Friedrichsthal (Wehrheim)
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Friedrichsthal
Municipality Wehrheim
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| Height : | 293 m above sea level NHN |
| Area : | 8.45 km² [LAGIS] |
| Residents : | 600 (December 31, 2015) |
| Population density : | 71 inhabitants / km² |
| Incorporation : | December 31, 1971 |
| Postal code : | 61273 |
| Area code : | 06081 |
Friedrichsthal is a district of the municipality of Wehrheim in the Hochtaunus district in Hesse .
geography
Friedrichsthal is isolated in the Holzbachtal of the eastern Hintertaunus . A narrow street connects the place with Pfaffenwiesbach and above it with the main municipality Wehrheim. There is also a connection via the Kurberg to Kransberg . Another connection has existed since 1955 via Friedrichsthaler Straße through the Holzbachtal to Herrnmühle - in the immediate vicinity of the confluence with Bundesstraße 275 - in the direction of Usingen and Bad Nauheim .
history
After the great fire in Kransberg on September 13, 1814, the houses of some of the residents were rebuilt in 1815, not in Kransberg, but in the neighboring Holzbachtal, and the place Friedrichsthal was founded. The new district was named after the ruling Prince Friedrich August von Nassau-Usingen . The settlement thus tied in with the Holzburg settlement , which had been abandoned around 400 years earlier and was then located in the Holzbachtal on the Holzberg . Organizationally, Friedrichsthal belonged to Kransberg until 1972. At the beginning of the 19th century, the place came to the Duchy of Nassau and thus later to Prussia . In 1867 40 houses and 221 inhabitants were counted.
In 1922 the place was connected to the power grid, in 1929 the water network was completed.
As part of the regional reform in Hesse , the district of Friedrichsthal of the municipality of Kransberg was incorporated into the municipality of Wehrheim on December 31, 1971, while at the same time the district of Kransberg of the municipality of Kransberg was incorporated into Usingen.
Attractions
The Upper German-Raetian Limes is located at the local border . To the north of the village there is a reconstructed Roman watchtower on the Gaulskopf .
church
Since the village was founded, the Christians - Friedrichsthal was almost exclusively Catholic at the time - had to walk to every mass over the Kurberg to Kransberg (approx. 2.5 km). If this was still bearable in good weather, it was a strain in the winter months.
In November 1929 a long-cherished wish of the Friedrichsthal residents came true, the inauguration of their own cemetery. The area was donated by a resident citizen (Johann Lauth). The foundation was based on the condition that a church was to be built on the site. Shortly afterwards a small chapel was built in the new cemetery. However, it turned out to be too small and soon an expansion was sought. After the funds had been collected and the preparations had been made, work began in 1947. The measures were largely carried out by local builders. After the consecration of the small church had been rejected by the episcopal ordinariate in April 1950, it was finally approved in June of that year after a lively correspondence. In July it was inaugurated with a large participation of the citizens. Then the village celebrated the first “Friedrichsthaler Curb” with many friends from the neighboring villages.
In 1959 a citizens' meeting decided unanimously to build a new church. After two years of planning and preparation work, the construction of the new church began in September 1961. Again, the citizens contributed their part to the building through donations and active help. On July 8, 1962, the new church was consecrated. Since it was not a parish church, but a branch church of Kransberg, no consecration was carried out, but only an inauguration, which led to a number of controversies in the period that followed. The bell that now called to prayer was the former village bell, which was previously housed in the house of the local Reitz family and previously rang in the dawn, midday and the end of the day.
After many years of use, the church was renovated in 1994. The heating and structural condition were in need of renovation. The Episcopal Ordinariate refused to support this and stopped the funds provided. The correspondence between the parish and the ordinariate between 1994 and 1998 did not lead to any result in the interests of the parish. In August 1999, the ordinariate approved the expansion and conversion of the cemetery chapel only on condition that the previous church and the adjoining church properties were sold.
Again, the citizens' own contributions were required to enable the realization. The necessary prerequisites were created in donation campaigns, through personal commitment and with the support of the Wehrheim community. The expansion has now been completed and the former cemetery chapel is used as a place of worship.
Community center
In 1950 the inhabitants of the village, with their own help, converted a barrack of the Reich Labor Service into a village community center. This was in 1968 with the construction of the community center replaces "For Holzbachtal".
A sports facility with a soccer field and street ball field has now been built at the community center , which is primarily used by local sports and youth groups. An annual tournament for recreational soccer teams also takes place here.
Culture
Regular events
Village festival : A nationally known event on Ascension Day , at which the local associations around the community center "Zum Holzbachtal" offer a wide variety of food and drinks.
Notch : The Friedrichsthaler Kirchweihfest is scheduled for the first Sunday in July. It is a three-day event that begins on Saturday with the setting up of the notch tree and ends on Monday after a morning pint with a drink. A clay pot is set up for gickel throwing, and a blindfolded candidate has to hit it with a flail . A live rooster, which is called "Gickel" in the regional dialect, attracts visitors as a prize.
Tournament weekend : The annual tournament weekend starts on Saturday with a tournament for recreational soccer teams and continues on Sunday with a barbecue morning drink and the local championships. As part of the local championships, the village cup is played on a small field. The date of the event is based on the Hessian summer vacation and is set anew every year.
Roll cubes : Roll cubes is a traditional event on New Year's Eve . The townspeople meet at 6:30 p.m. in the community center to find out their luck for the next year. A winner is determined with three dice at tables with an unlimited number of participants . A roll is only valid if two dice show the same number. In this case the eyes of the litter are added together. After a round of the table, the player with the highest number of pips receives a roll. The highest throw is not 3 × 6, but 3 × 1, which is counted as 19. The dice game ends around 8:30 p.m. and the participants return to their smaller private celebrations.
Holzbach
Village cross
BBQ area
welcome
Web links
- The history of the districts on the website of the municipality of Wehrheim
- "Friedrichsthal, Hochtaunuskreis". Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of April 1, 2014). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
- Literature about Friedrichsthal in the Hessian Bibliography
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- Inhabitants: "Facts and Figures" on the website of the municipality of Wehrheim , accessed in July 2016.
- ↑ "Facts and Figures" on the website of the municipality of Wehrheim , accessed in July 2016.
- ↑ Gerstenmeier, K.-H. (1977): Hessen. Municipalities and counties after the regional reform. A documentation. Melsungen. Pp. 274-275
