Rosenthal, Hesse
Encyclopedia
Rosenthal is a small town in southeast Waldeck-Frankenberg
district in Hesse
, Germany
.
and 18 km northeast of Marburg
.
, in the east on the town of Gemünden
(both in Waldeck-Frankenberg), in the southeast on the community of Wohratal
, in the south on the towns of Rauschenberg
and Wetter
, and in the west on the community of Münchhausen
(all in Marburg-Biedenkopf
).
In 1688, the town achieved dubious fame by being the scene of Hesse's last witch burnings
.
In 1866, Rosenthal passed, along with the rest of the Electorate of Hesse, to Prussia
.
Note: Bürgerliste Roda is a citizens' coalition.
might heraldically be described thus: In gules a six-spoked wheel argent surrounded per square by four roses Or with centres azure and sepals vert.
This describes the arms shown in this article, and also seen at the town's official website. At least one source, however,http://www.ngw.nl/int/dld/r/rosentha.htm describes a different composition with three stemmed roses growing out of the top of the wheel.
The wheel is the wheel of Mainz
, symbolizing the town's founders.
Waldeck-Frankenberg
Waldeck-Frankenberg is a Kreis in the north of Hesse, Germany. Neighbouring districts are Höxter, Kassel, Schwalm-Eder, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Hochsauerland.-History:...
district in 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...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
Location
Rosenthal lies in the Burgwald range 11 km southeast of FrankenbergFrankenberg, Hesse
Frankenberg an der Eder is a town in Waldeck-Frankenberg district in Hesse, Germany.The mountain at a ford over the Eder north of the Burgwald range was for a long time a fortified place, playing an especially important rôle under the Franks in the Saxon Wars...
and 18 km northeast of Marburg
Marburg
Marburg is a city in the state of Hesse, Germany, on the River Lahn. It is the main town of the Marburg-Biedenkopf district and its population, as of March 2010, was 79,911.- Founding and early history :...
.
Neighbouring communities
Rosenthal borders in the north on the community of BurgwaldBurgwald
-Location:Burgwald lies east of Battenberg and roughly 30 km north of the university town of Marburg. The community lies on the northwestern edge of the Burgwald range, Hesse's biggest contiguous woodland.-Neighbouring communities:...
, in the east on the town of Gemünden
Gemünden (Wohra)
-Location:Gemünden lies roughly 22 km northeast of Marburg on the edge of the Burgwald range to the west and near the Kellerwald range rising to the northeast...
(both in Waldeck-Frankenberg), in the southeast on the community of Wohratal
Wohratal
-Geography:Wohratal lies between the Kellerwald in the east and the Burgwald, a low mountain range, in the west, on the river Wohra....
, in the south on the towns of Rauschenberg
Rauschenberg, Hesse
-Location:Rauschenberg lies at the southern edge of the Burgwald, a low mountain range, near Marburg and Kirchhain.-Neighbouring communities:Rauschenberg borders in the north on the town of Rosenthal as well as on the communities of Wohratal and Gilserberg , in the east on the town of...
and Wetter
Wetter, Hesse
Wetter is a small town in Hesse, Germany. The rather unusual designation Wetter stems from a time when the town belonged to the Prussian province of the same name, and nowadays is only used by the railway – even today, the railway station in town bears this name.-Geography:Wetter lies in the...
, and in the west on the community of Münchhausen
Münchhausen am Christenberg
The community of Münchhausen is found north of Marburg on the northern edge of Marburg-Biedenkopf district. It has 3,605 inhabitants and has had its current boundaries since 1974. The community's area is roughly 41 km².-Location:...
(all in Marburg-Biedenkopf
Marburg-Biedenkopf
Marburg-Biedenkopf is a Kreis in the west of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Waldeck-Frankenberg, Schwalm-Eder, Vogelsbergkreis, Gießen, Lahn-Dill, Siegen-Wittgenstein.- History :...
).
Constituent communities
Besides the main town, which bears the same name as the whole, the town of Rosenthal consists of the centres of Roda and Willershausen.History
Rosenthal was founded in 1327 as a Mainz town and outpost in the dispute over the Hessian fief, but nevertheless passed to the Landgraviate of Hesse in 1464.In 1688, the town achieved dubious fame by being the scene of Hesse's last witch burnings
Witch-hunt
A witch-hunt is a search for witches or evidence of witchcraft, often involving moral panic, mass hysteria and lynching, but in historical instances also legally sanctioned and involving official witchcraft trials...
.
In 1866, Rosenthal passed, along with the rest of the Electorate of Hesse, to Prussia
Prussia
Prussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...
.
Amalgamations
As part of Hesse's municipal reforms in the early 1970s, the heretofore independent communities of Roda and Willershausen were amalgamated with Rosenthal.Town council
The town council's 15 seats are apportioned thus, in accordance with municipal elections held on 26 March 2006:| CDU Christian Democratic Union (Germany) The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is regarded as on the centre-right of the German political spectrum... |
7 seats |
| Bürgerliste Roda | 5 seats |
| FDP Free Democratic Party (Germany) The Free Democratic Party , abbreviated to FDP, is a centre-right classical liberal political party in Germany. It is led by Philipp Rösler and currently serves as the junior coalition partner to the Union in the German federal government... |
3 seats |
Note: Bürgerliste Roda is a citizens' coalition.
Mayor
At the mayoral election on 8 February 2004, Hans Waßmuth was elected Rosenthal's mayor with a 79% share of the vote.Coat of arms
Rosenthal's civic coat of armsCoat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...
might heraldically be described thus: In gules a six-spoked wheel argent surrounded per square by four roses Or with centres azure and sepals vert.
This describes the arms shown in this article, and also seen at the town's official website. At least one source, however,http://www.ngw.nl/int/dld/r/rosentha.htm describes a different composition with three stemmed roses growing out of the top of the wheel.
The wheel is the wheel of Mainz
Mainz
Mainz under the Holy Roman Empire, and previously was a Roman fort city which commanded the west bank of the Rhine and formed part of the northernmost frontier of the Roman Empire...
, symbolizing the town's founders.