Holzhausen over Aar

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Holzhausen over Aar
Community Hohenstein
Coat of arms of Holzhausen over Aar
Coordinates: 50 ° 12 ′ 30 ″  N , 8 ° 5 ′ 20 ″  E
Height : 296 m above sea level NHN
Area : 11 km²
Residents : 1135  (June 30, 2017)
Population density : 103 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : July 1, 1972
Postal code : 65329
Area code : 06120

Holzhausen over Aar belongs to the municipality of Hohenstein in the Rheingau-Taunus district in southern Hesse .

geography

Holzhausen is located in the western Hintertaunus in the valley head of the Michelbach , a right eastern tributary of the Aar and at the transition to the south into the Breithardter valley about 20 km north of the state capital Wiesbaden . The municipality of Aarbergen connects to the north of Holzhausen .

history

The oldest spelling of the place name is Holthuse , it was first mentioned in 1332. To distinguish it from other places with the same name, “über Aar” is used. H. located above the Aar , added.

In 1876 the local Jewish community opened a new synagogue (one-storey building with 25 square meters) in Felsterbachstrasse, which replaced an older one. It was sold in 1937 and it housed a small print shop until the 1960s. In 1974 the synagogue was demolished by the owner.

On July 1, 1972, the previously independent community of Holzhausen above Aar formed the new large community of Hohenstein together with six other communities on a voluntary basis as part of the regional reform in Hesse . For Holzhausen, as for the other districts, a local district with a local advisory board and local council was established.

Panoramic picture of Holzhausen from the southwest

coat of arms

On June 19, 1967, the municipality of Holzhausen via Aar in the then Untertaunuskreis , Wiesbaden administrative district , was awarded a coat of arms with the following blazon : In the divided shield above, a gold-crowned and armored lion, divided four times by silver and red, three in silver below red balls.

The upper part of the coat of arms shows the Hessian lion and the three spheres below are stylized apples, which are supposed to refer to St. Nicholas.

Culture and sights

Buildings

The Protestant church, built in 1451, is Gothic in the choir, the nave with the characteristic tower was consecrated in 1728. A school is mentioned around the year 1600, the last school building from 1865 now serves the Protestant parish as a community center and nursing station. Instead of the churchyard around the church, the current cemetery was laid out outside the local area in 1879. The village community center was inaugurated in 1965. The kindergarten, built in 1959, was expanded in 1970. In 2002 the newly built kindergarten with a newly designed children's playground was inaugurated.

Sports and clubs

Graffiti at the youth club in Holzhausen

In addition to numerous cycling and hiking trails in the vicinity, TV Hohenstein operates several tennis courts in Holzhausen. The TGSV Holzhausen plays football in the Rheingau-Taunus District A League and also offers other sports such as bouncing ball, badminton and dancing. There is also a volunteer fire and youth fire brigade as well as a community-sponsored youth club.

In the last ten years, numerous young families have settled in the building area in front of Hahn , who actively contribute to the further development of the village community and the lively club life.

Economic structure

Holzhausen, also mainly characterized by agriculture, once had rich fruit trees. The apples from Holzhausen were sold as far as Frankfurt .

Sons and daughters of the place

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Statistics of the Hohenstein community: areas and population figures , accessed in September 2018.
  2. ↑ On the history of the synagogue on alemannia judaica.de
  3. ^ Municipal reform in Hesse: mergers and integrations of municipalities from June 21, 1972 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1972 No. 28 , p. 1197 , point 851 para. 6. ( Online at the information system of the Hessian State Parliament [PDF; 4.4 MB ]).
  4. ^ 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. 378 .
  5. ↑ main statute. (PDF; 22 kB) § 6. In: Website. Hohenstein community, accessed February 2019 .
  6. ↑ Approval of a coat of arms of the municipality Holzhausen over Aar in the Untertaunuskreis, administrative region Wiesbaden from June 19, 1967 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1967 No. 27 , p. 779 , point 655 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 5.9 MB ]).