Small old town

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Small old town
City of Asslar
Coordinates: 50 ° 34 ′ 53 "  N , 8 ° 27 ′ 48"  E
Height : 185 m above sea level NN
Residents : 988
Postal code : 35614
Area code : 06441
View of Asslar with small old towns, which is in the foreground
View of Asslar with small old towns, which is in the foreground

Klein-Altenstädten and Aßlar form a common district of the city of Aßlar in the Lahn-Dill district in central Hesse . The center of the village, which is much smaller than that of Asslar, is Backhausplatz. This is located in the downhill part of the village near the banks of the Dill. The population of Klein-Altenstädt is around 1000.

geography

Aßlar and thus also small old towns are in the Lahn-Dill-Bergland in the foothills of the Westerwald . The place itself is located in a small mountain valley that descends towards the dill.

Klein-Altenstädten is located south of the center of Asslar, with which it forms a common district. Aßlar and Klein-Altenstädten are separated by the river Dill , which is crossed by a modernized stone bridge, the so-called Dill Bridge. This forms the only traffic-related direct connection between Aßlar and Klein-Altenstädten.

history

Klein-Altenstädten is significantly younger than Asslar. The center of the small town was once built as a mining and industrial settlement. Klein-Altenstädten could not clearly separate itself as an independent village from the nearby, larger Aßlar in terms of population, but Klein-Altenstädten had its own school and parish in the past. Hence the claim of the residents to be seen as an independent district.

Territorial reform

In the course of the regional reform in Hesse , the municipality of Klein-Altenstädten was incorporated into the municipality of Asslar on December 31, 1971, together with other places . In November 1978 Asslar was given the right to use the designation city. After a tough struggle, a local council with a local mayor was set up in 2016 for small old-age towns, but no local district of their own . Statistically, small old towns are counted as part of the core city.

Relationship between Asslar and Klein-Altenstädten

There were often disputes between people from Asslar and people from Klein-Altenstadt, which in earlier times went as far as the courts. Klein-Altenstädten tried to regain its independence as a district, but could not enforce this. The dill marks the border between Asslar and Klein-Altenstädten. The Aßlar industrial park and the new town hall of Aßlar are also located in this area. The amalgamation of Asslar and Klein-Altenstädten only laid the foundation stone for obtaining city rights in 1978. Back then, not only did a city have to have a certain number of inhabitants, but the "core city" also had to accommodate a certain number of citizens. Thus, residents of Asslar and Klein-Altenstädter should actually be happy about this merger, since it enabled everyone to enjoy the advantages of city rights.

Linguistic particularities

Like all other places in the area, the inhabitants of Klein-Altenstadt have their own village name . Klein-Altenstädten is the Kietzenest and the inhabitants are generally the Kietzeleu . The women are the Kietzeminscher , men are called Kietzeminner .

The name originated at the time when ore was still being mined in the Fortuna mine in Oberbiel. This was brought to Asslar and Wetzlar for further smelting by the people of Klein-Altenstadt with baskets (so-called kietzen), which were carried on their backs. The "Kietzeleu" contributed to the supply of ore to the people of Asslar.

Attractions

Old bakery

Cultural monuments in small old towns

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Committees: local advisory boards. In: Citizen Information System. City of Asslar, accessed February 2019 .
  2. ↑ main statute. In: website. City of Asslar, 2012, accessed February 2019 .