Haina (Kloster) is a municipality in Waldeck-Frankenberg in northwest Hesse, Germany.

Geography

Location

Haina lies in Waldeck-Frankenberg south of Frankenberg and east of

Burgwald Burgwald is a municipality in Waldeck-Frankenberg in Hesse, Germany. Geography Location Burgwald lies east of Battenberg and roughly 30 km north of the university town of Marburg. The community lies on the northwestern edge of the Burgwald ...

at the southwest slope of the Kellerwald range. It lies on the river Wohra not far west of the Hohes Lohr (the Kellerwald range's second highest peak at 657 m).

Neighbouring communities

Haina borders in the northwest on the town of Frankenau, in the northeast on the town of Bad Wildungen (both in Waldeck-Frankenberg), in the east on the community of Bad Zwesten, in the southeast on the communities of Jesberg and Gilserberg (all three in the Schwalm-Eder-Kreis), in the south on the town of Gemünden, and in the west on the community of

and the town of Frankenberg (all three in Waldeck-Frankenberg).

Constituent communities

Haina consists of the following 12 centres: Altenhaina, Battenhausen, Bockendorf, Dodenhausen, Haddenberg, Haina (administrative seat), Halgehausen, Hüttenrode, Löhlbach, Mohnhausen, Oberholzhausen and Römershausen.

History

The former

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monastery in Haina is Hesse's most important

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building works. Haina Monastery was built by monks from the Altenberg Monastery in the '' Bergisches Land''. In 1188, they had moved to the Aulesburg (castle) near Löhlbach, and thirty years later they moved again, this time to Haina. Through donations, buying and exchanges, the Haina Cistercians earned themselves a rich estate, from the Weser all the way to the Main. In 1527, the monastery was shut down by

Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse (13 November 1504 – 31 March 1567), nicknamed (in English: "the Magnanimous"), was a German nobleman and champion of the Protestant Reformation, notable for being one of the most important of the early Protestan ...

– known as Philip the Magnanimous – and turned into a state

hospital A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized health science and auxiliary healthcare staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emerge ...

. The Monastery Church, built between 1215 and 1330, is the earliest Gothic building in Germany. The former monastery nowadays houses a psychiatric hospital. In 1789, the Abbot of the Haina Monastery Friedrich von Stamford built the ''Stamfordscher Garten'' in Haina, and " English garden". Klosterkirche Haina vom Innenhof.jpg Kloster Haina, Kapitelsaalflügel.jpg Kloster Haina, Kreuzgang.jpg, Cloister Klosterkirche Haina, Innenansicht.jpg, Inside of abbey

Politics

Municipal council

Haina's council is made up of 23 councillors, with seats apportioned thus, in accordance with municipal elections held on 15 June 2016 The

SPD The Social Democratic Party of Germany (german: Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands, ; SPD, ) is a centre-left social democratic political party in Germany. It is one of the major parties of contemporary Germany. Saskia Esken has been the ...

won the Municipal Election making Alexander Köhler the new Mayor : Note: Bürgergemeinschaft Großgemeinde Haina, Freie Bürgerschaft Löhlbach and Unabhängige Bürger Dodenhausen im Kellerwald are all citizens' coalitions.

Sons and daughters of the town

Anton Wilhelm Tischbein Anton Wilhelm Tischbein, known as the ''Hanauer Tischbein'' (1 March 1730, Haina - 1 November 1804, Hanau) was a German painter from the Tischbein family of artists. Biography His father was a baker. His four older brothers were all painters, ...

(♥ 1 March 1730, Haina - † 1 November 1804, Hanau), known as the Hanauer Tischbein, was a German painter *

Johann Anton Tischbein Johann Anton Tischbein (28 August 1720, Haina - 26 July 1784, Hamburg) was a German painter and art teacher from the Tischbein family of artists. Biography He was the fourth son of the baker, Johann Heinrich Tischbein (1682-1784), five of whos ...

(♥ 28 August 1720, Haina - † 26 July 1784, Hamburg) was a German painter and art teacher *

Johann Heinrich Tischbein Johann Heinrich Tischbein the Elder, known as the Kasseler Tischbein, (3 October 1722, Haina – 22 August 1789, Kassel) was one of the most respected European painters in the 18th century and an important member of the Tischbein family of Ger ...

the Elder, (♥ 3 October 1722, Haina – † 22 August 1789, Kassel), known as the Kasseler Tischbein, was one of the most respected European painters in the 18th century *

the Younger (♥ 28 November 1742, Haina - † 22 December 1808, Kassel), was a German painter and engraver *

Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein, known as the ''Goethe Tischbein'' (15 February 1751 in Haina – 26 February 1829 in Eutin), was a German painter from the Tischbein family of artists. Biography Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein was born on 15 ...

(♥ 15 February 1751, Haina – † 26 February 1829, Eutin), known as the Goethe Tischbein, was a German painter *

Johann Jacob Tischbein Johann Jacob Tischbein, known as the ''Lübecker Tischbein'' (21 February 1725, Haina – 22/23 August 1791, Lübeck), was a German painter from the Tischbein family of artists. Biography He was the sixth son of Johann Heinrich Tischbein (1682-1 ...

(♥ 21 February 1725, Haina – † 22/23 August 1791, Lübeck), known as the Lübecker Tischbein, was a German painter

Reinhard Schenck zu Schweinsberg

Kloster Haina - Grabmal Reinhard Schenck zu Schweinsberg.jpg, Gravestone Reinhard Schenck zu Schweinsberg at ''Kloster'' Haina Kloster Haina - Infotafel Reinhard Schenck zu Schweinsberg.jpg, Information panel at Gravestone (in German)

Johann Klauer zu Wohra

Kloster Haina - Grabmal Johann Klauer zu Wohra.jpg, Gravestone Johann Klauer zu Wohra at ''Kloster'' Haina Kloster Haina - Infotafel Johann Klauer zu Wohra.jpg, Information panel at Gravestone (in German)

Museums

*Psychiatry museum *Tischbeinhaus

References

External links

Parish homepage with virtual monastery tourHaina
* {{Authority control Waldeck-Frankenberg