Fürth in the Ostertal
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Fuerth
City of Ottweiler
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| Height : | 298 m above sea level NHN | |
| Area : | 9.97 km² | |
| Residents : | 1400 (Jun. 30, 2014) | |
| Population density : | 140 inhabitants / km² | |
| Incorporation : | 1st January 1974 | |
| Postal code : | 66564 | |
| Area code : | 06858 | |
Location of Fürth in Saarland |
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 View from the south above the village
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Fürth is a district of Ottweiler in the Neunkirchen district in Saarland . Fürth was an independent municipality until 1973.
geography
The former mining village is located in the Ostertal on today's museum railway line of the Ostertalbahn and has around 1400 inhabitants.
climate
The annual precipitation is 809 mm and is thus in the middle third of the values recorded by the measuring points of the German Weather Service . 65% indicate lower values. The driest month is April; it rains most in November. In the wettest month there is around 1.4 times more rain than in the driest month. The seasonal fluctuations in precipitation are in the lower third. In only 2% of all places, the monthly precipitation fluctuates less.
history
At the ford that gave the place its name, a trade route from Argentoratum to Augusta Treverorum crossed the Oster in ancient times , but no Roman settlement has been proven. The settlement was first mentioned in 1336. In the 15th century, Dörrenbach , Fürth and Lautenbach belonged to the imperial fiefdom of Burg Kirkel and then came to Nassau-Saarbrücken through “barter and other contracts” .
On January 1, 1974, the community of Fürth was incorporated into the city of Ottweiler.
Infrastructure
There are three churches in Fürth: a Catholic, an Evangelical ( Evangelical Church in the Rhineland ) and an Evangelical Lutheran ( Independent Evangelical Lutheran Church ). The parishes use church buildings from the 20th century. In addition to a municipal kindergarten, there is a primary school in Fürth .
traffic
Fürth is located on the federal highway 420 from Ottweiler to Nierstein am Rhein and can be reached via the motorway from the district town of Neunkirchen ( A 6 and A 8 ). The station has now been closed, but the Ostertalbahn Ottweiler - Schwarzerden now serves as a museum railway.
Worth seeing
"Roman Tower"
The "Old Tower" is a late Gothic saddle roof tower with a possibly Romanesque base of a no longer existing medieval church building. It is called “Römerturm” locally, which is historically misleading.
The Fürth parish lost its independence in 1637 - in the middle of the Thirty Years' War - and was incorporated into the Dörrenbach parish. There was (and still is today) a church with a very similar tower, presumably by the same builder. The building in Fürth, which was badly damaged by war damage, was no longer renovated due to lack of use in the depopulated location. The church fell into disrepair in the 18th century. In the 19th century the church was demolished, the cemetery leveled and a school built on the church property, which is now privately owned after being converted into a residential building. The "Old Tower" was restored from 1989–1994.
The tower is made of plastered quarry stone masonry with corner blocks. The coupled arched windows with small pillars are still preserved on the upper floor. The small door on the east side used to lead into the nave.
"Roman Bridge"
The "Old Bridge" over the Easter dates from the early modern period (around 1550). It is called "Römerbrücke" locally, which is historically misleading. It is made of sandstone blocks and has 4 arches. When a new parallel road bridge was built in the 1930s, it lost its function. In 1999 it was renovated on the occasion of the new construction of the road bridge and has served as a pedestrian bridge ever since. It has lost its original character due to the overbuilding as a pedestrian walkway with railings and the close proximity to the modern road bridge over which car traffic flows. In 2014 the "Old Bridge" was built on a private initiative with a historicizing statue of St. Nepomuk provided.
Wern's mill
The former oil mill from 1841 on the southern exit of the village, which was in operation until 1959, was expanded into a museum in 1990 and contains original documents on the foundation and from the history of the mill as well as packaging for the products made there (mainly rapeseed oil, also mustard, camelina and hemp noodles ). In the middle of the 20th century it was one of the largest oil mills on the Saar. Since it was only in operation during the rapeseed season (2 months a year), the Wern millers also lived from agriculture until the 1950s and from 1902 to 1980 from gastronomy. The restaurant in the historic building from 1877, which has been modified by renovations, can still be booked for events today. A pan mill from 1922 and a medium-sized water wheel from 1920 are preserved from the historical inventory .
Mill path
The tourism and culture center of the district of Neunkirchen opened a circular hiking route (9 km) along the river floodplain of the Oster with crossing of the Steinbach- Kerbtal with a cascade over the rocks as well as along the river to promote hiking tourism in the St. Wendeler Land Lautenbachs over the hills between the two watercourses with viewpoints on the Höcherberg and the village of Fürth back to the starting point ( premium hiking trail Ottweiler-Fürth ). The Osteraue is a lowland forest with soft and hard wood, live in shallow water newt , common toad , Alpine newt and frog .
Local politics
Head of the district is Otfried Ratunde (non-party), he is represented by Axel Haßdenteufel (SPD).
The local council has nine members, five from the SPD and four from the CDU .
Web links
- District of Ottweiler-Fürth
- City of Ottweiler
- Literature on Ottweiler-Fürth in the Saarland Bibliography
supporting documents
- ↑ a b City of Ottweiler, Budget 2015 (PDF, 4.03 MB)
- ^ Regesta Imperii Online, RI XI, 2 n.8285 and RI XIII H. 5 n.84 .
- ↑ Philipp Casimir Heintz : The former principality of Pfaltz-Zweibrücken and its dukes , 1st part, Munich 1833, p. 163. Online
- ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 805 .
