Leeheim

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Leeheim
City of Riedstadt
Coat of arms of Leeheim
Coordinates: 49 ° 51 '24 "  N , 8 ° 26' 22"  E
Height : 87 m above sea level NHN
Area : 9.8 km²
Residents : 4359  (December 31, 2018)
Population density : 445 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : January 1, 1977
Postal code : 64560
Area code : 06158
Aerial photograph 2007
Aerial photograph 2007

Leeheim is the westernmost district of Riedstadt in the Groß-Gerau district in southern Hesse .

history

middle Ages

The oldest surviving mention of Leeheim dates from 766 and can be found in the Lorsch Codex . A Dodo authenticated with the documented therein entry is a donation to the Lorsch Abbey . In historical documents, the place name of Leeheim can be found in the spellings: Leheim (first mentioned in 766), Leithen (1177), Leheym and Lehem (1312), and Lehem (1556).

Landlords were initially the lords of Wolfskehlen, later the Counts of Katzenelnbogen . In the administrative structure of the County of Katzenelnbogen, Leeheim belonged to the Dornberg office .

The monastery of St. Alban near Mainz and the Eberbach monastery owned the property . In 1131 Aufhelm von Gummeldingen sold his farm with 13 hubs of land to the Eberbach monastery because he wanted to take part in a crusade. On January 26, 1177, Pope Alexander III confirmed . the abbot Arnold von Eberbach the possessions of his monastery at Leeheim and Pope Lucius III. on November 21, 1184 confirmed all donations, privileges and incorporated churches to the St. Albanstift, including the properties in Leeheim. In Leeheim, St. Alban held, among other things, the patronage of the church as well as the large and small tithe . It was also subject to building maintenance together with the church case for the local church .

1457 married Anna von Katzenelnbogen, daughter of Philip the Elder, Landgrave Heinrich III. of Hessen. With the death of Philip in 1479, the County of Katzenelnbogen - and thus Leeheim as well - fell to the Landgraviate of Hesse .

Early modern age

Leeheim on a map from 1738

In the course of the Reformation under Landgrave Philip I , Leeheim became Protestant in 1536. When the Landgraviate of Hesse was divided among his heirs in 1567, Leeheim came to the Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt .

1578 Kloster Eberbach took two farms in Leeheim with all accessories to Landgraf George I from. This also caused the Landrecht collection of the Upper County of Katzenelnbogen , compiled by his Chancellor, Johann Kleinschmidt , to become legally binding there. She was in Leeheim as a particular law , subsidiary complemented by the Common Law , to the end of the 19th century. It was not until January 1, 1900, when the Civil Code , which was uniformly valid throughout the German Reich , that the old particular law was suspended.

In the Thirty Years War Leeheim was destroyed to over 70%. In 1666 almost half of the population fell victim to the plague . The country still did not come to rest: Leeheim and the surrounding area were covered with war several times until the beginning of the 19th century. Of 113 houses that Leeheim had in 1628, only 30 were left in 1690.

In 1794, a large part of the property was still owned by the Hainer Hof , Kammerhof and Mönchsgut estates and by the church.

Modern times

The statistical-topographical-historical description of the Grand Duchy of Hesse reports on Leeheim in 1829:

"Leeheim (L. Bez. Dornberg) Lutheran parish village; is 1 1 / 4 St. Dornberg, and has a well-built church, 128 houses and 936 inhabitants., in addition to 10 Kath., 2 reform. and 41 Jews who are Lutheran. - In a Lorsch donation letter from the year 948, Herulfesheim is mentioned next to Leeheim. In 1184, Pope Lucius confirmed to the St. Albankloster in Mainz, among other things, the patronage of the church in Leeheim. In addition to this parish rate, the monastery also had the large and small tithe, as well as other rights, and had to build the church in community with the church box. This had 3 altars. Reinher von Godela owned goods here, which he gave away to the Eberbach monastery in 1269. The lords of Wolfskehlen also had goods here, which they sold to this monastery in 1277. In 1401, Count Eberhard von Katzenellenbogen enfeoffed Johann von Wolfskehlen with his rights to Leeheim. "

After the Second World War, Leeheim developed from a farming village to a workers' community.

Courts and Administration

Official system before 1821

In the early modern period, the functions of administration and jurisdiction were combined in the " office " at the lowest level , including the Dornberg office, which existed until 1821.

In 1806 the Landgraviate of Hessen-Darmstadt became the Grand Duchy of Hessen . Here Leeheim was in the Starkenburg province . In the course of the administrative reform of 1821, the old offices were dissolved, district councils were set up for administrative tasks on the lower level and district courts were set up for the first instance jurisdiction.

