Elevation 387 m (1,270 ft) Population 12,740 (30 Jun 2009) | Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Local time Friday 6:14 PM | |
Weather 7°C, Wind NW at 10 km/h, 61% Humidity Points of interest Hoher Meissner, Mausoleum der Brüder Lenoir, Burg Reichenbach | ||
Hessisch Lichtenau is a small town in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis in eastern Hesse, Germany. In 2006, the town hosted the 46th Hessentag state festival.
Contents
- Map of 37235 Hessisch Lichtenau Germany
- Location
- Neighbouring communities
- Constituent communities
- Town council
- Mayor
- Buildings
- Sport and leisure
- Natural monuments
- Transport
- Established businesses
- Education
- Sons and daughters of the town
- References
Map of 37235 Hessisch Lichtenau, Germany
Location
Hessisch Lichtenau lies in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis 20 km southeast of Kassel between the Kaufunger Wald in the north, the Hoher Meißner (753.6 m above sea level) in the east, the Stölzinger Gebirge with the Eisberg (583 m) in the southeast and the Söhre in the south. The main town lies on the river Losse.
Neighbouring communities
Hessisch Lichtenau borders in the northeast on Berkatal and Großalmerode, in the east on Meißner and Waldkappel, in the south on Spangenberg, in the west on Söhrewald and in the northwest on Helsa.
Constituent communities
Hessisch Lichtenau’s Stadtteile are Friedrichsbrück, Fürstenhagen, Hausen, Hirschhagen, Hollstein, Hopfelde, Küchen, Quentel, Reichenbach, Retterode, Velmeden, Walburg and Wickersrode
Town council
The municipal election held on 26 March 2006 yielded the following results:
Heading the town council is Franz-Josef Lewe.
Mayor
Since February 2000, Jürgen Herwig (SPD) has been the directly elected, full-time mayor. He was reëlected on 6 November 2005 with 64.4% of the vote, beating his opponent Michael Heußner (CDU).
Buildings
In the constituent community of Fürstenhagen: Building complex of the Jérôme Henri Lenoir Foundation (former orphanages), Pestalozzi memorial, Mausoleum of the family Lenoir, lying on a hill at a pond (architect: Julius Eubell; built 1903), endowed in 1893 by George André Lenoir (1825–1909), J. H. Lenoir’s son and honorary citizen of Kassel. Also, the neighbouring agricultural operation originally belonged to the Lenoir Foundation.
In the constituent community of Reichenbach: Kirche der Deutschordensballei Hessen (“Church of the Teutonic Knights’ Bailiwick of Hesse”), formerly the Reichenbach Monastery Church, the Teutonic Knights’ oldest establishment in Germany. West of Reichenbach are found the ruins of Reichenbach Castle on the 522 m-high Schlossberg.
Sport and leisure
Natural monuments
Transport
Tram line 4 (towards Mattenberg) runs directly into downtown Kassel every 30 minutes on weekdays and every 15 minutes at peak times. On Sundays, service is hourly.
Near the constituent community of Reichenbach is found the aviation beacon LAU on an international air corridor.
Established businesses
Education
Schooling is to be had at Freiherr-vom-Stein-Schule, a comprehensive school with a Gymnasium upper level.