Schwalmstadt is the largest town in the Schwalm-Eder district, in northern Hesse , Germany . It was established only in 1970 with the amalgamation of the towns of Treysa and Ziegenhain together with some outlying villages to form the town of Schwalmstadt.
21-453: Schwalmstadt lies in the Schwalm region in the western Knüll , a low mountain range. Through the town flows the river Schwalm . The nearest large towns are Kassel (about 50 km to the north), Bad Hersfeld (about 35 km to the east), Marburg (about 40 km to the southwest) and Fulda (about 70 km to the southeast). Besides the core of Treysa, Ziegenhain and Ascherode,
42-522: A document from the Hersfeld monastery . In 1351, Neukirchen was granted town rights. In the Middle Ages , the town was bedevilled by fires that repeatedly broke out. One catastrophe in 1533 destroyed three fourths of all the town's houses. The town council is made up of 31 members. (as of town council elections held on 14th March 2021) The Heimatmuseum ("Homeland Museum") has documents about
63-749: A fortification with a moat . In August 1945, the proceedings to establish the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) took place in Treysa in an event known as the Church Conference of Treysa. The meeting brought about the merger of the Lutheran , Reformed and United state churches. Two further church gatherings in May 1946 and June 1947 tried to start discussion about divergent perceptions of
84-452: A keen likeness to both Neukirchen 's and Schwarzenborn 's. Schwalmstadt's local THW association was founded in 1961. The local association has, among other things, a technical team ( Technischer Zug ) with a positioning section ( Fachgruppe Ortung ). Through Schwalmstadt run Federal Highways ( Bundesstraßen ) B 254 (from Fulda by way of Schwalmstadt to Kassel ) and B 454 (from Bad Hersfeld by way of Schwalmstadt to Marburg ). In
105-537: The Eucharist , and also dealt with Denazification . As part of Hesse's municipal reforms, the two towns of Treysa and Ziegenhain, along with their outlying villages, were united in 1970 into the Town of Schwalmstadt, and ever since then they have existed only as constituent communities of a larger municipality. In 1995, with the motto "Hessisch Willkommen", Schwalmstadt hosted the 35th Hessentag state festival. In
126-744: The Marburg State Archive, Rommerhausen is first mentioned under the name "Rumershusen" in 1243. In 1360 it was called "Romirshusin" and in 1365 "Rumershusen", but it has gone by its current name since 1419. On 3 April 1916 at 15:30, a cosmic lump of iron fell to earth in a woodlot near Rommershausen. This was later named, after the place where it was found, the Meteorite of Rommershausen, and it has gone down in German astronomic history as Germany's greatest verifiable observed meteorite impact. Rommershausen has been part of Schwalmstadt since
147-717: The Martinskirche (Church of St. Martin), nowadays known as the Totenkirche (Church of the Dead), was built in 1230. Treysa was granted town rights sometime between 1229 and 1270, and the same rights were bestowed upon Ziegenhain in 1274. After the last Count's death in 1450, the county passed to Hesse. The Landgraves of Hesse had the castle in Ziegenhain remodelled into a stately home in 1470, and then between 1537 and 1548, Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse had it built into
168-746: The landscape name "Schwalm" usually just refers to the northern part, i.e. the Wasenberg Terraces and the Schwalmgrund. Neukirchen (Kn%C3%BCll) Neukirchen is a small town in the Schwalm-Eder district in Hesse, Germany . The town is made up of a main town bearing the same name as the whole town, and the centres of Asterode , Christerode, Hauptschwenda, Nausis, Wincherode, Riebelsdorf, Rückershausen and Seigertshausen. Neukirchen had its first documentary mention in 1142 in
189-506: The municipal elections held in 2011, the council seats are apportioned thus: Mayor Wilhelm Kröll ( SPD ) was re-elected on 7 May 2006 with a share of the vote of 61.4%. On 3 June 2012, Dr. Gerald Näser (CDU) was elected new mayor with 53% of the vote. His opponent was Dr. Fabio Longo of the SPD. The turnout was 54.1%. Näser took office on 1 October 2012. He died in 2016 and was temporarily replaced by Detlef Schwierzeck (SPD). In 2016, Stefan Pinhard
210-598: The municipal reforms in the 1970s. During the Second World War , Ziegenhain was home to a prisoner of war camp, Stalag IX-A (one of the French prisoners there, François Mitterrand , later became President of France ), and after the war, also to a displaced persons camp at the same facility. The camp is now the constituent community of Trutzhain. Some of the barracks still stand and have been converted into houses. Schwalmstadt Town Council has 37 members. As of