Administration after 1821

The Dornberg district council was now responsible for the higher-level administration in Leeheim . In 1832 the administrative units in the Grand Duchy were further enlarged and districts were created. As a result, Leeheim came to the Groß-Gerau district. The provinces, the counties and the administrative districts of the Grand Duchy were abolished on July 31, 1848 and replaced by administrative districts, but this was reversed on May 12, 1852. As a result, Leeheim belonged to the Darmstadt administrative district between 1848 and 1852 before the Groß-Gerau district was again responsible for the higher-level administration. The place remained there until today through all further administrative reforms.

On January 1, 1977 were part of the municipal reform in Hesse , the previously independent municipalities Leeheim, Crumstadt , Erfelden and Goddelau-Wolfskehlen powerful state law the new municipality Riedstadt together .

Judicial reforms

In the Landgraviate of Hessen-Darmstadt, the judicial system of the two higher authorities was reorganized with an executive order of December 9, 1803. The offices remained the first instance of justice in civil matters . For the Principality of Starkenburg , the “Hofgericht Darmstadt” was set up as a court of second instance for civil matters. In the first instance it was also responsible for civil family law and criminal matters . The higher appeal court in Darmstadt was superordinate to it .

With the administrative reform of 1821, courts in the Grand Duchy of Hesse were also created at the lowest level, which were independent of the administration. The district court Großgerau was now locally responsible for Leeheim . With the reform of the Reich judiciary , which took effect on October 1, 1879, it was renamed " Groß-Gerau District Court ".

Territorial history and administration

The following list gives an overview of the territories in which Leeheim was located and the administrative units to which it was subordinate:

Population development

Protestant church
• 1629: 0110 house seats
• 1791: 0738 inhabitants
• 1800: 0678 inhabitants
• 1806: 0785 inhabitants, 115 houses
• 1829: 0936 inhabitants, 128 houses
• 1867: 1071 inhabitants, 155 houses
Leeheim: Population from 1791 to 2018
year     Residents
1791
  
 738
1800
  
 678
1806
  
 785
1829
  
 936
1834
  
 995
1840
  
 1,046
1846
  
 1,122
1852
  
 1,092
1858
  
 1,036
1864
  
 1,066
1871
  
 1,093
1875
  
 1,097
1885
  
 1,160
1895
  
 1,176
1905
  
 1,186
1910
  
 1,215
1925
  
 1,267
1939
  
 1,234
1946
  
 1,784
1950
  
 1,833
1956
  
 1,748
1961
  
 1,773
1967
  
 1,892
1970
  
 2,053
1980
  
 ?
1990
  
 ?
2001
  
 4,203
2011
  
 4.176
2015
  
 4.176
2018
  
 4,359
Data source: Historical municipality register for Hesse: The population of the municipalities from 1834 to 1967. Wiesbaden: Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt, 1968.
Further sources:; after 1970: City of Riedstadt: (web archive); 2011 census

Religious affiliation

• 1829: 883 Lutheran (= 94.34%), 2 Reformed (= 0.21%), 41 Jewish (= 4.38%) and 10 Catholic (= 1.07%) residents
• 1961: 1529 Protestant (= 86.24%), 219 (= 12.35%) Roman Catholic residents

Culture and sights

Worth seeing

  • The altar shrine inside the evangelical church in Leeheim was built around 1490 and is very well preserved.
HeimatMuseum at Backhausstrasse 8 Carpentry in the local museum Leeheim
HeimatMuseum at Backhausstrasse 8
Carpentry in the local museum Leeheim
  • The local history museum is set up in a complete agricultural courtyard. Objects from house and agriculture, handicrafts and trade bear testimony to the life of previous generations. The museum also has archival materials and a collection of over 10,000 photographs. The tools of the craftsmen take up a lot of space. In addition to tools used by Wagner, carpenters, cooper and saddlers, a complete blacksmith's shop and a shoemaker's workshop can be visited. The administration of the museum has taken over the "Heimat- und Geschichtsverein Leeheim eV".

Regular events

On May 27, 2018, Leeheim was again part of the biennial " The Circle Rolls " campaign, as in 2014. The bike route ran right through the town, many clubs and institutions participated with stands and exhibitions.

Infrastructure

Recreational facilities

In Leeheim there is the leisure area at the Riedsee with a campsite. The lake is known as "Hesse's clearest bathing lake". Its water quality is excellent. There is also a golf course. Leeheim has a sports field and a larger sports hall, which is also used for other leisure activities. A youth club and a childcare center developed out of the wishes of the citizens.

