Schellbach (Knüllwald)

Schellbach Municipality Knüllwald Coordinates: 50 ° 59 ′ 38 ″ N , 9 ° 27 ′ 15 ″ E
Height :	382 (400-463) m
Area :	2.46 km²
Residents :	253 (Jun 30, 2010)
Population density :	103 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	December 31, 1971
Postal code :	34593
Area code :	05681
	Schellbach from above

Evangelical Church Schellbach

Schellbach is a district of the municipality Knüllwald in the Schwalm-Eder district in northern Hesse .

Geographical location

Schellbach is located in the northern foothills of the Knüllgebirge about 1.5 km southwest of Remsfeld (seat of the municipal administration). The Efze tributary Schellbach and the district road 39 and in the eastern Efzetal the federal highway 7 run through the village . The Streuflingskopf (approx. 413 m above sea level ) with an observation tower and north of the Allmutsberg ( 463.1 m above sea level ) rises in the Knüll wildlife park to the west-southwest of the village .

history

The village "Scilpach" was first mentioned in writing in a document from the Spieskappel monastery from 1196.

On December 31, 1971, Schellbach was merged with eight other communities to form the new community of Knüllwald.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b "Schellbach, Schwalm-Eder District". Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of March 27, 2014). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
↑ The location on the Knüllwald municipality's website , accessed in August 2015
↑ The spelling of the place name has changed several times over the centuries: Schiltbach (1255), Scelpach (1267), Szelbach (1271), Sziltbach (1276), Schelbach (1282), Skiltpach (1287), Scheltbach (1294) , Schelbaych (1376), Scheltpach (around 1490) and Schelpach (1537).
^ 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. 391 .

Web links

The place on the website of the municipality of Knüllwald
"Schellbach, Schwalm-Eder district". Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
Literature on Schellbach in the Hessian Bibliography
Search for Schellbach (Knüllwald) in the archive portal-D of the German Digital Library

[lagis-1] "Schellbach, Schwalm-Eder District". Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of March 27, 2014). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).

[2] The location on the Knüllwald municipality's website , accessed in August 2015

[3] The spelling of the place name has changed several times over the centuries: Schiltbach (1255), Scelpach (1267), Szelbach (1271), Sziltbach (1276), Schelbach (1282), Skiltpach (1287), Scheltbach (1294) , Schelbaych (1376), Scheltpach (around 1490) and Schelpach (1537).

[4] 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. 391 .