Velmeden

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Velmeden
Coordinates: 51 ° 12 ′ 49 ″  N , 9 ° 47 ′ 47 ″  E
Height : 372  (372-400)  m above sea level NHN
Area : 6.2 km²
Residents : 696  (Nov. 15, 2011)
Population density : 112 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st January 1974
Postal code : 37235
Area code : 05602
Velmeden from the Langen Steinberg
Velmeden from the Langen Steinberg

Velmeden is a district of Hessisch Lichtenau in the Hessian town of Northern Hesse Werra-Meissner .

geography

Velmeden is located about six kilometers northeast of Hessisch Lichtenau on the edge of the Hohe Meißner . The district is located in the Velmed Valley on the Velmede , a weir tributary. State roads  3238 and 3241 as well as district road  43 meet in the village .

history

Protestant church
The former train station with a railcar

Velmeden was first mentioned in a document in 775. In 1454 the village became a lower court . The church was built in 1397. Hausen was a parish church with the parish of Velmeden until December 31, 2007. Since January 1, 2008, these two Protestant parishes have formed a parish with the parish Walburg , in which Walburg is the seat of the parish office. On September 1, 2011, the parish of kitchens was added to this parish.

The place belonged to the Hessian office Lichtenau until 1821 and then to the district of Witzenhausen . During the French occupation , the place belonged to the canton of Lichtenau in the Kingdom of Westphalia (1807-1813).

On January 1, 1974, was in the course of administrative reform in Hesse until then the district Witzenhausen belonging municipality powerful state law in the city of Hessisch Lichtenau in the newly formed Werra-Meissner incorporated .

Railway history

Velmeden received a connection to the railway network with the Walburg – Großalmerode West railway line, which was opened in 1884 . From 1915 the Gelstertalbahn branched off to Großalmerode-Ost. Both lines were closed in 1973.

Population development

year Ew.
1939 470
1961 699
1970 736
2011 696

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Velmeden, Werra-Meißner district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of December 16, 2014). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
  2. ↑ Facts & Figures. In: Internet presence. City of Hessisch Lichtenau, archived from the original on April 12, 2013 ; accessed in October 2018 .
  3. ↑ Law on the reorganization of the districts of Eschwege and Witzenhausen (GVBl. II 330-21) of September 28, 1973 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1973 No. 25 , p. 353 , §§ 8 and 13 ( online at the information system of the Hessian Landtag [PDF; 2,3 MB ]).
  4. ^ 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. 410 .

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