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Gelnhausen
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Administrative region	Darmstadt
District	Main-Kinzig
Population	21,808 (2004)
Area	45.18 km²
Population density	483 /km²
Elevation	121-180 m
Coordinates	50°12′ N 9°10′ E
Postal code	63571
Area code	06051
Licence plate code	MKK
Mayor	Thorsten Stolz (SPD)
Website	gelnhausen.de

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History

It was founded by Emperor Frederick Barbarossa in 1180. This is the reason for its nickname "Barbarossastadt". The place was chosen because it was the crossing of the Via Regia, a major trade road between Frankfurt and Leipzig, and some others. Frederick united three villages to form it. Frederick Barbarossa in a 13th century chronicle. ... Memorial for Frederick Barbarossa in Sinzig Barbarossa town (German: ) is a nickname for five German cities that the Staufer Emperor Frederick Barbarossa stayed in or near for some time. ... Via Regia means Kings Road. It is an Imperial Road and an Ancient road. ... For other uses, see Frankfurt (disambiguation). ...   [] (Sorbian/Lusatian: Lipsk) is the largest city in the federal state of Saxony in Germany with a population of over 504,000. ...

Trade privileges attracted many merchants. A special privilege was the so called "staple right". It forced passing merchants to offer their load in the town for three days.

Until then Gelnhausen remained a relatively rich trade city. But then continued plundering made it nearly uninhabitable. Until the Napoleonic Wars Gelnhausen in 1702 still was a freie Reichsstadt (free imperial city). For other uses, see Napoleon (disambiguation). ...

In the middle of the 19th century Gelnhausen had completely recovered, becoming a center of the rubber industry in Germany causing an economic boom.

Transportation

Gelnhausen lies directly at the German autoroute A66. There is also a major railroad line between Frankfurt and Fulda. The local traffic from Frankfurt to Fulda or Wächtersbach stops in Gelnhausen. Fulda is a city in Hesse, Germany; it is located on the Fulda River and is the administrative seat of the Fulda district (Kreis). ... The city of Wächtersbach lies in the Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Hesse, Germany. ...

Culture

Sites of interest

Barbarossa erected one castle here. Still it has a medieval town center with its famous cathedral which is both romanesque and gothic. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Interior of Cologne Cathedral Gothic architecture is a style of architecture, particularly associated with cathedrals and other churches, which flourished in Europe during the high and late medieval period. ...

Kaiserpfalz

As a direct imperial palatinate Gelnhausen had a castle. It has been erected at the time of Gelnhausen's foundation south-east of the town on an isle in the Kinzig. The groundwork has been stabilized by 12.000 logs of wood.

Today it is the best preserved palatinate castle from this time. It has a remarkable masonry.

Catholic Church "St. Peter"

The church's origin lies within the early 13st century. Rich citizens of Gelnhausen planned to erect a church within the town. This caused a conflict with the Selbold monastery that owned the clerical patronage for Gelnhausen. This conflict escalated up to pope Gregory IX who decided in favour of the monastery. Papal Arms of Pope Gregory IX. Gregory IX, né Ugolino di Conti (Anagni, ca. ...

From the 13th to the 15th century the church was used for weddings, baptisms and funerals.

After the reformation the building became property of the town. It decayed in the following time. 1830 the building was sold to a local merchant. After the demolition of the second tower a cigar factory was built in it.

In the year 1920 the Catholic community of Gelnhausen bought the church and restored it roughly within the following 18 years. A complete restoration took place 1982/83.

