Freienfels (Weinbach)

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Freienfels
Community Weinbach
Coordinates: 50 ° 27 ′ 20 ″  N , 8 ° 17 ′ 55 ″  E
Height : 201  (170–212)  m above sea level NHN
Area : 2.71 km²
Residents : 452  (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 167 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st December 1970
Postal code : 35796
Area code : 06471

Freienfels is a district of the municipality of Weinbach in the Limburg-Weilburg district in Central Hesse . The place is known for the Freienfelser Ritterspiele , which are held on May 1st.

geography

The place is in the eastern Hintertaunus , north of the core town of Weinbach. The Weil flows on the northern edge of Freienfels . Furthermore, the Weinbach flows into the Weil here. The most striking point is the Freienfels Castle .

history

The place Freienfels consisted of the three places Mainlinten , Hohenlinten and Remerstegen . The center of today's Freienfels was Mainlinten , which was first mentioned in a document in 750, hence that of Freienfels. The archives of the Fulda Monastery say that the widowed Countess Adaltrud donated her possessions in Mainlinten and other places to the monastery.

The name "Freienfels" is mentioned for the first time in the will of November 3rd, 1327 of the Provost of Gemünden, when the castle Freienfels is mentioned together with the settlement Mainlinten . Since then, the town and castle have been mentioned together as Frigenwels and then in 1359 as Fryenfels .

Territorial reform

The community of Freienfels in the former Oberlahnkreis merged voluntarily as part of the regional reform in Hesse on December 1, 1970 with the independent communities of Weinbach , Blessenbach and Gräveneck to form the new large community of Weinbach. Weinbach was designated as the seat of the municipal administration.

Former rail connection

In order to be able to better transport the rich raw material deposits in the remote region, the construction of a branch line from Weilburg to Weilmünster, branching off from the existing Lahn Valley Railway, began in 1889 and was ceremoniously opened on November 1st, 1890. In 1892 the extension from Weilmünster to Laubuseschbach was opened. In 1909 the connection between Weilmünster and Grävenwiesbach went into operation, so that Freienfels also had a connection to Frankfurt am Main.

From the winter schedule of 1955, passenger traffic on the short Weilmünster - Laubuseschbach branch line was completely discontinued, but freight traffic was not stopped until 1968. In the 1960s, operations on the Weilburg - Grävenwiesbach section were deliberately reduced more and more, so that in 1969 people were finally hired - and goods traffic between Weilburg and Grävenwiesbach took place. The lines were completely shut down and dismantled a year later. On the remainder of the stretch between Weilmünster and Weilburg, goods traffic was operated in the transfer procedure until the end of the 1980s, and passenger traffic only returned temporarily after a few special trips. Today there are partly bike paths on the railway lines.

Territorial history and administration

The following list gives an overview of the territories in which Freienfels was located and the administrative units to which it was subordinate:

population

Population development

Freienfels: Population from 1834 to 1970
year     Residents
1834
  
 171
1840
  
 187
1846
  
 198
1852
  
 203
1858
  
 199
1864
  
 204
1871
  
 216
1875
  
 218
1885
  
 235
1895
  
 211
1905
  
 231
1910
  
 256
1925
  
 258
1939
  
 272
1946
  
 398
1950
  
 382
1956
  
 400
1961
  
 390
1967
  
 388
1970
  
 404
Data source: Historical municipality register for Hesse: The population of the municipalities from 1834 to 1967. Wiesbaden: Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt, 1968.
Other sources:

Religious affiliation

 Source: Historical local dictionary

• 1885: 234 Protestant (= 99.57%), 1 Catholic (= 0.43%) residents
• 1961: 337 Protestant (= 86.41%), 47 Catholic (= 12.05%) residents

Culture and sights

societies

At the local level, there are the clubs and groups 1. FC Freienfels, Freiwillige Feuerwehr Freienfels eV, founded in 1934 (since March 12, 1993 with youth fire department), Förderverein Burgruine Freienfels eV, women's and girls' choir 1949 Freienfels eV, gymnastics group Freienfels, Heimat- und Beautification Association Freienfels , the FKK green-white eV (Freienfelser Carnival Club), founded on November 11, 2003 and the male choir Eintracht 1859 Freienfels eV

Regular events

  • The " Freienfelser Ritterspiele " is one of the largest German medieval events, which annually attracts hundreds of actors and thousands of spectators from all over Europe.

Infrastructure

  • In the village, the Freienfels volunteer fire brigade , founded in 1934 (since March 12, 1993 with a youth fire brigade ), provides fire protection and general help.
  • There is a village community center in Freienfels on Brunnenstrasse, the sports field, a children's playground, a barbecue hut and hiking and cycling trails.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Freienfels, Limburg-Weilburg district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of May 24, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
  2. ↑ Numbers, data - facts . In: Internet presence. Weinbach municipality, accessed on May 4, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Merger of the communities Weinbach, Blessenbach, Freienfels and Gräveneck in the Oberlahnkreis to form the new community "Weinbach" on November 30, 1970 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1970 No. 50 , p. 2338 , item 2336 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 4.8 MB ]).
  4. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 372 .
  5. ^ Michael Rademacher: German administrative history from the unification of the empire in 1871 to the reunification in 1990. State of Hesse. (Online material for the dissertation, Osnabrück 2006).