Alsbach (Bergstrasse)
Alsbach
District of Alsbach-Hähnlein
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Coordinates: 49 ° 44 ′ 6 ″ N , 8 ° 35 ′ 7 ″ E | |
Height : | 120 m above sea level NHN |
Area : | 8.92 km² |
Incorporation : | January 1, 1977 |
Postal code : | 64665 |
Area code : | 06257 |
Alsbach is one of three districts of the community Alsbach-Hähnlein in the southern Hessian district of Darmstadt-Dieburg . Alsbach is the seat of the municipal administration.
Geographical location
Alsbach is on the northern mountain road , on the edge of the Odenwald .
Alsbach borders in a clockwise direction on Bickenbach , Jugenheim , Balkhausen (all districts Darmstadt-Dieburg ), Auerbach , Rodau (both districts Bergstrasse ) and Hähnlein or Sandwiese
history
Alsbach was first mentioned in 779 in the Lorsch Codex . Finds show that the districts of Alsbach and Hähnlein were already inhabited by people in the Neolithic Age (2800 to 1800 BC). Over the centuries the place has been named in historical documents with changing place names . From Altdolfesbach in 779 via Aldenspach (1307), Altzpach (1357) to Alßbach in 1493. The administrative affiliation of Alsbach to the Heppenheim mark is documented in 795. From 1783 to 1820 it then belonged to the Zwingenberg and Jägersburg office , from 1820 to 1821 to the Zwingenberg office , from 1821 to 1832 to the district of Bensheim , from 1832 to 1848 to the Bergstrasse district , from 1848 to 1852 during the brief period of the administrative districts in the province Starkenburg to the administrative district of Dieburg , from 1852 with the introduction of districts to the district of Bensheim . In 1938 the district of Bensheim was dissolved with a regional reform in Hesse and Alsbach came to the district of Darmstadt , since 1977 it belongs to the district of Darmstadt-Dieburg.
In 1240 the Alsbach Castle was built by Gottfried I von Bickenbach. The predecessor was probably a tower hill castle near Hähnlein, the so-called hamlet hill . In 1340 a chapel was built in the place, which was dedicated to Saints Catherine and Erasmus and which had a chaplain. Alsbach belonged to the parish of Bickenbach until 1529. There is evidence of a Jewish cemetery since 1423 . From 1527 to 1534 Duke Ulrich von Württemberg lived in Alsbach in exile. On September 18, 1997, on the recommendation of the property management of the State of Hesse (state property management), the Citizens' Association Historical and Cultural Förderverein Schloss Alsbach e. V. launched. The association has set itself the goal of promoting the castle ruins, maintaining them, caring for them, beautifying them and restoring them. Furthermore, the association aims to present the Hessian cultural asset, Schloss Alsbach, to visitors through cultural events and make it a popular and worth seeing excursion destination for the whole family. The association has been managing the castle independently since 2000.
The statistical-topographical-historical description of the Grand Duchy of Hesse reports on Alsbach in 1829:
»Alsbach (L. Bez. Bensheim) Lutheran parish village; is at the northern foot of the Melibokus, 1 1 ⁄ 4 St. from Bensheim, like 468 Hess. (360 par.) Feet above the sea level, and has 86 houses and 579 inhabitants, except for 1 Catholic. and 31 Jews are Lutheran. Among them are 48 farmers, 36 artisans and 20 day laborers. You will find 1 church, 1 synagogue and the ruins of the Alsbach Castle nearby; some wine is being built. - The place appears in the Heppenheimer Markbeschreibung 773 under the name Adolvesbach , and in 1333 it belonged to Tannenberg Castle. In 1504 the von Werdenberg family was enfeoffed with the village, which finally came to Hesse with the addition of the castle. The chapel was donated by Countess Agnes von Katzenellenbogen, born von Bickenbach, around 1340; and was a branch of Bickenbach until it was finally raised to a parish church around 1610. "
In the first half of the 20th century, from 1897 to 1955, a steam locomotive-operated branch line ran between Bickenbach, Alsbach, Jugenheim and Seeheim. Planning for the connection had already started in 1869, but there was a lot of resistance to the construction. They feared noise, disruption to field work and the emigration of holiday guests. At that time the Bergstrasse was a popular recreational area for guests from all over Europe, especially from the royal houses. The branch line connected the northern Bergstrasse with the important Main-Neckar Railway at Bickenbach station . In addition to the holiday guests, the local population also used the “Ziggelsche” branch line. As some trains went as far as Darmstadt and were used by travelers to visit the Darmstadt State Theater, they were nicknamed " Theater Train ".
