Wettges

Wettges municipality Birstein Coordinates: 50 ° 24 ′ 47 ″ N , 9 ° 20 ′ 22 ″ E
Height :	437 (434-442) m above sea level NHN
Area :	3.18 km²
Residents :	81 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	25 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	July 1, 1971
Incorporated into:	Oberland
Postal code :	63633
Area code :	06668

Wettges is a part of the municipality of Birstein in the Hessian Main-Kinzig district .

The place is in the lower Vogelsberg north-east of Birstein. The disused Vogelsberger Südbahn ran along the village , on the route of which the Vogelsberger Südbahnradweg was built.

history

Wettges was first mentioned in a document in 1488. The place name was Wetges in 1551 .

In 1939 the place belonged to the district of Gelnhausen and had 112 inhabitants.

In the course of administrative reform in Hesse municipalities Wettges, mouse angle Wüst Will Roth, Lichenroth and Völzberg joined voluntarily as of 1 July 1971 on the new community Oberland together . As early as May 1972, the Hessian state government initiated a hearing process with the aim of merging the previous communities of Birstein (with districts), Katholisch-Willenroth and Oberland to form a new large community. The Oberland municipality was finally incorporated into the Birstein municipality by virtue of state law with effect from July 1, 1974. Local districts were set up for all formerly independent municipalities .

Cultural monuments

See: List of cultural monuments in Birstein-Wettges

societies

German Federation for Bird Protection
Wettges volunteer fire brigade
Hunting Association Wettges / Wüstwillenroth
Country women's association Wettges

Individual evidence

^ Wettges, Main-Kinzig-Kreis. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of October 16, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
↑ Birstein community portrait: Figures, data & facts. Population HW , accessed on February 27, 2020
^ Municipal reform in Hesse: mergers and integrations of municipalities from June 21, 1971 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1971 No. 28 , p. 1117 , item 988; Para. 10. ( Online at the information system of the Hessian State Parliament [PDF; 5.0 MB ]).
↑ Law on the reorganization of the districts of Gelnhausen, Hanau and Schlüchtern and the city of Hanau as well as the recirculation of the cities of Fulda, Hanau and Marburg (Lahn) concerning questions (GVBl. 330-26) of March 12, 1974 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1974 No. 9 , p. 149 , § 7 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 3.0 MB ]).
^ 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. 362-363 .

literature

Literature on Wettges in the Hessian Bibliography
Search for Wettges in the archive portal D of the German Digital Library

Web links

Wettges district. In: Website of the Birstein community.
Wettges. Local history, information. In: www.lichenroth.de. Private website; accessed on December 9, 2018
Wettges, Main-Kinzig district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).

[lagis-1] Wettges, Main-Kinzig-Kreis. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of October 16, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).

[2] Birstein community portrait: Figures, data & facts. Population HW , accessed on February 27, 2020

[3] Municipal reform in Hesse: mergers and integrations of municipalities from June 21, 1971 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1971 No. 28 , p. 1117 , item 988; Para. 10. ( Online at the information system of the Hessian State Parliament [PDF; 5.0 MB ]).

[4] Law on the reorganization of the districts of Gelnhausen, Hanau and Schlüchtern and the city of Hanau as well as the recirculation of the cities of Fulda, Hanau and Marburg (Lahn) concerning questions (GVBl. 330-26) of March 12, 1974 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1974 No. 9 , p. 149 , § 7 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 3.0 MB ]).

[5] 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. 362-363 .