Wittgenborn

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Wittgenborn
City of Wächtersbach
Coordinates: 50 ° 17 ′ 12 "  N , 9 ° 15 ′ 43"  E
Height : 379  (377-394)  m above sea level NHN
Area : 3.22 km²
Residents : 1045  (2008)
Population density : 325 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : December 31, 1970
Postal code : 63607
Area code : 06053
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Location of Wittgenborn in Wächtersbach

Wittgenborn is today with Waldensberg and Leisenwald one of the three districts of the city of Wächtersbach , in the Hessian Main-Kinzig district , which are on the edge of the plateau of the Spielberger Platte . Then there are the valley communities of Aufenau , Hesseldorf , Neudorf and Weilers .

geography

The village is between Spessart and Vogelsberg am Büdinger Wald 3.8 km northwest of Wächtersbach, together with Waldensberg and Leisenwald on the Spielberger Platte . State road 3194 runs through the village . Coming from Wächtersbach, it continues in the direction of Waldensberg and Leisenwald. In the center of the village, the state road 3314 goes off, which leads to Spielberg and Streitberg.

history

Place name

There are several theories of origin about the name Wittgenborn . It is undisputed that the second part of the name Born indicates a source, an indispensable prerequisite for any settlement. The first part of the name, on the other hand, could either be traced back to a clan name or to vitu , the Old High German name for forest or wood. But the fact is that there were two family names in the village at the beginning of the records: Westerwalt and Witgenstein , both of which refer to the Westerwald and the Counts of Sayn-Wittgenstein, who live in the "Kannenbäckerland". were wealthy ”point out. In the Kannenbäckerland , a continuous production of pottery is documented as early as 1402. It is also certain that Count Diether von Isenburg (1412–1482) was related by marriage to the Count of Sayn-Wittgenstein, who were wealthy in the Westerwald . Thus, potters recruited from the Westerwald in the Isenburger Land could have given Wittgenborn its name.

Middle Ages to modern times

The place is first mentioned in documents in 1470 and 1479. At that time there were five households. The small settlement was on Gelnhäuser Strasse , an old trade route that led from Gelnhausen over the Vier Fichten , on to Reffenstrasse in the direction of Leisenwald.

From the Middle Ages to the 19th century, the place had forest rights ( wood and hat rights ) in the Büdinger Forest . The church was built in the 18th century. From 1821 to 1829 the place belonged to the Hessian district of Salmünster , from 1830 to 1866 to the Kurhessian and from 1867 to 1945 to the Prussian district of Gelnhausen , after 1945 the district was called Gelnhausen district. In 1939 the place had 677 inhabitants.

Until the 1950s, brown coal was mined in the vicinity .

Territorial reform

In the course of the regional reform in Hesse , the municipality of Wittgenborn was incorporated into the city of Wächtersbach on December 31, 1970 together with Hesseldorf , Neudorf and Weilers on a voluntary basis . For Wittgenborn, as for every part of the city, a local district with a local advisory board and local councilor was set up. The boundaries of the local districts follow the previous district boundaries.

Technical monument - The Bornrad

The location of Wittgenborn on a high plateau with the Born at a low point made the water supply in the place difficult. At the end of the 19th century, the planning of a water lifting device powered by wind power began . First of all, around 1900, the seven springs available “on the Born” were collected and fed into a 40 m³ deep tank and a local network was set up. In 1902 the "Bornrad" , as it was called, was put into operation, which pumped the water to the elevated tank. With a height of 25 m and 18 large shovels, it protruded far beyond the buildings and quickly became a popular landmark of the place. It corresponded to the models frequently used in northern Germany at the time. In 1925 the system was technically upgraded with an electric motor so that it could pump well water even in times of calm wind .

In 1955 the Bornrad lost its function in the course of the renewal of the water supply and quickly fell into disrepair. From this time the beating of the rods and the squeaking of the no longer serviced system and the not oiled wheel in the wind were remembered. In 1968 the Bornrad was demolished due to its disrepair .

Soon the population became aware of the loss of a symbol that characterizes the place and the desire for a replacement grew. “With the help of the state of Hesse and the city of Wächtersbach, a model of the former Bornrad was built in 2007 ... as part of the village renewal program. The 15 m high wind turbine with 18 blades, this time from Spanish production, but erected at the original location, pumps like spring water, but only "in a circle", a beautiful symbol. As such, it has achieved cult status in the village and can be found as a business logo, on clubs, on house facades and in gardens, at the fire brigade, in the community house, on wall plates and as a welcome greeting at the village entrance.

politics

Wittgenborn has a local district according to the Hessian municipal code . The local advisory board consists of seven members. The current mayor is Gerhard Werthmann, his deputy is Holger Kauer.

