Hemeln
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Hemeln is an outlying borough (Ortsteil) of the City of Hann. Münden
. The village lies on the right bank of the Weser River, 12 km from the city proper. The highways L561 and L560 run through the community. The village's population of some 960 includes those of the two neighboring villages, Glashütte (100 residents)and Bursfelde (40). The village mayor is Alfred Urhahn.
The village has numerous social and service organizations, a kindergarten and a grammar school.
There a a few inns for food and lodging.
Since the village is not too far from Goettingen, it is a popular outing place for the university's students, who can sit in a Gaststaette, enjoying each others' company and the scenery.
The earliest known name reference to Hemeln is in 834, the year in which Frankish emperor Ludwig
ceded Hemeln to the Corvey Abbey
.
In 1342 the village was severely flooded. Again, in May 1943, the village suffered flood damage, this time due to RAF bombing and destruction of the
Edersee
dam.
The church was constructed in 1681 as a replacement for a small church built in 1175 and destroyed in the Thirty Years' War
. The church steeple, though, dates from around the beginning of the thirteenth century, when it served as a watch-tower. There is also an abbey church in Bursfelde.
Since at least 1342, the village has been connected by the Veckerhagen Ferry
(Fähre Hemeln - Veckerhagen) to the larger village of Veckerhagen in northern Hesse
directly across the river. Today the ferry serves automotive, bicycle and foot traffic.
Hann. Münden
Hann. Münden is the German official name of a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. The city is located in the district of Göttingen at the confluence of the Fulda and Werra rivers, which join to form the river Weser. It has 28,000 inhabitants...
. The village lies on the right bank of the Weser River, 12 km from the city proper. The highways L561 and L560 run through the community. The village's population of some 960 includes those of the two neighboring villages, Glashütte (100 residents)and Bursfelde (40). The village mayor is Alfred Urhahn.
The village has numerous social and service organizations, a kindergarten and a grammar school.
There a a few inns for food and lodging.
Since the village is not too far from Goettingen, it is a popular outing place for the university's students, who can sit in a Gaststaette, enjoying each others' company and the scenery.
The earliest known name reference to Hemeln is in 834, the year in which Frankish emperor Ludwig
Ludwig
Ludwig may refer to:* Ludwig , a German name* Ludwig , a German surname* Ludwig , a 1972 film by Luchino Visconti about Ludwig II of Bavaria* Ludwig , a 1977 animated children's series...
ceded Hemeln to the Corvey Abbey
Corvey Abbey
The Imperial Abbey of Corvey was a Benedictine monastery on the River Weser, 2 km northeast of Höxter, now in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany....
.
In 1342 the village was severely flooded. Again, in May 1943, the village suffered flood damage, this time due to RAF bombing and destruction of the
Edersee
Edersee
The Edersee Dam is a hydroelectric dam constructed between 1908 to 1914 across the Eder river, near the small town of Waldeck in northern Hesse, Germany, it lies at the northern edge of the Kellerwald...
dam.
The church was constructed in 1681 as a replacement for a small church built in 1175 and destroyed in the Thirty Years' War
Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War was fought primarily in what is now Germany, and at various points involved most countries in Europe. It was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history....
. The church steeple, though, dates from around the beginning of the thirteenth century, when it served as a watch-tower. There is also an abbey church in Bursfelde.
Since at least 1342, the village has been connected by the Veckerhagen Ferry
Veckerhagen Ferry
The Veckerhagen Ferry is a cable ferry across the Weser River in Germany. The ferry crosses between Veckerhagen, in Hesse, and Hemeln, in Lower Saxony. The crossing is located some north of Kassel. The ferry takes automotive, bicycle and foot passengers....
(Fähre Hemeln - Veckerhagen) to the larger village of Veckerhagen in northern Hesse
Hesse
Hesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state...
directly across the river. Today the ferry serves automotive, bicycle and foot traffic.
Reference material
- Willi Osenbrück, Hemeln 834–1984. Beiträge zur Geschichte eines Oberweserdorfes. 1984, 443 pp.
- Heinz Potthast, Beispiele zum Werden einer Kulturlandschaft im Raum Hemeln-Bursfelde. Flurnamen, alte Wege, Wüstungen. Sydekum-Schriften zur Geschichte der Stadt Münden 9. Münden 1984
- Walter Henckel, Am Weserradweg bei Hemeln. Auf Entdeckungstour zwischen Hannoversch Münden und Bursfelde. Eg. Kultur- und Naturförderverein Hemeln e. V., Husum Verlag, Husum 2007