Fahr (Neuwied)

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City of Neuwied
Coat of arms of the former municipality of Fahr
Coordinates: 50 ° 26 ′ 45 ″  N , 7 ° 25 ′ 3 ″  E
Height : 60 m above sea level NHN
Incorporation : August 1, 1966
Incorporated into: Feldkirchen
Postal code : 56567
Area code : 02631
Fahr (Rhineland-Palatinate)
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Location of Fahr in Rhineland-Palatinate
View of Fahr from Andernach

Fahr is a part of the Neuwied district of Feldkirchen in northern Rhineland-Palatinate . The name, also “Am Fahr”, is derived from the location on the right bank of the Rhine road. Against it speaks: In dialect it was always "Uff Fähr". The relation to the ferry becomes clear. To the north, the Provincial Road towards Leutesdorf was not laid out until 1813 . In the south to Neuwied the drivers blocked Lay 's way until it was blown away after 1869 during the construction of the railway ( right Rhine route ).

location

In Roman times, the Roman road that led from Niederbieber Castle to the Rhine ended at the ferry to Andernach . It was referred to as Hohl (ravine) and is now called Driver Street. Until 1813 or 1869, it represented the only mobile land connection. A small natural harbor had formed on the rebound slope on which Fahr is located, and Fahr's development followed this shape and formerly extended from the banks of the Rhine up into the mountainside.

In 1813, the Provinzialstraße was laid out in the direction of Leutesdorf , in the direction of Neuwied the drivers blocked Lay's way, it was only blown away in the course of the railway construction. A towpath was laid out on the banks of the Rhine. Originally, most of the houses in the village, which has lived from fishing and ferry services for centuries, were only accessible by footpaths. Only two single-lane roads run through the town, one of which can only be passed by smaller cars.

history

Memory of Friedrichstein Castle, also known as the Devil's Castle

Fahr was first mentioned in 1152 as Vare as a river crossing point. Around 1190, the St. Thomas monastery from Andernach acquired arable and wine-growing land. At that time, wine was grown on around 200 hectares, in 1884 there were only 77 hectares, today there are no more vineyards. The place had ferry rights for several hundred years, and many residents were involved in shipping.

Towards the end of the Thirty Years War , construction of Schloss Friedrichstein began at the southern end of the village , and construction was discontinued in 1652 because the drivers' subjects rebelled against the high level of forced labor. With this castle, the county of Wied wanted to secure access to the Rhine. In 1869 the remains were torn down while the railway was being built. Today only a window parapet reminds of the castle. Fahr station was built in 1891, but like around 30 other buildings , it was demolished as part of the expansion of the B 42 from the mid-1980s. Only a few houses could be transferred to open-air museums. B. in the open-air museum Bad Sobernheim .

The Rhenish House in Fahr
Friedrichstein Castle

Important buildings are above all the “Untere Mühle”, built in 1686, and the “Rhenish House” from the late 16th century. The Rheinisches Haus has been restored in an exemplary manner by its owner Ernst Wahl over the past 10 years. The "Backesmännchen-Haus", which always served as the lower mill, is being restored to its former glory thanks to the efforts of many citizens, including Mr. Erich Walther in particular. It is named after a supporting beam designed as a figure, which protrudes from the compartment and supports the first floor , which protrudes at one corner. The baking man was stolen on March 14, 1993 by perpetrators who remained unknown. In October 1993, citizens founded the Backesmännchen Foundation with the aim of creating a replica that was as true to the original as possible. The order went to the master carpenter and wood carver Alfred Litz from Neuwied-Feldkirchen (Gönnersdorf). On May 28, 1994, the inauguration ceremony of the newly created "Driver Backesman" was celebrated.

The Rhenish House was built as a ferryman's house in 1584 according to a plaque on the house and is therefore the oldest house still in existence in Fahr. Later it was a horse changing station for the towing ship and an inn. Today it is a residential building again. Since July 14, 2001, the historic town center with its half-timbered houses has been a monument zone. Until 1998 the vinegar and mustard factory of the Moskopf family, founded in 1836, still existed in Fahr. The factory was operated by Carl Kühne KG since 1948 . The largest company in town since 1899 has been Lohmann & Rauscher Bandage Materials .

Fahr train station

At the instigation of the driver, mustard manufacturer Moskopf, a small train station was built in 1891 in the town of Fahr, on the border with Irlich. In 1910 it was renamed Fahr-Irlich station . This station is connected with a number of railway accidents. Even before construction began in 1868, as a result of the flooding, the embankment had slipped. In 1870 a freight train derailed at the station. In 1909 the nearby bridge over the Wied collapsed as a result of floods. In 1916 two freight trains collided. On October 12, 1942, three freight trains collided. The worst accident occurred on December 22nd, 1947 on the route between Wiedbrücke and the driver station when two express trains collided. In May 1987, the station was demolished in the course of the construction work on Bundesstraße 42 .

Incorporations

The previously independent community of Fahr was merged with neighboring communities to form a large community under the historical name of Feldkirchen. The order of the Koblenz district government came into force on August 1, 1966. Feldkirchen belonged to the office of Niederbieber-Segendorf (from 1968 Verbandsgemeinde Niederbieber-Segendorf).

In the implementation of the administrative reform decided by the Rhineland-Palatinate state parliament on July 13, 1970, which came into force on November 7, 1970, the municipality of Feldkirchen was dissolved and assigned to the new town of Neuwied. Fahr came to the city of Neuwied as part of the Feldkirchen district.

Others

Goddart Rockenfellers (* 1590 in Fahr) grandson Johann Peter (1682–1763) and his great-grandson Johann Thiell (1695–1769) emigrated with their families to New Jersey and New York . There they called themselves Rockefeller .

Personalities

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Official municipality directory (= State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate [Hrsg.]: Statistical volumes . Volume 407 ). Bad Ems February 2016, p. 173 (PDF; 2.8 MB; see also footnote 49, p. 184).

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