Alheim

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Alheim
Coordinates: 51°2′54″N09°40′1″E / 51.04833°N 9.66694°E / 51.04833; 9.66694
Country Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Kassel
District Hersfeld-Rotenburg
Subdivisions10 districts
Government
   Mayor (202329) Andreas Brethauer [1] (SPD)
Area
  Total63.83 km2 (24.64 sq mi)
Elevation
190 m (620 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31) [2]
  Total4,959
  Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
36211
Dialling codes 06623,
05664 (Heinebach)
Vehicle registration HEF
Website www.alheim.de

Alheim is a municipality in Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in northeastern Hesse, Germany. It is named after nearby Alheimer Mountain. Alheim consist of 10 former souverain villages situated on both banks of the river Fulda.

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Geography

Location

The community lies in Hersfeld-Rotenburg district some 35 km southeast of Kassel and a few kilometres northwest of Rotenburg an der Fulda. It stretches along both banks of the Fulda into the Knüllgebirge (range) and the Stölzinger Gebirge. In this latter range the community’s landmark can be found, the 549 m-high Alheimer.

Constituent communities

Alheim’s Ortsteile are Baumbach (founded before 1003), Erdpenhausen, Hergershausen, Licherode, Niederellenbach, Niedergude (founded before 960), Oberellenbach, Obergude (founded before 960), Sterkelshausen (founded before 1003) and Heinebach.

As of 2022, the municipality's population was 4959 people. [3]

Neighbouring communities

Alheim borders in the north on the community of Morschen and the town of Spangenberg (both in the Schwalm-Eder-Kreis), in the east on the town of Rotenburg an der Fulda, in the south on the community of Ludwigsau (both in Hersfeld-Rotenburg) and in the west on the community of Knüllwald (in the Schwalm-Eder-Kreis).

Politics

Community council

The municipal election held on 14 March 2021 yielded the following results:

Mayor

At the last mayoral elections held on 12 March 2023, Andreas Brethauer (SPD) was elected. [1]

Town partnerships

The partnership actually began in 1971 when one came into being between Heinebach, now Alheim’s biggest centre, and Pulle, which has since become part of Zandhoven.

Municipal area’s development

Establishment

Within the framework of municipal reform, the villages named above were merged into the new community of Alheim on 1 August 1972. [4]

Culture and sightseeing

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Alheimer-Turm

Walking loops, each based on a theme, have been built. Foremost among these are the mining history learning and adventure path (Bergbauhistorischer Lern- und Erlebnispfad), the water adventure path (Wassererlebnispfad) and the cultural history hiking loop (kulturhistorischer Rundwanderweg)

A popular outing or hiking destination is the Alheimer-Turm (tower) on the like-named mountain in the Stölzinger Gebirge.

Buildings

Famous people

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ergebnisse der jeweils letzten Direktwahl von Landrätinnen und Landräte sowie (Ober-)Bürgermeisterinnen und (Ober-)Bürgermeister in Hessen, Stand 13.04.2023" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt.
  2. "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
  3. "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2022". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  4. Deutschland; Deutschland, eds. (1983). Historisches Gemeindeverzeichnis für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland: Namens-, Grenz- und Schlüsselnummernänderungen bei Gemeinden, Kreisen und Regierungsbezirken vom 27.5.1970 bis 31.12.1982. Systematische Verzeichnisse. Stuttgart Mainz: Kohlhammer. p. 407. ISBN   978-3-17-003263-7.