Romrod

Romrod
Coat of arms
Romrod
Location of Romrod within Vogelsbergkreis district
Coordinates: 50°43′N 09°13′E / 50.717°N 9.217°E / 50.717; 9.217Coordinates: 50°43′N 09°13′E / 50.717°N 9.217°E / 50.717; 9.217
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Gießen
District	Vogelsbergkreis
Government
• Mayor	Birgit Richtberg (CDU)
Area
• Total	54.43 km2 (21.02 sq mi)
Elevation	334 m (1,096 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	2,729
• Density	50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	36329
Dialling codes	06636
Vehicle registration	VB
Website	www.romrod.de

Romrod is a small town in the Vogelsbergkreis in central Hesse, Germany.

Through the town flows the river Antrift.

Romrod borders in the north on the town of Alsfeld, in the east on the community of Schwalmtal, in the south on the community of Feldatal, and in the west on the community of Gemünden and the town of Kirtorf.

Romrod consists of the communities of Nieder-Breidenbach, Ober-Breidenbach, Romrod, Strebendorf and Zell.

The village of "Rumerode" came into being at the crossroads of the Diotweg ("People's Way") and the Kurze Hessen army road. The first castle was built in the 11th century in the Antrift valley. It is thus assumed that there was already a settlement there, as valley castles were often built in places where there were already people.

In the first half of the 12th century, the old castle with the moat was built. The builders of this castle were presumably the local von Romrod noble family's forebears. These nobles were first mentioned in writing in 1197, when Ludwig von Romrod's name cropped up when he witnessed a document from the Fulda Abbey. In the centuries that followed, the von Romrods held important offices. Heinrich von Romrod was a Hessian marshal and Hermann von Romrod held command over the Order of St. John in Grebenau. Also worthy of noting are the Abbots Heinrich VI von Romrod (1320 - 1323/1324) in Hersfeld and Friedrich I von Romrod (1383–1395) in Fulda.

Through the course of the 14th century, the von Romrods fell on hard times and had to sell their stately home to the Landgraves Otto and Heinrich von Hessen. By 1408 at the latest, Romrod had passed to Hesse.

As part of municipal reforms, the new greater community of Romrod came into being on 31 December 1971 with the amalgamation of the town of Romrod and the communities of Nieder-Breidenbach, Ober-Breidenbach, Strebendorf and Zell.

Romrod town council is made up of 23 members. As of municipal elections held on 26 March 2006 the seats are apportioned thus: