Hirschhausen (Weilburg)

Hirschhausen City of Weilburg Coordinates: 50 ° 29 ′ 45 ″ N , 8 ° 20 ′ 1 ″ E
Height :	268 (248–298) m above sea level NHN
Area :	6.5 km²
Residents :	720 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	111 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	December 31, 1970
Postal code :	35781
Area code :	06471

Hirschhausen is a district of Weilburg in the Limburg-Weilburg district in Central Hesse .

geography

The village is surrounded by forest in the northeastern Taunus (eastern Hintertaunus ), 5.4 km northeast of the Weilburg core city. The district road 412 leads through the village. The village itself is at an altitude of 248 to 298 meters, while the terrain in the northeast of the district rises to 321 meters.

Neighboring towns are Kubach (west), Drommershausen (north-west), Philippstein (north-east) and Bermbach (east).

Protestant church

history

In 1397 the village was first mentioned in a document. The octagonal church was built in 1763. In the 18th century Hirschhausen belonged to the parish of Kubach. Since at that time Hirschhausen and Kubach formed an independent parish, which had to provide a contribution in kind to the pastor's salary, a fruit delivery contract was concluded with Kubach, which was only changed in 1932.

West of Hirschhausen are the remains of walls of the former St. John - Convention and the Sanctuary Pfannstiel .

Territorial reform

On December 31, 1970 , as part of the regional reform in Hesse, the previously independent communities of Ahausen, Bermbach, Drommershausen, Gaudernbach, Hasselbach, Hirschhausen, Kirschhofen, Odersbach and Waldhausen and the city of Weilburg merged on a voluntary basis to form the expanded city of Weilburg. This made Hirschhausen a district of Weilburg.

Territorial history and administration

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

before 1806: Holy Roman Empire , Principality of Nassau-Weilburg , Weilburg office
from 1806: Duchy of Nassau , Weilburg office
from 1816: German Confederation , Duchy of Nassau, Weilburg office
from 1849: German Confederation, Duchy of Nassau, Hadamar District Office
from 1854: German Confederation, Duchy of Nassau, Weilburg office
from 1867: North German Confederation , Kingdom of Prussia , Province of Hessen-Nassau , Administrative Region of Wiesbaden , Oberlahnkreis
from 1871: German Empire , Kingdom of Prussia, Province of Hessen-Nassau, administrative district of Wiesbaden, Oberlahnkreis
from 1918: German Empire, Free State of Prussia , Province of Hessen-Nassau, Administrative Region of Wiesbaden, Oberlahnkreis
from 1944: German Empire, Free State of Prussia, Nassau Province , Oberlahnkreis
from 1945: American zone of occupation , Greater Hesse , Wiesbaden district, Oberlahn district
from 1949: Federal Republic of Germany , State of Hesse , Wiesbaden district, Oberlahnkreis
from 1968: Federal Republic of Germany, State of Hesse, administrative district Darmstadt , Oberlahnkreis
on July 1, 1970 Hirschhausen was incorporated into the city of Weilburg as a district.
from 1974: Federal Republic of Germany, State of Hesse, administrative district Darmstadt, district Limburg-Weilburg
from 1981: Federal Republic of Germany, State of Hesse, Gießen district, Limburg-Weilburg district

population

Population development

Hirschhausen: Population from 1834 to 1970
year		Residents
1834	342
1840	389
1846	410
1852	414
1858	439
1864	451
1871	470
1875	461
1885	491
1895	496
1905	506
1910	507
1925	492
1939	441
1946	643
1950	679
1956	656
1961	619
1967	661
1970	659
Data source: Historical municipality register for Hesse: The population of the municipalities from 1834 to 1967. Wiesbaden: Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt, 1968. Other sources:

Religious affiliation

Source: Historical local dictionary

• 1885:	487 Protestant, 4 Catholic residents
• 1961:	515 Protestant, 95 Roman Catholic residents

politics

Mayor is Norbert Lewalter.

Culture and sights

wildlife Park

The wildlife park Tiergarten Weilburg is located south of the village .

societies

The club life is run by the Carnival Club Hirschhausen eV, the women's choir "Eintracht", the volunteer fire brigade Hirschhausen eV founded in 1933 (since May 1, 1975 with their youth fire brigade), the men 's choir "Uhland", the TuS Hirschhausen eV and the VdK -Ortsverein Hirschhausen shaped.

Infrastructure

Since 1933 the Hirschhausen volunteer fire brigade (from May 1, 1975 with the youth fire brigade ) has provided fire protection and general help in this area. The city daycare center "Sonnenschein" is operated here. There are in Hirschhausen the community center in the Drommershäuser road, an athletic field, a playground and hiking trails.

Web links

Commons : Hirschhausen - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Hirschhausen district. In: Website of the city of Weilburg.
Districts of Weilburg. Short info Hirschhausen. In: www.weilburg-lahn.info. Private website; accessed on March 20, 2018
Hirschhausen, Limburg-Weilburg district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
Literature about Hirschhausen in the Hessian Bibliography

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Hirschhausen, Limburg-Weilburg district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of October 16, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
↑ Life in the city of Weilburg - figures, data, facts. In: website. City of Weilburg, accessed on March 1, 2020 .
↑ Amalgamation in the Oberlahnkreis to form the town of "Weilburg" and the communities of Ahausen, Bermbach, Drommershausen, Gaudernbach, Hasselbach, Hirschhausen, Kirschhofen, Odersbach and Waldhausen to form the community of "Löhnberg" on January 5, 1971 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (Ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1971 No. 3 , p. 111 , 119 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 5.5 MB ]).
^ Michael Rademacher: German administrative history from the unification of the empire in 1871 to the reunification in 1990. State of Hesse. Accessed September 2018(Online material for the dissertation, Osnabrück 2006).
↑ Local Advisory Councils / Mayors. City of Weilburg, accessed on August 11, 2020 .

[lagis-1] Hirschhausen, Limburg-Weilburg district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of October 16, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).

[DF-2] Life in the city of Weilburg - figures, data, facts. In: website. City of Weilburg, accessed on March 1, 2020 .

[3] Amalgamation in the Oberlahnkreis to form the town of "Weilburg" and the communities of Ahausen, Bermbach, Drommershausen, Gaudernbach, Hasselbach, Hirschhausen, Kirschhofen, Odersbach and Waldhausen to form the community of "Löhnberg" on January 5, 1971 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (Ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1971 No. 3 , p. 111 , 119 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 5.5 MB ]).

[4] Michael Rademacher: German administrative history from the unification of the empire in 1871 to the reunification in 1990. State of Hesse. Accessed September 2018(Online material for the dissertation, Osnabrück 2006).

[5] Local Advisory Councils / Mayors. City of Weilburg, accessed on August 11, 2020 .