Rothemann

Rothemann Eichenzell municipality Coordinates: 50 ° 27 ′ 51 ″ N , 9 ° 42 ′ 23 ″ E
Height :	292 m above sea level NHN
Area :	7.73 km²
Residents :	1414 (December 13, 2019)
Population density :	183 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	December 31, 1971
Postal code :	36124
Area code :	06659
	Rothemann from above

Rothemann is the second largest district of the large municipality of Eichenzell in the eastern Hessian district of Fulda .

Geographical location

Rothemann is located in the western foothills of the Rhön around 3 km south-southeast of the core town of Eichenzell between Welkers in the north-north-east, Döllbach in the south-east, Hattenhof in the west and Kerzell in the north-west. It is located between the mountains and elevations Steinhauk ( 367 m above sea level ) in the north, Burghardser Kopf ( 435.8 m ) in the east-southeast, Rippberg ( 484.5 m ) in the south-south-west and the Alter Turm ( 347.7 m ) in the north-west . It is traversed by the Döllbach Fliede tributary . The federal highway 27 runs through the village and the federal highway 7 passes to the northeast .

history

Old guard tower of the Fulda monastery near Rothemann

The village is first mentioned in 1012 as Rodenmannum (= settlement of the clearing men) and was part of the Fulda monastery . An altar is mentioned in 1510. In 1594 and 1812 it was a daughter church of Hattenhof.

Reorganization

On December 31, 1971, the previously independent municipality of Rothemann was incorporated into the municipality of Eichenzell as part of the regional reform .

Infrastructure

In the village there are among others:

a Catholic parish church of St. Barbara from 1963
a sports field, a gym and a football field
several playgrounds
a historic and a new village fountain
the historical watchtower " Old Tower " preserved as a ruin
a club house in the former school
a town house
a kindergarten
a bakery

Individual evidence

^ Rothemann, District of Fulda. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of October 19, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
↑ Numbers, data & facts. In: website. Eichenzell municipality, accessed December 2019 .
^ 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 and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 394 .

Web links

Rothemann district. In: Internet presence. Eichenzell municipality; accessed in August 2018
Rothemann ... my village. Local history, information. In: www.rothemann.de. Association of Rothemann e. V.; accessed on August 23, 2018
Rothemann, District of Fulda. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
Literature on Rothemann in the Hessian Bibliography

[lagis-1] Rothemann, District of Fulda. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of October 19, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).

[2] Numbers, data & facts. In: website. Eichenzell municipality, accessed December 2019 .

[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 and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 394 .