HenfstÃ¤dt

Henfstädt is a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen in Frankish dominated the south of Thuringia. It belongs to the administrative community Feldstein. The administrative headquarters are in the town Themar.

2.1 Early History
2.2 Middle Ages and Early Modern Times
2.3 desertions

3.1 municipal

4.1 Structures
4.2 Leisure Facilities

Geography

Henfstädt is in the Werra valley between Themar and Leutersdorf in large part on the left bank.

Neighboring communities

Adjacent communities are (clockwise) Marisfeld, Upper Town, Themar and Leutersdorf.

Waters and sources

The Werra flows past the north by the municipality. Above the village towards Themar flows coming from the north Tachbach into the Werra. Shortly before Henfstädt, located between the B 89 and the Werrabahn, is a completely overgrown with trees, shallow lake. Northwest of Henfstädt is a rock bolt which extends through the whole Werra and was broken in prehistoric times in the middle of the river Werra. This breakthrough is called bottleneck. During construction of the Werrabahn the river was straightened in the vicinity of the needle eye, so that an oxbow lake formed. Today's river is located on the left side of the Werra Valley, no longer in the middle. To the west of straightening is located in direct proximity to the Werra Burkhardt source. Another, smaller source Ottilie source is located south of Henfstädt in the deserted village Steinhauck at Stone Mountain.

Mountains and heights

Links are the Werra (downstream) of Stone Mountain ( 499 m), which is delimited by the mountain Leite to Wachental that Sielleite, the Delle mountain and the Rappelsberg. Law of the Werra are the little Spielberg (375 m), the grove above the Buhleite and Gert readers height ( 465 m ) above the escarpment Stickeleite.

History

The village was first mentioned in 914 under the name Henfestadt, but there is in the municipality traces of a much earlier settlement.

Early History

As early as the Mesolithic the right bank of the Werra at Henfstädt was inhabited as over 300 artefacts prove. During construction of the half- barrier at the level crossing towards Tachbach a grave was found in 1970 with additions in the hallway part of knitting, which has been dated to the 6th century BC. It included a richly decorated woman 's body, which probably belonged to a higher level. The knitting has been inhabited since the urnfield time to the 3rd century AD throughout.

Middle Ages and Early Modern Times

In the Middle Ages, many noble families were in Henfstädt settled ( including those of Bräuning, Kiessling, Herbilstadt, Bibra, Zufraß, Obernitz and Hanstein ), of which the three noble estates, the ruins of Osterburg and the grave stones of the nobles in the church and in the cemetery testify.

From 1612-1629 there were Henfstädt witch hunts. Five women came in witch trials, one was burned. Margaretha Idol, 70 years old, made several suicide attempts before she died under torture.

Rule default, the location in the Official Themar first belonged to the county of Henneberg, after 1583 to various Saxon duchies and 1826-1918 of Saxe -Meiningen. In 1920 he came to Thuringia.

Desertions

In the immediate vicinity of Henfstädt there are three abandoned settlements. The deserted village Gertles is above the Werra Valley towards Marisfeld and Upper Town. The second deserted village, stone Haug, located adjacent to the ruins of the former hermitage " Stone Church " in the Ottilie source. It was first mentioned in the year 890. The location of the third deserted village named Berthuns is no longer known.

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Henfstädt consists of six council members:

FDP 4 seats
Fire Department 1 Seat
Bowling club 1 seat

(As at municipal election on June 7, 2009)

Culture and sights

Structures

Osterburg, a ruined castle which is completely surrounded by a wall and moat
Called Burg, formerly part of the obernitzischen good, no, front lock
Mean Well, originally hen bergischer Herrschaftshof
Rear castle, as part of the zufraßischen good
It was first mentioned in 1544 as a daughter church of the village church of Leutersdorf
Cemetery chapel built in 1585
Rectory with the home office and the library
Werra Bridge, built in 1857

Leisure Activities

By Henfstädt the paved Werra cycle path. Right on the bike there is a canoe rental and beer garden.

Personalities

The author and physician Jerome Horn Schuch was born in 1573 in Henfstädt.

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