Romsthal

Romsthal City of Bad Soden-Salmünster Coordinates: 50 ° 18 ′ 58 " N , 9 ° 22 ′ 23" E
Height :	179 m above sea level NHN
Area :	5.8 km²
Residents :	669 (1970)
Population density :	115 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	1st December 1970
Incorporated into:	Salmunster
Postal code :	63628
Area code :	06056
	Romsthal (bottom center), Eckardroth (top right) and Wahlert (top left)

Romsthal is a district of Bad Soden-Salmünster in the Main-Kinzig district in East Hesse .

Geographical location

Romsthal lies between the southern foothills of the Vogelsberg in Huttengrund , a right northern side valley of the Kinzig valley , on the left bank of the Salz . This separates the place from Eckardroth and Wahlert on the other bank, other neighboring places are Kerbersdorf in the north, Marborn in the east and Bad Soden in the south.

history

The oldest surviving documentary mention as Ramsthal dates back to 1365.

In the run-up to the regional reform in Hesse , the municipality of Romsthal was incorporated into the former town of Salmünster in the district of Schlüchtern in 1970 . 1 July 1974 at Bad Soden Salmünster force with the city state law to the new town of Bad Orb was merged and moved simultaneously in the newly formed Main-Kinzig-Kreis. For Romsthal a local district with a local advisory board and a local mayor was set up.

Population development

Source: Historical local dictionary

• 1725:	40 households
• 1812:	77 fire places with 542 souls

Romsthal: Population from 1812 to 1970
year		Residents
1812	542
1834	720
1840	714
1846	660
1852	662
1858	600
1864	659
1871	558
1875	568
1885	523
1895	471
1905	457
1910	458
1925	449
1939	445
1946	740
1950	696
1956	648
1961	638
1967	643
1970	669
Data source: Historical municipality register for Hesse: The population of the municipalities from 1834 to 1967. Wiesbaden: Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt, 1968. Other sources:

Religious affiliation

Source: Historical local dictionary

• 1885:	23 Protestant (= 4.40%), 434 Catholic (= 82.98%), 66 Jewish (= 12.62%) residents
• 1961:	36 Protestant (= 5.64%), 599 Catholic (= 93.89%) residents

Attractions

The Catholic Church of St. Francis, built in 1809, stands in the center of the village.
The Huttenschlößchen, known as the manor house, built in 1749.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

In Romsthal the state roads 3178 (direction Bad Soden or Kerbersdorf) and 3196 (direction Eckardroth or Marborn) cross. The nearby A66 has given the place a central location between the entrances and exits in Steinau ad Str. (Towards Fulda / Frankfurt a. M.) and Bad Soden-Salmünster (towards Frankfurt a. M./Fulda).

education

Romsthal has a primary school which is attended by the students of the Huttengrund and teaches grades one to four with one class each.

Public facilities

The Huttengrundhalle, completed on March 24, 1995, has a multi-purpose hall in addition to the versatile sports and event hall, a bowling alley and a restaurant. In 2011 the new day care center, which was built behind the hall, was integrated into it.
The Spatzennest daycare center, which was newly built in 2011 and was connected to the Huttenngrundhalle, offers 20 U3 and 100 Ü3 places. The original kindergarten was on Kindergartenstraße (one-way street), which ends in the Steines. The entire kindergarten was moved in 2011. The old building still exists, but was functionally converted into residential accommodation during the refugee crisis in 2016, refurbished and modernized. The building is still empty to this day. The new daycare center is directly connected to the multi-purpose hall by an entrance.

Web links

District Romsthal on the website of the city of Bad Soden-Salmünster.
Romsthal, Main-Kinzig-Kreis. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
Literature about Romsthal in the Hessian Bibliography

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Romsthal, Main-Kinzig-Kreis. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of May 24, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
↑ 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 , § 12 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 3.0 MB ]).
^ 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. 376-377 .

[lagis-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Romsthal, Main-Kinzig-Kreis. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of May 24, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).

[2] 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 , § 12 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 3.0 MB ]).

[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, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 376-377 .