Barig-Selbenhausen

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Barig-Selbenhausen
community Merenberg
Coordinates: 50 ° 31 ′ 5 "  N , 8 ° 11 ′ 44"  E
Height : 235 m
Area : 4.25 km²
Residents : 700 approx.
Population density : 165 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : December 31, 1970
Postal code : 35799
Area code : 06471
View from Merenberg Castle in northeastern direction into the Vöhlerbach valley with Barig-Selbenhausen
View from Merenberg Castle in northeastern direction into the Vöhlerbach valley with Barig-Selbenhausen

Barig-Selbenhausen is a district of the municipality of Merenberg in the Limburg-Weilburg district in Central Hesse . The next middle center is Weilburg .

Geographical location

Barig-Selbenhausen is located in the Westerwald about 1.5 km (as the crow flies ) north-northeast of the Merenberg town center. The Kallenbach tributary Vöhlerbach flows through it . In the north of the village, the Almerskopf ( 336.4  m ) rises with the Almerskopf Wallburg from the La Tène period ; Remains of ramparts can be found on the mountains Hohburg ( 395.5  m ), Roter Kopf ( 391  m ) and Hinterster Kopf ( 382.7  m ), which rise south of the brook valley.

history

The district "Barig" was first mentioned in a document in 1385. The district “Selbenhausen” was first documented with certainty in 1326.

On December 31, 1971 , as part of the regional reform in Hesse, the previously independent communities of Allendorf , Barig-Selbenhausen, Merenberg, Reichenborn and Rückershausen voluntarily merged into the new large community of Merenberg .

Territorial history and administration

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

population

Population development

Barig-Selbenhausen: Population from 1834 to 1970
year     Residents
1834
  
 234
1840
  
 255
1846
  
 281
1852
  
 275
1858
  
 257
1864
  
 271
1871
  
 279
1875
  
 277
1885
  
 272
1895
  
 291
1905
  
 283
1910
  
 302
1925
  
 333
1939
  
 361
1946
  
 494
1950
  
 501
1956
  
 489
1961
  
 467
1967
  
 509
1970
  
 503
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: 272 Protestant, no Catholic residents
• 1961: 396 Protestant and 71 Catholic residents

politics

The mayor after the local elections in 2016 is Joachim Wagner.

societies

The following associations exist at local level:

  • Mixed choir “Concordia” eV, founded in 1881
  • Voluntary fire brigade Barig-Selbenhausen e. V., founded in 1925 (including youth fire brigade, founded July 7, 1990)
  • Gymnastic and sport club
  • Country Women's Association
  • VdK local group
  • MC Westerwald motorcycle club

Infrastructure

Public facilities

In Barig-Selbenhausen, the Barig-Selbenhausen volunteer fire brigade , founded in 1925 (since July 7, 1990 with its youth fire brigade ), provides fire protection and general help. The Tigerente kindergarten is on Schulstrasse.

Freetime activities

TuS Barig-Selbenhausen offers table tennis, gymnastics and dance. There is a village community center on Schulstrasse, a sports field, children's playgrounds and hiking trails.

literature

Web links

Commons : Barig-Selbenhausen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Barig-Selbenhausen, Limburg-Weilburg district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of March 23, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
  2. ↑ a b Barig-Selbenhausen district. In: Website of the municipality of Merenberg, accessed in February 2019
  3. ↑ Amalgamation of the communities of Allendorf, Barig-Selbenhausen, Merenberg, Reichenborn and Rückershausen in the Oberlahnkreis to form the community of "Merenberg" on January 5, 1971 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (Ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1971 No. 3 , p. 111 , point 118 ( 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. (Online material for the dissertation, Osnabrück 2006).
  5. ↑ Local Advisory Boards. (No longer available online.) Merenberg community, archived from the original on January 25, 2017 ; Retrieved January 25, 2017 .