Willofs (slit)

Willofs City slot Coordinates: 50 ° 40 ′ 51 ″ N , 9 ° 28 ′ 25 ″ E
Height :	346 m
Area :	6.81 km² [LAGIS]
Residents :	421 (Jun 30, 2017)
Population density :	62 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	December 31, 1971
Postal code :	36110
Area code :	06642

Church in Willofs (Schlitz)

Willofs is a district of Schlitz in the Vogelsbergkreis in central Hesse .

geography

The place is surrounded by forests, 6 km west of Schlitz on a red sandstone plateau. The 486 m high Eisenberg and the 490 m high Steinberg are near Willofs. State road 3140 runs through the village .

history

Willofs probably originated in the High Middle Ages . The oldest surviving mention is from 1393. At that time the place name was Wilulfs . Later called the place was called Willers . The decision to build its own church was made in 1581. The first fair is documented in 1681 and still exists today.

Willofs belonged to the Schlitz rule . Here, the Schlitzer ordinances from the 18th century, together with parts of the Fulda law, were considered particular law . The Common Law applied only to the extent these special regulations did not contain provisions for a fact. This special right retained its validity during the affiliation to the Grand Duchy of Hesse in the 19th century. In judicial practice, however, the ordinances were only rarely applied. The particular law was replaced on January 1, 1900 by the civil code that was uniformly valid throughout the German Empire .

Napoleon pulled through Willofs in 1813 while retreating from the Battle of the Nations near Leipzig .

On December 31, 1971, Willofs was incorporated into the town of Schlitz as part of the regional reform in Hesse .

politics

The mayor is Gerald Gottwald (as of March 2018) .

literature

Literature about Willofs in the Hessian Bibliography
Search for Willofs in the SPK digital portal of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation

Web links

Commons : Willofs (Schlitz) - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Willofs district on the website of the city of Schlitz.
Willofs. Local history, local advisory board, information. In: www.willofs-hessen.de. Willofs local advisory board; accessed on March 27, 2018
Willofs, Vogelsberg district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).

Individual evidence

↑ Population of the city of Schlitz. (PDF) In: Website. City of Schlitz, archived from the original ; accessed in April 2019 .
^ Johann Andreas Demian: Description or Statistics and Topography of the Grand Duchy of Hesse , Volume 2. LeRoux, Mainz undated, p. 361.
↑ Arthur Benno Schmidt : The historical foundations of civil law in the Grand Duchy of Hesse . Curt von Münchow, Giessen 1893, p. 104 and attached map.
^ 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 and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 368 .
↑ Mayor. In: Internet presence. City of Schlitz, accessed October 4, 2016 .

[1] Population of the city of Schlitz. (PDF) In: Website. City of Schlitz, archived from the original ; accessed in April 2019 .

[2] Johann Andreas Demian: Description or Statistics and Topography of the Grand Duchy of Hesse , Volume 2. LeRoux, Mainz undated, p. 361.

[3] Arthur Benno Schmidt : The historical foundations of civil law in the Grand Duchy of Hesse . Curt von Münchow, Giessen 1893, p. 104 and attached map.

[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 GmbH, Stuttgart and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 368 .

[5] Mayor. In: Internet presence. City of Schlitz, accessed October 4, 2016 .