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38-505: [REDACTED] Look up Homberg in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Homberg may refer to: Places [ edit ] Germany [ edit ] Homberg (Efze) , administrative seat of Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Hesse Homberg (Ohm) , in the district of Vogelsbergkreis, Hesse Homberg, Westerwaldkreis , in the district of Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate Homberg, Kusel , in

76-483: A tax levied the same year. The government had approved a tax on simpletons to cover rising expenditures. Engel-Apotheke This was built in 1668 on the site of a former house, and is the biggest timber-frame house on the marketplace. Since 1701 it has been a pharmacy . Fünffenster-Haus ("Five-Windowed House") In the early 19th century, a window tax was imposed, and so windows were limited to five on each floor. Kyffhäuser-Museum This has permanent exhibits with

114-509: A fire in its hollow. Also, Erich Kaiser, a "homeland researcher" ( Heimatforscher ) and writer, often mentioned the veteran tree in his writings. Stalls, furniture van and house under the Kirchhofslinde In the spaces under the churchyard, stalls were built to serve as sales stands for butchers and bakers, as well as to serve as cookshops or meat storage. At the former place of the so-called baker's stall, demolished in early 1820,

152-598: A newer and notable building was built that Hombergers call the Möbelwagen ("Furniture Van"). The building next to the church to the right was built on the rubble of the former cookshop in 1719. Rathaus (Town Hall) This was built in 1704 on the foundations of a former building built in the 15th century and destroyed in the Thirty Years' War . The tower was built after the Seven Years' War . The weather vane

190-459: A result of town renovations. It can now only be discerned by looking at houses' positions or by looking over the town. The same effect was achieved when the town planner staggered the side lanes or had them meet the main streets at a slanted angle. By deftly planning the town in this way, even drafts were avoided. Another way of doing this same thing was to build houses out of alignment with their neighbours, or even whole blocks out of alignment with

228-869: A special place in Hessian Protestantism: in 1526, Landgrave Philip the Magnanimous convened a synod in Homburg that sat in this church, marking the point in time when the Landgraviate of Hesse became Evangelical. Thus the church, one of the most important Gothic monuments in North Hesse, is sometimes called the Reformationskirche Hessens – the Reformation Church of Hesse. What follows is something of

266-413: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Homberg [REDACTED] Look up Homberg in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Homberg may refer to: Places [ edit ] Germany [ edit ] Homberg (Efze) , administrative seat of Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Hesse Homberg (Ohm) , in

304-588: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Homberg (Efze) Homberg lies in the transitional zone between the West Hesse Depression , a sunken area dating from the Tertiary sub-era, and the Knüll (or Knüllgebirge), a low mountain range. The town itself stretches over several hills underlain mainly with basalt . The river Efze flows from

342-589: Is from 1767. Since 1989, there has been a carillon . Beside the Gothic entrance at the stairway to Obertorstraße is the Homberger Elle (Homberg Ell ), a mediaeval unit of measurement 57.4 cm (22.6 in) long. Its importance reaches as far as Thuringia . Remodelled in 1875 was the Simbelschanze ("Simpleton Lair"; Simbel is a Hessian dialect word) before the town hall. Its name comes from

380-475: Is planned in circular form with the altar in the middle. It has a three-level dome over the apse . The 12 windows on the right side stand for the Twelve Apostles . The church tower is 30 m high. The mosaic design is by Gerhard Dechant: Christus heilt zwei taubstumme Kinder – This training centre existed in freedom for 44 years in this building. The great red-brick building was amply built and

418-612: Is to say, a silver escutcheon with three green three-leafed cloverleaves on it in an inverted triangular pattern. The most prominent sporting body in Homburg is the first team of the Tischtennisabteilung der Homberger Turnerschaft e. V. ( table tennis department of the Homberg Turnerschaft ), who are among the greats of German table tennis. They play in the 1. Bundesliga der Frauen ("First Federal Women's League"). Their biggest win thus far has been

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456-640: The Hohenburg , the castle above Homberg. The castle well , at 150 m deep is Germany's third deepest castle well. In 1526, at the Marienkirche (church) under Hessian Landgrave Philip , the Homberg Synod took place, whereby Hesse became Protestant . In August 1640, the town was taken by Imperialist forces . In 1809, under Colonel Wilhelm von Dörnberg , the so-called Dörnberg Uprising went forth from Homberg against King Jérôme , but

494-564: The Löwenapotheke ("Lion's Pharmacy") also has a Renaissance porch worth seeing. Old schoolhouse or Opfermannhaus , barracks Built in 1750 as a residential house for the sexton ( Opfermann ) of the neighbouring church, the building also served as the town's first school. Right nearby is a Gothic building formerly used as barracks for the Hessian Jäger Battalion. Hochzeitshaus (Wedding House) Built in 1552, after

