Ebenshausen
Ebenshausen is a municipality in the district of Wartburg in Thuringia. It belongs to the administrative community Mihla.
- 4.1 Structures
- 4.2 Trinity Church
- 4.3 The Plains Homes web
- 5.1 Established businesses
- 6.1 Road traffic
- 6.2 Rail transport
- 6.3 bus
Geography
Ebenshausen is located about ten kilometers (direct distance ) north of Eisenach. The local situation of Ebenshausen is a little village, the place is located in a narrow section of the valley on the north bank of the Werra. Neighboring towns are Frankenroda in the West, Nazza the north and east and Mihla in the south; that pertains to Mihla small settlement Friday Zella located 1.5 km south.
The highest point is located on the slope of Fuchsberg (330 m above sea level. NN ), with the field names Lerchenberg the southern slope section of the mountain fox is called. The areas of the district are mainly used for agriculture ( arable and dairy farming ).
History
The place Ewanshusen was mentioned in a deed of Landgrave Henry Raspe in 1229 for the first time, this was the reason for the act committed in 2004, the 775- year celebration. According to local tradition the place initially consisted of three courtyards and belonged to a Iftaer landlords. The settlement history is, however, much earlier assignable, which is documented by archaeological finds from the just 1200 meters from the Bronze Age barrow cemetery at Friday Zella. Already around the year 1000, the Werra was at Ebenshausen occupied with numerous settlement sites - including next Mihla and Frankenroda even today desertions value Hausen, Wesseling, Almenhausen and Munster churches - all located in the district of Mihla within 1500 m.
In the 14th century the Werra was drawn north of Eisenach in the struggle for supremacy in (West ) Thuringia. First, the rule Treffurt whose men had made themselves unpopular as robber barons, was occupied by the Landgrave of Thuringia and Hesse, the Archbishopric of Mainz and allocated as Ganerbschaft; this happened 1336th As a result, it came between the Landgrave of Thuringia and the Archbishopric of Mainz to the dispute over the Bailiwick Dorla and influence in southern calibration field. By Landgrave Balthasar was built in 1392, the castle Haineck Nazza, the adjacent places his domain: Hallungen, Nazza, Oberhausen Werner, Mihla, Frankenroda and Ebenshausen - were combined into the Castle District of Haineck, they later formed the Office Haineck. Not far from the castle Haineck developed extensive fortifications - the Nazzaer Landwehr, they ran in a first section at Probsteizella starting on the Fuchsberg after Nazza. A second part of blocking access to the Lempertsbachtal east of Ebenshausen (hall name Landwehr ), a third part also locked the Hall Unger valley at Nazza.
After 1500 the lords of the castle and Hopffgarten Office Haineck received as collateral possession and from 1513 as a hereditary fief by the territorial lords, Duke Friedrich transferred the way. In the following land divisions of the Wettin areas the Office Haineck and thus Ebenshausen was always counted for Ernestine part because of the lords of Hopffgarten. The Hopfgartenschen communities formed so until 1920 an exclave of the Gotha Duchy. The Saxon Office Creuzburg ( Eisenach Duchy ) took the civil jurisdiction, the criminal jurisdiction lay with the Lords of Hopffgarten, duties and taxes had to be paid to the Lords of Harstall in Mihla.
The level houses parish church is said to have originally been in value Hausen. As this place was deserted for the parish was transferred to Frankenroda. The Holy Trinity Church built in Ebenshausen was a filial church of Frankenrodaer church. The first level houses the village school was founded in 1667, the school house, also home to the village school teacher, was built about the same time with the church. As late as the 1950s it was a Einklassenschule until 1970, the primary school was housed in it, then takes the school in the neighboring village Mihla.
The town developed slowly after the tax list of Creuzburg Office there were in 1730 Ebenshausen 39 houses with about 230 inhabitants in 1827 were counted 52 houses and 262 inhabitants. The population was predominantly engaged in agriculture, but the area under cultivation was low, even forest was not available, so we tried in an endless series of processes to come into the possession of the adjacent Wüstungsflächen of value Hausen and Wesseling, whose inhabitants once settled in Ebenshausen had.
A certain importance was the mining of limestone quarries are found on the steep slope west of the village, also quicklime was produced.
The construction of the Werra Railway Ebenshausen received a joint station with the neighboring Frankenroda. The railroad allowed the initiation of new employment opportunities in the neighboring towns of Eisenach and Treffurt, but especially in the neighboring Sodawerk Buchenau. At the end of World War II, the population increased by leaps and bounds by 120 evacuees and displaced persons, at that time were counted 440 inhabitants.
Policy
Parish council
The municipal council of Ebenshausen is composed of six council women and councilors.
- Citizens for Ebenshausen: 6 seats
(As at municipal election on June 7, 2009)
Mayor
The honorary mayor Fred Leise was re-elected on June 6, 2010.
Culture and sights
Culturally, has for some years that always takes place in early September price Ackern developed than the peak in the course of the village community.
Structures
The place Ebenshausen has a small inventory of historic half- timbered houses from the 16th and 19th centuries. The oldest surviving house in the village is dated to 1530 in the time.
Trinity Church
In the center of the village, the village church is Protestant ( baroque hall construction from 1714 ). It was built by the born in the neighboring Scherbda master Caspar Wemeburg (1662-1732) and has a footprint of 14.5 x 7.6 m.
The Plains Homes web
Also noteworthy is the Layers opened in 1997, houses bridge - a modern pedestrian bridge across the Werra to the nearby swimming pool of Mihla. The construction period was of 6 September 1996 to 22 May 1997 the construction costs amounted to DM 1,030,000 Specifications: The total length between the end supports is 53 meters ( wingspan), the clear width is 2.50 meters, the pylon head height is ( 201.09 m above sea level. NN ), the height of the main beam (lower edge ) is ( 187.15 m above sea level. NN ), the height of the water level at normal level is ( 180.61 m above sea level. NN ), which is thus Durchlaufmaß 6, 54 meters; the calculated total weight is 45 tons.
Economy and infrastructure
On the outskirts of Ebenshausen already existed in the 1970s, a camping site on the banks of the Werra, the development of hiking and adventure tourism has increased further with the establishment of the National Park Hainich. Ebenshausen is an important resting and arrival point for boat trips on the river Werra and the Werra Cycle Route.
Established businesses
Eben Houses Commercial area Oberfeld is the location of the electronics firm Cablotec GmbH.
Traffic
Road
After Ebenshausen the county road K 5 runs, it connects the city with Mihla, Nazza and Frankenroda. As early as 1992 a bypass road was built for traffic calming north of the local situation. About the Highway L 1016 Eisenach and the A4 can be reached.
Rail transport
The operation of the Werra Valley Railway was not resumed after the Second World War, as several bridges were destroyed along the way. The nearest railway station is located in Eisenach.
Bus
After Ebenshausen following bus lines of the transport company Wartburg district mbH run:
Curiosities
A surprisingly occurring flood the Werra in 1926 remained in the memory of the place - for a wedding party had then hastily boats to be procured in order to have timely consummate the marriage ceremony in the church can.