Niederkleen
Niederkleen
community Langgöns
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Coordinates: 50 ° 28 ′ 35 ″ N , 8 ° 36 ′ 54 ″ E | |
Height : | 203 (203–226) m above sea level NHN |
Area : | 8.95 km² |
Residents : | 1093 (June 30, 2019) |
Population density : | 122 inhabitants / km² |
Incorporation : | December 31, 1971 |
Incorporated into: | Kleenheim |
Postal code : | 35428 |
Area code : | 06447 |
View from the northeast towards Hintertaunus
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Niederkleen is a part of the municipality of Langgöns in the central Hessian district of Gießen .
Geographical location
Niederkleen is located on the western edge of the Wetterau , to which the northeast foothills of the Wetzlarer Hintertaunus adjoin in the west . It is located in the northeast of the Taunus Nature Park , around four kilometers southwest of Langgöns in the valley of the Lahn tributary Kleebach . To the north and east the landscape opens up to the Wetterau, which is characterized by gentle hills and is much more densely populated.
history
Archaeological finds show that the area was settled very early on. The first known documentary mention takes place in the year 774 in the Lorsch Codex under the name Cleheimer marca . In 1255 the village was first called Nideren Clen and in 1299 Niedercleen . A moated castle was built in the middle of the 14th century, but it later fell into disrepair.
In 1939 the place had 557 inhabitants and belonged to the district of Wetzlar .
Territorial reform
As part of the regional reform in Hesse , the communities of Niederkleen and Oberkleen voluntarily merged to form the community of Kleenheim on December 31, 1971 . The municipality Clover Home was on 1 January 1977, four other municipalities by the law on the restructuring of Dill circle counties Giessen and Wetzlar and the city of casting the new greater community Langgöns together . For Niederkleen, as for all districts, a local district with a local advisory board and local councilor was formed. The district of Lang-Göns was set as the administrative seat .
Historical forms of names
In surviving documents, Niederkleen was mentioned under the following place names (the year it was mentioned in brackets):
- Cleheimer marca, in (774) [2. Half of the XII century, Codex Laureshamensis III, No. 3097 = 3689b, p. 186]
- Chleon, in villa (774) [2. Half of the XII century, Codex Laureshamensis III, No. 3097 = 3689b, p. 186]
- Cleheimer marca, in (775) [2. Half of the XII century, Codex Laureshamensis III, No. 3095 = 3692 a, p. 187]
- Cleheimmer marca, in (775) [2. Half of the XII century, Codex Laureshamensis III, No. 3098 = 3691, pp. 186–187]
- Cleheimer marca, in (777) [2. Half of the XII century, Codex Laureshamensis III, No. 3102]
- Cleher marca (777) [2. Half of the XII century, Codex Laureshamensis III, No. 3102 = 3693d, p. 188]
- Cleheimer marca, in (780) [2. Half of the XII century, Codex Laureshamensis III, No. 3096]
- Cleher marca (780) [2. Half of the XII century, Codex Laureshamensis III, No. 3096 = 3698d, p. 191]
- Cleheim, in villa (805) [2. Half of the XII century, Codex Laureshamensis III, No. 3100 = 3725 a, p. 213]
- Cleher marca, in (810) [2. Half of the XII century, Codex Laureshamensis III, No. 3099 = 3727 b, p. 215]
- Clehen, in villa (804/806) [2. Half of the XII century, Codex Laureshamensis III, No. 3724 d, p. 213]
- Clewer marca, in (817) [2. Half of the XII century, Codex Laureshamensis III, No. 3070 = 3730 b, p. 217]
- Clehen, in (after 823) [2. Half of the XII century, Codex Laureshamensis III, No. 3683, p. 180]
- Nideren Clen, in (1255) [document book of the city of Wetzlar 1, p. 23 no. 71]
- inferiori Cle, in (1291) [Wyss, document book of the Deutschordens-Ballei 1, reprint]
- Niedercleen (1299)
- inferiori Clen, in (1323) [Wyss, document book of the Deutschordens-Ballei, no. 435, p. 329]
