Schotten

Scots is a city in the middle of Hesse. The next largest cities are Alsfeld in the north, Fulda in the east, in the south of Friedberg and Giessen in the West.

2.1 Amalgamations

3.1 City Council
3.2 Coat of Arms
3.3 Town twinning

4.1 traffic
4.2 Leisure and sports facilities

5.1 Structures
5.2 Regular events

6.1 Sons and daughters of the town

Geography

Geographical Location

The state-approved climatic health resort is situated in 168-773 meters above sea level on the western slope of the Vogelsberg. In the vicinity are Hoherodskopf ( 764 m) and font (773 m), the two highest peaks of the nature park Hoher Vogelsberg. Scots tourist is, by good snow conditions in winter and hiking in summer in large forests. Watersports are also possible on the Niddastausee.

In the extreme north-east of the urban area is the Nidda source, which is a popular destination for hikers.

Neighboring communities

Scottish borders in the north on the town Ulrich Stein, on the northeast by the city of Herb Stein, in the east on the community Grebenhain, in the south on the town Gedern and the community Hirzenhain (both Wetterau ), and in the west on the town of Nidda ( Wetterau ) and the town of Laubach ( Gießen district ).

Boroughs

The greater community Scots addition to the core city districts include the Scots Betzenrod, Breungeshain, Burkhard, Busenborn, Acorn Saxony, Einartshausen, Eschenrod, idols, Kaulstoß, Michel Bach, Rainrod, Rudingshain, Sichenhausen, Wingershausen.

History

Archaeological finds from the Schottener space date back to the Neolithic period. From prehistoric times herald several burial mounds and the ringwalls " Old Castle " and "wild house head " with unknown time position. A large spherical vessel from the Hallstatt period was excavated in the 1960s in the area of today's outdoor swimming pool and is now in the Vogelsberger Heritage Museum in Scots.

Scots is first mentioned in a document 778. The foundation of the settlement is related to the onset of high medieval clearing period of the 8th century. Schotten is located on an old highway that runs along the Nidda over the Vogelsberg. The protection of this road, and probably the first settlement in Scots served the Old Castle, a tower castle probably around 1000 resulting in today's Old Castle Park (now reshaped by half-timbered building ). The builder of this system are not known, would be a possible establishment by the Counts of Nidda. The first Schottener church is considered the founding iro -Scottish monks. The large Gothic Church of Our Lady was built in the 14th century and was for several decades a popular pilgrimage church, which was probably due to one of the routes of the Camino.

In the late Middle Ages Scots belonged to the families of the Eppsteiner and Trimberger. The Rhenish Cities and Towns took in 1385 in a feud with members of this gender Knight, who worked as a robber baron, the city and destroyed both the walls and the so-called Eppstein castle and presumably the Old Castle. From 1403 belonged to the Scots Hessian Landgrave. During this time, the previously destroyed Eppstein Castle was renewed.

Incorporations

On 1 December 1970, the formerly independent communities Breungeshain, Busenborn, Acorn Saxony, Eschenrod, idols, Michel Bach, Rainrod and Rudingshain were incorporated. On December 31, 1971 Betzenrod and Wingershausen were added. Einartshausen followed on 1 April 1972. Finally, the former municipalities and districts now Burkhard, Kaulstoß and Sichenhausen were reclassified according to the city Gedern Scots on 1 August 1972.

Policy

City Council

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

Coat of arms

In a blue, seated on a golden mountain, silver and red reinforced falcon with outstretched wings.

The golden mountain symbolizes the Vogelsberg. The falcon has its origin in a legend that exists on the city's founding.

Twinning

Scots maintains the following twinning:

Arco in Italy, since 1960
Beloeil Quevaucamps in Belgium, since 1963
Crosne (department Essonne ) in France, since 1963
Rýmařov in the Czech Republic since 1996
Maybole (South Ayrshire ) in Scotland, since 2000

Furthermore, there are cities friendships with bow (Bavaria), Elmshorn (Schleswig -Holstein) and Ozimek (Poland).

Economy

Traffic

The federal highways 455 and 276 run through the city. The next highways are the A 5 and A 45 B 276 The Gedern on Scots to Laubach is a legendary motorcycle route, which attracts on sunny weekends crowds of motorcyclists. Especially because of the motorcycle clubs along the route, such as the case gatehouse. The so-called "Applause curve" is known by motorcyclists throughout Germany. It is a long drawn 180 ° curve on the section Schotten- Laubach, where often many viewers (most other motorcyclists ) can be found and the motorcyclist cheer (or film and photograph ), reaching the strongest inclination.

Leisure and sports facilities

Niddastausee and Hoherodskopf are popular destinations. The two biggest sports clubs in the nucleus Scots are the gymnastics and singing club 1859 eV and the SV Blue White Scots V. Because of the constructed roads, the area is very good for Scots to motorcycling. Also Scots has a bird park. Furthermore, there is the Segelfluggelände Scots in the immediate vicinity. Here scenic flights and pilot training are possible.

Culture and sights

Structures

In the old town you can visit the Gothic Church of Our Lady with the famous Marienplatz altar. The winged altar was built around 1385 by an unknown painter. The nearby Old Town Hall is an imposing half-timbered building from 1512; the last renovation of this historic building was 1984-1987 as part of urban renewal.

Regular events

In motorsports, the place is known by the Scots ring. The Race Around Scots was first held in 1925 and will take place today as veterans race.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

Eduard Kreyßig (1830-1897), the city architect of Mainz
Julius teaching (1845-1894), forest scientist and economist
Melior Theodor (1853-1940), officer, most recently General of Infantry
Hugo Kaufmann (1868-1919), sculptor and medalist
Georg Heinrich Arcularius (1893-1968), veterinarian and professor of animal breeding
Carl Schott (1900-1981), dentist and motorcycle racer
Gontrum Wilhelm (1910-1969), politician ( CDU), Member of Parliament
Harald Schäfer ( born 1931 ), director of the Augsburg Puppet Theatre
Dieter Magnus ( born 1937 ), filmmaker and director
Else Marie Maletzke (* 1947), writer and journalist

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