Culture and sights

  • There is a pottery museum in the village.
  • MSC Wittgenborn operates a go- kart track , the Vogelsbergring.
  • The pits, in which the pottery clay used to be extracted, are now used as fishing and fish ponds.
  • The Strong Viking obstacle course takes place twice a year in Wittgenborn.

Economy and Infrastructure

education

Until 1978 there was a primary school in Wittgenborn . The establishment of a large school in Schlierbach in 1961 and its expansion into a supra- local , central elementary school in the following years, provided space and a replacement for the one-class schools in the Wächtersbach districts on the Spielberger Platte: first Waldensberg and Leisenwald, then Wittgenborn.

The cooperative comprehensive school , the Friedrich August Genth School in the Wächtersbach city center school center, is the secondary school for all parts of the city. Like all the other districts, Wittgenborn is connected to the school center in the city center by bus.

Public facilities

kindergarten

The “Schatzinsel” kindergarten has been located in the village, in the converted former school, since 1978. Two over 3 and one under 3 groups are supervised by the leader and six teachers.

Village community center

Wittgenborn has a village community center . In addition to communal use, the facilities can also be booked for private events of all kinds, family celebrations, presentations, seminars and the like.

Volunteer firefighter

The Wittgenborn voluntary fire brigade has its own base in the village . "Write many times a year and look for joint exercises with the fire departments Wächtersbach, Aufenau, Waldensberg and Leisenwald place" . The operations department currently (2020) consists of 25 active comrades.

Personalities

Personalities associated with Wittgenborn

Robert Sterl: Self-Portrait (1919)
  • Robert Sterl , (1867–1932), painter and graphic artist , stayed regularly between 1892 and 1904 in his studio in Wittgenborn. There he made and collected sketches of the pottery activity in all its phases. By naming a Robert-Sterl-Weg in the center of the village, Wittgenborn Sterl created a lasting monument to the chronicler of his traditional pottery trade .

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Wittgenborn, Main-Kinzig-Kreis. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of October 16, 2019). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
  2. ^ Andreas Dietz, History of the Place Wittgenborn , Samml. Gesch. Wächtersbach, 56. L., January 2011, No. 390, 6 p., ISSN 0931-2641, July 9, 24, p. 2
  3. ↑ A. Dietz, History of the Place Wittgenborn , Samml. Gesch. Wächtersbach, 56. L., January 2011, No. 390, 6 p., ISSN 0931-2641, July 9, 24, p. 1
  4. ^ Incorporation of the communities of Hesseldorf, Neudorf, Weilers and Wittgenborn into the city of Wächtersbach in the district of Gelnhausen on January 5, 1971 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (Ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1971 No. 3 , p. 110 , point 111 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 5.5 MB ]).
  5. ↑ Martin Schäfer, "Heimatbuch des Kreises Gelnhausen" , ed. Kreisverwaltung Gelnhausen, 1950, p. 106
  6. ↑ [1] , Bornrad history
  7. ↑ Norbert Eckert, "The old Wittgenborn" Bornrad "rises again", Samml Gesch. Wächtersbach, 52, L., January 2009, No. 364, ISSN 0931-2641, July 9, 23, p. 1
  8. ↑ Anna Ortmann / Gerhard Jahn, "Bornrad and village pond in Wittgenborn - memories of Anna Ortmann", Samml Gesch. Wächtersbach, 57, L., August 2011, No. 396, ISSN 0931-2641, July 9, 25
  9. ↑ Norbert Eckert, "The old Wittgenborn" Bornrad "rises again", Samml Gesch. Wächtersbach, 52, L., January 2009, No. 364, ISSN 0931-2641, July 9, 23, p. 4
  10. ^ Local Advisory Board Hesseldorf. In: website. City of Wächtersbach, accessed August 2020 .
  11. ^ [2] , Wittgenborn fire department
  12. ↑ Jürgen Schultheis, "The search for the original man - Robert Sterl - a forgotten impressionist who pursued his studies in Wittgenborn and the surrounding area" , Samml. Gesch. Wächtersbach, 42nd L., August 2003, No. 280, ISSN 0931-2641
  13. ↑ Angelika Baeumert, Karl Baeumert, "Robert Sterl in Wittgenborn" , Samml. Gesch. Wächtersbach, 49. L., August 2007, No. 341, ISSN 0931-2641
  14. ↑ J [urgen]. Ackermann, "Ramholz Castle, stays of the Dresden impressionist Robert Sterl" , Samml. Gesch. Wächtersbach, 47. L., August 2006, No. 324, 3 p., ISSN 0931-2641, July 9, 2011
  15. ↑ G [erhard]. Jahn, the painter Robert Sterl and his work in Wittgenborn , Samml. Gesch. Wächtersbach, 57. L., August 2011, No. 397, 38 S., 1T. ISSN 0931-2641, July 9, 26