Radio measuring point

Satellite measuring point DLZ 16

The Federal Network Agency operates a radio measuring station in Leeheim that searches for jamming and pirate transmitters that broadcast illegally via satellites or interfere with satellite signals. The system was built in 1980 by the Central Telecommunications Office . Interference processing detects sources of interference that would otherwise hinder the operation of satellite and terrestrial radio services.

Web links

Commons : Leeheim  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Remarks

  1. ↑ 1666–68: Lorraine troops invaded the Palatinate and penetrated into the vicinity of Leeheim. 1671/72: Leeheim suffered from the imperial and Brandenburg troops passing through. In 1689 the village was devastated by the French military during the Palatinate War of Succession . 1688–1697: “Predatory Wars” of Louis XIV. 1707: During the War of the Spanish Succession , troop movements took place again in the area of ​​Leeheim. 1733–36: billeting and requisitions during the War of the Polish Succession . 1742–48: Billing and requisitions again, this time because of the War of the Austrian Succession . 1756–63 Leeheim experienced several troop movements during the Seven Years' War . 1792–1815: During the coalition wars there were repeated fighting in the vicinity of Leeheim.
  2. ↑ In the course of the regional reform in 1938 , the three Hessian provinces of Starkenburg, Rheinhessen and Upper Hesse are dissolved.
  3. ↑ on January 1, 1977: incorporation into the new municipality of Riedstadt

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b data / statistics. In: website. City of Riedstadt, archived from the original ; accessed in April 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h Leeheim, Groß-Gerau district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS). Hessian State Office for Historical Cultural Studies (HLGL), accessed on September 1, 2012 .
  3. ^ A b c d Georg Wilhelm Justin Wagner : Statistical-topographical-historical description of the Grand Duchy of Hesse: Province of Starkenburg . tape 1 . Carl Wilhelm Leske, Darmstadt October 1829, OCLC 312528080 , p. 138 ( online at google books ).
  4. ↑ Arthur Benno Schmidt : The historical foundations of civil law in the Grand Duchy of Hesse . Curt von Münchow, Giessen 1893, p. 108f. and enclosed card.
  5. ^ Ordinance on the division of the country into districts and district courts of July 14, 1821 . In: Hessisches Regierungsblatt, p. 404.
  6. ^ Law on the reorganization of the district of Groß-Gerau (GVBl. II 314-32 § 7) of July 26, 1974 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1974 No. 22 , p. 314 ff . ( Online at the information system of the Hessian State Parliament [PDF; 1.5 MB ]).
  7. ^ Ordinance on the division of the country into districts and district courts of July 14, 1821 . In: Hessisches Regierungsblatt, p. 404.
  8. ^ 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).
  9. ^ Grand Ducal Central Office for State Statistics (ed.): Contributions to the statistics of the Grand Duchy of Hesse . tape 1 . Großherzoglicher Staatsverlag, Darmstadt 1862, DNB  013163434 , OCLC 894925483 , p. 43 ff . ( Online at google books ).
  10. ↑ a b List of offices, places, houses, population. (1806) HStAD inventory E 8 A No. 352/4. In: Archive Information System Hessen (Arcinsys Hessen), as of February 6, 1806.
  11. ↑ Hessen-Darmstadt state and address calendar 1791 . In the publishing house of the Invaliden-Anstalt, Darmstadt 1791, p.  121 ( online in the HathiTrust digital library ).
  12. ↑ Hessen-Darmstadt state and address calendar 1800 . In the publishing house of the Invaliden-Anstalt, Darmstadt 1800, p.  121 ( online in the HathiTrust digital library ).
  13. ^ Ph. AF Walther : Alphabetical index of the residential places in the Grand Duchy of Hesse . G. Jonghaus, Darmstadt 1869, OCLC 162355422 , p. 52 ( online at google books ).
  14. ↑ Data / Statistics. In: website. City of Riedstadt, archived from the original ; accessed in April 2019 .
  15. ↑ Selected data on population and households on May 9, 2011 in the Hessian municipalities and parts of the municipality. In: 2011 census . Hessian State Statistical Office;
  16. ↑ Ev. Church Leeheims on riedstadt.de (accessed in Nov 2012)
  17. ^ Website of the local museum Leeheim .
  18. ↑ The circle rolls: Riedstadt clubs offer games, fun and information along the route in Leeheim and Erfelden. In: www.echo-online.de. VRM , May 25, 2018, accessed December 4, 2018 .
  19. ↑ instruction sheets of the Deutsche Bundespost telecommunications - edition B: 34th year; Issue 5 from 1981; P. 214
  20. ↑ Measuring point for space radio services Leeheim . Federal Network Agency . Retrieved April 18, 2012.