- Eissen
Infobox German Location
Name = Eissen
Art = Village
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Wappen = Wappen Eissen.png
lat_deg = 51 | lat_min = 34 | lat_sec =
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Bundesland = North Rhine-Westphalia
Regierungsbezirk = Detmold
Kreis = Höxter
Town = Willebadessen
Höhe = 221.4
Fläche = 3
Einwohner = 718
Stand = 31. December 2007
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PLZ = 34439
Vorwahl = 05644
Kfz = HX
Website = [http://eissen.huessenbergnetz.de eissen.huessenbergnetz.de]
Bürgermeister = Fritz Nutt
Bürgermeistertitel = Ortsvorsteher
Partei = CDUEissen is a
Westphalia n village with 718 inhabitants inNorth Rhine-Westphalia and part of the town ofWillebadessen , district Höxter in the administrative region of Detmold.Name
Eissen has passed through a long evolution. Starting in the early Middle Ages with "Aieshusun" (the ending -husun points to Saxon time) during the High Middle Ages' name "Heisten" to today 's form Eissen.
* Aieshusun
* (Villa) Aeissun, Agissun, Agissen
* Heisten
* Eysne, Eyessen, Eisne, Eisenen, Eyhsen, Eihsen, Eißen
* EissenConcerning the meaning of each name there are different theories, but none of them is proven:
* "Aeissun" should descend to "Asigsheim". Asig should be thereby a dependence to the Germanic gods family of the
Æsir , wherefore Eissen should be named as a holy place. Following this theory , the meadow name "Hibbeke" means "Hillige-Bicke" (holy bicke). Indeed the denotation Asigsheim/Eissen was not found in any deed, although the ending -heim points to Frankish time, furthermore no archaeological evidence was found.
* In the old Saxon language Ey (Ei) denotes a place which is located in a damp and watery terrain, or rather sticks out of such a terrain as a dry landmass. Eissen is surrounded in the north by a watery terrain at the source pond / Hibbeke pond and the Siek creek, in the west by the Eggel river and in the south by the millstream. Consequently, the name could mean that Eissen sticks out of a damp and watery terrain.Coat of arms
The
coat of arms was designed and introduced in 1996. Initiated by theSt. LiboriusSchützenverein , the coat of arms itself should integrate the so called "Taufsteinwappen", an old coat of arms on the church'sbaptismal font , and symbols that represent the patron Saint Liborius.The "Taufsteinwappen", placed in the bottom part's centre, is headed by the lettering "1080", because for that year a monastery farm of
Corvey Abbey is proven for the first time in Eissen. The Latin words "Villa Aeissun" at the bottom belong to a deed which was written in the monastery ofHelmarshausen . In this deed Eissen was mentioned. In the middle part are three green bows, which point to the chaplet oftilia which is found in front of Eissen's church.Geography
Geographical position
Eissen is located at the northern border of the
Warburger Börde at a gently inclined place. While the railway station is at an altitude of 221 metres, the Eissener Höhe in the north betweenPeckelsheim and Eissen rises to 247 metres. To the south of the railway station the terrain falls as far as the church and further to the lower village. In the southwest a volcanic hill rises up 250 metres , the "Hüssenberg".Neighbouring places
To the northwest lies
Peckelsheim , to the northSchweckhausen ,Willegassen and Schönthal, to the eastBorgentreich , to the southeastLütgeneder , to the southGroßender , to the southwestEngar andDeppenhöfen and to the west Löwen.History
* Between 1001 and 1010 "Aieshusun" is mentioned in the beneficence register of the free
Reichsabt eiCorvey .
* About the year 1080 a monastery farm is listed in a deed ofCorvey Abbey .
* Between 1000 and 1100 a stone church was built, sanctified toSaint Liborius . This was an initiative of thediocese of Paderborn . The church became aparish church and Eissen aparish .
* 1447bohemia n mercenaries on their way back from the siege ofSoest destroyed the village Sunrike between Eissen andBorgentreich .
* 1632 troops fromHesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) marauded the area around Borgentreich and Eissen.
* 1640 the imperial main army withArchduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria and Prince Octavio Piccolomini moved into wintering grounds in theFürst -diocese ofPaderborn . The result was famine, diseases, epidemics and death in the whole region.
* 1641–1647 the region aroundWarburg is occupied by troops fromHesse-Kassel .
* From 1756 during theSeven Years' War repeated hostilities occur in the region around Warburg.
* From December 1758 until Easter 1759 four escadrons participate in the Seven Years' War, hessiandragoon s quartered in Eissen and neighbouring places.
* Between autumn 1760 and early summer 1761 42 inhabitants of Eissen (about 12% of all inhabitants) die because of the consequences of the war.
* 1812 four forced recruited inhabitants of Eissen do not come back from Russia withNapoleon s "Grande Armée ".
