Weißenborn (Sontra)
Weissenborn
City of Sontra
Coordinates: 51 ° 4 ′ 35 " N , 9 ° 57 ′ 43" E
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Height : | 312 (305-360) m |
Area : | 2.97 km² |
Residents : | 78 (Feb 3, 2020) |
Population density : | 26 inhabitants / km² |
Incorporation : | July 1, 1971 |
Postal code : | 36205 |
Area code : | 05653 |
View from the east of Weißenborn
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Weißenborn is a district of Sontra in the Werra-Meißner district in northern Hesse .
Geographical location
Weißenborn is located in the northern foothills of the Richelsdorf Mountains about 2 km northeast of the core town of Sontra. It is surrounded by forest on the Holstein mountain ( 462.6 m ).
history
The place is first mentioned in 1345 under the place name Wyzenborne . In the middle of the 15th century the village was called Wissenborn .
On February 1, 1971, Weißenborn was incorporated into the city of Sontra as part of the regional reform in Hesse .
Attractions
The Protestant church is a building from the 13th century with a defensive tower and a crooked hip roof from 1706. The L-shaped gallery on the west and north side inside the church is dated to 1607 with inscriptions.
Infrastructure
There is a village community center in Weißenborn .
Web links
- District Weißenborn In: Website of the city of Sontra.
- Weißenborn (Sontra), Werra-Meißner district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
- Literature about Weißenborn in the Hessian Bibliography
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Weißenborn In: Website of the city of Sontra. Accessed July 2020.
- ^ Municipal reform: mergers and integration of municipalities from January 20, 1971 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1971 No. 6 , p. 248 , item 328, para. 40 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 6.2 MB ]).