- Cleen (1328) [Document book of the city of Wetzlar 1, p. 458 No. 1131]
- Niedercleen [map of the Wetzlar district]
Territorial history and administration
The following list gives an overview of the territories in which Niederkleen was located and the administrative units to which it was subordinate:
- 774: Lahngau , Kleenheimer Mark
- from 14th century: Holy Roman Empire , Office Hüttenberg ( condominium : County Nassau and Landgraviate Hesse )
- from 1567: Holy Roman Empire, Office Hüttenberg (condominium: County Nassau and Landgraviate Hessen-Marburg )
- 1604–1648: Hessian share disputed between Landgraviate Hessen-Darmstadt and Landgraviate Hessen-Kassel ( Hessian War )
- from 1604: Holy Roman Empire, Office Hüttenberg (condominium: County Nassau and Landgraviate Hessen-Darmstadt)
- from 1703: Holy Roman Empire, County of Nassau-Weilburg (by partition agreement), Oberamt Atzbach, Amt Hütten- und Stoppelberg
- from 1806: Duchy of Nassau , Office Hüttenberg
- 1816: Kingdom of Prussia , Rhine Province , Region of Koblenz , Kreis Wetzlar
- from 1867: North German Confederation , Kingdom of Prussia, Rhine Province, Koblenz District, Wetzlar District
- from 1871: German Empire , Kingdom of Prussia, Rhine Province, Koblenz District, Wetzlar District
- from 1918: German Empire, Free State of Prussia , Rhine Province, Koblenz District, Wetzlar District
- from 1932: German Empire, Free State of Prussia, Province of Hessen-Nassau , Administrative Region of Wiesbaden , District of Wetzlar
- from 1944: German Empire, Free State of Prussia, Nassau Province , Wetzlar District
- from 1945: American zone of occupation , Greater Hesse , Wiesbaden district, Wetzlar district
- from 1949: Federal Republic of Germany , State of Hesse , Wiesbaden district, Wetzlar district
- from 1968: Federal Republic of Germany, State of Hesse, administrative district Darmstadt , district of Wetzlar
- on December 31, 1971 together with Oberkleen formation of the community of Kleenheim .
- on January 1, 1977 incorporated as a district in the municipality of Langgöns.
- from 1977: Federal Republic of Germany, State of Hesse, Darmstadt administrative district, Lahn-Dill district
- from 1979: Federal Republic of Germany, State of Hesse, Darmstadt district, Gießen district
- from 1981: Federal Republic of Germany, State of Hesse, Gießen district, Gießen district
Population development
Niederkleen: Population from 1834 to 2019 | ||||
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year | Residents | |||
1834 | 582 | |||
1840 | 544 | |||
1846 | 601 | |||
1852 | 593 | |||
1858 | 598 | |||
1864 | 579 | |||
1871 | 547 | |||
1875 | 541 | |||
1885 | 550 | |||
1895 | 509 | |||
1905 | 503 | |||
1910 | 504 | |||
1925 | 541 | |||
1939 | 557 | |||
1946 | 960 | |||
1950 | 988 | |||
1956 | 944 | |||
1961 | 948 | |||
1967 | 959 | |||
1970 | 962 | |||
1978 | 1,023 | |||
1982 | 1,077 | |||
1990 | 1,032 | |||
1994 | 1,180 | |||
2000 | 1,246 | |||
2006 | 1,242 | |||
2011 | 1,212 | |||
2016 | 1,225 | |||
2019 | 1,093 | |||
Data source: Historical municipality register for Hesse: The population of the municipalities from 1834 to 1967. Wiesbaden: Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt, 1968. Further sources:; 2011 census |
Religious affiliation
Source: Historical local dictionary
• 1836: | 580 Protestant residents, 2 Catholic residents |
• 1961: | 668 Protestant (= 70.46%), 272 Catholic (= 28.69%) residents |
coat of arms
Blazon : ". In gold a red clover" The awarded by the Chief Minister of the province of Hesse-Nassau on Dec. 6, 1937 crest takes the coat of arms of the emerging in the 12th century and extinct in the 16th century noble family of Cleen , as he is also reflected in received by the Niederkleener Church. The von Cleen originated from Niederkleen and have acquired a special meaning for the place.
