Launsbach
Launsbach
Wettenberg municipality
Coordinates: 50 ° 37 ′ 19 ″ N , 8 ° 39 ′ 29 ″ E
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Height : | 181 m above sea level NHN |
Area : | 3.65 km² |
Residents : | 2347 (June 30, 2016) |
Population density : | 644 inhabitants / km² |
Incorporation : | January 1, 1977 |
Incorporated into: | Lahn |
Postal code : | 35435 |
Area code : | 0641 |
Launsbach is the smallest of the three districts of Wettenberg in the central Hessian district of Gießen .
geography
Launsbach is about three kilometers west of Giessen . The village is located on the eastern slope of Wettenberg. The original town center, in which the old church still stands today, is located at the foot of this small mountain.
history
Launsbach was first mentioned in a document in 1242 when Giselbert von Eschborn donated a hoof (a farm) in Werdorf to the Marienstift in Wetzlar . According to the deed of gift, one of the previous owners of these hooves is said to have been a Reinher von Launsbach (Luinspach). This is the first time that Launsbach is mentioned - indirectly as the seat of a nobleman. The settlement must have been founded long before 1242. Today it is assumed that the origins are to be found in the 10th or 11th century.
On January 1, 1977, the previously independent community became part of the Wettenberg district of the newly founded city of Lahn as part of the Hessian regional reform . When it was dissolved, Wettenberg became an independent municipality in the district of Gießen on August 1, 1979.
In 1992 Launsbach celebrated its 750th anniversary with a big party. In the course of this event, the center of Launsbach around the historic church was also renewed in the 1990s.
Historical forms of names
In documents that have been received, Launsbach was mentioned under the following place names (the year it was mentioned in brackets):
- Luinspach, de (1242) [Document book of the city of Wetzlar 1, p. 11 No. 35 with supplements in the document book of the city of Wetzlar 2, p. 9 No. 18]
- Lunsbach (1263)
- Lunesbach (1265)
- Lunysbach (1266)
- Luonisbach (1271)
- Lunisbach (1280)
- Lonspach (1289) [for the evidence see p. Kaminsky, Hans Heinrich: The first mention of Wettenberg-Launsbach in 1242, in: Launsbach an der Lahn, p. 5–6]
- Lonspach, zů (14th century)
- Lansbach, zcu (1383)
Territorial history and administration
The following list gives an overview of the territories in which Launsbach was located and the administrative units to which it was subordinate:
- before 1787: Holy Roman Empire , County Nassau-Weilburg , Amt Gleiberg
- from 1787: Holy Roman Empire, Principality of Nassau-Weilburg , Oberamt Atzbach , Amt Gleiberg
- from 1806: Duchy of Nassau , Duchy of Nassau, Gleiberg office
- 1816: Kingdom of Prussia , Rhine Province , Region of Koblenz , Kreis Wetzlar
- from 1867: North German Confederation , Kingdom of Prussia, Rhine Province, Koblenz District, Wetzlar District
- from 1871: German Empire , Kingdom of Prussia, Rhine Province, Koblenz District, Wetzlar District
- from 1918: German Empire, Free State of Prussia , Rhine Province, Koblenz District, Wetzlar District
- from 1932: German Empire, Free State of Prussia, Province of Hessen-Nassau , Administrative Region of Wiesbaden , District of Wetzlar
- from 1944: German Empire, Free State of Prussia, Nassau Province , Wetzlar District
- from 1945: American zone of occupation , Greater Hesse , Wiesbaden district, Wetzlar district
- from 1949: Federal Republic of Germany , State of Hesse , Wiesbaden district, Wetzlar district
- from 1968: Federal Republic of Germany, State of Hesse, administrative district Darmstadt , district of Wetzlar
- On January 1, 1977, Launsbach was incorporated into the newly founded city of Lahn .
