Alheim

Alheim
Alheim
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Kassel
District Hersfeld-Rotenburg
Municipal subdivisions 10 districts
Mayor Georg Lüdtke (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 63.83 km2 (24.64 sq mi)
Elevation 190 m  (623 ft)
Population 5,077 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 80 /km2 (206 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate HEF
Postal code 36211
Area codes 06623,
05664 (Heinebach)
Website www.alheim.de

Alheim is a community in Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in northeastern Hesse, Germany.

Contents

Geography

Location

The community lies in Hersfeld-Rotenburg district some 35 km southeast of Kassel and a few kilometres northwest of Rotenburg an der Fulda. It stretches along both banks of the Fulda into the Knüllgebirge (range) and the Stölzinger Gebirge. In this latter range is found the community’s landmark, the 549 m-high Alheimer.

Constituent communities

Alheim’s Ortsteile are Baumbach, Erdpenhausen, Hergershausen, Licherode, Niederellenbach, Niedergude, Oberellenbach, Obergude, Sterkelshausen and Heinebach.

The population is some 5,300, of whom more than 2,500 live in Heinebach, the biggest of the ten constituent communities and Alheim’s economic hub.

Neighbouring communities

Alheim borders in the north on the community of Morschen and the town of Spangenberg (both in the Schwalm-Eder-Kreis), in the east on the town of Rotenburg an der Fulda, in the south on the community of Ludwigsau (both in Hersfeld-Rotenburg) and in the west on the community of Knüllwald (in the Schwalm-Eder-Kreis).

Politics

Community council

The municipal election held on 26 March 2006 yielded the following results:

Parties and voter communities %
2006
Seats
2006
%
2001
Seats
2001
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 46.6 13 42.3 13
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 48.3 13 51.9 16
FDP Free Democratic Party 5.1 1 5.8 2
Total 100.0 27 100.0 31
Voter turnout in % 68.0 70.5

Mayor

The last mayoral elections yielded the following results:

Year Candidates Party %
Result
2008 Georg Lüdtke SPD 65.6
Michael Werner FDP 8.4
Lothar Schäfer 26.0
Voter turnout in % 70.2
2002(1) Georg Lüdtke SPD 52.1
Friedhelm Diegel CDU 47.9
Voter turnout in % 76.9
Year Candidates Party %
Result
2002 Georg Lüdtke SPD 45.6
Lothar Schäfer 21.8
Friedhelm Diegel CDU 32.6
Voter turnout in % 87.7
1996 Georg Lüdtke SPD 53.2
Reiner Baum CDU 46.8
Voter turnout in % 79.9

In the last mayoral election on 14 September 2008, the incumbent mayor Georg Lüdtke (SPD) was reëlected with 65.6% of the vote against independent Lothar Schäfer, who got 26.0%, and Michael Werner (FDP), who got 8.4%.

Town partnerships

The partnership actually began in 1971 when one came into being between Heinebach, now Alheim’s biggest centre, and Pulle, which has since become part of Zandhoven.

Municipal area’s development

Establishment

Within the framework of municipal reform, the villages named above were merged into the new community of Alheim on 1 August 1972.

Culture and sightseeing

Walking loops, each based on a theme, have been built. Foremost among these are the mining history learning and adventure path (Bergbauhistorischer Lern- und Erlebnispfad), the water adventure path (Wassererlebnispfad) and the cultural history hiking loop (kulturhistorischer Rundwanderweg)

A popular outing or hiking destination is the Alheimer-Turm (tower) on the like-named mountain in the Stölzinger Gebirge.

Buildings

Famous people

References

External links

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.