Allendorf, Waldeck-Frankenberg

Allendorf
Allendorf
Location of Allendorf within Waldeck-Frankenberg district
Coordinates
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Kassel
District	Waldeck-Frankenberg
Local subdivisions	4 Ortsteile
Mayor	Claus Junghenn (Ind.)
Basic statistics
Area	41.79 km2 (16.14 sq mi)
Elevation	306 m  (1004 ft)
Population	5,563 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	133 /km2 (345 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	KB
Postal code	35108
Area codes	06452/06451
Website	www.allendorf-eder.de

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

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Location 1.2 Neighbouring communities 1.3 Constituent communities 2 History 3 Politics 3.1 Municipal council 3.1.1 Constituent community heads 3.2 Partnerships 4 Sightseeing 5 Transport 6 Clubs and associations 6.1 Volunteer fire brigades in the community 6.2 Sport clubs 6.3 Shooting clubs 6.4 Youth clubs 6.5 German Red Cross 6.6 Ars Scribendi 7 References 8 External links

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 27 March 2011:

• CDU 11 seats
• SPD 9 seats
• FDP 1 seat
• BLO 10 seats

Note: BLO is citizens' coalition.

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 (or Hesse-Cassel) 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 (Allendorf 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.
• Türkgüçü Allendorf
• FC Ederbergland

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

References

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.

External links

• Allendorf (Eder)
• Middle Centre of Allendorf-Battenberg
• Rennertehausen
• Osterfeld
• Ederbergland touristic information
• Allendorf (Eder) at the Open Directory Project

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