Falkenbach (Villmar)

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Falkenbach
Market town Villmar
Coordinates: 50 ° 26 '10 "  N , 8 ° 14' 45"  E
Height : 185  (170–245)  m above sea level NHN
Area : 2.06 km²
Residents : 278  (Jun 30, 2020)
Population density : 135 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : December 31, 1970
Postal code : 65606
Area code : 06474

Falkenbach is a district of the municipality of Villmar in the Limburg-Weilburg district in Central Hesse .

Geographical location

Falkenbach lies on the right slope of the Lahn valley . The river flows directly along the eastern edge of the village. The place is about 5.5 kilometers northeast of Villmar and about 14 kilometers northeast of the district town of Limburg an der Lahn . In terms of nature, the place is assigned to the Weilburg Lahn valley area .

The district borders in the northwest on the Runkeler district Wirbelau , in the north and northeast on Gräveneck , in the east on Blessenbach (both districts of Weinbach ), in the southeast in one point on Aumenau and in the south and southwest on Seelbach (both Villmarer districts). The Lahn forms the eastern boundary of the district. Only about 400 meters southeast of the outskirts, on the other side of the Lahn, is Fürfurt , a district of Weinbach without its own boundary.

The place has expanded from an old core on the slope near the Lahn towards the west. The place itself is around 170 meters above sea level. The district is characterized by the wide, gently cut valley of the Falkenbach, which, coming from the west, flows into the Lahn on the south-eastern edge of the village. In a forest area north of the village there is a parallel, more deeply incised brook valley. This double trough valley is closed in the west by a range of hills and in the east by the Lahn. The highest point is reached at around 245 meters northwest of the village.

The northern and western part of the district is covered by mixed forest, which directly connects to the place in the north. Another, smaller piece of forest is located south of the village and on the slope of the Lahn valley. The area west and southwest of Falkenbach is mainly used for agriculture.

history

church
Community house, formerly a school

In 1292 the place was first mentioned in a tax register of the Dietkirchen Abbey. Presumably, the place already belonged to the Runkel rule at this time .

From 1495 onwards, the church belonged to the parish of Villmar. The residents of Fürfurt also used the church and cemetery in Falkenbach. Both places were connected by a ford in the Lahn. After the Reformation was introduced around 1570, Falkenbach and Aumenau became part of the parish in Seelbach. The old chapel was demolished in 1821, and a new cemetery was created in 1927. In 1953, Falkenbach moved from the parish of Seelbach to an evangelical parish with Gräveneck . In 1957 the new Protestant church was completed. The few Catholics in the village belong to the parish of Villmar. The school location was Seelbach until 1819. The school building that was then built in the village, which was also the community bakery, was demolished in 1966. As early as 1901, however, lessons were given in a new school building. In 1970 the school ceased operations. Today the building is used as a community center.

Territorial reform

As part of the regional reform in Hesse , the municipalities of Villmar, Falkenbach, Langhecke and Seelbach merged on December 31, 1970 on a voluntary basis to form the new municipality of Villmar. Local districts according to the Hessian municipal code were not established.

Territorial history and administration

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

population

Population development

Falkenbach: Population from 1834 to 2020
year     Residents
1834
  
 149
1840
  
 161
1846
  
 183
1852
  
 190
1858
  
 201
1864
  
 195
1871
  
 196
1875
  
 203
1885
  
 222
1895
  
 206
1905
  
 236
1910
  
 252
1925
  
 225
1939
  
 227
1946
  
 334
1950
  
 351
1956
  
 295
1961
  
 281
1967
  
 314
1970
  
 318
1980
  
 ?
1990
  
 ?
2000
  
 ?
2011
  
 261
2012
  
 278
2015
  
 276
2020
  
 276
Data source: Historical municipality register for Hesse: The population of the municipalities from 1834 to 1967. Wiesbaden: Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt, 1968.
Further sources:; after 1970 Villmar municipality ( web archive ,); 2011 census

Religious affiliation

 Source: Historical local dictionary

1885: 217 Protestant, 5 Catholic residents
1961: 255 Protestant and 26 Catholic residents

Infrastructure

The Falkenbach volunteer fire brigade , founded in 1934 (with a children's fire brigade since December 5, 2009) provides fire protection and general help.

Culture and sights

societies

Falkenbach has the Falkenbach volunteer fire brigade founded in 1934 (including the youth fire brigade ) and, from December 5, 2009, the children's fire brigade , the “Lahnfels” singing club, the gymnastics and sports club and a local VdK group.

Web links

Commons : Falkenbach  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Falkenbach, Limburg-Weilburg district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of March 23, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
  2. ↑ a b Figures - data - facts, population figures in brief. In: Internet presence. Villmar market town, accessed on February 2, 2020 .
  3. ^ Association of municipalities to form the municipality of "Villmar", Oberlahnkreis on January 6, 1971 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1971 No. 4 , p. 140 , point 168 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 6.3 MB ]).
  4. ^ 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. 373 .
  5. ^ 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).
  6. ↑ Selected data on population and households on May 9, 2011 in the Hessian municipalities and parts of the municipality. (PDF; 1 MB) In: 2011 Census . Hessian State Statistical Office;