Ronshausen
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Location of Ronshausen within Hersfeld-Rotenburg district
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| Coordinates: 50°57′N 09°51′E / 50.950°N 9.850°ECoordinates: 50°57′N 09°51′E / 50.950°N 9.850°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Hesse | |
| Admin. region | Kassel | |
| District | Hersfeld-Rotenburg | |
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| • Mayor | Friedhold Zilch (SPD) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 37.65 km2 (14.54 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 234 - 469 m (−1,305 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 2,336 | |
| • Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 36217 | |
| Dialling codes | 06622 | |
| Vehicle registration | HEF | |
| Website | www.ronshausen.de | |
Ronshausen is a community and a Luftkurort (“air spa”) in Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in northeastern Hesse, Germany.
The community lies in the valley of the Ulfe, which in Bebra empties into the Fulda. It lies in the Seulingswald and the Richelsdorfer Gebirge (ranges).
The nearest major towns are Bad Hersfeld (some 15 km to the southwest), Rotenburg (some 12 km to the northwest) and Eisenach (some 35 km to the east).
Ronshausen borders in the northwest on the town of Bebra (outlying centre of Weiterode), in the northeast on the community of Nentershausen, in the east on the community of Wildeck, in the south Friedewald and in the west on the community of Ludwigsau (all in Hersfeld-Rotenburg).
Ronshausen has only one outlying Ortsteil, Machtlos.
In 1061, Ronshausen had its first documentary mention as Runteshuson in a donation document to the Fulda Abbey. The outlying centre of Machtlos had its first documentary mention as villa Mechtolves in 1329. The name Mechtolves meant “the mighty wolf”
From 1359, a toll station was set up at Ronshausen, which exacted road tolls for the Ulfestraße (road) until 1834. As early as 1386, Ronshausen belonged to the Landgraves of Hesse.
In the Thirty Years' War from 1618 to 1648 and the Seven Years' War from 1756 to 1763, the community was abandoned several times, but already by 1780, there was a mention of Ronshausen as a big village of 468 inhabitants.
Until the mid 19th century, the community was characterized by agricultural pursuits. Only when the Bebra-Eisenach railway was built did this change. Tourism has played a rôle since the mid 20th century.
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