Schnellrode

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Schnellrode
City of Spangenberg
Coordinates: 51 ° 9 ′ 9 ″  N , 9 ° 41 ′ 49 ″  E
Height : 307 m above sea level NHN
Area : 6.1 km²
Residents : 271
Population density : 44 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st February 1971
Postal code : 34286
Area code : 05663

Schnellrode is a district of Spangenberg in the Schwalm-Eder district in northern Hesse .

The Schnellröder are called "Schnarreböck", which comes from the spread of the Saxon language usage.

Geographical location

Schnellrode is located about 4.5 km north-northeast of the center of the Spangenberg core town and borders to the north with the urban area of Hessisch Lichtenau in the Werra-Meißner district . Neighboring places are the northern Retterode (to Hessisch Lichtenau) and the core city. It is located south-southeast of the Pentersrück ( 562.2  m above sea  level ), the second highest elevation of the Günsteröder Höhe , on the Essebach and on the federal road 487 , which leads from Hessisch Lichtenau through the village to Spangenberg .

history

Ev. Church in Schnellrode

The place is first mentioned as "Snellenrode" in 1353, then as "Snelnrode" in 1430 and as "Schnelrode" 1585 ".

The community Schnellrode was incorporated into the city of Spangenberg on February 1, 1971 as part of the regional reform in Hesse . At that time the place had incorporated 263 inhabitants, today around 270 people live here.

politics

The local advisory board consists of five people, all of whom belong to the Schnellrode community list. In the 2011 local elections , the turnout was 74.1 percent. Thomas Jung became the mayor .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Schnellrode, Schwalm-Eder district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of July 29, 2015). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
  2. ^ The location on the city of Spangenberg's website , accessed in March 2016.
  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. 404 .
  4. ^ List of the mayors of the Spangenberg districts

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