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Vogelsbergkreis
The Vogelsbergkreis is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the middle of Hesse, Germany. Neighbouring districts are Schwalm-Eder, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Fulda, Main-Kinzig, Wetteraukreis, Gießen and Marburg-Biedenkopf. History The district was created in 1972 by merging the former districts Alsfeld and Lauterbach. Geography The main feature of the district is the Vogelsberg, an extinct volcano, last active 7 million years ago. Coat of arms The lion in the bottom half is the lion of Hesse Hesse or Hessen ( ), officially the State of Hesse (), is a States of Germany, state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt, which is also the country's principal financial centre. Two other major hist .... The lilies in the upper part show the flowers of the martagon lily (German ''Türkenbund'', '' Lilium martagon''), a rare plant which grows in some protected areas of the district. The flowers were taken from the coat of arms of the Lauterbach district. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alsfeld
Alsfeld () is a town in the center of Hesse, in Germany. Located about north of Frankfurt, Alsfeld is part of the densely populated Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region, with nearby Lauterbach, Hesse, Lauterbach (about east), one of the two centre cities of the Vogelsbergkreis district. Alsfeld is best described as a blend of a historic bourgeois European town and its rural-agriculture, agricultural environs and shaped by typical Lutheranism, Lutheran-Pietism, Pietist characteristics, such as austerity and a Protestant work ethic. It is well known for its well-preserved old town with hundreds of picturesque timber-frame houses, and part of the German Timber-Frame Road. Geography Large towns nearby are Bad Hersfeld about to the east, Fulda to the southeast, Gießen to the west and Marburg an der Lahn about to the northwest. Alsfeld is located on the upper part of the Schwalm (Eder), Schwalm in the northern Vogelsberg and just to the south of the Kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antrifttal
Antrifttal is a municipality in the Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse, Germany. Geography Location Antrifttal lies, as its name suggests, in the valley (''Tal'') of a brook called the Antrift, a tributary to the Schwalm, between the Vogelsberg in the south and the Knüllgebirge in the northeast (low mountain ranges). The municipal area of 26.59 km2 is 54% agricultural (14.3 km2). Neighbouring communities Antrifttal borders in the north on the community of Willingshausen (Schwalm-Eder-Kreis), in the east and south on the town of Alsfeld, in the west on the town of Kirtorf, and in the northwest on the town of Neustadt (Marburg-Biedenkopf). Constituent communities * Main town: Ruhlkirchen * Constituent communities: ** Bernsburg ** Ohmes ** Ruhlkirchen ** Seibelsdorf ** Vockenrod Ohmes Ohmes is presumably based on a settlement already in existence by Roman times, making it one of the oldest places in the Vogelsbergkreis, and the oldest in the Katzenberg, a mediaeval court dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schlitz, Hesse
Schlitz () is a small town in the Vogelsbergkreis in eastern Hesse, Germany. Geography Location The town of Schlitz lies at the outlet of the small river Schlitz on the Fulda. Neighbouring communities Schlitz borders in the north on the communities of Breitenbach and Niederaula (both in Hersfeld-Rotenburg), in the east on the communities of Haunetal (Hersfeld-Rotenburg) and Burghaun and the town of Hünfeld (both in Fulda district), in the southeast on the city of Fulda (Fulda district), in the south on the communities of Großenlüder and Bad Salzschlirf (both in Fulda district), in the southwest on the community of Wartenberg, and in the west on the town of Lauterbach. Constituent communities Schlitz is divided into the following communities: Bernshausen, Fraurombach, Hartershausen, Hemmen, Hutzdorf, Nieder-Stoll, Ober-Wegfurth, Pfordt, Queck, Rimbach, Sandlofs, Schlitz, Üllershausen, Ützhausen, Unter-Schwarz, Unter-Wegfurth and Willofs. History The name Schlitz had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grebenau
