ALLENDORF (EDER)

'Allendorf (Eder)' is a community in Waldeck-Frankenberg in Hesse, Germany.

Contents

Geography

Location

Neighbouring communities

Constituent communities

History

Politics

Municipal council

Constituent community heads

Partnerships

Sightseeing

Transport

Clubs and associations

Volunteer fire brigades in the community

Sport clubs

Shooting clubs

Youth clubs

★ DRK Ortsgruppe Allendorf

★ Branch office of the international body for furthering literary and writing arts, Ars Scribendi

Geography

Location

Allendorf lies in the upper Eder Valley between Frankenberg and Battenberg west of the Burgwald range and east of the ''Breite Struth'' (hills).

Neighbouring communities

Allendorf borders in the north on the community of Bromskirchen, in the east on the town of Frankenberg, in the southeast on the community of Burgwald, and in the south and west on the town of Battenberg (all in Waldeck-Frankenberg).

Constituent communities

Allendorf consists of the following centres (the yeardates indicate first documentary mention):

★ Battenfeld (778)

★ Haine (850)

★ Osterfeld (1774) – became a separate constituent community in 1999

★ Rennertehausen (1274)

History

In 1107, Allendorf had its first documentary mention as Count Kunimund's donation to the Imperial Abbey of Hersfeld. The community passed with the ''Amt'' of Battenberg first to the High Principality (''Oberfürstentum'') of Marburg in 1567, and then to Hesse-Darmstadt in 1623. In 1866, it became part of the Prussian district of Battenberg, in 1932 the Frankenberg district, and in 1974 the Waldeck-Frankenberg district. Since Hesse's municipal reforms in 1971, Allendorf (Eder) with the outlying centres of Battenfeld, Rennertehausen, Haine and Osterfeld form a community on the broad Eder plains.

Politics

Municipal council

Allendorf's council is made up of 31 councillors, with seats apportioned thus, in accordance with municipal elections held on 26 March 2006:

★ CDU 9 seats

★ SPD 8 seats

★ FDP 1 seat

★ BLO 10 seats

★ BLA 3 seats
Note: BLO and BLA are citizens' coalitions.

Constituent community heads

★ ''Allendorf'': Strieder, Reinhold (BLA)

★ ''Battenfeld'': Gasse, Dietmar (CDU)

★ ''Rennertehausen'': Clemens, Erich

★ ''Haine'': Eckel, Günther

★ ''Osterfeld'': Lassek, Wolfgang (BLO)

Partnerships

Allendorf maintains partnership links with:

★ Bonneval near Chartres, France, since 1981.

Sightseeing

★ The Battenfeld Church is a Romanesque cross-shaped basilica from the 12th and 13th centuries within which are preserved two case bays in the nave and the crossing with groin vaults and a domelike vault in the quire.

★ The Allendorf Old Church (''Alte Kirche Allendorf'') is from late Gothic times and has a bulky quire tower whose flat spire (tented on all sides with a short roof ridge) is set on the long sides with two bay windows, giving it an interesting profile. It was built in 1496.

★ Rennertehausen Church is a half-timbered church from 1609 with a loft and interesting pulpit.

★ Haine Church is a half-timbered, opulently decorated church. It was built in 1676.

★ The ''Altes Steinbackhaus'' ("Old Stone Bakehouse") is in Rennertehausen, at Im Wiesenhof 9.

★ There are local history museums in outlying centres.

★ The Stedefelsen (crags), 200 m downstream from Rennertehausen's Eder weir, are a geological treasure from Zechstein times.

★ The Historical Border between Hesse-Darmstadt and Hesse-Kassel runs through the municipal area from north to south. Many border stones – the oldest from 1650 – are preserved and looked after.

★ There are many fine half-timbered houses in all centres.

Transport

Allendorf lies at the crossroads of Federal Highways (''Bundesstraßen'') B 236 and B 253. Passenger service on the local railway has been discontinued, and it is now used only for goods transport. Allendorf also has a small airport.

Clubs and associations

Volunteer fire brigades in the community

★ FFW Allendorf (1927)

★ FFW Rennertehausen (1931)

★ FFW Battenfeld (1930)

★ FFW Haine (1960)

Sport clubs

★ Sportverein 1924 Allendorf (Eder) e. V.

★ SV 1923 Rennertehausen e.V.

★ SG Battenfeld e.V.

★ TSV Haine e.V.

Shooting clubs

★ Schützenverein Allendorf (Eder)

★ Schützenverein 1930 e.V. Rennertehausen

Youth clubs

★ Jugendclub Allendorf (Eder)

★ Jugendclub Rennertehausen

★ Jugendclub Battenfeld
=== German Red Cross

★ DRK Ortsgruppe Allendorf

Ars Scribendi =

★ Branch office of the international body for furthering literary and writing arts, Ars Scribendi

Reference

External links ==

★ Allendorf (Eder)

★ Middle Centre of Allendorf-Battenberg

★ Rennertehausen

★ Osterfeld

★ Ederbergland touristic information

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