Altenstadt, Hesse
Altenstadt | |
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 Altenstadt, Schwarzer Adler Inn | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Altenstadt within Wetteraukreis district  | |
  Altenstadt  Altenstadt | |
| Coordinates: 50°17′08″N 8°56′42″E / 50.28556°N 8.94500°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Darmstadt |
| District | Wetteraukreis |
| Subdivisions | 8 districts |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2018–24) | Norbert Syguda[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.08 km2 (11.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 120 m (390 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 12,689 |
| • Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 63674 |
| Dialling codes | 06047 |
| Vehicle registration | FB |
| Website | www.altenstadt.de |
Altenstadt is a municipality in the district
History
Altenstadt was part of the limes, the former border of the Roman Empire, that passes through the town. According to excavations, Altenstadt was a Roman garrison in the first half of the second century.
The first documented mention of Altenstadt took place only in the year 767, which makes Altenstadt the oldest municipality of Upper Hesse.
Division of the municipality
The municipality consists of 8 districts:
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Notable persons
One of the inhabitants of Altenstadt was the justice inspector
The Lutheran missionary Georg Heinrich Schwarz was born in Höchst an der Nidder in 1868. He laboured in the Cape Bedford Mission, North Queensland, Australia, for 55 years. The anniversary of his arrival is still celebrated there each year in September and known as Muni Day.[4]
On 5 September 2019, Stefan Jagsch from the extreme-right NPD was elected the Mayor of the Waldsiedlung unopposed, which led to irritation in other parties at national level.[5][6]
References
- Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
- Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
- ^ Altenstadt Bürgernah, pp 10-11[permanent dead link]
- ^ Schwarz, Georg Heinrich (1868-1959)
- ^ "Far-Right Politician's Election as Town Council Head Shocks Germany's Mainstream Parties". 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Germany: Merkel party colleagues elect far-right extremist to local council | DW | 07.09.2019".
External links
- Official site (in German)
- Website of Lindheim (in German)
- Website of Enzheim (in German)
- Der Weltkrieg war vor deiner Tür Altenstadt and the former Airfield Altenstadt in World War II (in German)
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