Augst (Westerwald)
The Augst is a small region in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate . It consists of the communities Eitelborn , Kadenbach , Neuhäusel and Simmern .
location
The highest elevations in the Augst are Großer Kopf (423 m), Nörrberg (389 m) and Kleiner Kopf (369 m).
history
The Augst was first mentioned in a document dated February 13, 959. Archbishop Heinrich von Trier writes in it that his predecessor Rupert consecrated a wooden chapel in Humbach (today's Montabaur ). At the same time, this document, which was issued on the occasion of the inauguration of a stone church, describes the area of the Humbach parish.
The name Ouuuza (for Augst), perhaps derived from the Old High German auuista (= sheepfold), appears here for the first time . The parish of Humbach in turn belonged to the Florinsstift zu Coblenz , so the Augst was ecclesiastically oriented towards Trier . The Augst was also worldly subordinated to the Elector of Trier . B. from a document from the year 1036. In 1092 the Augst was named as Villa Ouezza and in 1110 as Ouza . In 1357 the Augst appears in a document as Autze .
Augst also had a settlement near Neuhäusel , named Moisbach in a document from 1381.
The bygone village of Pützbach was located near the Sporkenburg , which was destroyed in the 17th century . It is said to have been destroyed by a fire and was not rebuilt.
The first church in the Augst was built in Arzbach . It is mentioned for the first time in 1367 and is also called "In der Augst" or "Bühelskirche".
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- ↑ Early New High German Dictionary . Volume 2, p. 1355.