Rosenthal (Hesse)

Basic data
State :	Hesse
Administrative region :	kassel
County :	Waldeck-Frankenberg
Height :	270 m above sea level NHN
Area :	51.54 km 2
Residents:	2165 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	42 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	35119
Primaries :	06458, 06457 (Roda)
License plate :	KB, FKB, WA
Community key :	06 6 35 017
City structure:	3 districts
; City administration address :	Am Rathaus 2 ; 35119 Rosenthal
Website :	www.rosenthaler.de
Mayor :	Hans Waßmuth ( CDU )
Location of the city of Rosenthal in the Waldeck-Frankenberg district

Rosenthal is a town in the southeast of the Waldeck-Frankenberg district in Hesse , Germany .

geography

Rosenthal is located in the Burgwald south-east of Frankenberg .

Neighboring communities

Rosenthal borders in the north on the municipality of Burgwald , in the east on the city of Gemünden (both in the Waldeck-Frankenberg district), in the southeast on the municipality Wohratal , in the south on the cities of Rauschenberg and Wetter , and in the west on the municipality Münchhausen (all in Marburg-Biedenkopf district ).

City structure

Rosenthal
Roda
Willershausen

The church in Rosenthal

Evangelical parish hall from 1914

history

Rosenthal was founded around 1327 by the Archbishop of Mainz , Matthias von Buchegg, as a Mainz outpost against the Landgraviate of Hesse , reinforced with a castle (demolished around 1700) and thus expanded to become the center of the office of the same name . Rosenthal was first mentioned as a city ( oppidum ) as early as 1343 . After the end of the Hessian-Mainz disputes in 1427, Rosenthal came to the Landgraviate of Hesse as a pledge in the course of the Mainz collegiate feud in 1464 . After the Merlau Treaty , it was finally completely assigned to Hessen-Marburg in 1583 . After this Hessian branch line died out , Rosenthal came into the possession of the Landgraviate of Hessen-Kassel in 1604 , with which it fell to Prussia in 1866 . During the short-lived Kingdom of Westphalia (1806-1813), Rosenthal was the administrative seat of the canton of Rosenthal . The Rosenthal District Court existed until 1932 .

The city gained dubious fame in 1688 through the last witch burnings in Hesse.

coat of arms

Blazon : "In the red shield there is a six-spoke silver wheel , accompanied by a five-petalled golden rose with a blue lump and green sepals on both sides."

The city coat of arms commemorates the founding of the city by the Archbishop of Mainz. The diocese coat of arms (wheel) was supplemented by the roses from the archbishop's family coat of arms.

Incorporations

As part of the Hessian regional reform on April 1, 1972, the previously independent communities Roda and Willershausen were incorporated into Rosenthal.

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 FDP : 4 CDU : 7 BLR : 4	Parties and constituencies		% 2016	Seats 2016	% 2011	Seats 2011	% 2006	Seats 2006	% 2001	Seats 2001
	CDU	Christian Democratic Union of Germany	45.8	7th	44.6	7th	43.6	7th	40.7	6th
	BLR	Roda Citizen List	28.5	4th	34.9	5	32.9	5	21.1	3
	FDP	Free Democratic Party	25.7	4th	20.6	3	23.5	3	11.1	2
	SPD	Social Democratic Party of Germany	-	-	-	-	-	-	27.1	4th
	total		100.0	15th	100.0	15th	100.0	15th	100.0	15th
	Voter turnout in%		53.6		52.4		55.8		60.7

town hall

Court oak on Galgenberg

mayor

Hans Waßmuth was elected mayor on February 8, 2004 with more than 79% of the votes cast. On September 27, 2009, Hans Waßmuth was confirmed in his office with 86.2% of the votes cast. He was re-elected in July 2015.

Attractions

Court oak on Galgenberg (actually Gänseberg ) with a circumference of 7.39 m (2014).

Personalities

Heinrich Hildebrand (1866–1940), forensic doctor
Ernst Kornemann (1868–1946), German ancient historian
Karl Mengel (1900–1975), Hessian politician (CDU)
Konrad Mengel (1929–2012), German university professor for plant nutrition
Adam Ludwig von Ochs (1759–1823), Elector of Hesse general and diplomat

literature

Magnus Backes : Handbook of German Art Monuments . Hessen , 2nd edition special edition Darmstadt 1982. p. 753.
Erich Keyser: Hessisches Städtebuch , Stuttgart 1957. P. 369–370.
Rudolf Knappe: Medieval castles in Hessen. 800 castles, castle ruins and fortifications. 3. Edition. Wartberg-Verlag, Gudensberg-Gleichen 2000, ISBN 3-86134-228-6 , pp. 150-151.
Georg Wilhelm Sante (Hrsg.): Handbook of the historical sites of Germany . Volume 4: Hessen (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 274). 3rd, revised edition. Kröner, Stuttgart 1976, ISBN 3-520-27403-5 , p. 387 (reprint 1993).
Hans-Georg Hentschel / Karl Trust: Our community Rosenthal
Hans-Georg Hentschel / Karl Trust: Our parish Rosenthal
Fritz Himmelmann: Heimatbuch der Stadt Rosenthal