Vellmar

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Vellmar
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Coordinates: 51 ° 22 ′  N , 9 ° 28 ′  E

Basic data
State : Hesse
Administrative region : kassel
County : kassel
Height : 198 m above sea level NHN
Area : 13.97 km 2
Residents: 18,207 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 1303 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 34246
Area code : 0561
License plate : KS, HOG, WOH
Community key : 06 6 33 026
LOCODE : DE VLM
City structure: 4 districts

City administration address : 		Rathausplatz 1
34246 Vellmar
Website : www.vellmar.de
Mayor : Manfred Ludewig ( SPD )
Location of the city of Vellmar in the Kassel district
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Vellmar is a small town in the northern Hessian district of Kassel . With around 18,000 inhabitants, it is the second largest municipality in the district.

geography

location

Vellmar borders the northern border of the city of Kassel , with the development of both cities merging into one another in many places. The city is traversed roughly in a west-northwest-southeast direction by the northwestern Fulda tributary Ahne , on which the urban recreation area Ahnepark is located. The urban area is between 163.5  m above sea level. NHN , at the outflow of the ancestors from the city, and 361.2  m above sea level, on the summit of the Staufenberg rising to the northwest ; the town hall at 193.98  m in the city center is seen as the center of the town . In Vellmar, the small Rainbach flows near the outdoor swimming pool , the small Elsche near the Bahnhofstraße / Holländische Straße intersection and the small stream from Hopfenberg into the ancestor near the Grundweg . The western Habichtswälder Bergland (up to 614.8  m ) and the Reinhardswald (up to 472.2  m ) in the northeast are close to the low mountain range .

Neighboring communities

Vellmar borders the municipality of Ahnatal in the west, the municipality Calden in the north-west, the municipality Espenau in the north, the municipality Fuldatal in the east (all in the district of Kassel), and in the south with the independent city of Kassel .

City structure

The four districts of Vellmar are Niedervellmar , Frommershausen , Obervellmar and Vellmar-West .

Land use

The area of ​​the city of Vellmar is 13.967  km² . The land use is distributed as follows:

Land use in km² 2013
Building and open space 4,248
Operating area 0.015
Recreation area 0.427
traffic area 2.030
Agricultural area 6.009
Forest area 0.848
Water surface 0.108
Areas other use 0.282
Sum : 13.967

history

Vellmar was mentioned as a filmmaker as early as 775 AD . The oldest evidence of human settlement in today's Vellmar area is an approximately 7,000 year old millstone.

The municipality of Vellmar was formed on July 1, 1967 through the merger of the municipalities of Frommershausen and Niedervellmar. The town charter was granted on August 30, 1975 on the occasion of the 1200th anniversary. At the time, it was the youngest town in the Kassel district, together with Baunatal . At the same time and well into the mid-1980s, the city center with the town hall, shops, the medical center and the residential area "Musikerviertel" were built. The construction area on Osterberg (mostly completed) and the industrial area “An der Kämperbrücke” are currently being developed.

Territorial reform

On December 1, 1970 , as part of the regional reform in Hesse, the previously independent municipalities of Vellmar and Obervellmar voluntarily merged to form the expanded municipality of "Vellmar".

Residents

Urban area

As of December 31, 2016, Vellmar had 18,067 inhabitants according to the Hessian State Statistical Office and 19,282 (July 2013) and 19,222 (March 2015) inhabitants, according to the city of Vellmar.

Vellmar's population development looks like this:

Population development of Vellmar from 1905 to 2017 according to the adjacent table
year Residents
1905 2,171
1939 5,034
1950 6,651
1970 10,344
1980 17,533
1990 18,740
1995 18,867
year Residents
2000 18,318
2005 19,675
2010 19,264
2013 19,282
2015 19,222
2017 18,089

The 19,282 inhabitants of 2013 correspond to a population density of around 1,380 inhabitants per square kilometer (km²), the 19,222 to a population density of around 1,375. The proportion of foreign citizens is around 7% in both cases.

Districts

The population of the districts looks like this:

district 2013 2015
Niedervellmar 5,228 5,286
Frommershausen 2,571 2,545
Obervellmar 8,418 8,315
Vellmar-West 3,065 3,076
Total : 19,282 19,222

Denomination statistics

The population structure by religion :

district 2013
Evangelical 57%
Roman Catholic 16%
Others 27%
district 2018
Evangelical 44%
Roman Catholic 14%
Others 42%
Ancestral Park in Vellmar: Lower pond

Attractions

The roughly 850-year-old Protestant church in the Frommershausen district is partly late Gothic.

