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Friesenhagen

Coordinates: 50°54′12″N 7°48′38″E / 50.90333°N 7.81056°E / 50.90333; 7.81056
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Friesenhagen
Coat of arms of Friesenhagen
Location of Friesenhagen within Altenkirchen (Westerwald) district
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Friesenhagen is located in Germany
Friesenhagen
Friesenhagen
Friesenhagen is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Friesenhagen
Friesenhagen
Coordinates: 50°54′12″N 7°48′38″E / 50.90333°N 7.81056°E / 50.90333; 7.81056
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictAltenkirchen (Westerwald)
Municipal assoc.Kirchen
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Norbert Kläs[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total51.36 km2 (19.83 sq mi)
Elevation
330 m (1,080 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total1,619
 • Density32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
51598
Dialling codes02734, 02294, 02297
Vehicle registrationAK
Websitewww.friesenhagen.de
Rote Kapelle (red chapel)

Friesenhagen is a municipality in the north of the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in Western Germany.

Geography

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Friesenhagen is the northernmost community of Rhineland-Palatinate. With an area of 51.3 square kilometres (19.8 sq mi), it is also the largest community in the district of Altenkirchen.

Oftentimes, the Friesenhagen area is also referred to as "Wildenburger Land", owing to the presence of nearby Castle Wildenburg.

History

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Friesenhagen was first mentioned in a papal document issued by Pope Innocence II in the year 1311.

The altar of its St. Sebastian's church is attributed to the first half of the 13th Century.

St.Sebastianus church in the center of Friesenhagen

In the late medieval period, marked by the 30-year war (1618 to 1648) and for more than half a century, Friesenhagen was the location of infamous witch-hunts. Over 200 people, both male and female, perished in the years of persecution between 1590 and 1652. The executions of supposed witches took place on "Blumenberg", a hill overlooking the village of Friesenhagen. In memory of the persecutions, St. Anna Chapel, more commonly referred to as "red chapel", was built in this location.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Altenkirchen, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 3 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
  3. ^ "Rote Kapelle - Friesenhagen, Altenkirchen | Hiking Tips & Photos". komoot. Retrieved 2020-04-26.