesse: The population of the municipalities from 1834 to 1967. Wiesbaden: Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt, 1968.
Further sources:; 1972 :; from 1975 :; 2011 census
From 1972 including the towns incorporated into Hesse as part of the regional reform .

Religious affiliation

• 1829: 1032 Protestant residents (= 94.77%), 47 Jewish (= 4.31%), 10 Catholic (= 0.92%) residents>
• 1961: 0963 Protestant (= 83.59%), 183 Catholic (= 15.89%) residents
• 2011: 2146 Protestant (= 47.3%), 368 Catholic (= 13.7%), 374 other (= 13.0%) residents

politics

City Council

The local elections on March 6, 2016 produced the following results, compared to previous local elections:

Distribution of seats in the 2016 city council
  
A total of 15 seats
  • SPD : 6
  • CDU / FWG : 9
 Parties and constituencies %
2016 		Seats
2016 		%
2011 		Seats
2011 		%
2006 		Seats
2006 		%
2001 		Seats
2001
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 43.2 6th 51.0 8th 44.9 10 53.5 12
CDU / FWG Christian Democratic Union / Free Community of Voters 56.8 9 49.0 7th 55.1 13 - -
CDU Christian Democratic Union - - - - - - 46.5 11
total 100.0 15th 100.0 15th 100.0 23 100.0 23
Voter turnout in% 68.6 56.4 61.4 58.4

magistrate

The magistrate consists of the mayoress as the chairwoman and 5 city councilors.

mayor

Birgit Richtberg (CDU / FWG) has been mayor since 2004. She was re-elected on September 27, 2009 with 86.1% and on March 3, 2016 with 72.2% of the valid votes for six years each.

coat of arms

On June 23, 1967, the city of Romrod in what was then the district of Alsfeld was approved to change the previous coat of arms. Since then, the blazon has been: In gold in the middle a bricked black bar with a black tin tower attached , at the bottom a blue shield partially placed on the bar with a gold armored lion, striped nine times in silver and red. This coat of arms was re-approved in its unchanged form in 1973 after the merger of Romrod and four neighboring communities of the new city of Romrod.

Meaning: The golden coat of arms with the black battlements comes from the knight family of Romrod. The Hessian lion shows the affiliation to Hesse.

Town twinning

The town twinning with La Coquille in the Dordogne department in France has existed since 1990 .

Intermunicipal cooperation

Romrod is a member of the Feldatal-Grebenau-Romrod-Schwalmtal municipal administration association . On July 1, 2016, the intermunicipal cooperation of the building yards between the cities and municipalities started.

Culture and sights

  • Romrod Castle

  • City church Romrod opposite the castle

  • The Catholic Church in Romrod

Economy and Infrastructure

Land use

The municipal area covers a total area of ​​5443 hectares, of which in hectares are:

Type of use 2011 2015
Building and open space 142 143
from that Living 75 76
Business 4th 4th
Operating area 6th 6th
from that Mining land 0 0
Recreation area 5 5
from that Green area 2 2
traffic area 260 260
Agricultural area 2477 2475
from that moor 0 0
pagan 0 0
Forest area 2494 2494
Water surface 43 43
Other use 16 16

traffic

Romrod is on the A 5 , motorway junction 3, Pfefferhöhe. The B 49 also runs through Romrod.

The Zell-Romrod station is a stop on the Vogelsbergbahn .

Public facilities

In Romröder Castle there is the Monument Academy - the educational facility of the German Foundation for Monument Protection for builders, volunteers, architects and restorers in the craft .

Personalities

Honorary citizen

  • Gottfried Kiesow (1931–2011), German monument protector and honorary citizen of Romrod

