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community Staufenberg
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| Height : | 201 m | |
| Incorporation : | 1st January 1973 | |
| Postal code : | 34355 | |
| Area code : | 05543 | |
Location of Uschlag in Lower Saxony |
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Uschlag is the second largest village in the municipality of Staufenberg in the southern Lower Saxony district of Göttingen in Germany .
Geographical location
Uschlag is about seven kilometers as the crow flies east of Kassel on the border with northern Hesse in the western foothills of the Kaufunger Forest on the southern edge of the Münden Nature Park . It is located in the valley of the Nieste , which flows through the village in an east-west direction or touches it in the south , and on the adjoining southern slopes of its tributaries that flow into the village or district : These are the Hopbach from east to west, the Ingelheimbach, the Wellebach and the Kitzebach. To the south of the village rises the Mühlenberg , which is mostly in Hesse .
history
The first, however controversial, mention of Uschlag comes from around 850. It is assumed, however, that the place is a lot older. This makes Uschlag one of the oldest places in the so-called Upper Court, today's municipality of Staufenberg.
The name of the place Uschlag is a job designation whose final syllable probably means something like gorge or valley.
The first documented mention of Uschlag comes from May 4, 1019. With the deed of donation, Emperor Heinrich II gave the Kaufungen monastery the villages of Oberkaufungen (OverencoUFa) with the entire forest, Niederkaufungen (NederencoUFa), Vollmarshausen (Volmareshusun) and Uschlag (Luslad). Other mentions name the place 1253 Uslat, 1357 Uschlacht and 1425 Ecclesia in Uschlacht.
At the time of this donation, Uschlag belonged to Hessengau and, together with the county of Hesse, to Thuringia . In 1247 the Hann. Münden (the so-called lower court) and the upper court (today's municipality of Staufenberg ) occupied by the Brunswick dukes. With that Uschlag came to Braunschweig ( Hanover ) and belongs to Lower Saxony to this day . In the 13th and 14th centuries, a noble family of the von Uschlacht family appeared , who owned goods near Zierenberg and the Malsburg castle ruins , among other things . It is documented that a Heinrich von Uschlacht gave his tithe to Rohkotzen to Hasungen Monastery in 1295 , and there is also a Thilo von Uschlacht who was wealthy in Zierenberg in 1359. In Uschlag, the von Berlepsch family and the von Meysenbug family also held tithe income and property at times .
The four watercourses that flow into the Nieste and of course the Niestebach itself ensured that five mills turned in Uschlag. These were two flour mills, two oil mills and a sawmill. The good spring water was used to brew beer, there was a brewery and two schnapps distilleries.
In 1689 Uschlag had 419 inhabitants. Around 1700 there were 81 families in the village who owned a house. At the time of the establishment of the Kingdom of Westphalia in 1807 Uschlag was divided into the Fuldadepartement , which was subordinate to the Kassel district . The Lutheran parish village housed 435 residents who were spread over 96 houses. In 1821 there were 572 inhabitants, in 1939 the population was over a thousand.
While the older residents mainly earned their living in the period of industrialization , around 1850, by weaving linen, the younger people tried their luck as industrial workers in the factories of the flourishing city of Kassel . The conversion of the farming village with a few handicraft businesses to today's mixed place of residence began in 1901, when the road to Kassel was built.
In 1965 the community of Dahlheim was incorporated. Escherode was added on February 1, 1971 . On January 1, 1973, Uschlag was assigned to the new community of Staufenberg.
politics
Local council
The local council consists of eleven council members and councilors.
(As of: local election on September 11, 2011 )
Infrastructure
traffic
Uschlag can be reached from the federal autobahn 7 via junction 77 ( Kassel -Nord), coming from the southwest, or 76 ( Staufenberg - Lutterberg ), coming from the north. The place lies on the road connection Kassel - Witzenhausen . This state road has the name L 3237 on the Hessian side and in Lower Saxony it is called L 563 or "Kasseler Straße" in Uschlag. In the village, the L 533 (Mündener Straße) branches off in the direction of Benterode and, east of Uschlag at the Hopbach intersection , the district road 212 in the direction of Escherode.
The nearest train stations are the train station in Speele (Staufenberg) or Kassel Hbf or the ( ICE ) train station Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe .
economy
A well-developed infrastructure also contributes to the high quality of life in the place. In addition to a doctor's practice, there is also a pharmacy. A grocery store and two bakeries ensure good basic supplies. But there are also some craft businesses, hairdressers, drugstores and two bank branches. For young families it should be interesting that, in addition to a kindergarten, there is also a primary school with all-day courses in town. The redesignation of a building area means that building sites are also available in Uschlag.
Culture and sights
The location of the village, in connection with the many leisure and excursion possibilities in the region and the still intact nature in the stream valleys of the Kaufunger Forest , makes a stay interesting for hikers, cyclists and other people looking for relaxation. But those interested in culture and art will also get their money's worth due to the proximity of the Documenta city of Kassel, with its exhibitions, museums and sights. There is a possibility to stay overnight in the Gasthaus "Zur Krone" or you can book a room in a private guesthouse. Renting a holiday apartment is also possible.
The Johanniskirche presents itself as a real gem with its very old tower, after the renovation in the years 1969-1970. In 2010 the church tower of the Uschläger jewel was renovated again and the old slates were given away to the participants of the tour through the renovated tower. As in many other places, the church forms a central square in Uschlag. Church-goers can also be proud of the old, simple baptismal font from 1612.
Another focal point is the so-called Schniederplatz. On this village square the village fountain is worth seeing, which consists of an old mill stone and is supposed to remind of the time when Uschlag was still a mill village. Directly at Schniederplatz is the historic and renovated rectory with the parish barn (today a meeting place for the parish). The town also has the highest guild tree in southern Lower Saxony. In addition to the coats of arms of the community and the place, this also bears the symbols and signs of the local handicrafts and the clubs and associations of the village community.
coat of arms
Description of the coat of arms: A silver wave bar in red, accompanied by two silver eight-spoke mill wheels at the top and a silver curly church cross at the bottom.
Uschlag is a very old place in the valley of the Niestebach on the edge of the Kaufunger Forest. "Usslacht" is already mentioned in the list of parishes that belong to the Ditmelle Decanate from an ecclesiastical point of view. In 1295 a Heinrich von Uschlag donated his tithe to Hasungen Monastery; this is repeated in 1376. So the monastery got a fair name in the village. Uschlag now had brewing rights and thus also a brewery. The water power of the Nieste was used by several mills; two of them were stately compulsory mills that are now privately owned. These essential features from the history of the village are recorded in the coat of arms: the life-giving Nieste, the two stately compulsory mills and the relationship with Hasungen Monastery.
Approval by the Lower Minister of the Interior on May 7, 1956
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Wilhelm Lotze: History of the city of Münden and the surrounding area . Self-published, Hann. Münden 1878, p. 311 .
- ↑ Friedrich Wilhelm Harseim, C. Schlüter: Statistical Manual for the Kingdom of Hanover . Ed .: Friedrich Wilhelm Harseim, C. Schlüter. Schlütersche Hofbuchdruckerei, Hanover 1848, p. 111 .
- ^ 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. 212 and 213 .
- ↑ http://wahlen.kds.de/2011kw/Daten/152026_000041/index.html
- ↑ Joseph Hofer: Beloved Land to Fulda Werra Weser . Ed .: District of Münden. Ludwig Dörfler KG, Hann. Münden 1972, p. 190 .
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