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21-598: In 2007, the town hosted the 47th Hessentag state festival from 1 to 10 June. The "Landgrafenschloss" (" landgraves ' castle"), used by the United States Army until 1990, is now utilized by the city council. The so-called "Roman Way Housing" of the United States Army with more than 1000 apartments was returned to the German Government in October 2007 and since has been renovated and rented out to

42-599: A decision of the victorious powers of World War II, from areas with different history and development. Georg August Zinn knew how to integrate the various new "Hessians", following his motto: "Hesse ist, wer Hesse sein will" (A Hessian is anybody who wants to be a Hessian"). The first Hessentag in Alsfeld in 1961 was held on three days, presenting a fair and a parade of the different traditional costumes in Hesse. It attracted 40.000 visitors. Because of this success, an annual event

63-629: A total area of 2,404,737 m (25,884,374 sq ft) and are directly connected to the rail network and the motorway A 49. In June 2015, a robot killed a man at the Volkswagen facility, in what is believed to be a case of human error. Baunatal hosts the following sports clubs and teams: Baunatal is twinned with: In honour of the twinning to Baunatal there is an Avenida de Baunatal (English: Baunatal Avenue ) in San Sebastián de los Reyes. Additionally, one station of Line 10 of

84-458: A tourist's point of view. Since 1971, for each Hessentag a couple (Hessentagspaar) is elected to represent it. Since 1993, a motto for the event was chosen by the hosting town, also a logo. The event is traditionally closed by a parade. Each year the event has attracted more than half a million visitors, not only from Hesse. More than one million visitors were counted first in Baunatal in 1999,

105-515: Is twinned with: This Hesse location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Hessentag The Hessentag ( German pronunciation: [ˈhɛsn̩taːk] ; English: Hesse Day ) is an annual event, both fair and festival, organized by the German state of Hesse to represent the different regions of Hesse. The events are shown for a week to the visitors, with an emphasis on cultural displays and exhibitions. It

126-562: Is the history of the 20th century particularly with regard to the following topics: first railway construction, history of the Henschel & Son arms factory, everyday life during nazism, history of the Volkswagen factory since 1957, urban development of Baunatal since 1966. The Heimatmusesum is a museum of local history located in Baunatal-Altenritte. The museum delivers insight into living and working environment of people in

147-470: Is the oldest and largest state festival ( Landesfest ) in Germany. The Hessentag was launched in 1961 by the minister-president of Hesse, Georg August Zinn . The event was intended to bring together long-time residents and migrants and to provide a sense of their new home to the many refugees and displaced persons. Hesse itself had to catch up in terms of togetherness; the state was only created in 1945 by

168-403: Is the second largest of the brand with 13,500 employees. The factory does not construct vehicles but rather delivers components and assemblies to other plants of the company. The sphere of business is mainly divided into the following parts: gear manufacturing , foundry , exhaust systems , car body pressing , Original Teile Center (original parts center), Volkswagen coaching . The premises have

189-696: The COVID-19 pandemic . The 2021 Hessentag, scheduled to be held in Fulda , was also cancelled, as was the 2022 edition, scheduled to be held in Haiger. Baunatal Baunatal is a town in the district of Kassel , in Hesse , Germany . It is a comparatively young town which arose from fusion of the formerly independent municipalities Altenbauna , Altenritte , Großenritte , Guntershausen , Hertingshausen , Kirchbauna and Rengershausen in 1966. In 1999,

210-489: The Government of Hesse . First mayor of the new founded town was Horst Werner. At this time the number of inhabitants was 11,705 and the number of employees of the Volkswagen factory was about 13,400. On 1 October 1971 the municipality of Hertingshausen joined Baunatal. On 1 August 1972 finally the municipality of Buchenhagen, which was a fusion of Guntershausen and Rengershausen, joined Baunatal. The population of Baunatal

231-555: The Henschel & Son company in Altenbauna. In 1960, just one year after start of production, the number of employees exceeded 6,000. Due to this rapid development the residential area and housing demands were rising. As a consequence of this the three municipalities Altenbauna, Altenritte and Kirchbauna fused into Baunatal on 1 January 1964. On 1 July 1966 with incorporation of Großenritte, Baunatal received town privileges by