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Romrod  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hessian State Statistical Office: Population status on December 31, 2019 (districts and urban districts as well as municipalities, population figures based on the 2011 census) ( help ).
  2. ^ A b c Georg Wilhelm Justin Wagner : Statistical-topographical-historical description of the Grand Duchy of Hesse: Province of Upper Hesse . tape 3 . Carl Wilhelm Leske, Darmstadt August 1830, OCLC 312528126 , p. 244 f . ( Online at google books ).
  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 / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 347 .
  4. ↑ a b c Romrod, Vogelsbergkreis. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of October 16, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
  5. ^ Michael Rademacher: German administrative history from the unification of the empire in 1871 to the reunification in 1990. State of Hesse. (Online material for the dissertation, Osnabrück 2006).
  6. ^ Grand Ducal Central Office for State Statistics (ed.): Contributions to the statistics of the Grand Duchy of Hesse . tape 13 . G. Jonghause's Hofbuchhandlung, Darmstadt 1872, DNB  013163434 , OCLC 162730471 , p. 12 ff . ( Online at google books ).
  7. ^ The affiliation of the Romrod office based on maps from the Historical Atlas of Hessen : Hessen-Marburg 1567–1604 . , Hessen-Kassel and Hessen-Darmstadt 1604–1638 . and Hessen-Darmstadt 1567–1866 .
  8. ↑ a b Hessen-Darmstadt state and address calendar 1791 . In the publishing house of the Invaliden-Anstalt, Darmstadt 1791, p.  178 ( online in the HathiTrust digital library ).
  9. ↑ a b c Hessen-Darmstadt state and address calendar 1806 . In the publishing house of the Invaliden-Anstalt, Darmstadt 1806, p.  228 ( online in the HathiTrust digital library ).
  10. ↑ Wilhelm von der Nahmer: Handbuch des Rheinischen Particular-Rechts: Development of the territorial and constitutional relations of the German states on both banks of the Rhine: from the first beginning of the French Revolution up to the most recent times . tape 3 . Sauerländer, Frankfurt am Main 1832, OCLC 165696316 , p. 6 ( online at google books ).
  11. ↑ Latest countries and ethnology. A geographical reader for all stands. Kur-Hessen, Hessen-Darmstadt and the free cities. tape  22 . Weimar 1821, p. 422 ( online at Google Books ).
  12. ^ Georg W. Wagner: Statistical-topographical-historical description of the Grand Duchy of Hesse: Province of Upper Hesse . tape 3 . Carl Wilhelm Leske, Darmstadt 1830, p. 6th ff . ( online at Google Books ).
  13. ^ Ordinance on the implementation of the German Courts Constitution Act and the Introductory Act to the Courts Constitution Act of May 14, 1879 . In: Grand Duke of Hesse and the Rhine (ed.): Grand Ducal Hessian Government Gazette. 1879 no. 15 , p. 197–211 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 17.8 MB ]).
  14. ^ A b Population by nationality groups: Romrod, Stadt. In: Zensus2011. Bavarian State Office for Statistics , accessed in February 2020 .
  15. ^ Households by family: Romrod, Stadt. In: Zensus2011. Bavarian State Office for Statistics , accessed in February 2020 .
  16. ↑ Hessen-Darmstadt state and address calendar 1800 . In the publishing house of the Invaliden-Anstalt, Darmstadt 1800, p.  188 ( online in the HathiTrust digital library ).
  17. ^ Ph. AF Walther : Alphabetical index of the residential places in the Grand Duchy of Hesse . G. Jonghaus, Darmstadt 1869, OCLC 162355422 , p. 76 ( online at google books ).
  18. ↑ Community data sheet : Romrod. (PDF; 222 kB) In: Hessisches Gemeindelexikon. HA Hessen Agency GmbH ;
  19. ^ Local elections 1972; Relevant population of the municipalities on August 4, 1972 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1972 No.  33 , p. 1424 , point 1025 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 5.9 MB ]).
  20. ↑ a b Hessian Statistical Information System In: Statistics.Hessen.
  21. ↑ Religion: Romrod, city. In: Zensus2011. Bavarian State Office for Statistics , accessed in February 2020 .
  22. ^ Result of the municipal election on March 6, 2016. Hessian State Statistical Office, accessed in April 2016 .
  23. ^ Hessian State Statistical Office: Result of the municipal elections on March 27, 2011
  24. ^ Hessian State Statistical Office: Result of the municipal elections on March 26, 2006
  25. ↑ Hessian State Statistical Office: Direct elections in Romrod ( Memento of the original from March 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.statistik-hessen.de
  26. ↑ Approval of the change of a coat of arms of the city of Romrod, district Alsfeld from June 23, 1967 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1967 No. 28 , p. 826 , item 694 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 4,2 MB ]).
  27. ↑ Approval of a coat of arms of the city of Romrod, district Alsfeld from May 7, 1973 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1973 No. 23 , p. 1007 , point 708 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 6.2 MB ]).
  28. ↑ Interesting facts about Romrod Castle . In: www.monumente-online.de