Dillhausen

Dillhausen Community Mengerskirchen Coordinates: 50 ° 32 ′ 57 ″ N , 8 ° 12 ′ 57 ″ E
Height :	239 m above sea level NHN
Area :	4.9 km²
Residents :	615 (June 30, 2019)
Population density :	126 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	December 31, 1970
Postal code :	35794
Area code :	06476

Dillhausen is a district of the municipality Mengerskirchen in the central Hessian district of Limburg-Weilburg .

geography

Dillhausen is located in the southern Westerwald, about 21 kilometers northeast of Limburg an der Lahn , 11 kilometers northwest of Weilburg and 5 kilometers east of the core town Mengerskirchen on the district roads 450 and 456.

The neighboring places are, starting from the north, clockwise: Obershausen , Niedershausen (both municipality of Löhnberg) and Probbach (municipality of Mengerskirchen ).

The place is surrounded by numerous basalt domes. The sheltered location gives the village a mild low mountain range. The slopes, unsuitable for agriculture, are overgrown with scrub, gorse and coppice.

history

The map of the topographical survey of the Rhineland , on which Dillhausen is recorded

The Sauerborn from Dillhausen

"Heiligenhäuschen" chapel

In 1307 the place was first mentioned as Dilhusen. The patronage of St. Laurentius , however, points to a foundation in the 10th century. The old late Romanesque fortified church , of which only the tower still stands today, together with the adjoining cemetery, formed the center of the settlement.

Dillhausen was a separate parish together with Probbach and Obershausen until the Reformation was introduced in 1534 . With the return to the Catholic faith in 1630, the parish was dissolved and assigned to Mengerskirchen. In 1880 the village received a parish vicar together with Probbach and has been part of the parish "Dillhausen-Probbach" since 1964. The Protestant citizens belong to the parish of Niedershausen. The neo-Romanesque church was built by the villagers at the beginning of the 20th century just outside the village. (Worth mentioning: four bells, the oldest date from 1451 and 1517).

The Sauerbrunnen Waldborn, also known as Sauerborn , is located in a clearing near the village . Above the village, in the seclusion of the forest, there is a chapel , known by the population as the “Holy House”. According to an old oral tradition, it was built on the spot where (not dated) a battle is said to have taken place. One of the survivors built this chapel in gratitude for his salvation, in honor of the Mother of God. Many people from the surrounding villages still make pilgrimages to this chapel.

On December 31, 1970 Dillhausen was incorporated into Mengerskirchen together with Probbach, Waldernbach and Winkels.

The tower of the old fortified church is integrated into the village community center. Today there is a church kindergarten there.

Territorial reform

In the course of the regional reform in Hesse , on December 31, 1970, the previously independent communities of Dillhausen, Mengerskirchen, Probbach, Waldernbach and Winkels in the Oberlahnkreis voluntarily merged to form a community called "Mengerskirchen". The district of Mengerskirchen became the seat of the municipal administration.

Territorial history and administration

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

before 1717: Holy Roman Empire , Principality of Hadamar , Mengerskirchen office
from 1717 Holy Roman Empire, Principality of Nassau-Dillenburg , Mengerskirchen Office
1806–1813: Grand Duchy of Berg , Department of Sieg , Canton of Driedorf
1813–1815: Principality of Nassau-Orange , Mengerskirchen 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 Dillhausen was incorporated as a district of the newly formed community Mengerskirchen.
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 district

Population development

Dillhausen: Population from 1834 to 2016
year		Residents
1834	489
1840	534
1846	553
1852	592
1858	642
1864	623
1871	560
1875	637
1885	566
1895	550
1905	514
1910	521
1925	499
1939	572
1946	738
1950	676
1956	637
1961	637
1967	686
1970	727
2000	731
2004	728
2008	730
2012	689
2016	687
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:	20 Protestant (= 3.53%), 546 Catholic (= 96.47%) residents
• 1961:	36 Protestant (= 5.65%), 595 Catholic (= 93.41%) residents

Culture and sights

societies

At the local level there are the Dillhausen Community Foundation, the Dillhausen Voluntary Fire Brigade eV since 1927 (including the youth fire brigade since April 29, 1992), the Joy to Sing eV, the Cäcilia Dillhausen church choir, the MGV Eintracht Dillhausen, the Dillhausen sports club and the VdK local club Dillhausen.

Buildings

Infrastructure

Village community center Dillhausen

Since 1927, the Dillhausen volunteer fire brigade (from April 29, 1992 with youth fire brigade ) has provided fire protection and general help in this area.

There is a village community center with the kindergarten on Marktstrasse, near the village community center there is a rebuilt old bakery, a sports field, a children's playground, and cycling and hiking trails in the wooded area.

Web links

District of Dillhausen. In: Website. Mengerskirchen community; accessed in July 2020
Dillhausen. Local history, information. Private website; accessed on August 6, 2020
Dillhausen, Limburg-Weilburg district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
Literature on Dillhausen in the Hessian Bibliography

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Dillhausen, Limburg-Weilburg district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of December 9, 2016). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
↑ Mengerskirchen in facts and figures. Retrieved August 28, 2019 .
↑ Amalgamation of the communities of Dillhausen, Mengerskirchen, Probbach, Waldernbach and Winkels in the Oberlahnkreis to form the community of "Mengerskirchen" 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 177a ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 5.5 MB ]).
↑ Amalgamation of the communities of Dillhausen, Mengerskirchen, Probbach, Waldernbach and Winkels in the Oberlahnkreis to form the community of "Mengerskirchen" (point 117a) on January 5, 1971 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1971 No. 3 , p. 111 ( 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).
↑ Budget 2018, preliminary report. Mengerskirchen community, accessed on June 20, 2018 .

[lagis-1] Dillhausen, Limburg-Weilburg district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of December 9, 2016). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).

[2] Mengerskirchen in facts and figures. Retrieved August 28, 2019 .

[3] Amalgamation of the communities of Dillhausen, Mengerskirchen, Probbach, Waldernbach and Winkels in the Oberlahnkreis to form the community of "Mengerskirchen" 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 177a ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 5.5 MB ]).

[4] Amalgamation of the communities of Dillhausen, Mengerskirchen, Probbach, Waldernbach and Winkels in the Oberlahnkreis to form the community of "Mengerskirchen" (point 117a) on January 5, 1971 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1971 No. 3 , p. 111 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 5.5 MB ]).

[5] 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).

[EW-6] Budget 2018, preliminary report. Mengerskirchen community, accessed on June 20, 2018 .