Attractions
- Ohly'sche Haus, elaborately decorated, nationally important half-timbered house
- Evangelical Church of Niederkleen from 1728
- Niederkleen local history museum
- Hüttenberger farm gate
Personalities
- Johann Friedrich Faust von Aschaffenburg (born August 5, 1569 in Frankfurt am Main, † July 15, 1621 in Niederkleen), Frankfurt patrician and mayor, lived in Niederkleen since 1619
- Johann Christoph Hert (born January 12, 1649 in Niederkleen; † September 22, 1731 in Butzbach) was a German doctor.
- Johann Nikolaus Hert (born October 6, 1651 in Niederkleen, † September 19, 1710 in Gießen) was a German legal scholar.
- Karl August Schapper (born January 6, 1815 in Niederkleen), Protestant theologian and seminary director († August 20, 1898 in Wernigerode).
- Wilhelm Stein (* 1807 in Kirchen an der Sieg, † July 1, 1849 in Niederkleen) was a Protestant pastor and mining engineer.
literature
- Hankel, Otfried: Transcription of the church book duplicate Niederkleen (Hessen) 1771–1874 . Monsenstein and Vannerdat , Münster, 2008, 500 pages, ISBN 978-3-86582-673-2 .
- Hankel, Otfried: Family book of the Evangelical parish Niederkleen (Hessen) 1771–1874 . Monsenstein and Vannerdat, Münster, 2008, 417 pages, ISBN 978-3-86582-682-4 .
- Ernst Knorz, Karl-Heinz Glaum: Oberkleen - Niederkleen: two villages (the former Kleenheim) on the upper course of the Kleebach . Geiger, Horb am Neckar, 1994, illustrated book, ISBN 3-89264-969-3 .
- Karl H. Glaum: Kleenheim in the Hüttenberger Land , municipality of Kleenheim, Wetzlar, 1974
- Literature about Niederkleen in the Hessian Bibliography
Web links
- District of Niederkleen. In: Internet presence. Langgöns community
- Niederkleen, District of Giessen. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
- Family book Niederkleen
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f Niederkleen, Gießen district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of March 23, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
- ↑ a b Population figures in the budget of the municipality of Langgöns 2020. (PDF; 9.9 MB) p. 43 , accessed in June 2020 .
- ^ Minst, Karl Josef [transl.]: Lorscher Codex (Volume 5), Certificate 3097, September 11, 774 - Reg. 1084. In: Heidelberg historical stocks - digital. Heidelberg University Library, p. 85 , accessed on April 19, 2016 .
- ^ 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. 380 .
- ↑ Law on the restructuring of the Dill district, the districts of Gießen and Wetzlar and the city of Gießen (GVBl. II 330–28) of May 13, 1974 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1974 No. 17 , p. 237 ff ., § 12 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 1,2 MB ]).
- ↑ Local councils of the Langgöns community. In: website. Langgöns municipality, accessed February 2019 .
- ^ 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).
- ^ Grand Ducal Central Office for State Statistics (ed.): Contributions to the statistics of the Grand Duchy of Hesse . tape 13 . G. Jonghause's Hofbuchhandlung, Darmstadt 1872, DNB 013163434 , OCLC 162730471 , p. 12 ff . ( Online at google books ).
- ^ The affiliation of the Office Hüttenberg based on maps from the Historical Atlas of Hesse : Hessen-Marburg 1567-1604 . , Hessen-Kassel and Hessen-Darmstadt 1604–1638 . and Hessen-Darmstadt 1567–1866 .
- ^ Grand Ducal Central Office for State Statistics (ed.): Contributions to the statistics of the Grand Duchy of Hesse . tape 13 . G. Jonghause's Hofbuchhandlung, Darmstadt 1872, DNB 013163434 , OCLC 162730471 , p. 27 ff ., § 40 point 2) ( online at google books ).
- ^ Friedrich K. Abicht: The district of Wetzlar: historical, statistical and topographical . Wigand, 1836, p. 99 ( online at google books ).
- ↑ Population figures in the budget of the municipality of Langgöns 2009. (PDF; 4.7 MB) p. 23 , archived from the original on February 4, 2019 ; accessed in February 2019 .
- ↑ Selected data on population and households on May 9, 2011 in the Hessian municipalities and parts of the municipality. (PDF; 1 MB) In: 2011 Census . Hessian State Statistical Office
- ^ Karl Ernst Demandt and Otto Renkhoff : Hessisches Ortswappenbuch C. A. Starke Verlag, Glücksburg / Ostsee 1956, p. 229.