Geisig

Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Rhein-Lahn district
Association municipality :	Bad Ems-Nassau
Height :	250 m above sea level NHN
Area :	3.91 km 2
Residents:	349 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	89 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	56357
Area code :	06776
License plate :	EMS, DIZ, GOH
Community key :	07 1 41 046
Association administration address:	Am Adelsheimer Hof 1 ; 56377 Nassau
Website :	www.geisig.de
Local Mayor :	Frank Alberti
Location of the local community Geisig in the Rhein-Lahn district

Geisig is a municipality in the Rhein-Lahn district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Bad Ems-Nassau community .

geography

Geisig is located in the Taunus (western Hintertaunus ) in the so-called Blue Ländchen northwest of Nastätten . The Dickmühle, Habbesmühle and Weidenmühle residential areas also belong to Geisig .

history

The Roman Limes was in the immediate vicinity of Geisig .

Geisig was first mentioned in a document around 1250 as Geisecho and around 1260 as Geiseche . The name of the place comes from Geisaha and means something like the bubbling brook , probably the name for the Hombach.

Until 1775 Geisig belonged to the quadrilateral court on the Einrich (Nassau-Saarbrückisches Quartier) and then to the Nassau office , which at the time was jointly owned by three Nassau lines . In 1806 Geisig came to the Duchy of Nassau , which was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia in 1866 .

The population developed as follows in the 19th and 20th centuries: 1843: 295 inhabitants, 1927: 298 inhabitants, 1964: 391 inhabitants.

politics

Municipal council

The local council in Geisig consists of eight 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

The local mayor of Geisig is Frank Alberti. In the direct election on May 26, 2019, he was elected with a vote of 86.88%.

coat of arms

	Blazon : “Above a blue corrugated shield base in gold, a black gabled house, topped with a silver mill wheel abutting the blue corrugated shield base and at the top in the gable with silver framework, furthermore accompanied - in each case following the incline of the roof - at the top right by a green linden branch with three falling leaves and at the top left of a green ear of wheat. "

Worth seeing

Chapel (first mentioned in 1480) and church from the 16th century. The latter was built by an ancestor of the Freiherr von und zum Stein .
The old bakery has been renovated and is still in operation.
The Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes and some barrows are also considered monuments in the UNESCO World Heritage .

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

There is a connection to the RMV bus network .

tourism

Tourists can be found on hiking and cycling trails such as the Lahn-Taunus-trail through the Mühlbachtal, the numerous ways in Geisig Limes Hiking Trail , the German Limes cycle path to recover. The Gaasjer Fasenacht and the traditional harvest festival are considered special festivals in the village .

Public facilities

In terms of public facilities, the place has the fire station (sponsored by the Bad Ems-Nassau community), its own Hombachtal community center , the "Panama" kindergarten (sponsored by the Bad Ems-Nassau community) and a large children's playground "Our Little Fort".

Web links

Commons : Geisig - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).

↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate (ed.): Official directory of the municipalities and parts of the municipality. Status: January 2018 ^{[ Version 2020 is available. ]} . S. 43 (PDF; 2.2 MB).

^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Geisig municipal council election 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019 .
^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Bad Ems-Nassau, Verbandsgemeinde, tenth line of the result. Retrieved November 3, 2019 .

[Metadaten_Einwohnerzahl_DE-RP-1] State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).

[2] State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate (ed.): Official directory of the municipalities and parts of the municipality. Status: January 2018 ^{[ Version 2020 is available. ]} . S. 43 (PDF; 2.2 MB).