Jesberg is a municipality in the
Schwalm-Eder
Schwalm-Eder is an electoral constituency (German: ''Wahlkreis'') represented in the Bundestag. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 170. It is locate ...
district in
Hesse
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,
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
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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:
* Jesberg
* Densberg
* Hundshausen
* Elnrode-Strang
* Reptich
History
![Reste der Allee im Prinzessingarten bei Jesberg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Reste_der_Allee_im_Prinzessingarten_bei_Jesberg.jpg)
The Burg Jesberg, a
castle
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built by the noble family of Linsingen in 1241, was later sold to the
Archbishopric of Mainz
The Electorate of Mainz (german: Kurfürstentum Mainz or ', la, Electoratus Moguntinus), previously known in English as Mentz and by its French name Mayence, was one of the most prestigious and influential states of the Holy Roman Empire. In the ...
, and along with
Naumburg
Naumburg () is a town in (and the administrative capital of) the district Burgenlandkreis, in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, Central Germany (cultural area), Central Germany. It has a population of around 33,000. The Naumburg Cathedral became a UNES ...
and
Fritzlar
Fritzlar () is a small town (pop. 15,000) in the Schwalm-Eder district in northern Hesse, Germany, north of Frankfurt, with a storied history.
The town has a medieval center ringed by a wall with numerous watch towers. Thirty-eight meters (125& ...
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
oak
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tree, although nowadays, little of the actual garden is still preserved.
The small
Baroque
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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
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Hugo Brunner is the son of Sir Felix Brunner, ...
died in Jesberg.
Politics
As of the municipal elections on 26 March 2006, seats on municipal council are apportioned thus:
*
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 ...
8 seats
*
CDU 5 seats
* UWG 1 seat
*
Greens
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*Leaf vegetables such as collard greens, mustard greens, spring greens, winter greens, spinach, etc.
Politics Supranational
* Green politics
* Green party, political parties adhering to Green politics
* Global Greens
* Europ ...
1 seat
Note: UWG is a citizens'/voters' coalition.
Public institutions
There are a
primary school
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and a
library
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.
Sport and leisure facilities
The community has a forest lore path, a
campsite
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, a
leisure centre
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, two
barbecue
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areas with barbecue huts, a heated outdoor
swimming pool
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, a sporting ground, a wading pool, five children's
playground
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s, three
tennis
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courts, a
soccer
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pitch, two
minigolf courses and
skittle
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* Skittles (confectionery), a brand of fruit-flavor chewy candy, distributed by Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
*'' Skittles Commercial: The Broadway Musical''
* Skittles (sport), the game from which bowling originated
* Skittles ( ...
alleys.
References
External links
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