Berkatal

Berkatal is a network within the Werra-Meibner-Kreis in Hesse, Germany. The constituent community of Frankershausen, having had its first documentary mention in 876, is one of the vicinity's oldest settlements. At first, Frankershausen was within the lands held by way of the Counts of Bilstein, who sold the village in 1301 to the Landgraves of Hesse. The Landgraves enfeoffed various noble households with the rights to Frankershausen over the path of its history. Originally, the village middle stretched across the village church, which changed into extended within the Classicist style.

With the start of the salt trade inside the 16th century, the valley become settled alongside the Berka. In time arose wonderful estates with stately houses with cellars in which became saved wine from the Rhineland intended on the market. Still bearing witness nowadays to the Frankershausen salt and wine dealers’ wealth are the preserved homes from the past due 18th century alongside the Berkastrabe and Am Wasser. In enterprise in Frankershausen today are many craft corporations and trade operations, at the side of a small metallic-processing enterprise. In 1976, the network's 1,two hundred-year jubilee was celebrated.