Jesberg

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Jesberg


Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Administrative region	Kassel
District	Schwalm-Eder-Kreis
Population	2,676 (31/12/2004)
Area	49.77 km²
Population density	54 /km²
Elevation	270 m
Coordinates	51°0′ N 9°9′ E
Postal code	34632
Area code	06695
Licence plate code	HR
Mayor	Günter Schlemmer (SPD)
Website	Gemeinde Jesberg

Jesberg is a community in the Schwalm-Eder district in Hesse, Germany.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Location
- 1.2 Constituent communities
2 History
3 Politics
4 Public institutions
- 4.1 Sport and leisure facilities
5 Reference
6 External links

[edit] Geography

[edit] Location

Jesberg lies from 270 to 675 m high in the Gilsa river valley eastsoutheast of the Wüstegarten, which at 675 m above sea level is both the Kellerwald range's and the Schwalm-Eder district's highest peak. The community can be reached by Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) B 3.

[edit] Constituent communities

Jesberg consists of the following centres:

Jesberg
Densberg
Hundshausen
Elnrode-Strang
Reptich

[edit] History

Remains of the "Oak Walk" at the Princess's Garden

The Burg Jesberg, a castle built by the noble family of Linsinger in 1241 was later sold to the Archbishopric of Mainz, and along with Naumburg and Fritzlar was one of the Archbishops' main bases in the struggle against the Landgraves of Hesse. In 1723, the Prinzessingarten bei Jesberg — Princess's Garden near Jesberg — was built in what is now the Jesberg State Forest. It can still be seen, along with its centrepiece, the Prinzessingarten-Eiche, a big oaktree, although nowadays, little of the actual garden is still preserved.

The small Baroque stately home was built by Maximilian von Hessen, Landgrave Karl von Hessen-Kassel's son — whose four daughters also inspired the Princess's Garden — on the lands near the Treisbach (brook) in the early 18th century.

On 9 June 1922, the historian Hugo Brunner died in Jesberg.

[edit] Politics

As of the municipal elections on 26 March 2006, seats on municipal council are apportioned thus:

SPD 7 seats
CDU 5 seats
Greens/UWG 2 seats

Note: UWG is a citizens'/voters' coalition.[1]

[edit] Public institutions

There are a primary school and a library.

[edit] Sport and leisure facilities

The community has a forest lore path, a campsite, a leisure centre, two barbecue areas with barbecue huts, a heated outdoor swimming pool, a sporting ground, a wading pool, five children's playgrounds, three tennis courts, a soccer pitch, two minigolf courses and skittle alleys.