Holzheim (Aar)
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Coordinates: 50 ° 21 ' N , 8 ° 3' E |
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Basic data | ||
State : | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
County : | Rhein-Lahn district | |
Association municipality : | Diez | |
Height : | 130 m above sea level NHN | |
Area : | 5 km 2 | |
Residents: | 887 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density : | 177 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Postal code : | 65558 | |
Area code : | 06432 | |
License plate : | EMS, DIZ, GOH | |
Community key : | 07 1 41 061 | |
Association administration address: | Louise-Seher-Strasse 1 65582 Diez |
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Local Mayor : | Werner Dittmar | |
Location of the local community Holzheim in the Rhein-Lahn district | ||
Holzheim is a municipality in the Rhein-Lahn district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Diez and lies in the triangle with the cities of Diez and Limburg an der Lahn .
geography
Holzheim is located on the Aar 3 km southeast of Diez and 4 km south of Limburg an der Lahn on the border with Hesse .
climate
The annual precipitation is 692 mm. The precipitation is in the middle third of the values recorded in Germany. Lower values are registered at 38% of the measuring stations of the German Weather Service . The driest month is September, with most precipitation falling in June. In June there is 1.6 times more rainfall than in September. The precipitation hardly varies and is very evenly distributed over the year. Lower seasonal fluctuations are recorded at only 7% of the measuring stations .
history
The village of Holzheim was first mentioned in writing in 772 in a deed of donation from the Lorsch Codex . The castle Ardeck was first mentioned in 1395, built by Count Adolph von Diez and Nassau. The place Holzheim was part of the County of Diez . From 1806 the place was part of the Duchy of Nassau , which was annexed by Prussia in 1866 . Since 1946 the place has been part of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate .
The population developed as follows in the 19th and 20th centuries: 1843: 371 inhabitants, 1927: 571 inhabitants, 1964: 654 inhabitants.
religion
Holzheim is assigned to the Roman Catholic parish Herz-Jesu in Diez and belongs with it to the pastoral area Diez, which in turn is incorporated into the Limburg district in the Limburg diocese .
On the Protestant side, the place is the parish Flacht in the Dean's Office Nassau region of the provost Rheinhessen-Nassau region in the Evangelical Church in Hessen and Nassau belong (EKHN).
politics
Municipal council
The municipal council in Holzheim consists of twelve council members, who were elected in a personalized proportional representation in the local elections on May 26, 2019 , and the honorary local mayor as chairman. In 2004 a majority election took place.
The distribution of seats in the municipal council:
choice | CDU | WGR 1 | WGR 2 | FWG | total |
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2019 | - | - | 10 | 2 | 12 seats |
2014 | - | - | 10 | 2 | 12 seats |
2009 | 1 | 2 | 9 | - | 12 seats |
2004 | Majority vote | 12 seats |
- FWG = Free Voting Group Holzheim e. V.
mayor
The local mayor of Holzheim is Werner Dittmar. In the direct election on May 26, 2019, he was re-elected with a vote of 86.32%.
Community partnerships
Holzheim (Aar) maintains a partnership with the community of Mönkeberg in Schleswig-Holstein . Since July 20, 1988, there is a municipal partnership with the sector Birembo in Rwanda , of the sector for an administrative territorial reform in early 2006 Rambura belongs.
Culture and sights
Buildings
- On a hill overlooking the Aar valley and the village is the Ardeck castle ruin , which is the scene of the “Ardeck Castle Festival” every two years.
- The war memorial chapel in the Holzheim cemetery is a listed building based on a Romanesque choir of a lost church.
See also: List of cultural monuments in Holzheim
leisure
The Aartalradweg and the Aar-Höhenweg hiking trail run through Holzheim.
Economy and Infrastructure
economy
Holzheim is a rural residential community.
traffic
The B 54 runs in a north-south direction to Diez and Limburg an der Lahn, west of Holzheim. The closest motorway junction is Limburg Süd on the A3 .
Holzheim is connected to local public transport by bus line 284 of the Rhein-Mosel transport association , which connects Holzheim with Diez and Limburg an der Lahn . In December 2014, the Aartalbahn is to be reactivated on the section from Limburg to Zollhaus for local public transport every hour. According to the plans, Holzheim will then receive a stopping point for the first time that connects the place with Diez and Limburg in a few minutes . The nearest ICE -Fernbahnhof the Limburg Süd station .
Web links
- Local community Holzheim on the website of the Verbandsgemeinde Diez
- Site of the Ardeck Castle Festival
Individual evidence
- ↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
- ↑ Minst, Karl Josef [transl.]: Lorscher Codex (Volume 5), Certificate 3135, September 24, 772 - Reg. 808. In: Heidelberg historical stocks - digital. Heidelberg University Library, p. 96 , accessed on May 20, 2019 .
- ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections
- ^ The Regional Returning Officer for Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Diez, Verbandsgemeinde, 15th line of results. Retrieved November 9, 2019 .
- ^ Decision of the regional rail passenger transport association Rhineland-Palatinate-North. (PDF; 149 kB).