History of Werleshausen
Contents
- First recorded mention 876
- Agreement of Wanfried 1945
- GDR - Border opening 1989/1990
- Development of inhabitants
Werleshausen 1911
Events in tabular form
| Year | Event | Picture |
| 7?? | Possible establishment in 8th century The settlement belongs to Thuringia master area (Germaramark). |
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| ~790 | Introduction of Christian religion by Lullus, the later archbishop in
Mainz. Thus western parts of Thuringia come into sphere of influence of the diocese in Mainz |
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| 876 | First documentary mention: King Ludwig the German, granted the village to the monastery in Fulda. | |
| 1294 | First mention of the Eichsfeld (Eychisfeld), to which Werleshausen belongs | |
| 1299 | Documentary mention: concerns tax payments | |
| 1357 | Affiliation to the Hanstein court until 1857; | |
| 1364 | A document, which mentions the property of Manor, dairy-farm and the mill in Werleshausen | |
| 1415 | Building of "Ludwigstein" castle by landgrave Ludwig I. of Hessen with the aim to protect trade routes from attack by knights from Hanstein castle |
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| 1540 | The Knights of Hanstein convert to the Protestant religion; In Werleshausen alternating Catholic and Protestant services |
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| 1618 | -1648: After thirty year's war Werleshausen becomes (with Neuseesen and Lindewerra) Protestant finally | |
| 1799 | Establishment of the old school on the church area | |
| 1803 | The Eichsfeld and thus Werleshausen annexed to the Kingdom of Prussia | |
| 1803 | -1806 new building of church | |
| 1807 | Under Napoleon affiliation of Eichsfeld to the Kingdom of Westphalia | |
| 1815 | Definition on Vienna congress: annexation of Werleshausen and Eichsfeld to the Kingdom of Prussia (province Saxony), administrative district of Erfurt | |
| 1831 | Transfer cemetery from church area to the current location | |
| 1870 | - 1875 building of railway line Göttingen - Bebra through area of Werleshausen | Railway bridge |
| 1880 | Built first bridge across Werra river in Werleshausen | |
| 1901 | First railway stop in Werleshausen | |
| 1911 | Establishment of "Heiligenstadt savings bank" branch | |
| 1917 | The village gets electricity | |
| 1926 | At the beginning of January a big flood on Werra river | Flood |
| 1945 | Destruction of Werra-bridge by retreating German troops | Breakup |
| 1945 | April, 8: Conquest and occupation by American troops | |
| 1945 | After Yalta treaty, Russian troops occupy Thuringia completely. Werleshausen occupied on 6th of July |
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| 1945 | September,17 agreement of Wanfried - September, 18 Russian troops leave Werleshausen. Because the Railway's north-south main line was traded for Werleshausen to become part of the American sector, Werleshausen was added to the district of Witzenhausen in Hesse | |
| 1945 | -1949 reconstruction of railway bridge | Repair |
| 1952 | Building of pioneer bridge over Werra river till 1965 | |
| 1954 | Building of a water pipeline | |
| 1958 | New village school was built | |
| 1963 | -1965 building of the B27-Werrabridge | B27-bridge |
| 1966 | Built a new pedestrian bridge over Werra river | |
| 1972 | In the context of the regional reorganization Werleshausen and other independent villages become parts of Witzenhausen | |
| 1974 | The congregation of Werleshausen becomes a "legal" part of the regional Lutheran church of Kurhessen-Waldeck | |
| 1978 | May, 2: Closing of Werleshausen train station | |
| 1981 | Beginning of redevelopment-program of village | |
| 1985 | February, 12/13: Fire destroys children's home | Fire |
| 1989 | - 1990 opening of border to GDR (East-Germany); people can once again travel to Hanstein castle and to Lindewerra village |
Development of inhabitants
| year | 1648 | 1834 | 1852 | 1860 | 1875 | 1905 | 1925 | 1939 | 1950 | 1961 | 1970 | 1975 | 2005 |
| inhabitants | 512 | 485 | 461 | 478 | 383 | 198 | 182 | 360 | 643 | 509 | 551 | 495 | 503 |
