Eissen

Village of Willebadessen

Eissen seen from the hill Hüssenberg

Coat of arms

Eissen

Coordinates: 51°34′N 9°10′E / 51.567°N 9.167°ECoordinates: 51°34′N 9°10′E / 51.567°N 9.167°E

Country

Germany

State

North Rhine-Westphalia

Town

Government

• Local representative

Fritz Nutt (CDU)

Area

• Total

3 km² (1 sq mi)

Elevation

221.4 m (726.4 ft)

Population (31. December 2007)

• Total

718

• Density

240/km² (620/sq mi)

CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

34439

05644

Website

eissen.huessenbergnetz.de

Eissen is a Westphalian village with 718 inhabitants in North Rhine-Westphalia and part of the town of Willebadessen, district Höxter in the administrative region of Detmold.

Eissen has passed through a long evolution. Starting in the early Middle Ages with Aieshusun (the ending -husun points to Saxon time) during the High Middle Ages' name Heisten to today 's form Eissen.

Concerning the meaning of each name there are different theories, but none of them is proven:

The coat of arms was designed and introduced in 1996. Initiated by the St. Liborius Schützenverein, the coat of arms itself should integrate the so-called Taufsteinwappen, an old coat of arms on the church's baptismal font, and symbols that represent the patron Saint Liborius.

The Taufsteinwappen, placed in the bottom part's centre, is headed by the lettering "1080", because for that year a monastery farm of Corvey Abbey is proven for the first time in Eissen. The Latin words "Villa Aeissun" at the bottom belong to a deed which was written in the monastery of Helmarshausen. In this deed Eissen was mentioned. In the middle part are three green bows, which point to the chaplet of tilia which is found in front of Eissen's church.

Eissen is located at the northern border of the Warburger Börde at a gently inclined place. While the railway station is at an altitude of 221 metres, the Eissener Höhe in the north between Peckelsheim and Eissen rises to 247 metres. To the south of the railway station the terrain falls as far as the church and further to the lower village. In the southwest a volcanic hill rises up 250 metres, the Hüssenberg.

To the northwest lies Peckelsheim, to the north Schweckhausen, Willegassen and Schönthal, to the east Borgentreich, to the southeast Lütgeneder, to the south Großender, to the southwest Engar and Deppenhöfen and to the west Löwen.

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