Großalmerode

Großalmerode is a city in Hesse in the Werra- Meißner-Kreis.

• 2.1 First mention
• 2.2 The Ziegler, pottery and glass-making village
• 2.3 Urban Development
• 2.4 Amalgamations
• 2.5 spin-offs

• 3.1 revivalism
• 3.2 Student Christian Association

• 4.1 City Council
• 4.2 Mayor
• 4.3 Coat of Arms
• 4.4 Town twinning

• 5.1 Tourism
• 5.2 Structures
• 5.3 Sport

• 6.1 traffic

Geography

Großalmerode is located east of Kassel in the nature park Meissner Kaufunger forest at the Gelster, surrounded by the mountain heights Hirschberg, Steinberg, Bilstein, Langenberg, cross mountain and Hoher Meißner.

Neighboring communities

• Witzenhausen
• Hessian Lichtenau
• Helsa
• Allendorf
• Berkatal

Community structure

To town Großalmerode also still include not only the core city neighborhoods Weissbach, Trubenhausen, Uengsterode, Rommerode, Laudenbach and Epterode, the community areas Bransrode, lazy river and the Good Pour Hagen.

History

First mention

In 1386 Almerodde pobir Roddemannsrode is mentioned in a document, this represents the earliest documented mention of the place dar. From 1516, another settlement in the eastern Kaufunger forest with the place name Kleinalmerode known, therefore the spelling Großalmerode is now common. The small housing estate Niedergut is also known as Niederalmerode.

The Ziegler, pottery and glass-making village

The place owes its origin occurring in his region -quality clay deposits. Archaeological finds in Großalmerode and Epterode show that there were already melting pot, probably around the year 1200 since the beginnings of the local pottery in the 12th century. The degradation of Glashafenton, and thus indirectly the production of technical ceramics is occupied from 1503. Crucible makers are first mentioned in 1600. Prior to this time, especially from the mid- 15th to the early 16th century, the production of glass was in the forest glassworks of Kaufunger Forest ( at Hirschberg, Black Mountain, Long Mountain, Stone Mountain, Cross Mountain ), driving creek and the valley of Nieste main source of income since 1446 to the office of the Kassel -Neustadt belonging village. After the 1525 resolution were made of glass makers guild " Spessart covenant", the glass makers joined together in 1537 to the Hessian Gläsnerbund, they chose both " Almanrode " as its seat

Lack of wood and the advent of newer technologies in other glassmakers regions led the end of the 16th century combined with the search for alternatives to the decline of the North Hessian glassworks. The choice fell on the order Großalmerode in various strains available clay sources. A distinction is made in this quality varieties:

• Clay - for earthenware, stoneware or porcelain, incurring household vessels (pots, dishes, bowls, plates, rotisserie, cans ), and special vessels such as Apothekenkruken
• Hafenton - for glass ports and refractory furnace linings
• Tiegelton - crucibles
• Pipe clay - for smoking pipes, figurative toys, Knicker / üller ( marbles)

Inferior sound was used for clay pipes, roof tiles and bricks, as well as tailor's chalk. The sound was also a raw material for the extraction of mineral salts, alkalis and ultramarine colors and soda. Lucrative export goods were also alum and lignite. The extraction of Alaunerzen am Hirschberg is from 1573 shows later in the immediate neighborhood began promoting brown coal mining.

The first church was built as a late-Gothic church early 16th century, of which the tower and choir were preserved, found in today's perimeter obviously other components of the first nave. A priest is mentioned in 1539. In the 16th century were Wickenrode and Epterode affiliated churches Großalmerode.

Urban Development

By Landgrave Friedrich II the site was granted town rights in 1775, with them was a privilege to hold four fairs and an independent position in the Official Kassel -Neustadt, this was " a reward of industriousness of its inhabitants ." 1807 was followed by the temporary membership in the Canton Kaufungen, it ended in 1817, after the city had until 1821 a separate office, which included the Bailiwick Rückerode and some villages. As Justice Office Großalmerode lived this continued, from 1821 belonging to the circle Witzenhausen and from 1974 to Werra- Meißner-Kreis. The time of ceramic production ends in Großalmerode already 1926. Alaunproduktion The already ended in the first half of the 19th century and lignite production in 2002. Großalmerode was until 2011 an official health resort. The districts Trubenhausen and Weissbach still lead this predicate. Audio can still be extracted and processed in small amounts, the niche production of refractory ceramic materials continues to endure even tailor's chalk is still produced in Epterode.

Incorporations

On 31 December 1970, the until then independent municipality Epterode was incorporated. On December 31, 1971, added Weissbach. Laudenbach, Rommerode, Trubenhausen and Uengsterode followed on 1 January 1974.

