Zirkenbach (Fulda)

Zirkenbach City of Fulda Coordinates: 50 ° 31 ′ 13 " N , 9 ° 38 ′ 33" E
Height :	279 m above sea level NHN
Area :	1.56 km²
Residents :	446 (December 31, 2015)
Population density :	286 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	August 1, 1972
Postal code :	36041
Area code :	0661

Zirkenbach is a district of the East Hessian city of Fulda .

geography

The district is located southwest of the core city at the confluence of the Saurode in the Giesel . The district road 101 runs through the place and connects it with Johannesberg in the east and Zell in the west.

history

The village was first mentioned in a document in 1160. The Ortweg , an old road , ran through the village .

On August 1, 1972, the previously independent municipality of Zirkenbach was incorporated into the city of Fulda by virtue of state law as part of the regional reform in Hesse .

Population development

Source: Historical local dictionary

• 1510:

9 farmers

• 1812:

18 fireplaces, 118 souls

Zirkenbach: Population from 1812 to 2015
year		Residents
1812	118
1834	183
1840	143
1846	149
1852	154
1858	152
1864	144
1871	113
1875	126
1885	164
1895	169
1905	159
1910	156
1925	232
1939	298
1946	375
1950	366
1956	377
1961	364
1967	476
1970	509
1988	472
2010	461
2013	439
2015	446
Data source: Historical municipality register for Hesse: The population of the municipalities from 1834 to 1967. Wiesbaden: Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt, 1968. Further sources:; 2010,2012,2015:

Religious affiliation

Source: Historical local dictionary

• 1885:	No Protestant, 164 Catholic (= 100.00%) residents
• 1961:	13 Protestant (= 3.57%), 346 Catholic (= 95.05%) residents

religion

In addition to Zirkenbach, the villages of Zell and Harmerz belong to the Johannesberg parish .

Worth seeing

A distinctive mark of Zirkenbach is a village bell on the main road that day at 6 o'clock to 12 o'clock and at 18 o'clock the Angelus ringing. After the bell was destroyed in a fire in 1988, it was reconstructed in cooperation with the German Center for Crafts and Monument Preservation in Johannesberg and put on in 1991.

Web links

District Zirkenbach on the website of the city of Fulda.
Zirkenbach, district of Fulda. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
Literature about Zirkenbach in the Hessian Bibliography

Individual evidence

↑ Areas of the city districts. (PDF; 30 KB) In: Internet presence. City of Fulda, archived from the original ; accessed in May 2018 .
↑ Population of the city districts. (PDF; 17 KB) In: Internet presence. City of Fulda, archived from the original ; accessed in May 2018 .
↑ Law on the reorganization of the districts of Fulda and Hünfeld and the city of Fulda (GVBl. II 330-14) of July 11, 1972 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1972 No. 17 , p. 220 , § 1 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 1,2 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 GmbH, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 387 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c Zirkenbach, district of Fulda. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of May 24, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
↑ Statistical Report 2011. (PDF; 11 KB) City of Fulda, p. 9 , archived from the original ; accessed in May 2018 .
↑ The population density in the statistical districts of the city of Fulda (as of December 31, 2013). (PDF; 11 KB) Archived from the original ; accessed in May 2018 .
↑ The population density in the statistical districts of the city of Fulda (as of December 31, 2015). (PDF; 11 KB) Archived from the original ; accessed in May 2018 .
^ Auth, Josef: 850 years of Zirkenbach - its residents and homes, Zirkenbach 2010

[1] Areas of the city districts. (PDF; 30 KB) In: Internet presence. City of Fulda, archived from the original ; accessed in May 2018 .

[2] Population of the city districts. (PDF; 17 KB) In: Internet presence. City of Fulda, archived from the original ; accessed in May 2018 .

[3] Law on the reorganization of the districts of Fulda and Hünfeld and the city of Fulda (GVBl. II 330-14) of July 11, 1972 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1972 No. 17 , p. 220 , § 1 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 1,2 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 GmbH, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 387 .

[lagis-5] Zirkenbach, district of Fulda. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of May 24, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).

[E2010-6] Statistical Report 2011. (PDF; 11 KB) City of Fulda, p. 9 , archived from the original ; accessed in May 2018 .

[E2013-7] The population density in the statistical districts of the city of Fulda (as of December 31, 2013). (PDF; 11 KB) Archived from the original ; accessed in May 2018 .

[E2015-8] The population density in the statistical districts of the city of Fulda (as of December 31, 2015). (PDF; 11 KB) Archived from the original ; accessed in May 2018 .

[9] Auth, Josef: 850 years of Zirkenbach - its residents and homes, Zirkenbach 2010