- Kirtorf
Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Art = Stadt
Wappen = Wappen Kirtorf.png
lat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 46
lon_deg = 09 |lon_min = 6
Lageplan = Mittelhessen Vogelsberg Kir.png
Bundesland = Hessen
Regierungsbezirk = Gießen
Landkreis = Vogelsbergkreis
Höhe = 215-388
Fläche = 79.88
Einwohner = 3479
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 36320
Vorwahl = 06635
Kfz = VB
Gemeindeschlüssel = 06 5 35 010
Gliederung = 7 Stadtteile
Straße = Neustädter Straße 10 -12
Website = [http://www.stadt-kirtorf.de/ www.stadt-kirtorf.de]
Bürgermeister = Ulrich Künz
Partei = CDUKirtorf is a town in the northern
Vogelsbergkreis inHesse ,Germany . Through the town runs the "Deutsche Märchenstraße", or German Fairytale Road, a touristic route joining many of the places commonly associated with theBrothers Grimm 's tales.Geography
The town lies at the top of the
Rhine -Weser watershed between the east-flowing Antrift and the west-flowing Gleen.Neighbouring communities
Kirtorf borders in the north on the town of Neustadt (
Marburg-Biedenkopf ), in the east on the community ofAntrifttal , the town ofAlsfeld and the community ofRomrod , in the south on the community of Gemünden, and in the west on the town ofHomberg (Ohm) , and the town ofStadtallendorf (Marburg-Biedenkopf).Constituent communities
Besides the town's main centre, which bears the same name as the whole municipality, there are outlying centres named Arnshain, Gleimenhain, Heimertshausen, Lehrbach, Ober-Gleen and Wahlen.
History
Kirtorf was mentioned in a document as "Gleene" in 917. Kirtorf was the seat of a "Sendgericht", a church court that tried cases of
sin ,vice and the like, under theBishopric of Mainz . This court included 40 places. From 1205, the town belonged to theAbbey of Fulda , the Counts of Ziegenhain were the "Vögte" ( ≈ sheriffs) here and held jurisdiction in the "Eußergericht" court district until the14th century . By 1366, theLandgrave s of Hesse had come into ownership of some parts of the court district. Kirtorf's town rights were granted in 1489. On1 April 1725 , the town almost completely burnt down; only thetown hall (built in 1559) was left standing and unscathed.Amalgamations
All constituent communities named above were united as part of Hesse's municipal reforms in 1971.
Politics
Kirtorf's town council has 23 councillors. As of municipal elections held on
26 March 2006 the seats are apportioned thus:Note: FWG and UWL are citizens' coalitions.Coat of arms
Kirtorf's civic
coat of arms shows the helmet and crest of the Counts of Hesse. The oldest example of the arms is in a seal dating from 1489. Some former versions of the town's arms have red as the background colour instead of blue. [http://www.ngw.nl/int/dld/k/kirtorf.htm]Town partnerships
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Kilb ,Austria , since 1983Culture and sightseeing
Museums
* Museum Kirtorf
Buildings
* Historic
marketplace with town hall
* "Doktorhaus" in Kirtorf
* "Schmerofen" ("Leaf Fat Oven") near Kirtorf
* Lehrbachcastle ruins
* "Schmitthof" with the historic "Waldmühle" (forest mill) in Lehrbach
* "Kirschbrücke" ("Cherry Bridge") in Lehrbach (built in 1541)
* "Kirchenstumpf" ("Church Stump") in Lehrbach (remains of achapel from the time beforeSaint Boniface . This chapel was built by Irish-Scottishmonk s who – unlike Boniface – preached aChristianity independent of thePope .)
* "Nellenburg" (castle) near GleimenhainEconomy and infrastructure
Transport
Through the town runs Federal Highway ("Bundesstraße") B 62.
References
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