Weißenborn (Sontra)

Weissenborn City of Sontra Coordinates: 51 ° 4 ′ 35 " N , 9 ° 57 ′ 43" E
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

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 parish church in Weißenborn

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

Commons : Weißenborn - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

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 ]).

[DF-1] Weißenborn In: Website of the city of Sontra. Accessed July 2020.

[2] 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 ]).