Ronneburg (Hesse)

Basic data
State :	Hesse
Administrative region :	Darmstadt
County :	Main-Kinzig district
Height :	167 m above sea level NHN
Area :	14.25 km 2
Residents:	3434 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	241 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	63549
Primaries :	06184 (06048 Altwiedermus / Neuwiedermuß)
License plate :	MKK, GN, HU , SLÜ
Community key :	06 4 35 024
Address of the ; municipal administration:	Schulstrasse 9 ; 63549 Ronneburg
Website :	www.ronneburg.eu
Mayor :	Andreas Hofmann ( SPD )
Location of the municipality of Ronneburg in the Main-Kinzig district

Half-timbered houses in Hüttengesäß

Ronneburg is a municipality in the Main-Kinzig district of Hesse , not far from the cities of Langenselbold , Büdingen , Gelnhausen and Hanau . Ronneburg Castle is the namesake of the municipality created by the local government reform in 1972 . The hilltop castle , built in the 13th century, is visible from afar on a steep basalt cone . The municipal administration is located in the Hüttengesäß district .

geography

Neighboring communities and districts

The municipality of Ronneburg borders the city of Büdingen ( Wetteraukreis ) in the north, the municipality Gründau in the east, the city Langenselbold in the south, the municipality Neuberg in the southwest and the municipality Hammersbach in the west .

Community structure

Ronneburg consists of the districts Altwiedermus , Neuwiedermuß and Hüttengesäß . The population was distributed as follows at the end of 2016 : Altwiedermus 734, Neuwiedermuss 546 and Hüttengesäß 2,201 inhabitants .

history

Buttocks

The village of Hüttengesäß belonged to the Selbold monastery in the 13th century . In the 15th century it was sold to the Isenburg House , in the 17th century to Isenburg-Birstein and in the 19th century to Kurhessen . In the Thirty Years' War strong found looting instead. In the 19th century there was a strong emigration to the New World . The old town center consists of Oberdorf and Unterdorf and until 1950 had two separate historical bakery houses . From 1896 to 1931, Hüttengesäß was the terminus of the Hanauer Kleinbahn .

Wiedermus

Like Hüttengesäß, the village of Wiedermus also belonged to the Selbold monastery. It was completely destroyed in the Thirty Years War. "Alt" wiedermus was then rebuilt. The village of Neuwiedermuß did not come into being until the beginning of the 18th century, when a Palatine (who lived in Langenselbold) was allowed to build a house and barn with the permission of the Count in the so-called »Fuchsgraben« .

Spelling of the place names

In earlier times the border between the Kingdom of Prussia and the Grand Duchy of Hesse ran between the villages of Altwiedermus and Neuwiedermuß. Altwiedermus was on Hessian territory and Neuwiedermuss belonged to Prussia. The Hessians always wrote the ending ... mus with an "s". Even in the Wetterau district , until recently it was still customary to write the name Neuwiedermuss as Neuwiedermus , with just a simple "s" at the end. Since Altwiedermus belonged to the former district of Büdingen (now Wetteraukreis) until the regional reform in Hesse , this place name continues to be written with an "s" at the end, while Neuwiedermuß and Hüttengesäß are written with the Prussian "ß".

Territorial reform

On December 31, 1971, as part of the regional reform in Hesse, the two communities Neuwiedermuß and Hüttengesäß merged to form the new community Ronneburg. These two villages belonged to the Hanau district at that time . On August 1, 1972, the municipality of Altwiedermus from the Büdingen district was added by state law . The districts of the three formerly independent municipalities were merged into a new district with the name Ronneburg (Gmk.-Nr. 61031). On the establishment of local districts has been omitted.

politics

Community representation

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

Distribution of seats in the municipal council 2016 A total of 17 seats SPD : 11 CDU : 6	Parties and constituencies		% 2016	Seats 2016	% 2011	Seats 2011	% 2006	Seats 2006	% 2001	Seats 2001
	SPD	Social Democratic Party of Germany	62.2	11	52.1	9	58.6	10	61.3	10
	CDU	Christian Democratic Union of Germany	37.8	6th	37.7	6th	41.4	7th	38.7	7th
	GREEN	Alliance 90 / The Greens	-	-	10.2	2	-	-	-	-
	total		100.0	17th	100.0	17th	100.0	17th	100.0	17th
	Voter turnout in%		58.7		55.6		56.2		61.3

mayor

The mayor is directly elected for a term of six years. Due to his clear election victory with more than 60% of the valid votes, Andreas Hofmann (SPD) has been Mayor of Ronneburg since November 1st, 2012. He is the successor to long-time mayor Heinz Habermann (SPD), who was in office from 2004 to 2012 and who retired from office prematurely for health reasons. The first mayor of the municipality of Ronneburg was Friedhelm Kleine from 1972 to 2004, who was also appointed honorary mayor.

Culture and sights

There are some interesting sights in the villages of the municipality of Ronneburg, including:

In Hüttengesäß many half-timbered houses from the 18th century have been preserved in Langstrasse and some have been lovingly restored.
The church , built in its foundation walls in 1151, can be found in Kirchstrasse . A Celtic gemstone is walled into the base of the east pediment .
Several times a year the Ronneburg History and Local History Association organizes exhibitions on historically interesting topics in the "Old Rectory". In the old parish garden there is still a beautiful old fountain from 1715 by church builder Philepps Habermann .
In Altwiedermus on Diebacherstraße there are numerous half-timbered houses and the former synagogue of the former Jewish community . The Jewish cemetery is hidden behind the Altwiedermus sports field.
The Castle Ronneburg in the former district Altwiedermus is built in the 12th or 13th century fortifications. Today it houses u. a. the castle museum, a restaurant and a falconry and serves as a medieval backdrop for many events.