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Community Oberaula
Coordinates: 50 ° 51 ′ 11 ″  N , 9 ° 29 ′ 22 ″  E
Height : 320 m above sea level NHN
Area : 5.52 km²
Residents : 292  (December 31, 2016)
Population density : 53 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st January 1974
Postal code : 36280
Area code : 06628
Aerial photos of Wahlshausen
Aerial view of the Wahlshausen
Wahlshausen aerial view .jpg

Wahlshausen is a district in the municipality of Oberaula in the Schwalm-Eder district in northern Hesse .

geography

Geographical location

Wahlshausen is on the edge of the southern Knüllgebirge and is a few kilometers from the highest point of the Knüll - the Eisenberg - which is 636 meters above sea level. NN can be seen from almost everywhere in the village.

The Aula, a stream that rises in the neighboring town of Oberaula and flows into the Fulda in Niederaula, flows through Wahlshausen - the region owes the name “Aulatal” to this.

Neighboring communities

Neighboring communities are the communities Kirchheim , Ottrau , Neukirchen and Schwarzenborn .

history

Wahlshausen was first mentioned in 1100 as an electoral city of various spheres of power. In the 13th century the place was called Wayleshusen and had market rights. In the middle of the 15th century there were records of 15 houses. The first school house was built in the middle of the 18th century.

On 1 January 1974 in the wake of Wahlhausen was municipal reform in Hesse powerful state law with the previously independent municipalities Oberaula, Friedigerode, Olberode and Ibra to new large municipality Oberaula together . Local districts were formed for all formerly independent communities .

The year 2008 was the beginning of the village renewal project with 5,000 hours of personal work. Among other things, the Panoramaweg was expanded, a meadow orchard laid out along the Panoramaweg, the "House of Generations" was completely renovated, the equipment in the children's playground was renewed and the "Platz an der Aula" and the church square were redesigned.

In 2009 Wahlshausen was a finalist in the competition for the “ Dollste Village of Hesse ” by the Hessian Broadcasting Corporation (HR). In 2014 Wahlshausen took 1st place in group A of the 35th Hessian competition "Our village has a future" at regional level. In 2015 Wahlshausen took 3rd place in the state decision “Our village has a future”. This placement was celebrated for the first time with a white board.

In 2014 the old village community center was demolished and a new building started in spring 2015.

On August 18, 2018, the new village community center was officially inaugurated with a public celebration after a five-year construction period. Thus it was completed two years later than planned and handed over to the sponsoring association. The total costs amounted to 473,000 euros and were collected from EU funding, a foundation and the contribution made by the municipality of Oberaula. The deviation was 24,000 euros more than originally planned. This does not include the 2,400 hours of voluntary, unpaid work.

Attractions

  • The space at the auditorium was created in 2009 and has been the meeting place for the villagers ever since. Many events of the local associations take place here.
  • House of Generations , the building from the 19th century, in constructive framework, is a listed building. It was used as a school building until 1960, then as an apartment. From 2010 to 2012 it was completely renovated. Since October 2012, the building has been available to the villagers as a “house of generations”.
Illuminated Protestant church (left) and House of Generations (right) in Wahlshausen with the forecourt redesigned in 2012 (front)
  • Railway bridge, it forms the gateway to the “Rotkäppchen-Land” railway cycle path (Central Germany cycle path D4).
  • Children's playground and youth room. In 2009 the children's playground was redesigned. New devices were purchased and old ones replaced. The adjoining youth room (former community freezer) was taken over by the village youth in 2000. Since then, the rooms have been renovated, renewed and expanded on their own.
  • The bakehouse is functional and is still in use. The back house forecourt with bench and fountain was laid out in 2009.
  • The panorama path with tree bench and orchard: the old footpath connection along the auditorium, to the kitchen gardens and the cemetery, was rebuilt in 2009. The benches and especially the dangling bench and the adjacent orchard meadow invite you to linger.

New Apostolic Church

New Apostolic Church
New Apostolic Church in Wahlshausen

The New Apostolic congregation Wahlshausen has around 80 members. Services take place on Sunday and Wednesday. The services are framed by a mixed choir, an orchestra and a flute choir.

Protestant church

The church was probably built in the 14th century and is a listed building. It has been rebuilt several times over the years. In 1712 the tower and bells were installed. In 1825 the entrance was moved from the west to the north. The old lintel of the former entrance door with inscriptions can be seen in the House of Generations.

traffic

Wahlshausen is located on federal highway 454 , which takes you quickly to Kirchheim and thus to the motorways towards Frankfurt, Kassel, Würzburg and Erfurt (8 km).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Numbers and facts. In: Internet presence. Oberaula municipality, archived from the original on August 4, 2018 ; accessed in October 2018 .
  2. ↑ Law on the reorganization of the districts Fritzlar-Homberg, Melsungen and Ziegenhain (GVBl. II 330-22) 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. 356 , § 6 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 2,3 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, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 413 .
  4. ↑ With a lot of personal work on the village of the future. Hessische / Niedersächsische Allgemeine (HNA), June 19, 2015 .;
  5. ↑ Firmly in third place. Hessische / Niedersächsische Allgemeine (HNA), July 19, 2015 .;
  6. ^ New building DGH Wahlhausen. In: hausen-aulatal.de. August 16, 2018 .;
  7. ↑ A house for big celebrations. Hessische / Niedersächsische Allgemeine (HNA), August 21, 2018 .;
  8. ↑ DGH Wahlhausen: With a lot of work to the Aulablick. Hersfelder Zeitung, August 21, 2018 .;

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