532-457: The Canton of Bern People with the surname [ edit ] Wilhelm Homberg (1652–1715), Dutch chemist Herz Homberg (1749–1841), Austrian educator and writer Octave Homberg (1876–1941), French diplomat House of Homberg (medieval Switzerland) See also [ edit ] Homburg (disambiguation) Homburg (hat) Hamburg (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

570-766: The European ETTU Cup on 31 March 2006 with the team of Wenling Tan-Monfardini, Zhenqi Barthel and Yin Na. The opponent in the final was 3B Berlin. Zhenqi Barthel from the Homberg Turnerschaft won the singles title at the 74th National German Championships in Minden in 2006. She also won with her doubles partner Patrick Baum in mixed doubles. In women's doubles she came third with partner Desirée Czajkowski (Watzenborn-Steinberg). Stadtkirche St. Marien Homberg's town church, St. Marien's or St. Mary's, holds

608-569: The Freie Waehler. (as of municipal elections held on 27 March 2011) Homberg is twinned with: The town's arms might be described thus: Azure in chief a lion passant and in base two lions combattant, all Or and all armed and langued gules. Homberg was granted town rights in 1231, and the first known seal dates from 15 years thereafter, namely 1246. Its tinctures , however, are unknown, and it only shows one lion. Another seal used as early as 1239, but known only from later examples, bore

646-572: The Knüll through Homberg, later emptying into the river Schwalm . There exist small coal deposits in the immediate area. Homberg consists of the following communities: Homberg was founded by the Hessian-Thuringian Landgraves and had its first documentary mention as a town in 1231. The place had indeed been settled earlier, but Homberg still celebrated its 775th anniversary as a town in 2006. The town's name comes from

684-466: The barry (that is, horizontally striped) Lion of Hesse. In the 14th century, another charge in the arms’ base was a mount of three, but later on, this was somehow mistaken for a lion above two smaller ones. Furthermore, the smaller lions in base numbered three up until 1639, but ever since, there have been only two. For a short while in the early 16th century, the town used another coat of arms. This one might be blazoned: Argent three trefoils vert – that

722-416: The brewhouse over to a leaseholder named Zickendraht, who was still brewing beer 15 years later. Other owners were also named, such as wainwright Wilhelm Ulrich. In 1918, he sold the house to a carter named Aubel, who converted it into a residential house of the form that can still be seen today. Alter Friedhof (Old Graveyard) This had been a burying ground since 1580, but is now parkland where some of

760-476: The church's history: Kirchhofslinde ("Churchyard linden") Before the church stands a linden tree that is more than 730 years old. Together with the church, the tree makes for a picturesque tableau over the marketplace. The poet Heinrich Ruppel dedicated the poem "Die Kirchhofslinde in Homberg" to the tree as his way of thanking those who had made donations for the tree's preservation after it had been burnt by

798-719: The director and several college teachers. In 1925, the college was dissolved, and the building then served as a building school. Nowadays the whole building complex is used by the Bundespräsident-Theodor-Heuss- Gymnasium . Die Freiheit This part of the town was founded by Landgrave Henry II in 1356, and was separated from the rest of the town by the town wall enclosing the Old Town. It had its own mayor, town hall, church and fortifications. Its independence came to an end in 1536 with its amalgamation with Homberg. Das Neue Tor (The New Gate) This

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836-846: The district of Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate Homberg (Ratingen) , in Ratingen Homberg (Duisburg) , in Duisburg Hömberg , municipality in the district of Rhein-Lahn, Rhineland-Palatinate Homberg (Hinterland) , mountain of Hesse Switzerland [ edit ] Homberg, Switzerland , in the Canton of Bern People with the surname [ edit ] Wilhelm Homberg (1652–1715), Dutch chemist Herz Homberg (1749–1841), Austrian educator and writer Octave Homberg (1876–1941), French diplomat House of Homberg (medieval Switzerland) See also [ edit ] Homburg (disambiguation) Homburg (hat) Hamburg (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

874-458: The district of Vogelsbergkreis, Hesse Homberg, Westerwaldkreis , in the district of Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate Homberg, Kusel , in the district of Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate Homberg (Ratingen) , in Ratingen Homberg (Duisburg) , in Duisburg Hömberg , municipality in the district of Rhein-Lahn, Rhineland-Palatinate Homberg (Hinterland) , mountain of Hesse Switzerland [ edit ] Homberg, Switzerland , in

912-484: The emphasis on the Kyffhäuserbund , an old warriors' association. Krone ("Crown") This is a timber-frame house from 1480. Since 1721 it has been a guesthouse . The beams and roofwork are noteworthy. The bay windows were built in the 16th century. Geburtshaus des Heimatdichters Ludwig Mohr (House where the homeland poet Ludwig Mohr was born) This may be found on the south side of the marketplace. He wrote

