Wustfeld

Wustfeld Community of Schenklengsfeld Coordinates: 50 ° 49 ′ 27 ″ N , 9 ° 48 ′ 39 ″ E
Height :	364 m above sea level NHN
Area :	1.59 km²
Residents :	263 (Dec. 31, 2017)
Population density :	165 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	August 1, 1972
Postal code :	36277
Area code :	06629

Wüstfeld is a district of the community Schenklengsfeld in the eastern Hessian district of Hersfeld-Rotenburg .

Geographical location

The place is west of the main town Schenklengsfeld. The state road 3341 runs through the village.

history

The 22 meter high water tower in the village

The village was first mentioned in writing in 1387 as Wustinfelde . The place name then changed via Wustnfelt and Wustvelt to the current name. The church was built in 1815. However, this was later torn down or destroyed and today the village community center and the bell tower stand in its place , with a plaque commemorating the victims of the First and Second World Wars .

In the north of the district of the place is the village desert Heckenhausen .

On August 1, 1972, Wüstfeld was incorporated into the community of Schenklengsfeld as part of the regional reform in Hesse .

In more recent times, educational-therapeutic residential groups have been set up in the village (old sawmill).

Culture and sights

Buildings

The water tower built in 1932 became the landmark of Wüstfeld . It was supplied from a spring under the structure. The tower is 22 meters high and its water basin has a capacity of 63 m³. When the place was connected to the Schenklengsfeld ring line in 1983, the water tower was shut down. To mark its 75th anniversary in 2007, the tower was renovated with the substantial participation of a citizens' initiative.

societies

Three clubs are currently active in Wüstfeld. These include the GSV Wüstfeld, which organizes the village festival and the Hutzelfire every year; the Kirmesburschen Wüstfeld, who are responsible for the organization of the fair, and the volunteer fire brigade . There are also the "singing women" who sing on special birthdays, at the fair, at the village festival and at some funeral services.

traffic

Local public transport is carried out by ÜWAG Bus GmbH with line 345.

Personalities

Konrad Herbst (1880 to 1950), politician born in Wüstfeld

Web links

Wüstfeld district on the website of the community of Schenklengsfeld.
Wüstfeld, Hersfeld-Rotenburg district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
Literature about Wüstfeld in the Hessian Bibliography

Individual evidence

↑ Figures, data & facts on the website of the community of Schenklengsfeld, accessed in August 2018.
↑ Law on the reorganization of the districts of Hersfeld and Rotenburg (GVBl. II 330-13) of July 11, 1972 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1972 No. 17 , p. 217 , § 11 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 1,2 MB ]).
^ 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 and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 397 .

[1] Figures, data & facts on the website of the community of Schenklengsfeld, accessed in August 2018.

[2] Law on the reorganization of the districts of Hersfeld and Rotenburg (GVBl. II 330-13) of July 11, 1972 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1972 No. 17 , p. 217 , § 11 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 1,2 MB ]).

[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 and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 397 .