In 1949, the Sandwiese settlement was founded on a sand dune west of the village, around the Hähnlein-Alsbach train station .
Territorial reform
On January 1, 1977 were in the course of administrative reform in Hesse , the previously independent municipalities Alsbach and Haehnlein powerful state law the new municipality Alsbach together . The administrative headquarters remained in Alsbach. On January 1, 1978 this parish was renamed Alsbach-Hähnlein . Local districts according to the Hessian municipal code were not established.
Territorial history and administration
The following list gives an overview of the territories in which Alsbach was located and the administrative units to which it was subordinate:
- before 1479: Holy Roman Empire , County Katzenelnbogen , Upper County Katzenelnbogen , Amt Zwingenberg
- from 1479: Holy Roman Empire, Landgraviate of Hesse , Upper County of Katzenelnbogen, Amt Zwingenberg
- from 1567: Holy Roman Empire, Landgraviate of Hessen-Darmstadt , Upper County of Katzenelnbogen (1783: to the office of Zwingenberg and Jägersburg)
- from 1803: Holy Roman Empire, Landgrave of Hessen-Darmstadt, Principality of Starkenburg , Amt Zwingenberg and Jägersburg
- from 1806: Grand Duchy of Hesse , Principality of Starkenburg, Zwingenberg Office
- from 1815: German Confederation , Grand Duchy of Hesse, Province of Starkenburg , Zwingenberg Office
- from 1821: German Confederation, Grand Duchy of Hesse, Starkenburg Province, Bensheim District District (separation between the judiciary ( Zwingenberg District Court ) and administration)
- from 1832: German Confederation, Grand Duchy of Hesse, Starkenburg Province, Bensheim district
- from 1848: German Confederation, Grand Duchy of Hesse, Dieburg administrative region
- from 1852: German Confederation, Grand Duchy of Hesse, Province of Starkenburg, District of Bensheim
- from 1866: Grand Duchy of Hesse, Province of Starkenburg, District of Bensheim
- from 1871: German Empire , Grand Duchy of Hesse, Province of Starkenburg, Bensheim district
- from 1918: German Empire, People's State of Hesse , Starkenburg Province, Bensheim district
- from 1938: German Empire, People's State of Hesse, Darmstadt district (In the course of the regional reform in 1938 , the three Hessian provinces of Starkenburg, Rheinhessen and Upper Hesse were dissolved.)
- from 1945: American zone of occupation , Greater Hesse , Darmstadt district, Darmstadt district
- from 1949: Federal Republic of Germany , State of Hesse , Darmstadt district, Darmstadt district
- on January 1, 1977: Merger with the municipality of Hähnlein to form the municipality of Alsbach-Hähnlein
- from 1977: Federal Republic of Germany, Land Hessen, administrative district Darmstadt, administrative district Darmstadt-Dieburg in which the administrative districts Darmstadt and Dieburg were dissolved in the course of the regional reform in Hesse .
Population development
• 1629: | house seats | 82
• 1791: | 377 inhabitants |
• 1800: | 416 inhabitants |
• 1806: | 455 inhabitants, 82 houses |
• 1829: | 579 inhabitants, 86 houses |
• 1867: | 711 inhabitants, 120 houses |
Alsbach: Population from 1791 to 2011 | ||||
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year | Residents | |||
1791 | 377 | |||
1800 | 416 | |||
1806 | 455 | |||
1829 | 579 | |||
1834 | 557 | |||
1840 | 598 | |||
1846 | 680 | |||
1852 | 691 | |||
1858 | 686 | |||
1864 | 659 | |||
1871 | 666 | |||
1875 | 669 | |||
1885 | 748 | |||
1895 | 791 | |||
1905 | 996 | |||
1910 | 1,075 | |||
1925 | 1,197 | |||
1939 | 1,576 | |||
1946 | 2,205 | |||
1950 | 2,237 | |||
1956 | 2,454 | |||
1961 | 2,906 | |||
1967 | 3,238 | |||
1970 | 3,319 | |||
1980 | ? | |||
1990 | ? | |||
2000 | ? | |||
2011 | 5,769 | |||
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
• 1829: | 547 Lutheran (= 94.47%), 31 Jewish (= 5.35%) and one Catholic (= 0.17%) residents |
• 1961: | 2189 Lutheran (= 75.33%), 581 Catholic (= 19.99%) inhabitants |
badges and flags
coat of arms
Blazon : "In blue a silver lily over a fallen silver crescent, accompanied by three silver stars (2: 1)."
