Hasel
Municipality
Coat of arms of Hasel
Coat of arms
Location of Hasel within Lörrach district
Hasel is located in Germany
Hasel
Hasel
Hasel is located in Baden-Württemberg
Hasel
Hasel
Coordinates: 47°39′16″N 7°53′52″E / 47.65444°N 7.89778°E / 47.65444; 7.89778
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionFreiburg
DistrictLörrach
Government
 • Mayor (2022–30) Frank-Michael Littwin[1]
Area
 • Total11.67 km2 (4.51 sq mi)
Elevation
425 m (1,394 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total1,138
 • Density98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
79686
Dialling codes07762
Vehicle registrationLÖ
Websitewww.gemeinde-hasel.de

Hasel is a municipality in the district of Lörrach in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

The placename was first mentioned in a document dated 7 June 820 in which the monastery of St. Gallen lent its property in "Hasalaho" as a fief. In all probability the placename refers to a place of jurisdiction and execution of the Alamanni that was enclosed by hazel pales.[3] The German word "Hasel" which is the placename means the same as the English "Hazel".

It has been said that this is the location of The Dwarves' Cavern which was supposedly once home to many dwarves. This legend gives the cavern its name.

The preceding statement may refer to the Erdmannshöhle where the legend is, however, not about dwarfs (which is "Zwerge" in German), but rather "Erdmännlein" which can be translated as "manikin of the earth" and which seem to have a different origin.[4] It is, however, possible that the "dwarvers" have their origin in the "Erdmännlein".

Places of interest

References

  1. ↑ Bürgermeisterwahl Hasel 2022, Staatsanzeiger.
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2021" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2021] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2022.
  3. ↑ Hasel: History Archived 2016-06-04 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Badish Newspaper of 26 January 2013: Mystery Surrounding Little Men of the Earth Unveiled


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