Gladenbach
Glad Bach is a city in Hesse in the west of the district of Marburg -Biedenkopf.
- 2.1 Amalgamations
- 3.1 City Council
- 3.2 Coat of Arms
- 3.3 Town twinning
- 3.4 Court of responsibilities
- 4.1 Structures
- 4.2 parks
- 4.3 Regular events
- 5.1 street
- 5.2 rail
- 6.1 Sons and daughters of the town
- 6.2 Other personalities who are associated with the city
Geography
Geographical location
The city is located on a creek Glad eastern foothills of the ( natural environment ) Westerwald, which is named after its central city Gladenbacher Bergland, in the Natural Park Lahn- Dill-Bergland.
The current urban area is largely consistent with the field of "Under the court " of the historic Office Blankenstein. The lower court included the ostsüdöstlichen part of the former county Biedenkopf, who was also known under the name Hessian hinterland.
In the districts of the southern districts Weidenhausen, Erdhausen, Glad Bach and Mornshausen flows from the west, the springing on the territory of the municipality Bad Endbach Salzböde through the urban area and then east further into the communities Lohra Fronhausen and Lollar, where it flows at Odenhausen in the Lahn.
The districts of the north parts of the city Runzhausen, Bellnhausen, Sinkershausen, Frohnhausen and Friebertshausen crosses also largely west- east the Allna that already flows into the Lahn in the further course in the municipality of Weimar ( Lahn) then above the Salzböde. Weitershausen on Main Allna inflow Ohe.
Both rivers are clearly separated by ridges in their respective catchment area for smaller inflows from each other.
Nature Spatial allocation
The urban area is situated very natural spaces of the main unit 320 - Gladenbacher Bergland.
All districts that are within the catchment area of the Salzböde be calculated including the core city, the natural space Salzbödetal, where Rachel Hausen lies at the interface to the high plateau of Bottenhorner plateaus.
By contrast, the northern districts of the Allna be counted peaks for natural space Damshäuser. Located at the extreme east, along the lower reaches of the Allna or its catchment area Friebertshausen and Rüchenbach be expected even to Elnhausen -Michel Bacher valley.
In the south, the boundaries of the city meets the ridge of the customs beech, where reached on Gladenbacher district about 450 meters above sea level. The highest elevation is 552 m high, however, the Daubhaus on the eastern edge of the Bottenhorner plateaus.
Boroughs
The urban area of Glad stream is divided into 15 districts.
- Glad Bach
- Kehlbach
- Erdhausen
- Weidenhausen
- Römershausen
- Rachel Hausen
- Runzhausen
- Bellnhausen
- Sinkershausen
- Diedenshausen
- Weitershausen
- Frohnhausen
- Friebertshausen
- Rüchenbach
- Mornshausen
Neighboring communities
Glad stream bordered to the north by the municipality Dautphetal, in the northeast of the city of Marburg, in the east on the community of Weimar ( Lahn), in the southeast on the community Lohra (all in the district of Marburg -Biedenkopf ), in the southwest on the community Bischoffen (Lahn - dill-Kreis ), and in the west on the community of Bad Endbach ( Marburg- Biedenkopf ).
History
Glad Bach was first mentioned in 1237 as a document of court. Previously, as in the second half of the 12th century had Gladenbacher Knights built the now existing only as a ruin castle Blankenstein future (source? ). This was repeatedly destroyed and rebuilt. Recently, however, in 1647 only one office building was constructed in place of the castle then. As of 1775 it is the remains of walls were used as a quarry. Until 1937 Gladenbach received its town charter.
Incorporations
On April 1, 1972, until then independent municipality Runzhausen was incorporated. On July 1, 1974 followed Bellnhausen, Diedenshausen, Erdhausen, Friebertshausen, Frohnhausen b. Glad Bach, Kehlbach, a Mornshausen S., Rachel Hausen, Römershausen, Rüchenbach, Sinkershausen, Weidenhausen and Weitershausen.
