Mengeringhausen
Encyclopedia
Mengeringhausen is a village and a municipal district
of Bad Arolsen
in Waldeck-Frankenberg
, in Hesse
, Germany
. Its population is estimated at 3,800.
First time mentioned as a town 'Stadt Mengeringhausen' in 1234. The town was in possession of sovereign principality Waldeck
(later Waldeck and Pyrmont).
Between 1689–1728 town was a headquarters of chancellors of Waldeck state.
In 1974 Mengeringhausen was incorporated to the city Bad Arolsen
.
(1556–1608), Lutheran
pastor, poet, and composer, as well as that of the Bavarian Lieutenant General and War Minister Wilhelm von Le Suire
(1787–1852).
Municipal district
A municipal district is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them....
of Bad Arolsen
Bad Arolsen
Bad Arolsen is a small town in northern Hesse, Germany, in Waldeck-Frankenberg district. From 1655 until 1918 it served as the residence town of the Princes of Waldeck-Pyrmont and then until 1929 as the capital of the Waldeck Free State...
in Waldeck-Frankenberg
Waldeck-Frankenberg
Waldeck-Frankenberg is a Kreis in the north of Hesse, Germany. Neighbouring districts are Höxter, Kassel, Schwalm-Eder, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Hochsauerland.-History:...
, in Hesse
Hesse
Hesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. Its population is estimated at 3,800.
First time mentioned as a town 'Stadt Mengeringhausen' in 1234. The town was in possession of sovereign principality Waldeck
Waldeck (state)
Waldeck was a sovereign principality in the German Empire and German Confederation and, until 1929, a constituent state of the Weimar Republic. It comprised territories in present-day Hesse and Lower Saxony, ....
(later Waldeck and Pyrmont).
Between 1689–1728 town was a headquarters of chancellors of Waldeck state.
In 1974 Mengeringhausen was incorporated to the city Bad Arolsen
Bad Arolsen
Bad Arolsen is a small town in northern Hesse, Germany, in Waldeck-Frankenberg district. From 1655 until 1918 it served as the residence town of the Princes of Waldeck-Pyrmont and then until 1929 as the capital of the Waldeck Free State...
.
Notable people
Mengeringhausen is the birthplace of Philipp NicolaiPhilipp Nicolai
Philipp Nicolai was a German Lutheran pastor, poet, and composer, author of two famous hymns: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme and Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern...
(1556–1608), Lutheran
Lutheranism
Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the theology of Martin Luther, a German reformer. Luther's efforts to reform the theology and practice of the church launched the Protestant Reformation...
pastor, poet, and composer, as well as that of the Bavarian Lieutenant General and War Minister Wilhelm von Le Suire
Wilhelm von Le Suire
Wilhelm von Le Suire was a Bavarian Lieutenant General, War Minister under Otto of Greece during 1834 and under Maximilian II of Bavaria from November 21, 1848 to May 29, 1849.- Biography :...
(1787–1852).