Spin-offs

On January 1, 1974, a field with about 100 inhabitants at that time was sold to the neighboring town of hessian Lichtenau.

Religion

Revivalism

1892/93 led emanating from Kassel and Großalmerode revivalism under Pastor Karl Holzapfel 1907 meetings of the Christian community movement with ecstatic phenomena and speaking in tongues. The disapproval of this fanaticism led in 1909 to a breach of communion with the Pentecostal movement ( Berlin Declaration ).

Student Christian Association

1895, the Student Christian Association (CSV) was founded under the direction of Eduard Graf Pueckler in Großalmerode.

Policy

City Council

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

Mayor

The mayor of the city Großalmerode since 2000 Andreas Nickel ( SPD).

In the mayoral election on 29 January 2012, nickel sat with 63.8 % of the vote against the non-Party Alexander Jung ( 36.2 %) by.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows three melting pot with adjacent clay balls, so-called " Üllern ".

Twinning

Großalmerode has since 1974 been twinned with Royston in England.

Culture and sights

Tourism

Großalmerode located on the German Fairytale Route, which runs from Hanau to Bremen Großalmerode.

Structures

• The Protestant parish church is architecturally a blend of neo-Baroque, Neo-Gothic and later styles. The nave was 1913/16 attached to a late Gothic church tower with choir. Oldest inscription " 1497 " in the vaulted ceiling above the sacristy, still immured in 1775 in the churchyard wall. Stone pulpit inscription " 1514 ". Church branches in 1570 and still in 1872 Epterode and Wickenrode, from 1925 only Epterode.
• The glass and ceramic museum is housed in a magnificent three-storey half-timbered house ( Small church clean 3).
• The site formative timber-frame houses are located in the Berlin street.
• The tower on the Bilstein Bilstein serves as a hiking destination and is an observation tower.

Sports

In sporting terms Großalmerode is the one known for the 58- km long, extending transversely through the Kaufunger Forest Mountain Bike Trail. Every year takes place on this route with small deviations of the so-called " Bilstein Bike Marathon ". Located on the Black Mountain - with four tennis courts - tennis complex of TC Großalmerode.

In addition, the Turngemeinde are Großalmerode 1863 eV and the FC 1920 Großalmerode active.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

Through the core city leads the federal highway 451 which opens at Helsa in the federal highway 7 and at Witzenhausen in the SS 27. The former railway connections from Großalmerode - east to Oak Mountain and Großalmerode - west to Walburg no longer exist.

Personalities

• Frantz Gondelach born, 1663 Hofglasschneider of Landgrave Karl, according to Gustav Pazaurek: the most important German glass cutter of his time
• Matthew Gundelach ( 1566 -? ) Was a painter. To 1566 in Großalmerode the son of Gläsner - guild master Frantz Gundelach and Margaret Lippert ( the younger Becker called ) was born, he later became court painter of Emperor Rudolf II in Prague in the period 1609-1615, after which he worked as a painter in Augsburg.
• Wilhelm Grimm (1786-1859), see Brothers Grimm, was confirmed in Großalmerode on April 13, 1800.
• John Becker (1726-1804) was a musician. In Epterode district was the son of the schoolmaster Johannes Becker and Dorothea Elisabetha Fülgrabe on September 1, 1726 Johannes Becker. He was a teacher in Harmuthsachsen, Kassel - Bettenhausen, at the city of Kassel, also served as organist at the Martins and the Old Town Church, Princely pages, writing and arithmetic masters, even beym Collegio Carolino, organist at the " Frey Clear " - and " Old Town community, " organ auditor (1796 assessment of " very poor organ " in Großalmerode ), court organist, court conductor, music director, piano teacher of the princesses Friederike and Caroline of Hesse- Kassel, author of the hymn book to the improved Hymns introduced in the Hessen- Checkout Lischen landing, at the same time textbook for the training of organists and cantors in Lower Hesse.
• Pforr Heinrich (1880-1970) was a born painter. Born in Laudenbach on October 26, 1880 the son of a miner began in 1897 training as a pattern designer for the textile industry. He received his artistic training in 1899 at the Art Academy in Karlsruhe, where he in 1909 after the completion of the master class, finished his education. After his marriage Pforr moved in 1924 after Hann Munden. In many images Pforr, especially in the summer landscapes, there are clear echoes of the French Impressionists, his pasty inking some portraits reminiscent of works of Max Liebermann. Heinrich Pforr died on September 17, 1970 in Hann Munden. The local museum Großalmerode has a selection of his images. In Laudenbach the artist, a street was named in honor in which his former house is.
• William Bacon (1861-1925), was a Protestant minister, poet, author and honorary citizen of the city Großalmerode who named the William Bacon place for him.