Former Synagogue

Sister cities

• Clamecy, France
• Marling, Italy

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People born in Gelnhausen

• ~1500, Jost Hoen, † 6th of June 1569 in Dillenburg, German teacher, pedagogue and statesman
• ~1622, Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen, † 17th of August 1676 in Renchen, Writer. In his famous work Simplicissimus, the sacking of Gelnhausen during the Thirty Years' War is graphically described.
• 1784, Johann Heinrich Cassebeer, † 21st of April 1850 in Biebergemünd, Naturalist and mayor of Gelnhausen.
• 1834, 7th of January, Johann Philipp Reis, † 14th of January 1874, the inventor of one of the first telephones.
• 1864, 1st of August, August Brey, † 28th of July 1937 in Ronnenberg, German Politician
• 1900, 22nd of June, Oskar Fischinger, † 31st of January 1967 in Los Angeles, German director
• 1909, 15th of September, Hans Fischinger, lost 1944 in Serbia, German director
• 1923, 16th of December (in Meerholz), Hans Joachim Fröhlich, "Forstwissenschaftler".
• 1956, 31st of January, Klaus Ploghaus, athlete (hammer throw) (3rd place in the Olimpic Games of 1984)
• 1964, Wolfram Weimer, Chief editor vof the Cicero Magazin.
• 1967, 11th of October in Gelnhausen, Mike Grass, Author of "Ungebremst und ohne Airbag" (No Breaks, no Airbag) a satiric view of modern Germany.
• 1978 American actresses Tia and Tamera Mowry.

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Trivia

• Many American soldiers, including Colin Powell served at the Coleman Kaserne.

• Colin Powell has a street named after him. During the Second Gulf War there was some discussion about renaming the street because of German's stance on the war. The mayor of Gelnhausen strongly objected.

• Since 1 January 2007 Gelnhausen is exactly located at the geographic middle of the European Union and will probably retain its status until a possible next expansion of the EU.

General Colin Luther Powell, United States Army (Ret. ... The Coleman Kaserne was a United States Army facility located in the German city of Gelnhausen, located in the state of Hesse. ... General Colin Luther Powell, United States Army (Ret. ... For other uses, see Iraq war (disambiguation). ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the CE era. ...

External links

• (German) Official website
• Official website in English
• A3ADV site photos of Gelnhausen
• Misc. images from Decker site
• Misc. postcards from Decker site; O'fest is Bavarian, but was celebrated at Coleman Kaserne
• Site by Bob Decker, assigned to 3rd AD at Gelnhausen in mid-1960s
• Colin Powell at Gelnhausen 1958-60, including foto of "General-Colin-Powell-Strasse"
• Gelnhausen in the Fulda Gap

Towns and municipalities in Main-Kinzig-Kreis district

Bad Orb | Bad Soden-Salmünster | Biebergemünd | Birstein | Brachttal | Bruchköbel | Erlensee | Flörsbachtal | Freigericht | Gelnhausen | Großkrotzenburg | Gründau | Hammersbach | Hanau | Hasselroth | Jossgrund | Langenselbold | Linsengericht | Maintal | Neuberg | Nidderau | Niederdorfelden | Rodenbach | Ronneburg | Schlüchtern | Schöneck | Sinntal | Steinau an der Straße | Wächtersbach | Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Main-Kinzig is a Kreis (district) in the east of Hesse, Germany. ... Bad Orb is a town in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. ... ... Birstein is a municipality on the northern edge of the Main-Kinzig-Kreis in Hesse, Germany. ... Bruchköbel is a town in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hessen, Germany. ... Erlensee is a municipality in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. ... Freigericht is a town in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. ... Gründau is a township in the district Main-Kinzig (Main-Kinzig-Kreis, MKK), Hesse (Hessen), Germany. ... Hammersbach is a municipality in the district of Main-Kinzig-Kreis in Hesse with nearly 5,000 inhabitants near Frankfurt in central Germany. ... , ) Hanau is a town in Hessen, Germany with 89,000 inhabitants. ... Langenselbold is a town in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. ... Maintal is the second largest town of the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. ... Nidderau is a town in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. ... Rodenbach is a municipality in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. ... Ronneburg is both a castle and a small German municipality located in the federal state of Hesse, and in the Landkreis, or district, of Main-Kinzig. ... Schlüchtern is a town in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany, about 30 km southwest of Fulda. ... Schöneck is a municipality in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. ... Steinau an der Straße is a town in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. ... The city of Wächtersbach lies in the Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Hesse, Germany. ...