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| Height : | 405 m | |
| Area : | 6.26 km² | |
| Residents : | 1557 (Jan. 1, 2020) | |
| Population density : | 249 inhabitants / km² | |
| Incorporation : | 1st January 1974 | |
| Postal code : | 66450 | |
| Area code : | 06826 | |
Location of Höchen in Saarland |
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Höchen is a district of the city of Bexbach in Saarland . The area of the local authority is 6.26 km².
geography
location
Höchen is located in the hilly landscape of the Höcherberg and is surrounded by orchards and forest.
From the Höcher Turm you can see the Black Forest (112 km to the Hornisgrinde), the Vosges (99.6 km to the Donon) and the St. Wendeler Land as well as the Donnersberg and the Palatinate Forest . In addition, the Saar polygon (36 km) on the Ensdorf heap can be recognized as an interesting landmark.
With the mine dump shaft III as a landmark visible from afar, Höchen can also be seen from a great distance. This represents the highest coal mine in Germany with a summit height of 494.3 m above sea level. NHN .
climate
| The annual precipitation is 930 mm and is thus in the upper third of the values recorded by the measuring points of the German Weather Service . Over 80% indicate lower values. The driest month is April; it rains most in December. In the wettest month there is around 1.6 times more rain than in the driest month. The seasonal fluctuations in precipitation are in the middle third. In 40% of all places, the monthly precipitation fluctuates less. |
history
The first written mention of the place comes from the year 1262. The village, whose name is also handed down in the forms Hechen, Heche, Heichen, Hayken, Hegen, Eikem, Ickem and Heixen, initially belonged to the monasteries of Wörschweiler and Wadgassen and changed to Over the centuries his rule again and again. The village was completely destroyed in the Thirty Years War , but was later rebuilt.
On April 1, 1937, the municipality Höcherberg was formed from the previous municipalities Höchen, Mittelbexbach and Oberbexbach - Frankenholz . This community was dissolved with effect from May 1, 1947. Höchen in turn became an independent municipality in the Homburg district . On January 1, 1974, it was incorporated into the city of Bexbach. There Höchen forms a municipal district.
The place received a bronze plaque at the national competition Our village should be more beautiful 1993; previously Höchen had already received a silver and a gold medal at the state level .
politics
Local council
Due to the local elections on May 25, 2014, the distribution of seats in the local council was as follows:
CDU : 4 seats (51.86%)
SPD : 3 seats (37.72%)
Mayor
- 2004–2014: Karl-Heinz Klein (CDU)
- since 2014: Eva-Maria Scherer (CDU)
Culture and sights
Buildings
The Höcherberg tower is a 26 m high observation tower, the foundation stone of which was laid in 1913. He also appears in the coat of arms of the district. There is a wood study station and a playground on the tower.
The Glan rises in the village and flows above ground in parts of the village and feeds several wells. A building from 1711 has been preserved in the so-called Brunneneck.
The Korn / Mayer property is a former official residence of the Nordfeld mine . From there the building was moved to its current location on Saarpfalz-Straße.
A gatehouse for the Duke of Zweibrücken's hunting grounds and a forester's house from 1909 indicate that the rural surroundings were used.
The Catholic Church emerged from a prayer room from 1800. In 1865 this was converted into a church, the current appearance emerged from the renovation in 1968.
The Protestant church is an Art Nouveau building . It also developed from a prayer hall built in 1902 into a church. In 1909 the hall received its church tower and in 1978 the structure was restored. The organ on the gallery dates from 1910. It was built in Offenbach an der Queich by Joseph Poppe and redesigned in 1922 after the church had received a new ceiling. In 1986 it was restored.
Regular events
The village festival organized by the associations has taken place on April 30th and May 1st since 1983; there is also an annual fair .
Economy and Infrastructure
Originally Höchen was dominated by agriculture, but today there are no full-time farmers in the village. While the male population found work in the Saarland heavy industry and in the coal mining in the neighboring villages from the second half of the 19th century , today many workers commute to cities such as Homburg and Neunkirchen . There are some craft businesses and shops on site, but no larger shop, no doctor's office, no pharmacy and no police station.
education
Primary school children attend the Frankenholz Schiller School after the Höchen primary school closes . There are secondary schools in Bexbach, Homburg and Neunkirchen.
traffic
Höchen has bus connections to Bexbach and Homburg. The Barockstraße SaarPfalz runs right through the town. From 1903 to 1905, the Nordfeldbahn , which was used exclusively for freight traffic, ran from the Jägersburg station on the Glantalbahn to the Nordfeld mine .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bexbach: structural data, residents by district , accessed on February 2, 2020
- ↑ Official Journal of the Administrative Commission of the Saarland No. 29/1947 (PDF; 536 kB)
- ^ 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. 803 .