- from 1977: Federal Republic of Germany, State of Hesse, administrative district Darmstadt, city of Lahn
- on August 1, 1979, the city of Lahn was dissolved and Launsbach merged with Krofdorf-Gleiberg and Wißmar to form the municipality of Wettenberg.
- from 1979: Federal Republic of Germany, State of Hesse, Darmstadt district, Gießen district
- from 1981: Federal Republic of Germany, State of Hesse, Gießen district, Gießen district
Population development
Source: Historical local dictionary
• 1834: | 70 houses |
Launsbach: Population from 1745 to 2015 | ||||
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year | Residents | |||
1745 | 288 | |||
1834 | 359 | |||
1840 | 403 | |||
1846 | 423 | |||
1852 | 426 | |||
1858 | 440 | |||
1864 | 491 | |||
1871 | 506 | |||
1875 | 500 | |||
1885 | 555 | |||
1895 | 603 | |||
1905 | 672 | |||
1910 | 730 | |||
1925 | 797 | |||
1939 | 879 | |||
1946 | 1,160 | |||
1950 | 1,260 | |||
1956 | 1,395 | |||
1961 | 1,429 | |||
1967 | 1,631 | |||
1970 | 1,776 | |||
1987 | 2,025 | |||
2013 | 2,242 | |||
2015 | 2,278 | |||
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
• 1834: | 359 Protestant residents |
• 1961: | 1092 Protestant (= 76.42%), 293 Catholic (= 20.50%) residents |
Culture and sights
Buildings
- Heimatstube , a local museum in the former bakery
- Belzgass , a farm with livestock husbandry in the middle of the village (Kirchstrasse 10) can be visited after consultation
- Evangelical Church (Launsbach)
Natural spaces
- Not far from Launsbach are the Launsbach lakes, which are a popular swimming destination in summer. These were created through gravel mining in the Lahn valley and, in addition to their recreational function, are important as breeding and resting waters for various bird species.
Economy and Infrastructure
Launsbach has its own industrial park in which several medium-sized companies are based. There is also a car dealership and some craft and service companies based there. Due to the proximity to the motorway (less than five minutes), these companies have very good transport links.
For some years now, companies have also had the option of setting up shop in a business park in the Wettenberg community. The commercial space is located directly in front of the Launsbach village entrance.
In the center of Launsbach, which was built in the 1990s, there is a branch of the Volksbank Mittelhessen . A branch of the Sparkasse Wetzlar was also located there until 2016 . There is also a bakery and a branch of the Wettenberg community. Within Launsbach there is also a small supermarket, a beverage market and a butcher's shop.
literature
- Günter Hans (Ed.): Launsbach an der Lahn - The history of a village from the beginning to the present . Community council, Giessen 1992, ISBN 3-9803023-0-X .
- Literature on Launsbach in the Hessian Bibliography
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Numbers and data" on the website of the municipality of Wettenberg
- ↑ a b Budget 20118. (PDF; 12.5 MB) In: Interauftritt. Wettenberg municipality, p. 1 (preliminary report) , accessed in June 2018 .
- ↑ Law on the reorganization of the Biedenkopf and Marburg districts and the city of Marburg (Lahn) (GVBl. II 330-27) of March 12, 1974 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1974 No. 9 , p. 154 , § 1 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 3.0 MB ]).
- ^ 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. 346 .
- ↑ a b c d e Launsbach, District of Giessen. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of November 30, 2016). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
- ^ Michael Rademacher: German administrative history from the unification of the empire in 1871 to the reunification in 1990. State of Hesse. (Online material for the dissertation, Osnabrück 2006).
- ↑ Heimatstube in www.giessener-land.de
- ↑ civil project Belzgass at www.giessener-land.de
- ↑ Thomas Brunner: Sparkasse branch Launsbach will remain until 2016. Gießener Zeitung , March 25, 2015, accessed on November 1, 2017 .
Web links
- History of the districts on the website of Wettenberg.
- Launsbach, District of Giessen. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).