Ehrenberg, Hesse

Ehrenberg (Rhön ) is a municipality with about 2600 inhabitants in the district of Fulda, in the osthessischen Rhön.

  • 3.1 Municipal Council
  • 3.2 Coat of Arms

Geography

Geographical location

The community is centrally located in the Rhön Nature Reserve and the Rhön Biosphere Reserve in 450-900 meters altitude, about 30 km east of Fulda. Most districts of the municipality are located in the Valley of Ulster and crossed by the highway 278. Only Reulbach located in a neighboring valley.

Neighboring communities

Ehrenberg is bordered to the north by the municipality Hilders ( district Fulda), to the east by the municipality Birx ( the Thuringian district Schmalkalden- Meiningen ), the city Fladungen, the community living and the city Oberelsbach (all three in the district of Rhön - grave field in Bavaria ), on the south by the city Gersfeld, and in the west on the community of Poppenhausen (both in the district of Fulda).

Districts

The districts of Ehrenberg are Wüstensachsen ( administrative headquarters ), Seifert, Reulbach, Thaiden and Melperts. Their districts are spread over an area of ​​40.83 km ², of which 29.12 % and 61.65 % are forest agricultural land.

Melperts

  • Population: 140 inhabitants (2012 )
  • Local Head: Gertrud Faulstich
  • Average altitude of 540 m above sea level

The smallest town of the municipality is predominantly agricultural. Village center is the bakehouse with the village square, which also hosts the annual Melpertser Backhaus hard. Melperts owns a pottery, a farm shop and a Haflingerhof.

Reulbach

  • Population: 410 inhabitants ( 2012)
  • Mayor: Roland Hohmann
  • Average Altitude: 570 m above sea level. NN

The district is surrounded by sheep Reulbach stone and Ehrenberg at the foot of the knoll water in the basin of the Reulbaches. The beech forests of the Born mountain extend to the edge of town. The block of basalt sea of ​​sheep stone and the summer toboggan run and the Rhönbob on the Märchenwiese the water bell are easy to hike. Hiking trails lead from the parking lot Bornberg over the Ehrenberg, past the Martin's Chapel, as well as by the nature reserve Schafstein with his " jungle ".

Seifert

  • Population: 560 inhabitants (2012 )
  • Mayor: Andreas Schuldt
  • Average Altitude: 530 m above sea level. NN

Seifert, the second largest town of the community, has about 560 inhabitants and is located 520-540 m above sea level. NN. West of the town lies the confluence of Birxgraben and Ulster, directly at Ehrenberg, which is 816 meters high. From the East Seifert is dominated by Bill Stone, to the south and the north, the Ulstertal extends. Important buildings are the current cemetery chapel from 1642, which in 1879 built the church and the village hall was built in 1994 with fire station. Seifert has a strong community life.

Thaiden

  • Population: 300 inhabitants (2012 )
  • Mayor: Martin Barthelme
  • Average Altitude: 500 m above sea level. NN

At the foot of the mountain and the herb devil mountain in the district Thaiden is the most northern district of Ehrenberg's, also in Ulster. It is mainly based on agriculture and tourism. Even the basalt mining, and the processing of various concrete elements and paving stones dot the village. A pattern garden and a museum at the FCN site (Franz Carl Nüdling, basalt Werke GmbH & Co KG Holding) provide information about the history of the basalt mining and the geology of the Rhön.

Wüstensachsen

  • Population: 1210 inhabitants ( 2012)
  • Mayor Thomas Keidel
  • Average Altitude: 580 m above sea level. NN

1965 Wüstensachsen was recognized as a resort. Since 1983 it is a state- recognized health resort with a corresponding infrastructure.

In November 1993, the municipality Ehrenberg was honored as " Family friendly resort ".

For sports fans of tennis or sport courts, a mini golf course and in the winter cross-country skiing and ski lifts are available. On the nearby water knoll find dragons, model, sailing or paragliding their starting places. Furthermore, there is an outdoor pool, a Kneipp pool, several walking paths with the many benches and about 150 km of marked hiking trails. Due to the nature reserves Rotes Moor or Black Moor Guided tours are available.

The nature reserves boiler Rain and Schafstein ( 832 m) ( with the largest block of basalt sea of ​​Rhön ) and the stone head ( 888 m ) belong to the geological features of the community.

History

On 31 December 1970, the formerly independent communities Melperts, Seifert and Wüstensachsen were merged to form the new municipality of Ehrenberg. Reulbach and Thaiden were added on August 1, 1972.

Policy

Municipal council

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

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of the municipality of Ehrenberg 's red Franconian rake, whose upper bound is set off in silver. The increased central tip of the rake, which points to the previous affiliation to Franken should emphasize the special rural location in the High Rhön. The silver thistle is considered a landmark of the local flora.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • John Kirsch ( born 1930 in Wüstensachsen ), sculptor
  • Jürgen H. Krenzer (* 1965 in Fulda), restaurateur, hotelier, vintner and inventor of the Rhön apple - sherry
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