Heldra
| Heldra | |
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| Village of Wanfried | |
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 Heldra
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| Coordinates: 51°7′39″N 10°11′46″E / 51.12750°N 10.19611°ECoordinates: 51°7′39″N 10°11′46″E / 51.12750°N 10.19611°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Kassel |
| District | Werra-Meißner-Kreis |
| Town | Wanfried |
| Elevation | 173 m (568 ft) |
| Population (2013-12-31) | |
| • Total | 490 |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Postal codes | 37281 |
| Dialling codes | 05655 |
| Vehicle registration | ESW |
| Website | Website Town |
Heldra is a village in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis on northeastern edge of Hesse, Germany. For administrative purposes it has been, since 1972, part of Wanfried, but the district is a rural one and Wanfried is 7 km (4 miles) away to the north.
Heldra is on the eastern edge of Nordhessen which is the northern part of Hesse, at the point where the Heldra Brook (Heldrabach) joins the Werra River. Due to the irregular line followed here by the boundary between Hesse and Thuringia, Heldra is bordered to the west, south and east by Thuringia. Neighbouring towns and villages are Treffurt, Großburschla and Katharinenberg (all in Thuringia). Heldra’s connection with Hesse is to the north via Bundesstraße 250.
The village now includes Bahnhof Großburschla(Großburschla Station). The station building is well preserved and the centre of a small settlement of some 60 inhabitants. It comprises several homes as well as a restaurant. Großburschla itself was separated from its railway station after July 1945, following the division of Germany into occupation zones and the subsequent de facto creation after 1949 of a progressively more firmly closed frontier through the middle of Germany under the terms of the Potsdam Agreement.
To the south, on the far side of the River Werra, is the 503 meter high steep sided Heldrastein from which Heldra takes its name. It is accessible for walkers via a footbridge over the river.
The first surviving record of the place, then called “Heldron”, dates from 874. The name “Hellerbach” is applied in some later documents. Along the route that leads out of the village to its north is the so-called “Feldmühle” spot. The site of an abandoned village which according to local tradition was the site of Heldra until it was relocated in the fifteenth century to its present position, closer to the “Hellerburg” mountain.
In 1902 Heldra received a rail connection thanks to the construction of the 46 km (30 Mile) long rail link Schwebda–Wartha. However, the line was cut between Heldra and Treffurt when Germany was divided in 1945, and in 1970 the line was closed.
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