Rockhausen
Rockhausen is a town in Ilm-Kreis in Thuringia in Germany and the officially recognized center of Thuringia.
- 3.1 municipal
- 3.2 Mayor
Geography
Geographical Location
Rockhausen is 12 km northeast of Arnstadt and 10 km south of Erfurt. The municipality belongs to the administrative community Riechheimer mountain. The administrative headquarters are in the town of Kirchheim.
The village is protected from the surrounding hills.
On the territory of the municipality lies at the coordinates 50 ° 54 ' 12 " N, 11 ° 1' 35" O50.90333333333311.026388888889 the center of the federal state of Thuringia ( intersection of the diagonals of the imaginary rectangle around Thuringia). A 17 August 2008 insider here marker indicates. Neighboring municipalities are: Clockwise, starting in the north: Erfurt - Kirchheim - Official Wachsenburggemeinde. Neighboring villages are: starting in the northwest: Walter lives Egstedt, Bechstedt - Wagd, Werning life, Kirchheim, Eischleben.
History
The origin of the place name Rockhausen is not secured. The place was named on 16 January 1194 on October 16, 1194 in Mainz Urkundenbuch 2/588 under the name of rock Husen first time, and is therefore as old as that of the noble families of Rockhausen. 1257 the place was called then rock Husen, 1259 Rochhusin 1277 Rogehusen then, from 1302 Ruchhusen, 1309 Rochusin, later Rockhusin and around 1506 he is mentioned as Roghusen. Presumably, the place was a scale settlement by the Franks, who belonged to a system of guard stations. After the oldest written form of the name could be derived from the Rugiern. After his name ending in " -sen " Rughusen would have been altfränkisches royal estate, which is a sign that the East Germanic Franks Rugians made based here. Probably has become the name of the noble family of Rockhausen later the place name. The majority of the present-day area of the Ilm -Kreis originally belonged to the possession of the Counts of Kevernburg and later as an enclave of the counts of Schwarzburg, the Office Arnstadt belonging.
The noble family of Rockhausen sat on a constructed before 1240 Wasserburg, today's " freehold ", which is still located on the north west side of the village. The spatial extent of the system at that time could have offered more than space for a family when one of about 15 meters evaluates the circular space within the surrounding moat in diameter. It must be remembered that were needed in addition to the living room still Stabling and utility rooms. 1851, the freehold was rebuilt. It retains traces of an irrigated protective trench, which is fed by a brook flowing past and lapped half of the estate. From the water castle, whose successor building is now used as a private house, only small low wall remnants are left.
Rockhausen 1669 was affected by witch hunts. Catharina Götschin got into a witch trial and was beheaded in Arnstadt.
In the resort there are stately courtyards, including the parsonage - today Evangelical Church Centre. The present church is a building of 1690, whose patron was the house of Schwarzburg Arnstadt. It is a listed building.
Rockhausen a residential and home - site has become.
Policy
Parish council
The Council of the Municipality Council Rockhausen consists of 6 women and councilors.
- CDU: 6 seats
(As at municipal election on June 27, 2004)
Mayor
The honorary mayor Margitta Gräfenstein was elected on 27 June 2004.
Sons and daughters of the town
The noble family of those Rockhausen had its headquarters here.
Pictures
Rockhausen center of Thuringia
Rockhausen middle of Thuringia
Rockhausen: View from hill to mountain island
Rockhausen of Bechstedt - Wagd Coming