* 1871 one inhabitant does not come back from theFranco-Prussian War , three more die later, probably because of their injuries.
* From October 1 1876, Eissen is connected by its own train station to the railway network in the routeScherfede -Holzminden .
* On May 6 1879 47 buildings in Eissen burn down within 20 minutes.
* In 1898 a "kornhaus" is built (similar to a granary) as a result of a Prussion law
* On December 18 1898 41 citizens found the "Eissener Spar- und Darlehnskassenverein eGmbH", which was merged in 1962 with the "Spar- und Darlehnskasse Peckelsheim". 1973; it merged again with "Volkbank Paderborn" which closed the subsidiary in 2001.
* Between 1912 and 1914 the church was rebuilt and enlarged.
* AfterWorld War I 30 inhabitants did not return.
* AfterWorld War II 71 inhabitants did not return.
* At April 1 1945 a Germaninfantry company entrenched themselves at the village's southern border. Therefore, US units advancing fromHohenwepel found the village ripe for attack. The church and "Kornhaus" were heavily damaged, 47 properties totally destroyed. A lot of Eissen is heavily damaged but only two inhabitants are injured. 14 German and 3 American soldiers are dead, 65 soldiers of theWehrmacht were captured, the rest dropped off along the railway toBorgholz .
* In 1975 Eissen lost its autonomy and became a part ofWillebadessen . This was because of reorganisation in North Rhine-Westphalia.
* On June 2. 1984, passenger train traffic was discontinued.Demographics
With 780 inhabitants, Eissen is the third largest locality in the municipal area of Willebadessen. In the year 1760 the population of Eissen amounted to 360 inhabitants. Between 1818 and 1890, 110 inhabitants emigrated, most of them to the
United States of America and theUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , but also toSweden and theCaribbean .Religion
The biggest religion is the catholic church of St. Liborius, counting 649 members, which belongs to the parish cluster Willebadessen-Peckelsheim. The church is part of the
deanery Höxter in the Archdiocese of Paderborn. The Lutherans belongs to the Lutheran Church of Peckelsheim.Politics
Since the rearrangement of the townships in
North Rhine-Westphalia in 1975, Eissen is no more an independent community. Eissen now belongs to the municipal area ofWillebadessen and is represented oncity council by one direct member. Since the last local election in September 2004, three people from Eissen are members of the city council (CDU: 2,SPD :1).Economy and Infrastructure
Economy
Eissen is agricultural and craftsmanship. In the village there are some small craftmans' establishments, service companies and businesses concerning the fields of metal working, construction, wood and food. Located at the edge of the fertile plain "Warburger Börde", in relation to other German regions, farming has a slightly major role, but concentration in this sector is also ongoing. Organic farming has a superior quota of the farmed cropland and provides additional jobs in labour-intensive areas.
Many of the Eisseners are working in the cities
Warburg , Brakel,Höxter andBeverungen .Transportation
Via the state route L763 toward Peckelsheim, Eissen is connected to federal route B 252. In the other direction, the L763 leads to
Borgentreich , where access is provided to the B 241. InWarburg andPaderborn there are regional railway hubs with possibility of intercity services, also inWillebadessen is a regional railway stop and inBrakel is a regional railway system stop.Paderborn Lippstadt Airport is 50 km distant.Culture and sights
Regular Events
* Easter fire on
Holy Saturday by the KLJB
* Sports meeting by the sport club SV Germania Eissen 1920 e. V. at the beginning of Mmay
*Schützenfest by the St. Liborius-Schützenverein Eissen at the third weekend of July
* Hüssenbergparty by the KLJB in the middle of AugustClubs
* Rambling Club EGV-Wanderverein Eissen, founded 1986
* Parents' initiative Hüssenbergnest e. V. founded 1993
* Catholic Women Community of Germany / Katholische Frauengemeinschaft Deutschlands (kfd) Eissen, yore club of mothers / Mütterverein, founded c. 1930
* Volunteer fire department Eissen, founded 1911
* Choral society "Eintracht Eissen", founded 1893, disbanded 1953, refounded 1989
* KLJB Eissen, founded 1953, refounded 1967
* Motorcycle friends Eissen
* Sports club SV Germania Eissen 1920 e. V., founded 1920
* Tennis club TC Blau Weiß Eissen, founded 1976
* Carnival club VEK - Vereinigte Eissener Karnevalisten, founded 1984, resolved 2005
* St. LiboriusSchützenverein Eissen, founded 1953Literature
"Aieshusun - Aeissun - Eysnen - Eissen Bild unserer Heimat", Released by St. Liborius-Schützenverein Eissen "Selbstverlag/NEWSPOINT-Medienservice Uwe Rottkamp, Bad Salzuflen 2003"
External links
* [http://eissen.huessenbergnetz.de Eissen] (German)
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