Ahausen (Weilburg)

Ahausen City of Weilburg Coordinates: 50 ° 30 ′ 3 ″ N , 8 ° 16 ′ 23 ″ E
Height :	169 (137–178) m above sea level NHN
Area :	6.77 km²
Residents :	672 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	99 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	December 31, 1970
Postal code :	35781
Area code :	06471

Ahausen is a district of the city of Weilburg in the Limburg-Weilburg district in Central Hesse .

geography

The place is located in the northern Taunus, 1.7 km northeast of the Weilburg core city on the Lahn . In the village, the Grundbach flows into the Lahn.

A reconstructed iron ore loading station of the Allerheiligen mine in Ahausen

history

The town was first mentioned in a document in 1320. Because of the Grundbach flowing into the Lahn near Ahausen, three mills belonged to the local area in earlier times . In the past, the residents mainly found their livelihood in agriculture, mining, as towers or raftsmen.

Territorial reform

On December 31, 1970 , as part of the regional reform in Hesse, the previously independent communities of Ahausen, Bermbach, Drommershausen, Gaudernbach, Hasselbach, Hirschhausen, Kirschhofen, Odersbach and Waldhausen and the city of Weilburg merged on a voluntary basis to form the expanded city of Weilburg. This made Ahausen a district of Weilburg.

Territorial history and administration

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

until 1806: Holy Roman Empire , Principality of Nassau-Weilburg , Weilburg office
from 1806: Duchy of Nassau , Weilburg office
from 1816: German Confederation , Duchy of Nassau, Weilburg office
from 1849: German Confederation, Duchy of Nassau, Hadamar District Office
from 1854: German Confederation, Duchy of Nassau, Weilburg office
from 1867: North German Confederation , Kingdom of Prussia , Province of Hessen-Nassau , Administrative Region of Wiesbaden , Oberlahnkreis
from 1871: German Empire , Kingdom of Prussia, Province of Hessen-Nassau, administrative district of Wiesbaden, Oberlahnkreis
from 1918: German Empire, Free State of Prussia , Province of Hessen-Nassau, Administrative Region of Wiesbaden, Oberlahnkreis
from 1944: German Empire, Free State of Prussia, Nassau Province , Oberlahnkreis
from 1945: American zone of occupation , Greater Hesse , Wiesbaden district, Oberlahn district
from 1949: Federal Republic of Germany , State of Hesse , Wiesbaden district, Oberlahnkreis
from 1968: Federal Republic of Germany , State of Hesse , administrative district Darmstadt , Oberlahnkreis
on December 31, 1970, Ahausen was incorporated as a district into the city of Weilburg.
from 1974: Federal Republic of Germany , State of Hesse , administrative district Darmstadt, district Limburg-Weilburg
from 1981: Federal Republic of Germany, State of Hesse, Gießen district , Limburg-Weilburg

population

Population development

Ahausen: Population from 1834 to 1970
year		Residents
1834	295
1840	363
1846	361
1852	380
1858	391
1864	437
1871	435
1875	433
1885	447
1895	411
1905	486
1910	472
1925	526
1939	513
1946	715
1950	757
1956	675
1961	677
1967	724
1970	758
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:	432 Protestant, 15 Catholic residents
• 1961:	677 Protestant and 126 Catholic residents

politics

The head of the village is Hans-Werner Bruchmeier.

Culture and sights

societies

The life of the club is largely managed by the Evangelical Women's Aid Ahausen, by the Ahausen volunteer fire brigade founded in 1933 (including the youth fire brigade since January 18, 1985 and children's fire brigade since June 1, 2010), the choir "Concordia", the rural women, the TuS Ahausen 1910 eV and the VdK -Ortsverein Ahausen.

Economy and Infrastructure

State roads 3020 and 3025 and district road 418 meet near Ahausen .

Since 1933 the Ahausen volunteer fire brigade (from January 18, 1985 with the youth fire brigade and since June 1, 2010 with the children's fire brigade ) has provided fire protection and general help in this area.

There are the community center in the Selterser road, an athletic field, a playground and bike and hiking trails.

literature

Literature about Ahausen in the Hessian Bibliography
Search for Ahausen (Weilburg) in the archive portal-D of the German Digital Library

Web links

Commons : Ahausen - collection of images, videos and audio files

Ahausen district. In: Website of the city of Weilburg.
Districts of Weilburg. Brief information on Ahausen. In: www.weilburg-lahn.info. Private website; accessed on March 20, 2018
Ahausen, Limburg-Weilburg district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Ahausen, Limburg-Weilburg district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of March 23, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
↑ Life in the city of Weilburg - figures, data, facts. In: website. City of Weilburg, accessed on March 1, 2020 .
↑ Amalgamation in the Oberlahnkreis to form the town of "Weilburg" and the communities of Ahausen, Bermbach, Drommershausen, Gaudernbach, Hasselbach, Hirschhausen, Kirschhofen, Odersbach and Waldhausen to form the community of "Löhnberg" on January 5, 1971 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (Ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1971 No. 3 , p. 111 , 119 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 5.5 MB ]).
^ Michael Rademacher: German administrative history from the unification of the empire in 1871 to the reunification in 1990. State of Hesse. Accessed September 2018(Online material for the dissertation, Osnabrück 2006).
↑ Local Advisory Councils / Mayors. City of Weilburg, accessed on August 11, 2020 .

[lagis-1] Ahausen, Limburg-Weilburg district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of March 23, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).

[DF-2] Life in the city of Weilburg - figures, data, facts. In: website. City of Weilburg, accessed on March 1, 2020 .

[3] Amalgamation in the Oberlahnkreis to form the town of "Weilburg" and the communities of Ahausen, Bermbach, Drommershausen, Gaudernbach, Hasselbach, Hirschhausen, Kirschhofen, Odersbach and Waldhausen to form the community of "Löhnberg" on January 5, 1971 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (Ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1971 No. 3 , p. 111 , 119 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 5.5 MB ]).

[4] Michael Rademacher: German administrative history from the unification of the empire in 1871 to the reunification in 1990. State of Hesse. Accessed September 2018(Online material for the dissertation, Osnabrück 2006).

[5] Local Advisory Councils / Mayors. City of Weilburg, accessed on August 11, 2020 .