The SIGIL OF THE COURT ZV ALSBACH 1622 shows the lily over a fallen crescent moon, raised by an A, and two stars placed diagonally on top of each other. The fallen crescent is also on a community drinking vessel from 1767. The coat of arms was officially re-awarded to the community in 1929 on the basis of the seal from 1622.
The design of the coat of arms was in the hands of the heraldist Georg Massoth.
flag
The flag was designed by the Bad Nauheim heraldist Heinz Ritt and was officially approved by the Hessian Ministry of the Interior on November 26, 1963. It is described as follows: "The municipal coat of arms is placed on the widened white central strip of the red-white-red flag cloth."
Culture and sights
Regular events
- September: curb
- December: Christmas market
Personalities associated with the place
- Ernst Pasqué (1821–1892), opera singer, musician and author, lived in Alsbach
- Benno Elkan (1877–1960), sculptor and medalist, lived in Alsbach from 1911 to 1919
- Elisabeth Grümmer (1911–1986), opera singer, lived in Alsbach
- Renate Riemeck (1920–2003), historian and peace activist, lived in Alsbach
- Ronald Dingeldey (1930–2016), last President of the Central Telecommunications Office , was born in Alsbach
- Hanno Balitsch (* 1981), soccer player, played in the youth teams of FC Alsbach
- Sebastian Rode (* 1990), soccer player, played in the youth teams of FC Alsbach
Web links
- Website of the municipality of Alsbach-Hähnlein
- Alsbach, Darmstadt-Dieburg district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i Alsbach, Darmstadt-Dieburg district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of May 24, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
- ↑ Headlines from Bensheim on the 175th anniversary of the "Bergsträßer Anzeiger". (PDF; 9.0 MB) The creation of the Bergstrasse district. 2007, p. 109 , archived from the original on October 5, 2016 ; Retrieved February 9, 2015 .
- ^ A b c Georg Wilhelm Justin Wagner : Statistical-topographical-historical description of the Grand Duchy of Hesse: Province of Starkenburg . tape 1 . Carl Wilhelm Leske, Darmstadt October 1829, OCLC 312528080 , p. 2 ( online at google books ).
- ↑ 175th anniversary of the "Bergstrasse Scoreboard" 2007. (PDF 8.61 MB) To the theater with the "Ziggelsche". P. 48 , archived from the original on October 5, 2016 ; accessed on December 28, 2014 .
- ↑ Law on the reorganization of the districts of Darmstadt and Dieburg and the city of Darmstadt (GVBl. II 330–334) of July 26, 1974 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1974 No. 22 , p. 318 , § 6 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 1.5 MB ]).
- ^ 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. 382 .
- ^ 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 1 . Großherzoglicher Staatsverlag, Darmstadt 1862, DNB 013163434 , OCLC 894925483 , p. 43 ff . ( Online at google books ).
- ↑ a b List of offices, places, houses, population. (1806) HStAD inventory E 8 A No. 352/4. In: Archive Information System Hessen (Arcinsys Hessen), as of February 6, 1806.
- ↑ Hessen-Darmstadt state and address calendar 1791 . In the publishing house of the Invaliden-Anstalt, Darmstadt 1791, p. 129 ( online in the HathiTrust digital library ).
- ↑ Hessen-Darmstadt state and address calendar 1800 . In the publishing house of the Invaliden-Anstalt, Darmstadt 1800, p. 134 ( online in the HathiTrust digital library ).
- ^ Ph. AF Walther : Alphabetical index of the residential places in the Grand Duchy of Hesse . G. Jonghaus, Darmstadt 1869, OCLC 162355422 , p. nn ( online at google books ).
- ↑ Selected data on population and households on May 9, 2011 in the Hessian municipalities and parts of the municipality. (PDF; 1.8 MB) In: 2011 Census . Hessian State Statistical Office
- ↑ approval of a municipal flag Alsbach, district of Darmstadt, Darmstadt Region of 26 November 1963 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1963 No. 49 , p. 1386 , point 1229 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 2.4 MB ]).
- ↑ Darmstädter Echo , Wednesday, September 2, 2015, p. 18
- ↑ Darmstädter Echo , Friday, December 4, 2015, p. 20