The parish church in the Obervellmar district has a late Gothic west tower. The nave, which was renewed in 1616, was enlarged in 1824 in classicist forms. The organ was built by the Heeren family of organ builders in 1773.

The Ahnepark, which has existed since 1986, with a total area of ​​around 9 hectares, offers large areas of water and a variety of sporting and cultural facilities. The highlight is the now 18-day summer tent festival in the park with its entertainment program, combined with the traditional park festival.

The history circle Vellmar e. V. has been running a local history museum in Hof Helse ( Alte Hauptstrasse ), which has been in existence since 1790, since 2004 .

Part of the Schäferberg (−Vellmar) −Kassel section of the Märchenlandweg hiking trail in northern Hesse runs through Vellmar .

The 53rd Hessentag in Vellmar planned for 2013 was canceled  in August 2011.

politics

City Council

The local elections on March 6, 2016 produced the following results, compared to previous local elections:

Distribution of seats in the 2016 city council
   
A total of 37 seats
Parties and constituencies %
2016 		Seats
2016 		%
2011 		Seats
2011 		%
2006 		Seats
2006 		%
2001 		Seats
2001
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 54.7 20th 55.1 21st 55.9 21st 55.4 21st
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 30.6 11 25.1 9 29.0 11 30.2 11
GREEN Alliance 90 / The Greens 14.7 6th 17.0 6th 8.6 3 8.5 3
FDP Free Democratic Party - - 2.8 1 6.4 2 3.7 1
AND Independent Democrats - - - - - - 2.3 1
total 100.0 37 100.0 37 100.0 37 100.0 37
Voter turnout in% 47.9 49.0 44.4 54.1

coat of arms

The city coat of arms in the colors red / white with four parts symbolizes the four districts of Vellmar ( Niedervellmar , Frommershausen , Obervellmar and Vellmar-West ), which are connected by a ring and separated from each other by black lines; the center of the ring, where the black lines meet, symbolizes the city center that has arisen in the city center.

Town twinning

Vellmar maintains partnerships with:

Transport links

Niedervellmar train station

Vellmar is particularly connected to the North Hessian road network via the federal highways 7 and 83 , which run like an expressway as a common section through the city.

Vellmar is home to the Vellmar-Obervellmar train station ( Kassel – Warburg line ) and the Vellmar-Osterberg / EKZ ( RegioTram / Regionalbahn Kassel and Kurhessenbahn ) and Vellmar-Niedervellmar ( Hannöversche Südbahn ) stops , through which it connects to the railway and RegioTram network is connected. Since October 22, 2011, the city has been connected to the Kassel tram network by extending Line 1 across Vellmar .

Personalities

literature

  • Georg Damm: 1200 years of Vellmar 775–1975 . Vellmar, 1975.

Web links

Commons : Vellmar  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikivoyage: Vellmar  - travel guide
Wikivoyage: Eco path ancestors  - travel guide

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hessian State Statistical Office: Population status on December 31, 2019 (districts and urban districts as well as municipalities, population figures based on the 2011 census) ( help ).
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h Brochure worth knowing and informative ... , City of Vellmar, November 2013
  3. ↑ a b c d e Numbers - Data - Facts , accessed on September 6, 2012, at vellmar.de
  4. ↑ Approx. 7000-year-old millstone in: What we do - Everyone can take part! , at the Geschichtskreis Vellmar e. V., on vguenther-online.de
  5. ^ "Vellmar, District of Kassel". Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
  6. ↑ Merger of the municipalities of Obervellmar and Vellmar in the Kassel district to form the municipality of "Vellmar" on November 13, 1970 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1970 No. 48 , p. 2253 , point 2248 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 5,6 MB ]).
  7. ^ 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. 400 .
  8. ↑ Hessian State Statistical Office: The population in Hessen on December 31, 2016 (Hessian State Statistical Office), statistik-hessen.de
  9. ↑ City of Vellmar Figures - Data - Facts , accessed on October 2, 2019
  10. ↑ Information on the history circle Vellmar e. V. , on vguenther-online.de
  11. ↑ The Märchenlandweg through Vellmar , on vellmar.de
  12. ↑ Article Vellmar's mayor on Hessentags-Aus: Close your eyes and go through, that's not possible , from August 17, 2011, on hna.de.
  13. ^ Result of the municipal election on March 6, 2016. Hessian State Statistical Office, accessed in April 2016 .
  14. ↑ Final result of the municipal elections on March 27, 2011 - Vellmar (Hessian State Statistical Office)
  15. ↑ Final result of the municipal elections on March 26, 2006 - Vellmar (Hessian State Statistical Office)
  16. ↑ Coat of arms and logo of the city of Vellmar . City of Vellmar. Retrieved June 24, 2014.