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Coordinates: 50 ° 42 '  N , 7 ° 50'  E

Basic data
State : Rhineland-Palatinate
County : Westerwaldkreis
Association municipality : Hachenburg
Height : 285 m above sea level NHN
Area : 2.74 km 2
Residents: 607 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 222 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 57629
Area code : 02662
License plate : WW
Community key : 07 1 43 205
LOCODE : DE A48
Association administration address: Gartenstrasse 11
57627 Hachenburg
Website : www.atzelgift.blogspot.de
Mayoress : Claudia Kohlhaas
Location of the local community Atzelgift in the Westerwaldkreis
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View over Atzelgift

Atzelgift is a local community in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate , which is part of the Hachenburg community.

Geographical location

The community is located in the Westerwald , in the “ Kroppacher Schweiz ” local recreation area between the regional centers of Koblenz (60 km), Limburg (49 km) and Siegen (38 km). The closest medium-sized center is the city of Hachenburg . The Kleine Nister flows through the 287 m high place . Limbach lies northwest of Atzelgift , Luckenbach in the northeast and Streithausen in the southwest .

The Atzelgifter Mühle residential area belongs to Atzelgift.

history

In 1396 Atzelgift was first mentioned in a document as Hatzelgufte . Via Atzelguft , the name developed into "Atzelgift". The name is derived from Atzel ( magpie ) and Guft (shouting, shouting) and describes a remote place "where the magpies call". However, the legend of a Count Atzel and his daughter's dowry is false.

In 1579 Atzelgift had nine houses, in 1624 14 fireplaces, 1669 13 smokers, 1714 28 men and a widow, and in 1760 116 and 1818 123 inhabitants. The remains of the oil mills still bear witness to the industrial past of the place , one of them about 100 m west of the outskirts on the Kleine Nister. It was built in 1805 and was in operation at least until 1819; Today only the moat can be seen, which branches off about 100 m upstream from the Kleiner Nister. Another former oil mill was about 500 m west of Atzelgift, which must have been built around 1870; The mill ditch and the location of the mill can still be identified in the area. Only the field name “Bei der Ollichsmüll” has survived.

There were several iron ore mines northwest of the village; On the south-eastern outskirts of the village on the Kleine Nister there was originally an ironworks that used the iron ore present in the surrounding area; it was still in use in 1686, but no longer in 1691. The field names "Im Hammer" and "Auf dem Hüttenstück" refer to this iron processing. In 1697 a mill was built in place of the ironworks; However, this was demolished in 1909 and a new mill was built, which today only serves to generate electricity.

For the first time a Catholic winter school is recorded in the village for the year 1701.

Village moderation

Since autumn 2017 the community has been participating in a "village moderation" in order to increase the attractiveness of the village.

Population development

The population from 1871 to 1987 is based on censuses:

year Residents
1815 123
1835 167
1871 202
1905 294
1939 325
1950 323
year Residents
1961 392
1970 488
1987 563
1997 626
2005 667
2019 607

religion

Atzelgift is mostly Catholic, belongs to the parish "Maria Himmelfahrt Hachenburg" and there to the parish of Marienstatt . With the Gustav Adolf Chapel in Luckenbach, which was inaugurated in 1951, the Protestant Christians have their worship room in the Kroppach parish.

politics

Municipal council

The council in Atzelgift consists of twelve council members, who in the local elections on May 26, 2019 in a majority vote were elected, and the volunteer local mayor as chairman.

mayor

Claudia Kohlhaas became the local mayor of Atzelgift on October 31, 2013. In the direct election on May 26, 2019, she was confirmed in office for another five years with a share of the vote of 55.87%.

Claudia Kohlhaas' predecessors from April 2011 on were Norbert Roth and Renate Jung, who resigned on March 31, 2011 for health reasons.

coat of arms

Atzelgift coat of arms
 Blazon : “ Diagonally right divided by silver and green; in front a magpie, behind an eight-spoke golden mill wheel, shoveled over the axles and in the lower half of the wheel. "

Culture and sights

Atzelgift is located in the “Kroppacher Schweiz” recreation area. In the “Hardt” forest along the Kleiner Nister there is the honorary grove, inaugurated in 1965 for those who died in the community in the two world wars, the forest chapel erected on the occasion of the 600th anniversary in 1996, and 40 m above the Kleiner Nister a summit cross, erected in 2005 on the occasion of World Youth Day in Cologne and the visit of young people from Danzig in Atzelgift. The "Heuzeroth-Linde" in the town center (natural monument) and the remains of an old moth near the evangelical chapel are worth seeing .

The Cistercian Abbey of Marienstatt , the medieval town of Hachenburg and the Westerwald Lake District are well worth seeing in the vicinity of Atzelgift . The Hotel Birkenhof offers accommodation.

Events

Regular events are those organized by the Kirmesjugend Atzelgift 1967 e. V. organized the winter fair in January and the summer fair on the first weekend in June. There is also the REWE Cup in Hachenburg, organized by SG Atzelgift / Nister, and a Hönerverein e. V. organized the Bach Festival at the Kleine Nister and a Christmas market on the second weekend of Advent.

Economy and Infrastructure

education

Atzelgift is the location of the Atzelgift-Streithausen elementary school, which is attended by children from Luckenbach, Atzelgift, Streithausen and Limbach. The Catholic Don Bosco kindergarten is located in the neighboring village of Luckenbach. The “Realschule plus” with technical college in Hachenburg and the private grammar school of the Cistercian Abbey of Marienstatt are the closest secondary schools.

traffic

Atzelgift has a junction with the L 288 , which leads from the B 62 in Betzdorf via Hachenburg and Westerburg to Hesse. South of the village, the B 414 runs from Altenkirchen (Westerwald) via Hachenburg to Driedorf (Hessen) and the B 413 , which leads from Hachenburg to Bendorf am Rhein. Connections to federal motorways are in Freudenberg, Wilnsdorf and Herborn ( A 45 Dortmund - Gießen ) and in Ransbach-Baumbach (BAB 3, Netherlands - Ruhr area - Cologne - Rhine-Main area - East Bavaria - Austria), about 25 kilometers away.

The closest ICE stop is Montabaur train station on the Cologne – Rhein / Main high-speed line .

Companies

The community has a large industrial area with a few medium-sized companies, such as a specialist in wear parts, a carpentry and an advertising technology company. There is also a furniture store in the village.

Trivia

The rock band Herrenmagazin named their debut album after the place.

literature

Web links

Commons : Atzelgift  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, municipalities, association communities ( help on this ).
  2. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate (ed.): Official directory of the municipalities and parts of the municipality. Status: January 2019 [ Version 2020 is available. ] . S. 73 (PDF; 3 MB).
  3. ↑ Landscape Museum Westerwald Hachenburg (ed.): Westerwälder contributions 1 . 1981, p. 40 ff.
  4. ↑ [1]
  5. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate - regional data
  6. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections
  7. ↑ Atzelgift has a mayor again. Atzelgift community, November 6, 2013, accessed June 6, 2020 .
  8. ^ The Regional Returning Officer for Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Hachenburg, Verbandsgemeinde, third line of results. Retrieved June 6, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Atzelgift chooses Norbert Roth. Westerwälder Zeitung, March 27, 2011, accessed on June 6, 2020 .
  10. ^ Atzelgift community: Associations. In: Atzelgift community. Retrieved June 29, 2018 .