Allendorf (Eder)
Encyclopedia
Allendorf is a municipality in Waldeck-Frankenberg
in Hesse
, Germany
.
Valley between Frankenberg
and Battenberg
west of the Burgwald range and east of the Breite Struth (hills).
, in the east on the town of Frankenberg
, in the southeast on the community of Burgwald
, and in the south and west on the town of Battenberg
(all in Waldeck-Frankenberg).
. The community passed with the Amt
of Battenberg
first to the High Principality (Oberfürstentum) of Marburg in 1567, and then to Hesse-Darmstadt
in 1623. In 1866, it became part of the Prussia
n district of Battenberg, in 1932 the Frankenberg district, and in 1974 the Waldeck-Frankenberg district. Since Hesse's municipal reforms in 1971, Allendorf (Eder) with the outlying centres of Battenfeld, Rennertehausen, Haine and Osterfeld form a community on the broad Eder plains.
Note: BLO is citizens' coalition.
near Chartres
, France
, since 1981.
).
Waldeck-Frankenberg
Waldeck-Frankenberg is a Kreis in the north of Hesse, Germany. Neighbouring districts are Höxter, Kassel, Schwalm-Eder, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Hochsauerland.-History:...
in Hesse
Hesse
Hesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
Location
Allendorf lies in the upper EderEder
The Eder is a 177 km long river in Germany, and a tributary of the Fulda River. It was first mentioned by the Roman historian Tacitus as the Adrana in the territory of the Chatti....
Valley between Frankenberg
Frankenberg, Hesse
Frankenberg an der Eder is a town in Waldeck-Frankenberg district in Hesse, Germany.The mountain at a ford over the Eder north of the Burgwald range was for a long time a fortified place, playing an especially important rôle under the Franks in the Saxon Wars...
and Battenberg
Battenberg, Hesse
Battenberg is a small town in the Waldeck-Frankenberg district in Hesse, Germany. The town is noted for giving its name to the Battenberg family, a morganatic branch of the ruling House of Hesse-Darmstadt, and through it, the name Mountbatten used by members of the British royal family, a literal...
west of the Burgwald range and east of the Breite Struth (hills).
Neighbouring communities
Allendorf borders in the north on the community of BromskirchenBromskirchen
-Location:Bromskirchen lies at the edge of the Rothaargebirge in southwest Waldeck-Frankenberg, right on the boundary with North Rhine-Westphalia's district of Hochsauerlandkreis.More than 70% of the community's area is wooded.-Neighbouring communities:...
, in the east on the town of Frankenberg
Frankenberg, Hesse
Frankenberg an der Eder is a town in Waldeck-Frankenberg district in Hesse, Germany.The mountain at a ford over the Eder north of the Burgwald range was for a long time a fortified place, playing an especially important rôle under the Franks in the Saxon Wars...
, in the southeast on the community of Burgwald
Burgwald
-Location:Burgwald lies east of Battenberg and roughly 30 km north of the university town of Marburg. The community lies on the northwestern edge of the Burgwald range, Hesse's biggest contiguous woodland.-Neighbouring communities:...
, and in the south and west on the town of Battenberg
Battenberg, Hesse
Battenberg is a small town in the Waldeck-Frankenberg district in Hesse, Germany. The town is noted for giving its name to the Battenberg family, a morganatic branch of the ruling House of Hesse-Darmstadt, and through it, the name Mountbatten used by members of the British royal family, a literal...
(all in Waldeck-Frankenberg).
Constituent communities
Allendorf consists of the following centres (the yeardates indicate first documentary mention):- Battenfeld (778)
- Haine (850)
- Osterfeld (1774) – became a separate constituent community in 1999
- Rennertehausen (1274)
History
In 1107, Allendorf had its first documentary mention as Count Kunimund's donation to the Imperial Abbey of HersfeldBad Hersfeld
The festival and spa town of Bad Hersfeld is the district seat of Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in northeastern Hesse, Germany, roughly 50 km southeast of Kassel....
. The community passed with the Amt
Amt (subnational entity)
Amt is a type of administrative division governing a group of municipalities, today only found in Germany, but formerly also common in northern European countries. Its size and functions differ by country and the term is roughly equivalent to a U.S...
of Battenberg
Battenberg, Hesse
Battenberg is a small town in the Waldeck-Frankenberg district in Hesse, Germany. The town is noted for giving its name to the Battenberg family, a morganatic branch of the ruling House of Hesse-Darmstadt, and through it, the name Mountbatten used by members of the British royal family, a literal...
first to the High Principality (Oberfürstentum) of Marburg in 1567, and then to Hesse-Darmstadt
Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt
The Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt was a member state of the Holy Roman Empire. It was formed in 1567 following the division of the Landgraviate of Hesse between the four sons of Philip I, the last Landgrave of Hesse....
in 1623. In 1866, it became part of the Prussia
Prussia
Prussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...
n district of Battenberg, in 1932 the Frankenberg district, and in 1974 the Waldeck-Frankenberg district. Since Hesse's municipal reforms in 1971, Allendorf (Eder) with the outlying centres of Battenfeld, Rennertehausen, Haine and Osterfeld form a community on the broad Eder plains.