950-621: The grave markers, belonging to various Hombergers, are well worth seeing. Among these are those belonging to Minister Julius Rhode, Mayor Winter, and Professor Wilhelm Volckmar. Also to be found there are graves containing the remains of Abbesses Marianne vom und zum Stein and Charlotte von Gilsa, and Justice of the Peace Martin, all of whom played key parts in the preparations for the Dörnberg Uprising against Jérôme Bonaparte in 1809. Christus-Epheta-Kirche Consecrated in 1957, it

988-471: The novel Rot-Weiß ("Red-White") whose theme was the Dörnberg Uprising. Weißer Hof This is a Renaissance timber-frame house. Noteworthy is the adornment with saltires . Löwenhaus (Lion's House) This was built in 1617. A stone showing a coat of arms can be found here showing a staff, a snake and a lion's head with the inscription L.A.1664. It is known as the Ofenstein ("Oven Stone"). This site of

1026-525: The old town hall burnt down, it was used as the so-called new town hall. Later it was a rectory, a school and an administration building, but since 1952 it has housed the Heimatmuseum der Stadt Homberg (Homeland Museum of the Town of Homberg). Pförtchen ("Little Gateway") This was the original pedestrian access to the castle. Baumbachscher Burgsitz Built in 1543 as the castle seat, it lies right on

1064-599: The rest of the street. This can still very clearly be seen around Obere Westheimer Straße. Such a thing was also done on Untere Westheimer Straße, but the ravages of time have erased the effect. The town council is made up of 37 members. The town executive consists of 10 councillors and the mayor. Four seats are held by the SPD, three by the CDU, one by the Greens, one by the FDP and one by

1102-502: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Homberg . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Homberg&oldid=1166120061 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description

1140-502: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Homberg . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Homberg&oldid=1166120061 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description

1178-522: The town church, St. Marien, once surrounded by the town's cemetery . A regular plan is not to be seen in the town. However, in one way the town has something in common with many other towns founded in the Middle Ages that is only noticeable at second glance: when laying out the town's streets, the mediaeval town planner deliberately made them crooked and deliberately staggered intersections of streets and alleyways. In particular, building crooked streets

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1216-476: The town wall. From 1840 to 1855 it was let to the deaf-and-dumb institution, and since 1873 it has been owned by the Evangelical Lutheran parish. Dörnbergtempel Built on the foundations of the old Bächtenturm (tower), it was the meeting place for the plotters of the Dörnberg Uprising in 1809. ' Haus Leimbach This is a noteworthy corner house with a Gothic entrance. Bischofsches Haus This

1254-477: The town's archives are various descriptions from the homeland researcher Kaiser for the brewhouse at the corner of Untergasse and Entengasse. In 1665, people spoke of the little brewhouse at which there was a fountain . As of 1730, there were reports of the old or lower brewhouse, since a newer brewhouse had been built. In 1676 the house was partly destroyed by fire. With the introduction of trade freedom, brewers lost their exclusive rights to their trade. The town gave

1292-516: Was a way of giving them some aesthetic appeal, as with the Untergasse . Crookedness limits the streetscape optically, and at the end of the street is a T-junction, with a view of houses opposite. In the Untergasse , this was the town's former brewhouse, standing on the corner of the Untergasse ("Lower Lane") and the Entengasse ("Duck Lane"). The Untergasse's original alignment was lost as

1330-417: Was an independent town, having been founded in 1356 and united with the Old Town in 1536. The Old Town itself consisted of three wards. Looking at the town map, the three main ways into the town through the former gateways can be recognized: Westheimer Tor, Obertor and Holzhäuser Tor ( Tor = gate). The middle and end point of each of the street connections in the town is the marketplace , over which rises

1368-589: Was said at the time to be the most modern building of its kind in Prussia. The building consisted of a broad middle section that housed classrooms, subject rooms, an assembly hall and the administration. In Christ heals two deaf-and-dumb children. Ehemaliges Lehrerseminar (Former Teachers' College) Below Bindeweg, the Prussian government had the Royal Teachers' College built in 1879. the side wings lived

1406-486: Was soundly defeated. Like most German towns, Homberg was likely laid out according to a plan in Hohenstaufen times (1138–1254). Peculiarities in the way that Homberg was built, not apparent at first glance, hint at something recognizable as a town plan . Homberg is in itself a double town, consisting of the Old Town ( Altstadt ), first mentioned in a document in 1231, and Die Freiheit ("The Freedom"). Die Freiheit

1444-582: Was the ancestral seat of the wool-trading Bischof family. It was built on the ruins of another building destroyed in the Thirty Years' War. It has Renaissance bay windows, and the Bardeleben and Bischof coat of arms . Haus Klüppel Until 1891, this was the seat of Homberg's Landrat . On the side facing Bischofstraße, sandstone figures may be found at the former entrance to a neighbouring house's cellar. Ehemaliges Brauhaus (former brewhouse) In

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