Völzberg

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Völzberg
municipality Birstein
Coordinates: 50 ° 27 ′ 8 ″  N , 9 ° 17 ′ 56 ″  E
Height : 469  (465-483)  m above sea level NHN
Area : 4.06 km²
Residents : 123  (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 30 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : July 1, 1971
Incorporated into: Oberland
Postal code : 63633
Area code : 06668
View from turbine No. 7 in the Vogelsberg wind energy park to Völzberg
View from turbine No. 7
in the Vogelsberg wind energy park to Völzberg

Völzberg is a district of the municipality of Birstein in the Hessian Main-Kinzig district .

The place is in the lower Vogelsberg north of Birstein an der Salz . The Völzberger Köpfchen rises near the village . This is the second highest point in the Main-Kinzig district with 570.8 m above sea level.

The disused Vogelsberger Südbahn ran along the village , and the Vogelsberger Südbahnradweg was built on parts of its route . This is now part of the BahnRadweg Hessen , which runs on former railway lines for around 250 km through the Vogelsberg and the Rhön.

history

Völzberg was first mentioned in a document around 810.

In 1939 the place belonged to the district of Gelnhausen and had 161 inhabitants.

In the course of administrative reform in Hesse municipalities Völzberg, mouse angle Wüst Will Roth, Lichenroth and Wettges the new municipality joined the July 1, 1971 Oberland together . As early as May 1972, the Hessian state government initiated a hearing process with the aim of merging the previous communities of Birstein (with districts), Katholisch-Willenroth and Oberland to form a new large community. The Oberland municipality was finally incorporated into the Birstein municipality by virtue of state law with effect from July 1, 1974. Local districts were set up for all formerly independent municipalities .

Old bakery in Völzberg

Historical forms of names

In historical documents, the place is documented under the following place names (the year of mention in brackets):

  • Fugelesburc (around 810)
  • Folsperg and Folspurg (1489)
  • Voltzberg (1551)

Cultural monuments

See: List of cultural monuments in Birstein-Völzberg

societies

  • Volzberg volunteer fire department
  • Völzberg Hunting Association
  • KSC Volkartshain - Völzberg

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Völzberg, Main-Kinzig district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of October 16, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
  2. ↑ Birstein community portrait: Figures, data & facts. Population HW , accessed on February 27, 2020
  3. ^ Municipal reform in Hesse: mergers and integrations of municipalities from June 21, 1971 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1971 No. 28 , p. 1117 , item 988; Para. 10. ( Online at the information system of the Hessian State Parliament [PDF; 5.0 MB ]).
  4. ↑ Law on the reorganization of the districts of Gelnhausen, Hanau and Schlüchtern and the city of Hanau as well as the recirculation of the cities of Fulda, Hanau and Marburg (Lahn) concerning questions (GVBl. 330-26) of March 12, 1974 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1974 No. 9 , p. 149 , § 7 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 3.0 MB ]).
  5. ^ 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, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 362-363 .

literature

Web links

Commons : Völzberg  - Collection of images, videos and audio files