Ludwigsau
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Location of Ludwigsau within Hersfeld-Rotenburg district
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| Coordinates: 50°54′N 09°46′E / 50.900°N 9.767°ECoordinates: 50°54′N 09°46′E / 50.900°N 9.767°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Hesse | |
| Admin. region | Kassel | |
| District | Hersfeld-Rotenburg | |
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| • Mayor | Thomas Baumann (Ind.) | |
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| • Total | 111.92 km2 (43.21 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 192 - 520 m (−1,514 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 5,530 | |
| • Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 36251 | |
| Dialling codes | 06670, 06621 | |
| Vehicle registration | HEF | |
| Website | www.ludwigsau.de | |
Ludwigsau is a community in Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in northeastern Hesse, Germany. With an area of 112 km² it is Hesse’s biggest community by land area.
The community lies on the Fulda in the triangle defined by the towns of Bad Hersfeld, Bebra and Rotenburg an der Fulda. The municipal area lies on the edge of the Seulingswald (range) and stretches along the Rohrbach and Endersbach (brooks) into the eastern Knüllgebirge (range). The Rohrbach empties into the Fulda near Reilos. The Rohrbach valley is also known as the Besengrund (“Broom Ground” or “Besom Ground”), a reference to basket weavers and broom makers. In centuries gone by, these were common occupations.
Ludwigsau borders in the north on the community of Alheim and town of Rotenburg an der Fulda, in the east on the town of Bebra and the community of Ronshausen, in the southeast on the community of Friedewald, in the south on the town of Bad Hersfeld and in the west on the communities of Neuenstein (all in Hersfeld-Rotenburg) and Knüllwald (in the Schwalm-Eder-Kreis).
Ludwigsau’s 13 Ortsteile are Beenhausen, Biedebach, Ersrode, Friedlos, Gerterode, Hainrode, Meckbach, Mecklar, Niederthalhausen, Oberthalhausen, Reilos, Rohrbach and Tann.
Within the framework of municipal reform in Hesse in 1972, two greater communities were founded in the Fulda valley, the Besengrund and the neighbouring valleys north of Bad Hersfeld. After a short time, these areas, along with further villages that until now had been self-administering, were melded into the greater community of Ludwigsau. The community’s namesake is Landgrave Ludwig I of Hesse, who had two castles built within what are now municipal limits, Schloss Ludwigseck and Ludwigsaue Castle (built in 1416). Of the later, no trace is to be found today. It stood, however, at the mouth of the Rohrbach, where it empties into the Fulda.
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