Municipal council
Allendorf's council is made up of 31 councillors, with seats apportioned thus, in accordance with municipal elections held on 27 March 2011:- CDUChristian Democratic Union (Germany)The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is regarded as on the centre-right of the German political spectrum...
11 seats - SPDSocial Democratic Party of GermanyThe Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
9 seats - FDPFree Democratic Party (Germany)The Free Democratic Party , abbreviated to FDP, is a centre-right classical liberal political party in Germany. It is led by Philipp Rösler and currently serves as the junior coalition partner to the Union in the German federal government...
1 seat - BLO 10 seats
Note: BLO is citizens' coalition.
Constituent community heads
- Allendorf: Strieder, Reinhold (BLA)
- Battenfeld: Gasse, Dietmar (CDU)
- Rennertehausen: Clemens, Erich
- Haine: Eckel, Günther
- Osterfeld: Lassek, Wolfgang (BLO)
Partnerships
Allendorf maintains partnership links with: BonnevalBonneval, Eure-et-Loir
Bonneval is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.-Population:-References:*...
near Chartres
Chartres
Chartres is a commune and capital of the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. It is located southwest of Paris.-Geography:Chartres is built on the left bank of the Eure River, on a hill crowned by its famous cathedral, the spires of which are a landmark in the surrounding country...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, since 1981.
Sightseeing
- The Battenfeld Church is a RomanesqueRomanesque architectureRomanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe characterised by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque architecture, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 10th century. It developed in the 12th century into the Gothic style,...
cross-shaped basilica from the 12th and 13th centuries within which are preserved two case bays in the nave and the crossing with groin vaults and a domelike vault in the quireQuire (architecture)Architecturally, the choir is the area of a church or cathedral, usually in the western part of the chancel between the nave and the sanctuary . The choir is occasionally located in the eastern part of the nave...
. - The Allendorf Old Church (Alte Kirche Allendorf) is from late GothicGothic architectureGothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....
times and has a bulky quire tower whose flat spire (tentedTented roofA tented roof is a type of roof widely used in 16th and 17th century Russian architecture for churches. It is like a polygonal spire but differs in purpose in that it is typically used to roof the main internal space of a church, rather than an auxiliary structure...
on all sides with a short roof ridge) is set on the long sides with two bay windows, giving it an interesting profile. It was built in 1496. - Rennertehausen Church is a half-timberedTimber framingTimber framing , or half-timbering, also called in North America "post-and-beam" construction, is the method of creating structures using heavy squared off and carefully fitted and joined timbers with joints secured by large wooden pegs . It is commonplace in large barns...
church from 1609 with a loft and interesting pulpit. - Haine Church is a half-timbered, opulently decorated church. It was built in 1676.
- The Altes Steinbackhaus ("Old Stone Bakehouse") is in Rennertehausen, at Im Wiesenhof 9.
- There are local history museums in outlying centres.
- The Stedefelsen (cragCliffIn geography and geology, a cliff is a significant vertical, or near vertical, rock exposure. Cliffs are formed as erosion landforms due to the processes of erosion and weathering that produce them. Cliffs are common on coasts, in mountainous areas, escarpments and along rivers. Cliffs are usually...
s), 200 m downstream from Rennertehausen's Eder weirWeirA weir is a small overflow dam used to alter the flow characteristics of a river or stream. In most cases weirs take the form of a barrier across the river that causes water to pool behind the structure , but allows water to flow over the top...
, are a geologicalGeologyGeology is the science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which it evolves. Geology gives insight into the history of the Earth, as it provides the primary evidence for plate tectonics, the evolutionary history of life, and past climates...
treasure from ZechsteinZechsteinThe Zechstein is a unit of sedimentary rock layers of Middle to Late Permian age located in the European Permian Basin which stretches from the east coast of England to northern Poland...
times. - The Historical Border between Hesse-Darmstadt and Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) runs through the municipal area from north to south. Many border stones – the oldest from 1650 – are preserved and looked after.
- There are many fine half-timbered houses in all centres.
Transport
Allendorf lies at the crossroads of Federal Highways (Bundesstraßen) B 236 and B 253. Passenger service on the local railway has been discontinued, and it is now used only for goods transport. Allendorf also has a small airport (Allendorf AirportAllendorf Airport
Allendorf Airport is a public airport located north of Allendorf in Hesse, Germany, run by the energy company Viessmann.The airport was upgraded in 2005 at a cost of €10 million. The runway was lengthened from to its present ; and in January 2006 a GPS instrument approach landing system was...
).
Volunteer fire brigades in the community
- FFW Allendorf (1927)
- FFW Rennertehausen (1931)
- FFW Battenfeld (1930)
- FFW Haine (1960)
Sport clubs
- Sportverein 1924 Allendorf (Eder) e. V.
- SV 1923 Rennertehausen e.V.
- SG Battenfeld e.V.
- TSV Haine e.V.
- Türkgüçü Allendorf
- FC EderberglandFC EderberglandFC Ederbergland is a German association football club from the city of Battenberg, Hesse. The club was formed through the merger of predecessor sides TSV Battenberg and SV Allendorf/Eder.-History:...
Ars Scribendi
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