Wissels (Künzell)

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Wissels
municipality Künzell
Coordinates: 50 ° 32 ′ 37 ″  N , 9 ° 45 ′ 39 ″  E
Height : 324 m above sea level NHN
Area : 2.13 km²
Residents : 252  (Dec. 31, 2013)
Population density : 118 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : December 31, 1971
Postal code : 36093
Area code : 0661
The Catholic Church
The Catholic Church

Wissels is part of the municipality of Künzell in the Fulda district in East Hesse .

Geographical location

Wissels is located on the Haune east of Künzell. The federal highway 458 leads north past the place. Neighboring communities are Böckel in the north, Dipperz in the east, Wisselsrod in the southeast , Dirlos in the south and Keulos in the west .

history

Wissels is mentioned for the first time in 980. In 1980 the place celebrated its 1000th anniversary.

Reorganization

Wissels was incorporated into the municipality of Künzell on December 31, 1971 during the regional reform .

religion

Wissels has a small Catholic. Church " St. Sebastian and St. Roch " ordained is. It was in 1954 benediziert and has 120 seats. The church is a branch church of the parish church of St. Margareta , Margretenhaun .

The patronage day is January 20th.

The baroque altar from the old church in Wissels was integrated into the current church. Today's altar table was made from wood.

literature

  • Willy Kiefer: 1000 years of Wissels: a walk through history . Publishing house Parzeller & Co., Fulda 1980

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wissels, District of Fulda. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of September 14, 2015). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
  2. ↑ Population statistics of the Fulda district , accessed in September 2015.

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