231-583: The neighbouring community of Neuental ends (or begins) the Autobahn A 49 . The Main-Weser railway from Frankfurt to Kassel runs through Schwalmstadt and serves two stations: Treysa and Schwalmstadt-Wiera. There are hourly Regionalbahn trains from Kassel and the Mittelhessen-Express from Frankfurt ending at Treysa. In addition to that, Regionalexpress trains and InterCity trains between Kassel and Frankfurt stop hourly in turn. At
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#1732772741997252-794: The smallest basin within it. It is named after the River Schwalm , on whose middle reaches it lies. In the east the Schwalm region is bounded by the Knüll hills, in the south by the northern foothills of the Vogelsberg and, in the west, by the Gilserberg Heights . In the north the Schwalm transitions into the Landsburg Basin . The natural region sub-unit of the Schwalm has the following sub-sub-units: In local usage
273-659: The station of Schwalmstadt-Wiera there is an hourly connection to Frankfurt via the Mittelhessen-Express. There was once a strategic railway running through the town between Berlin and Metz (the latter now in France), known as the Kanonenbahn , or " Cannons Railway ". Schwalm region The Schwalm is a natural region or landscape unit within the West Hesse Depression and also
294-474: The tower's parlour, civil "tower wedding ceremonies" have been performed. Information is available by calling 06694/80810. The Christerode Church's oldest parts have their roots in the Middle Ages. The church is a plain hall whose ceiling rests on a beam laid lengthwise on a mighty oaken column. Over the last few years, the building, threatened as it was by collapse, has been thoroughly renovated. The organ
315-514: The town consists of the centres of Allendorf an der Landsburg, Dittershausen, Florshain, Frankenhain, Michelsberg, Niedergrenzebach, Rommershausen, Rörshain, Trutzhain and Wiera. In the 8th century, Treise was owned by the Abbots of Hersfeld . The Counts of Cigenhagen were named in a document for the first time in 1144. In 1186, Treysa was taken over by the Counts and fortified. Treysa's landmark,
336-470: The town's history, a complete school classroom and prehistoric collections. This church's history is closely tied to the town's. The earliest known mention of Neukirchen is in a monastery document from 1142. It is assumed that a few years later, the choir at the Nikolaikirche was built. About 1350, the two-aisled symmetrical hall and the three lower floors of the tower were built onto the choir, as it
357-489: The town's landmark, is built as a mighty military tower. The tower's roof is ringed with a walk with a tracery gallery from about 1500. At that same height, the tower watchman's old dwelling can be found. A fascinating impression about the "tower family's" life awaits anyone who books a tower tour here. The climb up the 132 steps is made worthwhile by the outstanding view over Neukirchen and the Knüllgebirge. Since 2001, in
378-525: Was at this time that "Nuwenkirchen", as it was then called, was granted town rights. According to an inscription above the doorway of the south aisle, remodelling and expansion were undertaken in 1497 that led to the church being transformed into a three-aisled Gothic hall church with an irregular transept and an eight-sided choir area. Since the Reformation 's introduction in Hesse in 1526, Evangelical services have been held there. The 36-m-high tower,
399-561: Was bigger before 1537 than the building that stands today. Worth seeing inside are some wall paintings from the 16th century that have been renovated over a long period of time and an organ from 2003. Neukirchen became known nationwide for SC Neukirchen's First Football Team, who played for four years in the Regionalliga (football) , which still had four divisions at that time Neukirchen lies on Federal Highway ( Bundesstraße ) B 454 ( Kirchhain – Niederaula ). The town also belongs to
420-506: Was built about 1912 by Peter Battenberg, an organ builder from Weißenborn, and in 2001 it was restored. Hauptschwenda lies at an elevation of 500 m, making it the highest parish in the church district of Ziegenhain. The place was mentioned in 1223 under the name "Eizicheswinden". Even then, there was a chapel. The place is likely even older. In 1506, Hauptschwenda was mentioned as a pilgrimage place with its Annenquelle ( spring , and now called Lindenborn ) that could work wonders. The church
441-419: Was elected as the new mayor and took office on 1 December 2016. Schwalmstadt's civic coat of arms might be heraldically described thus: Or a goat-headed spreadeagle sable armed, langued and attired gules, surmounted by a roundel argent in which a mullet of six of the third. The heraldic elements are historical symbols from both former towns and the old County of Ziegenhain. Schwalmstadt's coat of arms bears
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