Launsbach

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Launsbach
Wettenberg municipality
Coordinates: 50 ° 37 ′ 19 ″  N , 8 ° 39 ′ 29 ″  E
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:

Population development

 Source: Historical local dictionary

• 1834: 70 houses
Launsbach: Population from 1745 to 2015
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

Launsbach Backhaus (01) .JPG
Launsbach Belzgass (02) .JPG


Heimatstube (l.) And Belzgass (r.)
Launsbach lakes

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "Numbers and data" on the website of the municipality of Wettenberg
  2. ↑ a b Budget 20118. (PDF; 12.5 MB) In: Interauftritt. Wettenberg municipality, p. 1 (preliminary report) , accessed in June 2018 .
  3. ↑ 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 ]).
  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. 346 .
  5. ↑ a b c d e Launsbach, District of Giessen. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of November 30, 2016). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
  6. ^ 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).
  7. ↑ Heimatstube in www.giessener-land.de
  8. ↑ civil project Belzgass at www.giessener-land.de
  9. ↑ Thomas Brunner: Sparkasse branch Launsbach will remain until 2016. Gießener Zeitung , March 25, 2015, accessed on November 1, 2017 .

Web links

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