Mücke is a municipality in the
Vogelsbergkreis
The Vogelsbergkreis is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the middle of Hesse, Germany. Neighbouring districts are Schwalm-Eder, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Fulda, Main-Kinzig, Wetteraukreis, Gießen and Marburg-Biedenkopf.
History
The district was created in ...
in
Hesse
Hesse (, , ) or Hessia (, ; german: Hessen ), officially the State of Hessen (german: links=no, Land Hessen), is a States of Germany, state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt. Two other major histor ...
,
Germany
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.
Geography
Location
Mücke lies from 200 to 350 m above
sea level
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in the northwest foothills of the
Vogelsberg Mountains
The is a large volcanic mountain range in the German Central Uplands in the state of Hesse, separated from the Rhön Mountains by the Fulda river valley.
Emerging approximately 19 million years ago, the Vogelsberg is Central Europe's larges ...
on the upper reaches of the river
Ohm
Ohm (symbol Ω) is a unit of electrical resistance named after Georg Ohm.
Ohm or OHM may also refer to:
People
* Georg Ohm (1789–1854), German physicist and namesake of the term ''ohm''
* Germán Ohm (born 1936), Mexican boxer
* Jörg Ohm (b ...
, a tributary to the
Lahn
The Lahn is a , right (or eastern) tributary of the Rhine in Germany. Its course passes through the federal states of North Rhine-Westphalia (23.0 km), Hesse (165.6 km), and Rhineland-Palatinate (57.0 km).
It has its source in t ...
Neighbouring communities
Mücke borders in the north on the town of
Homberg, in the northeast on the community of
Gemünden, in the east on the community of
Feldatal
Feldatal is a municipality in the Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse, Germany.
Geography
Location
The community lies 285 to 598 m above sea level on the north slope of the Vogelsberg mountains. Through the community flows the river Felda, which empties int ...
and the town of
Ulrichstein
Ulrichstein () is a small town in the Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse, Germany.
Geography
Location
Ulrichstein lies in the Vogelsberg Mountains 614 m above sea level and is thereby Hesse's highest town. It is a recognized climatic spa and lies right ne ...
, in the south on the town of
Laubach
Laubach is a town of approximately 10,000 people in the Gießen region of Hesse, Germany. Laubach is known as a ', a climatic health resort. It is situated east of Gießen. Surrounding Laubach are the towns of Hungen, Grünberg, Schotten and ...
(
Gießen
Giessen, spelled Gießen in German (), is a town in the German state (''Bundesland'') of Hesse, capital of both the district of Giessen and the administrative region of Giessen. The population is approximately 90,000, with roughly 37,000 univers ...
district), and in the west on the town of
Ulrichstein
Ulrichstein () is a small town in the Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse, Germany.
Geography
Location
Ulrichstein lies in the Vogelsberg Mountains 614 m above sea level and is thereby Hesse's highest town. It is a recognized climatic spa and lies right ne ...
and the community of
Grünberg (Gießen district).
Constituent communities
The community came into being, like many other communities through Hesse's municipal reforms, with the amalgamation of twelve formerly independent communities. These are listed here:
*Atzenhain
*Bernsfeld
*Flensungen
*Groß-Eichen
*Höckersdorf
*Ilsdorf
*Merlau (including Kirschgarten)
*Nieder-Ohmen (including Windhain)
*Ober-Ohmen
*Ruppertenrod
*Sellnrod (including Schmitten)
*Wettsaasen
Among these, Nieder-Ohmen with its 2,800 inhabitants is by far the biggest. The centre of Ilsdorf bears a certain peculiarity. Until the municipal reforms, one part of Ilsdorf lay in the old district of Alsfeld, whereas the other parts were called Solms-Ilsdorf and lay in the Gießen district. This owed itself to the village's history. Ilsdorf had formerly been a part of the Province of Upper Hesse in the
Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt
The Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt (german: Landgrafschaft Hessen-Darmstadt) was a State of the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by a younger branch of the House of Hesse. It was formed in 1567 following the division of the Landgraviate of Hesse betwee ...
, while Solms-Ilsdorf was ruled by the Counts of Solms. Even today, this former split can still be seen in Ilsdorf, as the village has two
cemeteries
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at its disposal.
Before the municipal reforms, there was no place with the name "Mücke", but there was a Mücke
railway station
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on the
Gießen
Giessen, spelled Gießen in German (), is a town in the German state (''Bundesland'') of Hesse, capital of both the district of Giessen and the administrative region of Giessen. The population is approximately 90,000, with roughly 37,000 univers ...
-
Fulda
Fulda () (historically in English called Fuld) is a town in Hesse, Germany; it is located on the river Fulda and is the administrative seat of the Fulda district (''Kreis''). In 1990, the town hosted the 30th Hessentag state festival.
History ...
line (the ''Vogelsbergbahn'') and a postal designation "Mücke".