Grebenau () is a town in the Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse, Germany. Geography Location Lying from 220 to 350 m above sea level, Grebenau is northeast of the Vogelsberg some 26 km northwest of Fulda, at the place where the Schwarza empties into the Jossa, itself a tributary to the Fulda. Neighbouring communities Grebenau borders in the north on the town of Alsfeld and the community of Breitenbach am Herzberg (Hersfeld-Rotenburg Hersfeld-Rotenburg is a ''Kreis'' (Districts of Germany, district) in the east of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Werra-Meißner, Wartburgkreis, Fulda (district), Fulda, Vogelsbergkreis, Schwalm-Eder. History In 1821, districts were crea ...), in the east on the town of Schlitz, in the south on the town of Lauterbach, and in the west on the community of Schwalmtal, Hesse. Constituent communities *Bieben, representative Klaus Gaudl **Merlos – belongs to Bieben *Eulersdorf, representative Ernst Hölscher *Grebenau, representative Lotti Fri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grebenhain
Grebenhain is a municipality in the Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse, Germany. Geography Location The municipality of Grebenhain lies from 400 to 733 m above sea level in the southeastern Vogelsberg Mountains, about 30 km west of Fulda. Neighbouring communities Grebenhain borders in the north on the town of Herbstein, in the east on the community of Hosenfeld (Fulda district), in the south on the communities of Freiensteinau and Birstein (Main-Kinzig-Kreis), in the southwest on the town of Gedern (Wetteraukreis), and in the west on the town of Schotten. Constituent communities The municipality consists of 15 centres named Bannerod, Bermuthshain, Crainfeld, Grebenhain (administrative seat), Hartmannshain, Heisters, Herchenhain, Ilbeshausen-Hochwaldhausen, Metzlos, Metzlos-Gehaag, Nösberts-Weidmoos, Vaitshain, Volkartshain, Wünschen-Moos und Zahmen. History The area nowadays occupied by the greater community of Grebenhain in the Vogelsberg was likely settled by waves of settler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gemünden (Felda)
Gemünden () is a municipality in the Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse, Germany. Geography Location Gemünden lies on the rivers Felda and Ohm, flowing from the Vogelsberg Mountains in the region of Upper Hessen (''Oberhessen'') amongst Homberg Grünberg, Kirtorf, Romrod and Feldatal, or more broadly, between Gießen and Bad Hersfeld. Through the rural areas within the community runs the Autobahn A 5 Neighbouring communities Gemuenden borders in the northwest on the town of Homberg, in the northeast on the town of Kirtorf, in the east on the town of Romrod Romrod () is a small town in the Vogelsbergkreis in central Hesse, Germany. Geography Location Through the town flows the river Antrift. Neighbouring communities Romrod borders in the north on the town of Alsfeld, in the east on the community ..., in the southeast on the community of Feldatal, and in the southwest on the community of Mücke. Constituent communities The community of Gemünden consists of 7 centres tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freiensteinau
Freiensteinau is a municipality in the Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse, Germany. Geography Location Freiensteinau lies on the southern slopes of the Vogelsberg Mountains. Neighbouring communities Freiensteinau borders in the north on the community of Grebenhain, in the northeast on the community of Hosenfeld (Fulda district), in the east on the community of Neuhof (Fulda district), in the south on the town of Steinau an der Straße (Main-Kinzig-Kreis) and in the west on the community of Birstein (Main-Kinzig-Kreis). Constituent communities The community consists of the twelve centres of Freiensteinau (administrative seat), Holzmühl, Fleschenbach, Salz, Ober-Moos, Nieder-Moos, Gunzenau, Reichlos, Weidenau, Reinhards, Hessisch Radmühl and Preußisch Radmühl. Politics Municipal council The municipal elections on 26 March 2006 yielded the following results: Elections in March 2016 *CDU = 2 seats *SPD = 3 seats *FW = 8 seats *UBL = 4 seats *Bündnis = 2 seats ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feldatal
Feldatal is a municipality in the Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse, Germany. Geography Location The community lies 285 to 598 m above sea level on the north slope of the Vogelsberg mountains. Through the community flows the river Felda, which empties into the Ohm at Gemünden. Neighbouring communities Feldatal borders in the north on the town of Romrod, in the northeast on the community of Schwalmtal, in the east on the community of Lautertal, in the south on the town of Ulrichstein, in the southwest on the community of Mücke, and in the northwest on the community of Gemünden. Constituent communities The community consists of the centres of Ermenrod, Groß-Felda with constituent community of Schellnhausen, Kestrich, Köddingen, Stumpertenrod, Windhausen and Zeilbach. History Amalgamations Feldatal came into being as a result of the municipal reforms in 1972 when the aforesaid constituent communities were united into a greater community. Politics The municipal council is made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulrichstein
