Völkershain

Völkershain Municipality Knüllwald Coordinates: 50 ° 58 ′ 17 ″ N , 9 ° 28 ′ 32 ″ E
Height :	294 (300-510) m
Area :	5.82 km²
Residents :	128 (Jun 30, 2010)
Population density :	22 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	December 31, 1971
Postal code :	34593
Area code :	05681

Völkershain is a district of the municipality Knüllwald in the north Hessian Schwalm-Eder district .

Geographical location

The Ulrichsmühle (front), Immenhorst (middle) and the Basfelder Hof (middle left), all in the Völkershain district

Völkershain is located in the northern part of the Knüllgebirge southwest of the Exberg ( 510.3 m above sea level ). To the east, the village is touched by the Efze , directly below the Breitenbach confluence . The federal motorway 7 runs across the stream .

In the district of Völkershain there are also the Immenhorst settlement, which was laid out in 1971, and the Basfeld farm, which was already known in the Middle Ages .

history

Local church

The village was first mentioned in writing in a document from 1462. The spelling of the place name changed several times over the centuries: Volkershain (1462), Volckershain (1575/85), Volckersheim (1603), Volckershausen (1611) and Völkershagen (1780) ). The village church was built in 1575.

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

coat of arms

On September 11, 1968, the municipality of Völkershain in what was then the Fritzlar-Homberg district was awarded a coat of arms with the following blazon : In gold, a black bird's leg with a claw, with a red cut, a stylized flower with a red calyx in the black shield base.

literature

Literature about Völkershain in the Hessian Bibliography
Search for Völkershain in the archive portal-D of the German Digital Library

Web links

Völkershain district on the website of the municipality of Knüllwald.
Völkershain, Schwalm-Eder district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).

Individual evidence

^ Völkershain, 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
^ 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 .
↑ Approval of a coat of arms and a flag for the municipality of Völkershain, Fritzlar-Homberg district, Kassel administrative district from August 11, 1968 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1968 No. 40 , p. 1503 , item 1136 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 3.8 MB ]).

[lagis-1] Völkershain, 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] 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 .

[4] Approval of a coat of arms and a flag for the municipality of Völkershain, Fritzlar-Homberg district, Kassel administrative district from August 11, 1968 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1968 No. 40 , p. 1503 , item 1136 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 3.8 MB ]).