Despite what may seem obvious – ''Mücke'' is
German
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**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
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**Ger ...
for "
gnat
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" – the community's name is of
Celtic origin. It comes from ''much'' or ''mack'', meaning something like "moist" or "boggy". The name Mücke was mentioned in connection with this region in a Merlau parish taxation roll in 1482.
In the constituent community of Flensungen lies Hesse's geographical centre point.
Politics
Municipal council
As of municipal elections held on 26 March 2006 the seats 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 t ...
15 seats
*
CDU 11 seats
*FWG (citizens' coalition) 8 seats
*
Greens 3 seats
A political peculiarity is the ''Jugendparlament Mücke'' ("Mücke Youth Parliament"), which stands up for children's and youth's interests. Its 35 members aged between 14 and 21 are elected every two years. The ''Jugendparlament'' has the right to speak and make motions on the municipal council's youth, sport and cultural committee.
Partnership
The community of Mücke maintains a partnership with:
*
Sydfalster
Until 1 January 2007 Sydfalster was a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in the former Storstrøm County on the southern end of the island of Falster in south Denmark.
Overview
The municipality covered an area of 113 km², and had a total pop ...
,
Denmark
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...
, since 1993
Personalities
People with connections to the community
*
Anne Chaplet, criminal author
*
Reinhard Schober Reinhard is a German, Austrian, Danish, and to a lesser extent Norwegian surname (from Germanic ''ragin'', counsel, and ''hart'', strong), and a spelling variant of Reinhardt.
Persons with the given name
* Reinhard of Blankenburg (after 1107 – 1 ...
, from 1945 to 1948 leader of the Nieder-Ohmen forestry office
*
Harald Lesch
Harald Lesch (born 28 July 1960) is a German physicist, astronomer, natural philosopher, author, television presenter, professor of physics at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) and professor of natural philosophy at the Munich Un ...
, physicist, astronomer, natural philosopher, author, television presenter and professor at the *
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
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(LMU), grew up in Nieder-Ohmen
Infrastructure and leisure
The community of Mücke has at its disposal, through the
Homberg (Ohm)
Homberg (Ohm) () is a town in the Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse, Germany.
Geography
Location
The officially recognized climatic spa of Homberg lies from 203 to 350 m above sea level in the valley of the Ohm, a tributary to the Lahn, some 19 km so ...
Autobahn
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interchange (
A5) and Federal Highway (''Bundesstraße'') 49 that runs through the municipal area, very good transport connections. A few years ago, at the Autobahn interchange, the "Am Gottesrain" industrial park was established complete with an off-Autobahn service centre (''"Autohof"'').
Mücke station and the station in the constituent community of Nieder-Ohmen are on the
Vogelsberg Railway
The Vogelsberg Railway (german: Vogelsbergbahn) is a single-track main line from Gießen via Alsfeld to Fulda in the German state of Hesse.
Name
The name of the Vogelsberg Railway was originally used for the now closed and dismantled branch line ...
(''Vogelsbergbahn'') between
Gießen
Giessen, spelled Gießen in German (), is a town in the German state (''Bundesland'') of Hesse, capital of both the district of Giessen and the administrative region of Giessen. The population is approximately 90,000, with roughly 37,000 univers ...
and
Fulda
Fulda () (historically in English called Fuld) is a town in Hesse, Germany; it is located on the river Fulda and is the administrative seat of the Fulda district (''Kreis''). In 1990, the town hosted the 30th Hessentag state festival.
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via
Alsfeld
Alsfeld () is a town in the center of Hesse, in Germany.
Located about north of Frankfurt, Alsfeld is in the center of Hesse and part of the densely populated Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region. It is well known for its well-preserved old ...
.
The community has an indoor
swimming pool
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with an adjoining
sauna
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, seven
kindergarten
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s, two
primary school
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s, and a
comprehensive school
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without upper level in the constituent community of Nieder-Ohmen. Furthermore, there is a ''Sozialstation'' ( ≈ welfare station for the elderly and the sick) with trained personnel.
In all constituent communities are found Village Community Houses that may be used for all kinds of events. Moreover, there are many clubs to choose from. Anyone can find something to suit his interests.
There are plenty of
supermarket
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s and smaller
shop
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* Machine shop, a workshop for machining
*"In the shop", referring to a car being at an automotive repair shop
*A wood s ...
s in each constituent community to satisfy shopping needs.
Among more particular leisure facilities is the ''Flensunger Hof'', run by a
missionary
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body. It is a fully equipped sport and leisure centre. On the Kratzberg in the Nieder-Ohmen rural area, the ''Luftsportgruppe Mücke e. V.'' runs a model glider airfield. In Atzenhain is the ''Reit- und Fahrverein Mücke e. V.'' with riding hall and grounds.
References
External links
Gemeinde MückeNieder-Ohmen volunteer fire brigadeMücke German Red Cross Local AssociationMücke volunteer fire brigadeMücke CDU Local AssociationMücke Alliance '90/The Greens Local AssociationJugendparlament MückeFlensunger Hof
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Vogelsbergkreis
Grand Duchy of Hesse