Nentershausen

Nentershausen is a municipality in northeastern Hesse, Germany.

• 2.1 Amalgamations

• 3.1 Municipal Council
• 3.2 Mayor
• 3.3 Coat of Arms
• 3.4 Inter-municipal cooperation
• 3.5 community partnerships

• 4.1 Museums
• 4.2 Structures
• 4.3 Jewish past
• 4.4 Natural Monuments
• 4.5 Regular events

• 5.1 Sons and daughters of the town
• 5.2 personalities who have worked on site

Geography

Geographical location

The municipality is located in Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in osthessischen Bergland. There she is in the center of the Richelsdorfer Mountains, between the Fulda River in the west and in the east of the Werra. The municipality is located in the catchment area of ​​hazel, which flows into the river in Sontra Sontra.

The next largest cities are Bad Hersfeld ( about 25 km southwest), Eisenach ( about 30 km east) and Eschwege ( about 25 km north).

Neighboring communities

Nentershausen bordered to the north and east on the town Sontra ( in the Werra- Meißner- Kreis), in the southeast on the community Wildeck, in the south on the community Ronshausen and in the west on the town of Bebra and the community Cornberg (all in Hersfeld -Rotenburg ).

Community structure

The municipality consists of the villages beside Nentershausen Bauhaus, Dens, Mönchhosbach, Sweet and Weißenhasel.

History

The first written mention of the districts comes from the interest register of the monastery Helmershausen ( now part of the unified community Rhönblick ). Here Hasels 1120 was mentioned as Hasolo in Thuringia in the year. Tense followed in 1195 and Susse in 1267, the Hermann von Trott had received as Lauter Bergisch fief. The other places follow in the course of the 14th century.

By 1300, built by Ludwig I Baumbach Tannenberg castle which feudal castle of the Abbey of Hersfeld was. The place Nentershausen was the first time in 1323, mentioned in a document of the monastery Blankenheim, a hersfeldischen daughter monastery. Already in 1365 had the von Baumbach in Nentershausen many of Hersfeld monastery estates to LehenDie family of Baumbach had in Nentershausen and the surrounding villages, the high and low justice. 1578 had to surrender to the higher jurisdiction of the Landgrave of Hesse, the Baumbach's, since the office was politically affiliated with the Office Sontra. The lower courts retained the Lords of Baumbach until 1806.

To 1771 belong to the office or court Nentershausen: Nentershausen, Dens, Blank Bach, Powerless, Weißenhasel, sweet, Bosserode, Raßdorf, the three courtyards Tannenberg, Bellers and Bauhaus .. During the French occupation of 1807-1813 was Nentershausen capital of Canton Nentershausen. From 1821 the town belonged to the district of Rotenburg ( Fulda), which since 1972 has been part of the district Hersfeld -Rotenburg.

By 2011, the place was a state- recognized health resort.

Incorporations

In the course of municipal reform, the formerly independent communities Bauhaus, Dens, Mönchhosbach, Nentershausen, Sweet and Weißenhasel closed at 31 December 1971 together with the new greater community Nentershausen.

Policy

Municipal council

The municipal election held 27 March 2011 yielded the following results ( in comparison to previous elections ):

Mayor

The former mayor Lothar Schmidt ( SPD) was elected on September 10, 2000 with a vote share of 90.6 % in his fourth term. The first election of Lothar Schmidt on 17 December 1982 for the period beginning on January 1, 1983 term of office. On 3 September 2006, Ralf Hilmes (SPD), elected with a vote share of 71.7 % and thus replaced on 1 January 2007 Lothar Schmidt as Mayor from.

Coat of arms

Blazon: The coat of arms shows a silver shield under the main of green and silver to six battlements battlements split shields, top three green firs in pine cut down an occupied with golden hammer and chisel three green mountain in the sign.

The coat of arms of the municipality was awarded on November 4, 1981 by the Hessian Minister of the Interior.

Description: The firs in the upper part of the shield indicate the forest wealth of the community. The six battlements symbolize the six districts and the Tannenberg castle. Hammer and chisel point to the mining past. Until the mid-20th century copper schist was mined in Nentershausen.

Inter-municipal cooperation

Along with the neighboring communities Herleshausen and the city Sontra (both Werra -Meißner -Kreis) was founded on the Association Inter-municipal cooperation on 14 October 2006. This resulted in a close cooperation of these three municipalities with some already ordered settlement in ownership of common tasks developed in the fields of economy, culture (education), leisure ( tourism) and agriculture.

Community partnerships

• Ligueil ( Indre- et- Loire in France, since 1990)
• Brotterode - Trusetal ( Thuringia, since 1990)
• Steglitz-Zehlendorf district of Berlin ( originally Steglitz district, since 1966)

A sponsorship was the 4th Company of the Armored Reconnaissance Battalion 5 in Sontra. This sponsorship was terminated on 31 December 2007 by the resolution of the armored reconnaissance battalion 5.

Culture and sights

Museums

• Home and mining museum ( with a focus on copper shale and barite mining) in the former District Court

Structures

• Tannenberg castle ( built in the 13th century in the Gothic style, since 1360 owned by the family of Baumbach )
• Protestant church Nentershausen ( was 1696-1706 rebuilt in the Baroque style )
• Half-timbered town hall in Nentershausen

Jewish past

• Synagogue: The half-timbered building erected in 1810 was destroyed in 1938 and demolished in 1987 to be rebuilt in Hessen near Neu -Anspach. Following the construction of the mikveh, the ritual bath, the construction and interior design, including the galleries could be completed by the year 1996.
• Jewish cemetery: The cemetery was established in the mid- 19th century and occupied until the 1930s.

Natural Monuments

In Nentershausen there is a 600 -year-old conservation village or judicial Linde.

Regular events

• Denser Seefest
• Castle Festival at Burg Tannenberg

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

• Henriette Dorothea ( Dot ) Wild ( married 1825 Wilhelm Grimm)

Personalities who have worked on site

• Adolph Freiherr Knigge ( 1773, he married Henriette von Baumbach, whose goods and Tannenberg castle lie here. , He occasionally lived here as well. )
• Franz Brandl ( Theodor Heuss gave the Bergmann 1951, the first Federal Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ).