Vaake

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Vaake
Community Reinhard Hagen
Coordinates: 51 ° 28 ′ 51 ″  N , 9 ° 36 ′ 57 ″  E
Height : 119 m above sea level NHN
Area : 4.82 km²
Residents : 1644  (Dec. 2019)
Population density : 341 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : December 31, 1970
Postal code : 34359
Area code : 05544
Vaaker Church
Half-timbered ensemble, on the banks of the Weser

Vaake is a district of the Reinhardshagen community in the Kassel district in northern Hesse .

Geographical location

Vaake is located on the left western bank of the Weser downstream of the confluence of the Nassen Ahle at the foot of the Reinhardswald . Up the Weser is the Vaake-Süd industrial park . The middle of the river Weser forms the border to Lower Saxony and the Reinhardswald estate begins at the edge of the forest above Vaake .

The closest localities are: a few hundred meters away, in the northwest Veckerhagen , the capital of the municipality Reinhardshagen, in the north on the other bank of the Weser Hemeln , a little further away in the east Bühren and in the south Hann. Münden .

history

The earliest surviving documentary evidence proves the existence of the place Ukken since the year 1272. After an eventful history Vaake completely passed into the possession of the Landgraviate of Hesse in 1538 .

On June 6, 1961, the area around the Tillyschanze with almost 50 inhabitants was ceded to the Reinhardswald estate .

On December 31, 1970 , as part of the regional reform in Hesse, the previously independent municipalities of Vaake and Veckerhagen merged on a voluntary basis to form the new municipality of Reinhardshagen. Local districts according to the Hessian municipal code were not established.

politics

coat of arms

The coat of arms was approved on March 24, 1969 by the Hessian Ministry of the Interior.

Blazon : "In a shield squared of red and silver, gold and red, a slanted, silver eel basket."

flag

"The flag shows the town's coat of arms on the white central panel in a red, white and red striped flag field."

Cultural monuments

See: List of cultural monuments in Vaake

traffic

The between Hann. Münden and Bad Karlshafen on the Weser along federal highway 80 is the main road through Vaake. It is called Mündener Strasse in the local area.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Vaake, Kassel district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of October 16, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
  2. ↑ Data and facts about Reinhardshagen: Population statistics. In: website. Reinhardshagen community, accessed August 2020 .
  3. ↑ Reinhardswald estate district, Kassel district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
  4. ↑ Amalgamation of communities to form the community "Reinhardshagen", Hofgeismar district on January 7, 1971 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1971 No. 4 , p. 139 , point 160 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 6.3 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. 398 .
  6. ↑ a b Approval of a coat of arms and that of a flag of the municipality Vaake, district Hofgeismar, administrative district Kassel from March 24, 1969 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1969 No. 14 , p. 571 , point 465 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 3,9 MB ]).

Web links

Commons : Vaake  - collection of images, videos and audio files