Eisenbach (Taunus)

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Eisenbach
Selters (Taunus) municipality
Eisenbach coat of arms
Coordinates: 50 ° 20 ′ 35 ″  N , 8 ° 15 ′ 22 ″  E
Height : 200 m above sea level NHN
Area : 12.31 km²
Residents : 3019  (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 245 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : July 1, 1974
Postal code : 65618
Area code : 06483

Eisenbach is a district of the municipality of Selters (Taunus) in the central Hessian district of Limburg-Weilburg and is a climatic health resort .

Geographical location

Eisenbach is located in the wooded valley of the watercourse of the same name north of the Taunushauptkamm, in the eastern Hintertaunus , about 15 kilometers southeast of Limburg and five kilometers north of Bad Camberg .

The district borders on Münster in the north and then, clockwise, on Haintchen , Hasselbach (and thus the Hochtaunuskreis ), Erbach , Oberselters , Niederselters and Oberbruch . In the south and east in particular, it is covered by large areas of forest. The location extends from around 200 meters on the Eisenbach up to 230 meters. At the eastern edge of the district up to 450 meters are reached.

Eisenbach is the second largest district of the municipality after Niederselters.

history

Eisenbach was ceded to Nassau-Weilnau by the Count of Nassau-Diez in 1234 , giving the place a mayor's court. In 1326 Eisenbach came under the rule of Reinberg - Eichelbach . In 1405 half came to Nassau-Saarbrücken and in 1427 to the Electorate of Trier . In 1618 the other half fell back to Nassau-Diez and in 1648 was divided between the Lords of Hattstein and Metternich. From 1664 to 1754 this part belonged to the barons of Hohenfeld, who were based in Camberg , after which it was the barons of Schütz zu Holzhausen. In 1803 the entire area became part of Nassau-Weilburg , which became part of the Duchy of Nassau in 1806 . Until the 16th century, the parish of St. Petrus was also responsible for the greater Niederselters.

In Worms Cathedral there is an elaborate epitaph of the cathedral dean Franz Carl Friedrich von Hohenfeld (1696–1757), which, according to the grave inscription, identifies him as a co-lord in Eisenbach.

In 1867 the village was assigned to the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau and the Untertaunuskreis . In 1886 the Limburg district was formed, to which Eisenbach now belonged.

The iron deposits that gave the place its name were mined until the beginning of the 19th century. In addition to agriculture and small vineyards in the Middle Ages, mainly construction trades were represented in Eisenbach in the 19th century.

Territorial reform

As part of the regional reform in Hesse , the municipality of Eisenbach was merged on July 1, 1974 with three other previously independent municipalities to form the new municipality "Selters (Taunus)".

Territorial history and administration

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

Population development

Eisenbach: Population from 1834 to 1970
year     Residents
1834
  
 1.006
1840
  
 1,131
1846
  
 1,185
1852
  
 1,254
1858
  
 1,235
1864
  
 1,253
1871
  
 1,177
1875
  
 1,324
1885
  
 1,281
1895
  
 1,242
1905
  
 1,177
1910
  
 1,208
1925
  
 1,351
1939
  
 1,233
1946
  
 1,594
1950
  
 1,579
1956
  
 1,722
1961
  
 1,660
1967
  
 1,825
1970
  
 1.933
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: 014 Protestant (= 1.09%), 1262 Catholic (= 98.52%) and 5 Jewish (= 0.39%) residents
• 1961: 123 Protestant (= 7.41%), 1533 Roman Catholic (= 92.35%) residents

politics

For Eisenbach there is a local advisory council consisting of seven members and a local councilor . After the local elections in Hesse in 2016 , the mayor is Lothar Siegmund.

Culture and sights

societies

At the local level there are the clubs “Helping hands” e. V., carrier pigeon club 07076 "Taunusblick", Club der Theaterfreunde e. V. 1925, Naturschutzbund Germany NABU local group Eisenbach 1988, German Scouting Association Sankt Georg Eisenbach, Eisenbach musicians, the Freiwillige Feuerwehr Eisenbach e. V., founded in 1905 (including youth fire brigade , founded June 2, 1973), community of Eisenbach local associations, rabbit breeders association H 133 Eisenbach e. V., Catholic young community, bowling club Eisenbach, Kinderschola (sponsoring association) “St. Petrus "Eisenbach, church choir " Cäcilia "Eisenbach, small animal breeding association from 1975 Eisenbach e. V., Men's Choir 1866 e. V. "Liederkranz", shooting club "Roland" e. V. 1927, table tennis club Eisenbach 1950 e. V., gymnastics club "Frisch Auf" e. V. 1895, TuS Eisenbach 1923 e. V., VdK local group Eisenbach, Association of Runners and Walkers (VLG) 1969 eV and Beautification Community 1958 e. V.

Regular events

Every year on the last weekend in September, the Eisenbacher Kirchweihfest , the "curb", begins on Fridays with fireworks. Afterwards, the party will take place in the festival hall until Monday.

Buildings

Catholic parish church of St. Peter

The townscape is shaped by the tower of the Catholic parish church St. Petrus , which was built in the years 1896/98 according to plans by the architect Jakob Fachinger in the neo-Romanesque style. The pastor at the time, Clemens Langenhof, had decisively promoted the construction of the church.

Yard at home

The Hof zu Hausen is in the Eisenbach district. There must have been a farm at the location no later than 1275, which the Gnadenthal Abbey bought from the von Velden family that year. The previous owner is said to have been a knight Hartrad von Merenberg . Further purchases, inheritances and donations followed, which resulted in a large estate. After the Thirty Years' War it was converted into a women's monastery, but soon fell to the Nassau-Diez family, who enfeoffed the bailiff Achatius Freiherr von Hohenfeld, who came from the Austrian nobility and who resided in Camberg. The farm quickly passed into his inheritable property. Around 1770 there were disputes between Orange-Nassau and Kurtrier about the complex. From 1822 it was owned by the Nassau general August von Kruse . Today the farm belongs to the Plettenberg family .

  • Church of St. Peter, entrance

  • Church of St. Peter, seen from the northwest

  • St. Petrus Church, interior view

  • Fountain with a memorial to Pastor Clemens Langenhof

  • War memorial

Infrastructure

Public facilities

The volunteer fire brigade Eisenbach, founded in 1905 (since June 2, 1973 with its youth fire brigade ), provides defensive fire protection and general help. There is a Catholic kindergarten on the way to school.

Freetime activities

There is a sports field, a shooting club, children's playgrounds and hiking and cycling trails.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Selters (Taunus) at a glance: Population figures HW , accessed on March 1, 2020.
  2. ↑ Law on the reorganization of the Limburg district and the Oberlahn district. (GVBl. II 330-25) of March 12, 1974 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1974 No. 5 , p. 101 , § 8 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 809 kB ]).
  3. ^ A b c Eisenbach, Limburg-Weilburg district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of October 16, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
  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. ↑ Municipality of Selzers: local advisory boards , accessed in February 2017.
  6. ↑ Internet presence of the Eisenbach / Taunus local advisory board