Policy
In 2004 there were four large police protection squad conducted legally registered marches of foreign neo-Nazis, which triggered large counter-demonstrations. The latter had the Citizens Alliance Glad Bach, an association founded on the initiative of the headmaster Siegfried Seyler association of churches, Young Socialists, DGB and citizens called. Center of the right-wing extremist activities were Gladenbach, Kirtorf ( Vogelsberg ) and Marburg. The largest group of right-wing extremists with a capacity of about 30 right-wing extremists and a large sympathizers is the Action Alliance of Central Hesse (ABM ), a consortium of regional free camaraderie. End of 2004, the ABM dissolved independently in order to circumvent a ban by the Hessian Ministry of the Interior. Their activists led the activities continued in other neo-Nazi groups. The Alliance of Central Hesse (ABM ) was the most active and largest neo-Nazi group in Hesse (see Verfassungsschutzbericht Hesse 2004).
City Council
The municipal election held 27 March 2011 yielded the following results:
Coat of arms
The coat of arms of the city shows the divided plate: top in blue, the growing, three times by silver ( white) and red split, golden -winning, Hessian lion; down in green a golden (yellow ) saltire. The lion symbolizes the early membership of Hesse, the saltire represents the influence of the Lords of Merenberg before this time.
Twinning
- Monteux, France ( since 1987)
- Tabarz, Thuringia (since 1991)
- Niemcza, Poland ( since 1998)
- Londerzeel, Belgium (since 2010)
Court powers
For Gladenbach the district court Biedenkopf and the Marburg Regional Court have jurisdiction. Until 1968 there was a separate district court, the district court Glad Bach.
Culture and sights
Structures
- Ev. Parish Church (formerly St. Martin) originally Romanesque flat-roofed Pfeikerbasilika of five narrow nave Jochen with a square choir.
- Former presbytery on Born Rain, handsome half-timbered building in 1607
- On the western outskirts of Gladenbach are the ruins of the castle Blankenstein. A former hill castle was probably first established in the 12th century.
- In the district of Rachel Hausen is a 1617 built half-timbered chapel. The chapel was built in two storeys Rähmbauweise on a stone base. She wears an octagonal roof skylights. The chapel now serves the Protestant community as a church.
- In Erdhausen is a shelter and the " Koppe Tower ".
Parks
The Georg Ludwig Hartig Park is a large park with numerous lawns. Reminds you of the born Gladenbach forest scientist Georg Ludwig Hartig ( 1764-1837 ). Through the park of Georg Ludwig Hartig - way is on the find also a memorial stone for Hartig.
Regular events
- Gladenbacher cherry market (first weekend in July )
- Gladenbacher fountain market (third Sunday in October)
Traffic
Road
An important continuous traffic axis in an east-west orientation is the federal highway 255, coming crosses the city from the direction of Marburg by the municipalities Weimar and Lohra to in Weidenhausen in customs beech the urban area in a southwesterly direction to the field of community Bischoffen in the Lahn- to leave dill-Kreis. Here she leads along the lake Aartal continue to Herborn and ultimately Montabaur. In the district Gladenbach the Federal Highway 453 from the north coming Biedenkopf opens out after it has traversed the territory of the municipality and its municipal Dautphetal Runzhausen.
Rail
The running in the city area in Salzbödetal single-track railroad in the Aar - Salzböde station is decommissioned since 1995 and now largely expired by termination of a road crossing in local situation Weidenhausen and lack of entertainment with resultant overgrowth by woody plants. An excited use as a handcar track for tourist purposes was not supported with the politicians.
Personalities
Sons and daughters of the town
- Johann Christoph Stockhausen (1725-1784), educator and Lutheran theologian
- August Friedrich Adrian Diel (1756-1833), physician and significant Pomologe
- Georg Ludwig Hartig (1764-1837), forest scientists
- Hüffell Ludwig (1784-1856), Prelate of the Baden State Church
- Walter Reschny (1931-2011), the first honorary citizen of the city Gladenbach
Other personalities who are associated with the city
- William III. , Called the Younger, Landgrave of Hesse, was born on September 8, 1471 at Burg Blankenstein
- Volker Schlöndorff, see Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach
Trivia
In the municipality, south of Mornshausen, found in 1822 the post office robbery in Subach place which is the basis of the television film The sudden wealth of the poor people of Kombach by Volker Schlöndorff.