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252-616: The Main–Weser Railway and the Frederick William Northern Railway by means of the RegioTram Kassel . Baunatal is connected to the motorways A 7 , A 44 and A 49 . The local election held on 14 March 2021 yielded the following results: Mayors of Baunatal since 1 July 1966: The Stadtmuseum is a museum of local history located in Baunatal-Altenritte. The main focus of the museum

273-453: The Fulda near Guntershausen. Baunatal borders in the north on the municipality of Schauenburg and the urban district of Kassel, in the east on the municipality of Fuldabrück , in the southeast on the municipality of Guxhagen , in the south on the municipality of Edermünde and in the west on the town of Niedenstein . The Volkswagenwerk Kassel was built in 1957 on the former premises of

294-470: The ancient villages of Baunatal from the late 19th century to the early 20th century. The museum presents rural housing conditions, a historical smithy and historical workshops of joiners, shoemakers and woodturners. Baunatal is the birthplace of the famous storyteller Dorothea Viehmann . She was one of the most important sources of the fairy tale collection of the Brothers Grimm . Dorothea Viehmann

315-481: The event was presentation of traditions, especially the wide variety of costumes in Hesse and also the costumes of the new citizens who came after 1945. Concerts by international pop groups have become a featured part of the program. The Landesausstellung (State Exhibition) is shown in mobile halls, presenting the state government, the parliament, parliamentary groups, various state agencies and organizations, associations and clubs. Regions of Hesse are presented mostly from

336-527: The leader so far was Kassel , with nearly 1.9 million visitors in 2013. Other towns attracting more than one million visitors were Dietzenbach (2001), Butzbach (2007), Langenselbold (2009), Stadtallendorf (2010) and Oberursel (2011). The Hessentag 2012 was held in Wetzlar and attracted 1.2 million visitors. In 2020, the scheduled Hessentag in Bad Vilbel was cancelled for the first time due to

357-586: The public. The town's market place is enclosed by timber framing . The "Schrenzer" hill (or Heidelbeerberg, 385 m) overlooks the town and the country north of Frankfurt, called Wetterau . Another much higher mountain nearby is the Hausberg which features a look-out tower. Butzbach consists of the boroughs Bodenrod , Butzbach (urban core), Ebersgöns , Fauerbach vor der Höhe , Griedel , Hausen-Oes , Hoch-Weisel , Kirch-Göns , Maibach , Münster , Nieder-Weisel , Ostheim , Pohl-Göns and Wiesental . Butzbach

378-583: The town hosted the 39th Hessentag state festival. Baunatal directly borders on the south of Kassel and is located to the west of the valley of the Fulda river. West and northwest the town borders on the Habichtswald with the Baunsberg (413,4 m above sea level ) in the north. Baunatal got its name from the Bauna river, which traverses the town from the northwest to the southeast until it flows into

399-512: Was about 19,300 in 1972. Currently ( 31 December 2022 ) the number of inhabitants is 28,339. Baunatal is connected to the city of Kassel by trams and buses . The town also has its own bus network called StadtBus Baunatal which is operated by the Regionalverkehr Kurhessen GmbH (RKH) . In addition the quarters Rengershausen and Gunterhausen are connected to the national rail network and provide connection to

420-622: Was born as Katharina Dorothea Pierson on 8 November 1755 in Rengershausen. The Hünstein is a cultural monument located in Baunatal-Großenritte. The menhir consisting of quartzite was a site of ritual meetings during the 4th and 3rd century BC. A legend says that a giant threw the menhir from the nearby Hirzstein with intent to destroy the steeple of Kirchbauna. Baunatal is known for the Volkswagen factory, which

441-416: Was held. The Hessentag is hosted by a different town each year. The event comes with publicity, improved infrastructure and restoration of historic buildings, but is expensive for the host town. Hessentag has undergone many changes. Originally it was held on one weekend (three days), but grew to a week, including both weekends. It connects Hessian culture, tradition and modern lifestyle. The first focus of

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