Forstmehren

coat of arms	Germany map
Help on coat of arms	Coordinates: 50 ° 42 '  N , 7 ° 32'  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Altenkirchen (Westerwald)
Association municipality :	Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld
Height :	242 m above sea level NHN
Area :	1.61 km 2
Residents:	141 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density :	88 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	57635
Area code :	02686
License plate :	AK
Community key :	07 1 32 035
Association administration address:	Rathausstrasse 13 57610 Altenkirchen
Website :	www.forstmehren.de
Local Mayor :	Steffen Weser
Location of the local community Forstmehren in the district of Altenkirchen (Westerwald)

View from the west over Forstmehren

Forstmehren is a municipality in the Altenkirchen (Westerwald) district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the community of Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld .

Geographical location

Forstmehren is located on the Mehrbach , about two kilometers southwest of Weyerbusch , and about one kilometer away from federal road 8 in the north and state road 267 in the east. Other neighboring communities are Hasselbach in the north, Kraam in the south, Rettersen in the west and Ersfeld in the southwest.

history

Forstmehren was first mentioned in 1283 as Worstmere . According to documents from the Marienstatt Abbey , a mill already existed on site at that time. In 1740 a new mill was mentioned in a document. In 1788 there was a winter school in the village, which was attended by 17 children. The first mayor, Friedrich Eichelhard, together with the incumbent of the Weyerbusch mayor , Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen , signed the minutes of the meeting that have been preserved to this day. Towards the end of the Second World War , Forstmehren was partially destroyed. Several V1 positions were under construction in a forest in the direction of Weyerbusch .

Population development

The development of the population, the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 are based on censuses:

year Residents 1815 96 1835 131 1871 117 1905 127 1939 118 1950 134

year Residents 1961 140 1970 138 1987 132 1997 162 2005 154 2019 141

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council in Forstmehren consists of six council members, who were elected by a majority vote in the local elections on May 26, 2019 , and the honorary local mayor as chairman.

mayor

Steffen Weser became local mayor of Forstmehren on July 26, 2019. In the direct election on May 26, 2019, he was elected for five years with 66.33% of the vote. Weser is the successor to Harald Gollek (Mayor 2014–2019) and Erhard Burmester (2004–2014).

Sights and culture

The Forstmehrener Mühle, out of operation since 1952, is a former ban mill and is now privately owned.

Public cultural events such as readings and concerts take place regularly in a dome made of clay by the musician Thomas Kagermann , who lives in Forstmehren .

See also: List of cultural monuments in Forstmehren

Economy and Infrastructure

The place has three agricultural businesses, several commercial enterprises and an inn. An investor's plan to build a larger hotel complex failed after a controversial discussion among the population in December 2011 due to the vote of the Forstmehrener municipal council, which rejected a change to the land use plan.

Personalities

Honorary citizen

• Heinrich Baum (1921–2015), long-time council member and alderman, holder of the papal decoration of honor Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice , honorary citizen of Forstmehren since 2000

Resident or people connected to the place

• Ebrahim Berdjas (* 1946 - † 2012), artist and graphic designer
• Thomas Kagermann (* 1950), musician
• Tom Dams , musician and record producer

literature

• Daniel Schneider: The mill trade in the county of Sayn-Altenkirchen , in: Heimat-Jahrbuch des Kreis Altenkirchen 59 (2016), pp. 219–237.

Web links

Commons : Forstmehren  - Collection of images

• Local community Forstmehren on the website of the Altenkirchen community

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, municipalities, association communities ( help on this ).
2. ↑ On the historical development of the mills in the County of Sayn cf. Daniel Schneider: The milling industry in the county of Sayn-Altenkirchen, pp. 219–239.
3. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate - regional data
4. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local council election 2019 Forstmehren. Retrieved December 23, 2019 . 
5. ↑ Mitteilungsblatt Verbandsgemeinde Altenkirchen: From the constituent meeting of the local parish council on July 26, 2019. Linus Wittich Medien GmbH, edition 33/2019, accessed on December 23, 2019 . 
6. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld, Verbandsgemeinde, 16th line of results. Retrieved December 23, 2019 . 
7. ↑ Wolfgang Wachow: Former council members and local mayors honored. Bürger Kurier, Rhein-Westerwald-Sieg, November 19, 2014, accessed on December 26, 2019 . 
8. ↑ See Daniel Schneider: The mill trade in the County of Sayn-Altenkirchen, pp. 219–239.
9. ^ Rheinzeitung-Online: Experiments and creativity under the blue clay dome , August 2005
10. ↑ Rheinzeitung from December 13, 2011, issue 289, 66th volume, page 17: New hotel construction not an issue in Forstmehren .
11. ^ Local community Forstmehren: Obituary Heinrich Baum. Linus Wittich Medien GmbH, Mitteilungsblatt Verbandsgemeinde Altenkirchen, edition 17/2015, April 23, 2015, accessed on December 23, 2019 .