Wallenstein (Knüllwald)

Wallenstein Municipality Knüllwald Coordinates: 50 ° 57 ′ 18 ″ N , 9 ° 29 ′ 5 ″ E
Height :	320 (319-492) m
Area :	11.54 km²
Residents :	216 (Jun 30, 2010)
Population density :	19 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	December 31, 1971
Postal code :	34593
Area code :	05686

Wallenstein is a district of the municipality Knüllwald in the Schwalm-Eder district in northern Hesse ( Germany ).

Geographical location

Wallenstein lies in the Knüllgebirge on the Efze . Of the village lies west of the inflow at the Lochbach hole gorge . The federal motorway 7 runs north-east of the village , through the state road 3154.

The village is first mentioned in writing in a document from 1232.

The spelling of the place name changed several times over the centuries, depending on the writer's taste:

On December 31, 1971, Wallenstein was merged with eight other communities to form the new community Knüllwald.

Near the village is the eponymous castle ruin Wallenstein , built in the 12th century and destroyed in 1637 .

Ingo Grebe: The rule Wallenstein in the imperial abbey of Hersfeld. Self-published, Hersfelder Zeitung, Hersfeld, 2014

↑ ^a ^b "Wallenstein, Schwalm-Eder District". Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of December 11, 2015). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
↑ The location on the Knüllwald municipality's website , accessed in August 2015.
^ 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 / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 391 .

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