- Antrifttal
Infobox German Location
Wappen = Wappen Antrifttal.png
lat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 46
lon_deg = 9 |lon_min = 11
Lageplan = Mittelhessen Vogelsberg Ant.png
Bundesland = Hessen
Regierungsbezirk = Gießen
Landkreis = Vogelsbergkreis
Höhe = 298
Fläche = 26.592
Einwohner = 2094
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 36326
Vorwahl = 06631, 06635 und 06692
Kfz = VB
Gemeindeschlüssel = 06 5 35 002
Straße = Weihersweg 24
Website = [http://www.antrifttal.de/ www.antrifttal.de]
Bürgermeister = Johannes AverdungAntrifttal is a community in the
Vogelsbergkreis inHesse ,Germany .Geography
Location
Antrifttal lies, as its name suggests, in the valley ("Tal") of a brook called the Antrift, a tributary to the
Schwalm , between the Vogelsberg in the south and the Knüllgebirge in the northeast (low mountain ranges).The municipal area of 26.59 km² is 54% agricultural (14.3 km²).
Neighbouring communities
Antrifttal borders in the north on the community of
Willingshausen (Schwalm-Eder-Kreis ), in the east and south on the town ofAlsfeld , in the west on the town ofKirtorf , and in the northwest on the town of Neustadt (Marburg-Biedenkopf ).Constituent communities
* Main town: Ruhlkirchen
* Constituent communities:
** Bernsburg
** Ohmes
** Ruhlkirchen
** Seibelsdorf
** VockenrodOhmes
Ohmes is presumably based on a settlement already in existence by Roman times, making it one of the oldest places in the Vogelsbergkreis, and the oldest in the Katzenberg, a mediaeval court district in this area. Ohmes had its first documentary mention in 1240 under the name "Omeza". It got its name from a body of water called the Omena that welled up just below the village.
In 1240, a third of the village came into the ownership of the
Hersfeld Monastery . There was a noble family, the Lords of Ohmes, but they died out in the 13th century. The other two thirds of the village belonged to the court district of Katzenberg under theCounts of Ziegenhain , with its seat atRuhlkirchen . The one constant in Ohmes's history during theMiddle Ages was change, and the village saw a whole series of rulers, from various lords who held the Katzenberg, to theTeutonic Knights , toHans von Dornberg theLandgrave of Hesse , and above all theArchbishopric of Mainz .The
Peasants' War and theThirty Years' War took their toll on the village with theirrobbery ,plunder ing,rape , mistreatment and widespread destruction, and while the village had 40 households in 1580, by 1630 it had only 33.In the early 19th century, the village passed from the Archbishopric of Mainz to the Bishopric of
Fulda , remaining with it until 1889. On1 January 1971 , the until then independent municipality of Ohmes was amalgamated with AntrifttalAt about the turn of the 20th century, the Reverend Williges Kraiger had a church with a vestry built by J. Bensheimer from
Dieburg . It was consecrated "Zur Heiligen Familie von Nazareth" ("To the Holy Family of Nazareth"), with Williges as its secondary patron. It cost 35,277 marks.Vockenrod
Vockenrod was presumably founded along with the hereditary estate of "Erbleihehof Hermannshain" in the 12th century, and was first named in a document in 1263. In 1283, it was part of the court district of Katzenberg under the Counts of Ziegenhain. In the late 14th century, Vockenrod and Hermannshain were both destroyed in a dispute between the County of Hessen and the Archbishopric of Mainz, and it was a hundred years before anyone settled there again.
Vockenrod had the same procession of mediaeval rulers as Ohmes (see above). The same wars also wrought heavy destruction on Vockenrod, reducing the village from 20 households in 1580 to only 12 in 1630. Vockenrod likewise also passed to the Bishopric of Fulda in the early 19th century, remaining with it until 1889, and was amalgamated with Antrifttal on the same day as Ohmes.The church that stands today was built only in 1908 under the leadership of Greifzu, an architect from Mainz (and with significant citizen contributions). It was consecrated "Allerheiligsten Jungfrau Maria", with
Saint Boniface as its secondary patron. It cost 40,568 marks. Within are to be seen elements ofArt Nouveau as well as a noteworthyaltar bearing, among other things, scenes from Saint Boniface's life.History
The community came into being only on
1 January 1972 through the amalgamation of four communities in the Katzenberg and Bernsburg.References
External links
* [http://www.ruhlkirchen.net Bilddokumentation Antrifttal-Ruhlkirchen gestern und heute ("yesterday and today")]
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