Walburg (Hessisch Lichtenau)

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Walburg
Coordinates: 51 ° 11 ′ 59 ″  N , 9 ° 46 ′ 1 ″  E
Height : 354  (334–365)  m above sea level NHN
Area : 10.42 km²
Residents : 739  (Nov. 15, 2011)
Population density : 71 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st January 1974
Postal code : 37235
Area code : 05602
Image of Walburg
Wehretal Bridge

Walburg is a district of Hessisch Lichtenau in the Werra-Meißner district in northern Hesse .

geography

Walburg is about three kilometers east of Hessisch Lichtenau on the edge of the Hohe Meißner . State roads 3238 and 3299 and federal road 7 meet in the village . On the outskirts there is a section of the federal motorway 44 , which is being built in this area, with the Wehretal bridge.

history

The village was first mentioned on April 5, 1229, when Pope Gregory IX. confirmed a property with the name Waiberg to the monastery Kaufungen . The place name at that time changed from Walberc and Waleberg to Walberg and finally to today's Walburg . 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).

The church , which is located on a hill, was built in 1773/74 as a pre-classical hall from the Enlightenment period by JF Jussow. It stands on the foundations of a previous medieval building, for which a "plebanus" was mentioned for the first time in 1313 and the church itself was first mentioned in 1434; the first Protestant pastor can be assumed to have been since around 1527. From 1887 to 2007 Rommerode belonged to the parish . Since January 1, 2008, the Walburg parish has been connected to the Protestant parishes of Velmeden and Hausen .

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

In 1879 the Kassel – Waldkappel (Lossetalbahn) railway line was built on the northern edge of the village . Since 1883 the Walburg – Großalmerode West (Gelstertalbahn) railway branched off from this in Walburg . Passenger traffic on the Walburg – Großalmerode (West) line was discontinued on June 3, 1973, followed by the railway line from Kassel to Eschwege on May 31, 1985. Freight traffic on the Lossetalbahn to Walburg was maintained until December 31, 2002. Freight traffic on the last section of the Gelstertal Railway between Walburg and Epterode was also stopped on December 15, 2002. Rail enthusiasts store an extensive collection of historic rail vehicles at Walburg station.

Population development

year Ew.
1939 728
1961 918
1970 904
2011 739

Infrastructure

There is a primary school , a day-care center and a village community center in the village .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Walburg, 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 .

Web links

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