Friedewald, Hesse

Friedewald is a community in Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in eastern Hesse, Germany, directly east of Bad Hersfeld.

  • 2.1 Amalgamations
  • 3.1 Municipal Council
  • 3.2 Mayor
  • 3.3 Coat of Arms
  • 4.1 traffic
  • 4.2 Established businesses
  • 6.1 Museums
  • 6.2 Structures
  • 6.3 Parks and Natural Monuments
  • 7.1 Sons and daughters of the town

Geography

Geographical Location

The municipality is located in the border area between the Kuppenrhön and the Seulingswald. Friedewald is located on the watershed of the Fulda and Werra. The place Friedewald is north of Three mountain which is among the northern foothills of the Rhön and south of the dead man, the highest elevation of the Seulingswaldes.

Neighboring communities

Friedewald bordered to the north by the municipalities Ronshausen and Wildeck, on the east by the city of herring and the community Philippstal, in the southeast on the community Hohenroda, in the south on the community Schenklengsfeld and in the west of the town of Bad Hersfeld and the community Hersfeld (all in the Hersfeld- Rotenburg ).

Community structure

The community is adjacent to the core community of the districts Hill Arts Hausen, Lauthausen and Motzfeld.

History

The Office Friedewald was in 1392 ( with market rights and jurisdiction) and the place Friedewald was first mentioned in writing in 1430. A Abtsburg stood here before in 1302, which was issued as a fief Hersfeldisches this year to the rural county of Hesse. The castle was probably built to control the trade route Short Hesse, which led from Frankfurt to Leipzig.

In 1472 this castle was demolished, and Landgrave Henry III. could be built here by his architect Hans Jacob of Ettlingen Wasserburg Friedewald, which served the Landgrave for hunting stays. The treaty between France and the schmalkaldischen prince was closed to the liberation of the Landgrave Philip of Hesse from Imperial imprisonment on October 5, 1551 here. The Friedewald castle with its four corner towers was destroyed in 1762. The castle is still the center of the town and the landmark of the community.

During the time of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Westphalia (1807-1813) was Friedewald capital of Canton Friedewald and seat of the peace court.

Incorporations

On December 31, 1971, the formerly independent communities Hill Arts Hausen and Lauthausen were incorporated. On August 1, 1972, added Motzfeld.

Policy

Municipal council

The municipal election held 27 March 2011 yielded the following results:

Mayor

Dirk Noll (SPD ) was elected on 16 September 2012 with a vote share of 67.2 % to the mayor.

Coat of arms

Blazon: "In red a silver castle silhouette with battlements in front in black silhouette of a three shell fountain. In chief four silver oak leaves with oak fruit. "

Economy

Traffic

The municipality is situated on the main highway 4 (junction 33). Furthermore, through the community, the federal highway 62 in Bad Hersfeld Bad Salzungen. Public transport is carried out by the ÜWAG Bus GmbH with the line 330, 331 and 345 as well as by the transport company Wartburg mbH circle with the line 300

Established businesses

Beginning of 2009 has taken her latest HUB (main transshipment base ) on an area of ​​100,000 m² with 18,000 m² of buildings in operation Hermes. In addition, the Schenker AG Germany leads one of the most powerful hubs of Europe. It is for Schenker in particular for German domestic cargo shipments of central importance.

Community structure

The municipality consists of the villages next to Friedewald Lauthausen, Hill Reichartshausen and Motzfeld.

Culture and sights

Museums

Heritage Museum Friedewald in southern stables of the outer bailey

Structures

  • Ruins of the moated castle with four towers Friedewald from Friedewalder sandstone, the Landgrave of Hesse from the 15th century and bailey of about in 1600.
  • In the middle of the castle square is a baroque three shell fountain.
  • Hammundeseiche (of this desolate village has become one finds the back up bricked walls of the church, the village pond, the fountain and the " Big Oak " (1000 year old village oak)
  • " Ruler " (former border post on the border between Hesse, Thuringia and grave field, which since 1306 had been here for long.
  • Eye of the needle (which was first mentioned in 1579, and described as a hollow oak, it was considered curative effect there to crawl through. The decayed tree was probably replaced by a gate-like stone in the late 16th century. )
  • Four Protestant Churches ( Friedewald, Motzfeld OT, OT and OT Lauthausen Hill Reichartshausen. )
  • Ruined tower of Gießlingskirche
  • Ruins of Walter Church, the become desolate village Waldradeberg
  • Ruins of a watchtower of Drygenburg
  • 1914-1918 war memorial by sculptor Arnold Rechenberg

Parks and monuments

  • Hammundeseiche ( an oak tree near the village of the same name that has become desolate )

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Karl Bernhard dogs Hagen (1810-1872), Reformed theologian
  • August Spies ( born December 10, 1855 † November 11, 1887 in Chicago), journalist
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