Wölferbütt

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Location of Wölferbütt in Vacha

Wölferbütt is a district of the city Vacha in the southwestern district of Wartburg in Thuringia.

Geography

The urban area covers an area of 4.60 km ². Wölferbütt is about 400 meters high at the foot of the mountain in Dietrich Auersberger Kuppenrhön, about 45 kilometers southwest of Eisenach. The hamlet Wölferbütt still belong the localities Mariengart and Masbach. June 30, 2009 14 inhabitants lived in the district Masbach.

History

Wölferbütt was the first time the Great on the Hersfeld Abbey Steinfeld as documented in a deed by Karl on August 31, 786. This name kept the village until about the Thirty Years War.

In 1908, a farmer found in Wölferbütter Feldflur Celtic jewelry and tools, evidence of very early settlement. On Dietrichsberg we also find walls of basalt stones and terraced fields. But this probably will not come from the Celtic period, but were probably built by the local farmers in the Thirty Years' War.

The first time was mentioned as Mariengart Schalkeslohe. 1339 there was established a Servite, which was laid in 1368 by Vacha. The monastery buildings were destroyed in 1525 during the Peasants' War.

Today in Mariengart still stand the ruins of a grave chapel in 1676 and remains a barn of the monastery. The chapel was built for Cunegonde of Boineburg and Friedrich von Buttlar. It burned down in 1704 during repair work.

Masbach was formerly a gallant yard.

As at 31 December 2013, the site was incorporated into the city Vacha.

Saga

According to a legend, the present-day name of locality is due to the following event:

Probably the place name Wölferbütt goes back to a nobleman "Wolf of Buttlar ", in the 16th century had greater possessions in the hall of the place.

Population Development

In 1955 lived 670 inhabitants in the place Wölferbütt. Development of the Population:

Culture

In Wölferbütt is celebrated annually in the first week of September in a marquee on the village square fair. There will be dancing with old costumes and much more. From 1974 to 1989, taking place in the resort village festival and the village ensemble Wölferbütt made ​​known the village. For performances at home and abroad, and some television productions, the village ensemble got the art award. In place of some old half-timbered houses are preserved.

Clubs

Sports club SV "Wolf" Wölferbütt, Country Women's Association, Volunteer Fire Department, fishing club, hunting association Wölferbütt, battle club, motorcycle friends Wölferbütt, beekeepers association " Upper Oechsetal "

Economy and infrastructure

The municipality is in the old school of 1913, the kindergarten, the "Little Wolves" housed in the former consumption.

Ruin in Mariengart

Half-timbered house and bakery in the village square

Dietrichsberg at Wölferbütt

Columns break at Dietrichsberg

Large meadow at Dietrichsberg

Carnival parade 2005

Carnival parade 2005

Personalities

In Wölferbütt the local poet August Herbart was born on 1 December 1851 after the village street is named.