Künzell

Künzell is a city border town of Fulda, in Hesse, Germany. It is the second largest municipality in the district of Fulda.

• 2.1 Amalgamations
• 2.2 Population development

• 3.1 Municipal Council
• 3.2 Coat of Arms
• 3.3 Town twinning

• 4.1 Structures

• 5.1 traffic
• 5.2 Public bodies
• 5.3 Formation

• 6.1 Sons and daughters of the town

Geography

Geographical Location

The municipality is located in the foothills of the Rhön. To the north- west, the building blends seamlessly into the city of Fulda and the municipality Petersberg. The eastern part of the village is dominated by the mountains of the front Rhön, the highest point in the municipality is of the gable Rain. There arises the Haune.

Expansion of the municipal area

While the church and parts Künzell Bachrain show the typical spatial image of a city edge community, are the other districts as closed villages, nestled in the landscape, recognizable.

Neighboring communities

Künzell bordered to the north by the municipality Petersberg, in the east on the community Dipperz, in the southeast on the community Poppenhausen, to the south by the municipalities Ebersburg and oak cellular, and in the west on the town of Fulda (all in the district of Fulda ).

Community structure

The municipality is divided into the districts Künzell Künzell - Bachrain ( nucleus ), Pilgerzell, Engelhelms, Dirlos ( with Loheland ) Dietershausen Keulos, Wissel and Dassen.

History

The origin of the church dates back to the year 743. At that time the monk Chindolf settled in the basin of the upper reaches of the Grezzbaches. In the following time, a Cella made ​​to the dwelling of the monk, who was named after him Chindecella or Kindecella. Künzell was first documented in the year 1160., The area was the Fulda monastery possession. Around the year 1250 four independent farmsteads were recorded, 1510, there were already seven.

The district Dietershausen 810 is first mentioned as Theotrichesus. Pilgerzell is called 830 in certificates Biligrimcella, 1510 had Pilgerzell ten farmers. Engelhelms was mentioned in 1276, Dirlos 1318 as Villa Tyerolfes.

Ecclesiastical center was for centuries the Florenberg. The first recorded church was there from Abt Huoggi ( 891-915 ) built around the year 900. The defensive wall preserved probably dates from the 10th century and was used to protect against the invading Hungary. The present tower is attributed to a Romanesque building, the church dates from the fourth building from 1511 to 1515.

Incorporations

On December 31, 1971, the formerly independent communities Dassen, Dietershausen Keulos and Wissel were incorporated. On April 1, 1972 Dirlos, Engelhelms and Pilgerzell were added.

Population Development

By the middle of the last century Künzell was a rural community dominated. In 1939 there were reported only 1930 inhabitants. The economic development of the region and the incorporations of 1971/72 could increase tremendously the community.

Policy

Municipal council

The municipal election held on March 27, 2011 showed the following distribution of seats:

Coat of arms

The coat of arms is quartered by the white black cross of the diocese of Fulda. In the first and fourth field silver lilies are seen on a green background, in the second and third field green fir trees on a silver background.

Twinning

Cities partnerships with the communities in the calibration field Dingelstädt / Thuringia since 1960 and Rustington in West Sussex / UK since 2002.

Culture and sights

Structures

• The Florenberg ( 382 m ) is a striking elevation with a highly visible church from the year 1362.
• The fortified church of St. Bartholomew in Dietershausen with late Gothic frescoes.
• Dicker Turm is the name of a medieval Wart and signal tower. The Prince-Abbot of Fulda Henry VI. of Hohenberg (1315-1353) had seven such towers built to the early detection of invading enemies. The thickness of the tower has a height of 14 and a diameter of 5 meters. His platform at 382.78 meters above sea level offers views of the Rhön, Vogelsberg and the city of Fulda.
• The new building of the town hall, the municipality has Künzell instead of budgeted sum of EUR 1.66 million the amount of EUR 3.37 million cost, which led to a critical discussion of the municipal council in 2012. In 2013, the Taxpayers Association took up the case and published his criticism of the project in its annually published the Black Book.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

Künzell is located at exit 92 Fulda- Würzburg center of the A 7 -Kassel and the exit of Fulda Künzeller road B 27, via which the exit of Fulda -Süd A 66 Frankfurt- Fulda is achievable.

Fulda railway station, a major transport hub with the ICE train station between Frankfurt am Main, Kassel, Erfurt and Würzburg is a few kilometers away, and buses of the Rhine -Main Transport Association ( RMV) easily accessible.

Public institutions

The German pension insurance Hesse has settled in Künzell since 2000 a department ( information and counseling center, service center for rehabilitation, Medical Investigation Board and Prüfbezirksstelle ) for Osthessen with 300 employees.

Education

Künzell offers nine kindergartens and two primary schools in Theotrichschule Dietershausen and Florenberg school in Pilgerzell and the primary and secondary school, Don Bosco School in Künzell.

The Rudolf Steiner School is a free Waldorf school in Loheland, who works as a comprehensive school. The Loheland Academy formed until 2009 also as a certified aerobics instructor, based on the Loheland gymnastics, from.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

• Hubert salvation ( * 1931), Hessian Landtag (CDU) and union leader
• Zeno Diegelmann ( b. 1974 ), author, librettist (winner for Best Musical of 2005, Boniface - The Musical )
• Patrik Sinkewitz (* 1980), German professional cyclist