Wartenberg (Hessen)

Wartenberg is a community in the Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse, Germany.GeographyLocationThe community lies in the eastern Vogelsberg Mountains. Through the community flows the river Lauter, which empties into the Altefeld in Bad Salzschlirf, itself a tributary to the Schlitz.Neighbouring communitiesWartenberg borders in the north on the town of Schlitz, in the east on the communities of Bad Salzschlirf and Großenlüder (both in Fulda district), in the south on the town of Herbstein, and in the west on the town of Lauterbach.Constituent communitiesThe community consists of the centres of Angersbach and Landenhausen .HistoryWartenberg came into being as part of municipal reforms in 1972, when the two aforesaid places were merged into a new municipality.AngersbachAngersbach had its first documentary mention in 812. On 20 September of that year, a church in Schlitz was consecrated in Angersbach by the Archbishop of Mainz and the Abbot Baugulf from Fulda.LandenhausenThe form of the village's name holds a clue as to the date of its founding, as it was customary in the time from about 700 to about 800 to name a place after its founder. The name means "Lando's houses or settlement". It seems likely, therefore, that the founder's name must have been "Lando", and that Landenhausen was founded about the 8th century.