laid lengthwise on a mighty oaken column. Over the last few years, the building, threatened as it was by collapse, has been thoroughly renovated. The organ was built about 1912 by Peter Battenberg, an organ builder from Weißenborn, and in 2001 it was restored. Kirche Hauptschwenda Hauptschwenda lies at an elevation of 500 m, making it the highest parish in the church district of Ziegenhain. The place was mentioned in 1223 under the name "Eizicheswinden". Even then, there was a chapel. The place is likely even older. In 1506, Hauptschwenda was mentioned as a pilgrimage place with its Annenquelle (spring, and now called Lindenborn) that could work wonders. The church was bigger before 1537 than the building that stands today. Worth seeing inside are some wall paintings from the 16th century that have been renovated over a long period of time and an organ from 2003. Sport Neukirchen became known nationwide for SC Neukirchen's First Football Team, who played for four years in the Regionalliga (football), which still had four divisions at that time Economy and infrastructure Transport Neukirchen lies on Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) B 454 (Kirchhain – Niederaula). The town also belongs to the North Hesse Transport Network. Personalities Manfred Roeder (1929-2014), convicted right-wing extremist and Holocaust denier References External links Kirche Christerode Kirche Hauptschwenda Schwalm-Eder-Kreis