Meinhard is a municipality in the
Werra-Meißner-Kreis
Werra-Meißner is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the north of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Göttingen, Eichsfeld, Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis, Wartburgkreis, district-free Eisenach, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Kassel.
History
The dis ...
in
Hesse
Hesse (, , ) or Hessia (, ; german: Hessen ), officially the State of Hessen (german: links=no, Land Hessen), is a state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt. Two other major historic cities are Dar ...
,
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
.
Geography
Location
The community lies in the North Hesse Low Mountain Range landscape on the edge of the
Werra
The Werra (), a river in central Germany, is the right-bank headwater of the Weser. "Weser" is a synonym in an old dialect of German. The Werra has its source near Eisfeld in southern Thuringia. After the Werra joins the river Fulda in the ...
valley, 3 km from the district seat of
Eschwege
Eschwege (), the district seat of the Werra-Meißner-Kreis, is a town in northeastern Hesse, Germany. In 1971, the town hosted the eleventh '' Hessentag'' state festival.
Geography
Location
The town lies on a broad plain tract of the river W ...
.
Near Meinhard-Frieda, the Frieda empties into the Werra. After heavy rainfall, it can swell into a fast-running river that can wash the bank of the Werra away. On the bank facing Meinhard-Jestädt, the Wehre empties into the Werra.
Neighbouring communities
Meinhard borders in the northeast and the east on the communities of
Volkerode,
Pfaffschwende,
Kella and
Geismar (all four in
Thuringia
Thuringia (; german: Thüringen ), officially the Free State of Thuringia ( ), is a state of central Germany, covering , the sixth smallest of the sixteen German states. It has a population of about 2.1 million.
Erfurt is the capital and lar ...
’s
Eichsfeld district), in the southeast on the town of
Wanfried
Wanfried is a town in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis in northeasternmost Hesse, Germany. It is classified as a ''Landstadt'', a designation given in Germany to a municipality that is officially a town (''Stadt''), but whose population is below 5,000. It ...
, in the south and west on the town of
Eschwege
Eschwege (), the district seat of the Werra-Meißner-Kreis, is a town in northeastern Hesse, Germany. In 1971, the town hosted the eleventh '' Hessentag'' state festival.
Geography
Location
The town lies on a broad plain tract of the river W ...
and in the northwest on the town of
Bad Sooden-Allendorf
Bad Sooden-Allendorf is a spa town in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis in Hesse, Germany.
Geography
Location
The spa town of Bad Sooden-Allendorf lies in the Werra valley near the Hoher Meißner, right on the boundary with Thuringia, almost at Germany's ...
(all three in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis).
Constituent communities
The community’s seven ''
Ortsteil
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
e'' are Frieda, Grebendorf (administrative seat), Hitzelrode,
Jestädt
Jestädt is a borough of the Municipality (german: Gemeinde) of Meinhard in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis in the State of Hesse of Germany.
Geography
Jestädt lies at the far southwestern foothills of the Gobert mountain range in the ''Werrat ...
, Neuerode, Motzenrode and Schwebda.
Politics
Community council
The municipal election held on 26 March 2006 yielded the following results:
Mayor
*2002–2013: Hans Giller (SPD)
*2013–incumbent: Gerhold Brill
Culture and sightseeing
Buildings
* Ruins of Schwebda Castle (
moated)
Economy and infrastructure
Transport
Through ''
Bundesstraße
''Bundesstraße'' (German for "federal highway"), abbreviated ''B'', is the denotation for German and Austrian national highways.
Germany
Germany's ''Bundesstraßen'' network has a total length of about 40,000 km.
German ''Bundesstraßen'' ...
'' 249 (
Eschwege
Eschwege (), the district seat of the Werra-Meißner-Kreis, is a town in northeastern Hesse, Germany. In 1971, the town hosted the eleventh '' Hessentag'' state festival.
Geography
Location
The town lies on a broad plain tract of the river W ...
-
Mühlhausen), which runs right through the community, Meinhard is linked to the highway network.
Famous people
*
Friedrich Rudolf Ernst ''Freiherr'' von Feilitzsch (b. 14 July 1858 in
Jestädt
Jestädt is a borough of the Municipality (german: Gemeinde) of Meinhard in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis in the State of Hesse of Germany.
Geography
Jestädt lies at the far southwestern foothills of the Gobert mountain range in the ''Werrat ...
; d. 23 January 1942 in Bückeburg), politician in the Principality of
Schaumburg-Lippe
Schaumburg-Lippe, also Lippe-Schaumburg, was created as a county in 1647, became a principality in 1807, a free state in 1918, and was until 1946 a small state in Germany, located in the present day state of Lower Saxony, with its capital at Bück ...
and its first Prime Minister.
* Heinz Fromm (b. 10 July 1948 in Meinhard-Frieda) has been since June 2000 President of the
Federal Office for Constitutional Protection
References
External links
Homepage of the constituent community of Grebendorf
{{Authority control
Werra-Meißner-Kreis