Jesberg

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Coordinates: 51°00′N09°09′E / 51.000°N 9.150°E / 51.000; 9.150 Coordinates: 51°00′N09°09′E / 51.000°N 9.150°E / 51.000; 9.150
Country Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Kassel
District Schwalm-Eder-Kreis
Subdivisions5 Ortsteile
Government
 •  Mayor (2017–23) Heiko Manz [1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total49.77 km2 (19.22 sq mi)
Elevation
250 m (820 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31) [2]
 • Total2,210
 • Density44/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
34632
Dialling codes 06695
Vehicle registration HR
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Jesberg is a community in the Schwalm-Eder district in Hesse, Germany.

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Geography

Location

Jesberg lies from 210 to 675 m high in the Gilsa river valley east-southeast of the Wüstegarten, which at 675 m above sea level is both the Kellerwald range's and the Schwalm-Eder district's highest peak. The community can be reached by Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) B 3.

Constituent communities

Jesberg consists of the following centres:

History

Remains of the "Oak Walk" at the Princess's Garden Reste der Allee im Prinzessingarten bei Jesberg.jpg
Remains of the "Oak Walk" at the Princess's Garden

The Burg Jesberg, a castle built by the noble family of Linsingen in 1241, was later sold to the Archbishopric of Mainz, and along with Naumburg and Fritzlar was one of the Archbishops' main bases in the struggle against the Landgraves of Hesse. In 1723, the Prinzessingarten — Princess's Garden — near Jesberg was built in what is now the Jesberg State Forest. It can still be seen, along with its centrepiece, the Prinzessingarten-Eiche, a big oaktree, although nowadays, little of the actual garden is still preserved.

The small Baroque stately home was built by Maximilian von Hessen, Landgrave Karl von Hessen-Kassel's son — whose four daughters also inspired the Princess's Garden — on the lands near the Treisbach (brook) in the early 18th century.

On 9 June 1922, the historian Hugo Brunner died in Jesberg.

Politics

As of the municipal elections on 26 March 2006, seats on municipal council are apportioned thus:

Note: UWG is a citizens'/voters' coalition.

Public institutions

There are a primary school and a library.

Sport and leisure facilities

The community has a forest lore path, a campsite, a leisure centre, two barbecue areas with barbecue huts, a heated outdoor swimming pool, a sporting ground, a wading pool, five children's playgrounds, three tennis courts, a soccer pitch, two minigolf courses and skittle alleys.

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References

  1. ↑ Direkt gewählte (Ober-) Bürgermeister/-innen der hessischen Städte und Gemeinden, accessed 6 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2020 nach Gemeinden". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). June 2021.
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