Wissmar

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Wissmar
Wettenberg municipality
Coordinates: 50 ° 38 ′ 10 ″  N , 8 ° 40 ′ 26 ″  E
Height : 184 m above sea level NHN
Area : 14.12 km²
Residents : 5000 approx.
Population density : 354 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : January 1, 1977
Incorporated into: Lahn
Postal code : 35435
Area code : 06406
Wissmar from the west. In the background from left to right the Lahntal upstream, the town of Lollar and the Lollarer Kopf
Wissmar from the west. In the background from left to right the Lahntal upstream, the town of Lollar and the Lollarer Kopf
The Langgasse from Bahnhofstrasse

Wißmar is a part of the municipality Wettenberg in the central Hessian district of Gießen . The place has about 5000 inhabitants and is about 7 km north of the city of Giessen .

geography

Wissmar lies on the eastern edge of the Gleiberger Land and west of the Lahn . The Krofdorfer Forest , part of the Krofdorf-Königsberger Forest natural area, begins in the north-west of the district .

history

In the Lorsch Codex , Wißmar 774 (or 779) was first mentioned in document 3121 or 3696b.

On January 1, 1977, the previously independent community became part of the Wettenberg district of the newly founded city of Lahn in the course of the Hessian regional reform by virtue of state law . When it was dissolved as a result of violent protests by the population, Wettenberg became an independent municipality in the district of Gießen on August 1, 1979.

Historical forms of names

In documents that have survived, Wißmar was mentioned under the following place names (the year of mention in brackets):

  • Widmar - "in Widmare marca", "in the district Wißmar" - (774 or 779).
  • Wisemare, de (788/789) [2. Half of the XII century, Codex Laureshamensis III, No. 3709d, p. 200]
  • Wisemare marca, in (788/789) [2. Half of the XII century, Codex Laureshamensis III, No. 3709d, p. 200]
  • Wisumera (780–802) [Kopiar around 1160, Codex Eberhardi 1 154 va and rb]
  • Wisomaren, in (780–802) [Kopiar around 1160, Codex Eberhardi 1 154 va and rb, p. 266, = Dronke, Traditiones, p. 35 Capitulum 6, No. 23 and 25 = Document book of the Fulda Monastery 1, No. 420 and 422]

Territorial history and administration

The following list gives an overview of the territories in which Wissmar was located and the administrative units to which it was subordinate:

Population development

 Source: Historical local dictionary

• 1834: 150 houses
Wißmar: Population figures from 1834 to 1970
year     Residents
1834
  
 728
1840
  
 744
1846
  
 803
1852
  
 837
1858
  
 879
1864
  
 872
1871
  
 874
1875
  
 963
1885
  
 1,047
1895
  
 1,188
1905
  
 1,433
1910
  
 1,592
1925
  
 1,693
1939
  
 2,077
1946
  
 2,674
1950
  
 2,867
1956
  
 3,043
1961
  
 3,257
1967
  
 3,601
1970
  
 3,741
Data source: Historical municipality register for Hesse: The population of the municipalities from 1834 to 1967. Wiesbaden: Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt, 1968.
Other sources:

Religious affiliation

 Source: Historical local dictionary

• 1834: 728 Protestant residents
• 1961: 2524 Protestant (= 77.49%), 657 Catholic (= 20.17%) residents

Churches

Churches in Wissmar
Wißmar Evangelical Church.jpg
Protestant parish church
Kath. St. Raphaelkirche in Wißmar.JPG
Catholic St. Raphael Church


The Evangelical Parish Church in the center of the village was built from 1827 to 1830 in place of the dilapidated Gothic village church according to the plans and under the direction of the Prussian architect Friedrich Louis Simon . The late- classical building is a cross-church designed that that altar is on the long side, across the aisle . The façade is clearly structured with high arched windows and horizontal cornices , while the east side is emphasized by a central risalite .

The tower was originally shorter and built with a flat, truncated roof; In 1863/64 it was supplemented by an octagonal tower pyramid with a slated half-timbered top. The interior of the church is two-storey with a circumferential gallery supported by 20 wooden Tuscan columns . The coffered ceiling is decorated with gold stars on a blue background based on the antique model. The highlight of the room is the pulpit on the west side of the gallery opposite the organ .

In 1992/93 the interior of the church was extensively restored.

Culture and sights

Hessian wood + technology museum on the Lahn

Buildings

  • The Hessian Wood + Technology Museum offers information on all aspects of wood and wood processing and its design is based on the former carpentry of Kurt and Otto Winter in Wißmar. Numerous items of equipment from the carpentry shop can be viewed in the museum and are presented on special occasions.

Natural spaces

  • Recreation area Wißmarer See with its permanent campsite and mini golf course.
  • To the north of the village is the small Erlental settlement with a restaurant that is popular with walkers and cyclists on weekends. There begins a forest area with fish ponds , which is ideal for hiking and cycling.

Regular events

  • Every year on the second weekend in August, the Wißmarer Kirmes
  • The annual grocer's and fairy tale market on Ascension Day

Economy and Infrastructure

Wißmar is a residential community consisting of an older town center and a new building area; supplemented by a small industrial area south of the village towards Giessen.

literature

Web links

Commons : Wißmar (Wettenberg)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "Numbers and data" on the website of the municipality of Wettenberg
  2. ^ A b Minst, Karl Josef [transl.]: Lorscher Codex (Volume 5), Certificate 3121, July 31, 774 (or 779) - Reg. 1488. In: Heidelberger historical stocks - digital. Heidelberg University Library, p. 92 , accessed on May 11, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Law on the reorganization of the Biedenkopf and Marburg districts and the city of Marburg (Lahn) (GVBl. II 330-27) 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. 154 , § 1 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 3.0 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. 346 .
  5. ↑ a b c d e Wißmar, District of Giessen. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of March 23, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
  6. ^ Michael Rademacher: German administrative history from the unification of the empire in 1871 to the reunification in 1990. State of Hesse. (Online material for the dissertation, Osnabrück 2006).
  7. ↑ Hessisches Holztechnikmuseum www.holztechnikmuseum.de
  8. ^ Recreation area Wißmarer See