Ulrichstein () is a small town in the Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse, Germany. Geography Location Ulrichstein lies in the Vogelsberg Mountains 500 m above sea level and is thereby Hesse's highest town. It is a recognized state-approved climatic spa and lies near the High Hoherodskopf nature reserve Northeast of town is the source of the river Ohm River, Ohm, the "Omquelle" Neighboring communities Ulrichstein borders in the north on the community of Feldatal, in the east on the community of Lautertal (Vogelsberg), Lautertal, in the south on the town of Schotten, in the southwest on the town of Laubach (Gießen (district), Gießen district), and in the west on the community of Mücke. Constituent communities In 1972, the town of Ulrichstein and the communities of Kölzenhain, Feldkrücken and Rebgeshain from the Lauterbach district, along with the communities of Bobenhausen, Helpershain, Ober-Seibertenrod, Unter-Seibertenrod and Wohnfeld from the Alsfeld district merged into a new mun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romrod
Romrod () is a small town in the Vogelsbergkreis in central Hesse, Germany. Geography Location Through the town flows the river Antrift. Neighbouring communities Romrod borders in the north on the town of Alsfeld, in the east on the community of Schwalmtal, in the south on the community of Feldatal, and in the west on the community of Gemünden and the town of Kirtorf. Constituent communities Romrod consists of the communities of Nieder-Breidenbach, Ober-Breidenbach, Romrod, Strebendorf and Zell. History The village of Rumerode developed at the crossroads of the ''Diotweg'' ("People's Way") and the ''Kurze Hessen'' army road. The first castle was built in the 11th century in the Antrift Valley. It is thus assumed that there was already a settlement there, as valley castles were often built in places where there were already people. In the first half of the 12th century, the old castle with the moat was built. The builders of this castle were presumably the local ''von Rom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauterbach, Hesse
Lauterbach () is the district capital () of the Vogelsbergkreis district of the federal state of Hesse in central Germany. History Lauterbach was founded between 400 and 800 AD. In 812 the town was mentioned for the first time in a document of the church in Schlitz. In the Middle Ages, Lauterbach belonged to the cloister in Fulda. Then in the 12th century Lauterbach became a fief of the count Ziegenhein from the cloister in Fulda. In 1266, Lauterbach received municipal rights. In the same year, Lauterbach started to build the castle (Burg) and the city wall. Over the following centuries, ownership rights of Lauterbach changed often and were complicated. Lauterbach became Lutheran following the Protestant Reformation, Reformation. With a pact in 1684, Lauterbach came under the control of the Riedesel zu Eisenbach (Riedesel). Up to 1806, the Riedesels had a small but independent territory. Following the Napoleonic Wars and Congress of Vienna, Lauterbach belonged to the Grand Duchy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirtorf
Kirtorf () is a town in the northern Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse, Germany. Through the town runs the ''Deutsche Märchenstraße'', or German Fairytale Road, a touristic route joining many of the places commonly associated with the Brothers Grimm's tales. Geography The town lies at the top of the Rhine-Weser watershed between the east-flowing Antrift and the west-flowing Gleen. Neighbouring communities Kirtorf borders in the north on the town of Neustadt (Marburg-Biedenkopf), in the east on the community of Antrifttal, the town of Alsfeld and the community of Romrod, in the south on the community of Gemünden, and in the west on the town of Homberg (Ohm), and the town of Stadtallendorf (Marburg-Biedenkopf). Constituent communities Besides the town's main centre, which bears the same name as the whole municipality, there are outlying centres named Arnshain, Gleimenhain, Heimertshausen, Lehrbach, Ober-Gleen and Wahlen. History Kirtorf was mentioned in a document as ''Gleene'' in 917. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
