Limbach (Kirkel)
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Limbach
Kirkel parish
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| Height : | 225-312 m above sea level NN | |
| Area : | 7.54 km² | |
| Residents : | 3902 (Dec. 31, 2012) | |
| Population density : | 518 inhabitants / km² | |
| Incorporation : | 1st January 1974 | |
| Postal code : | 66459 | |
| Area code : | 06841 | |
Location of Limbach in Saarland |
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Along with Kirkel-Neuhäusel and the old town, Limbach is one of the three districts of the municipality of Kirkel in the Saar- Palatinate district . Until the end of 1973 Limbach near Homburg was an independent municipality in the district of Homburg .
location
The place is on the Mutterbach on the south bank of the Blies . The Bayerisch Kohlhof settlement belongs to Limbach .
history
The place Limbach probably originated between the 9th and 11th centuries. It was first mentioned in a document in 1219. Apparently to distinguish it from other places with the same name, it was referred to in Latin in 1323 as "Limpach in strata publica" and in 1387 as "Limpach uf der Straße". This meant the ancient road that came from Metz in France via Saarbrücken and Kaiserslautern to Mainz on the Rhine and was later expanded under Napoleon and has since been referred to as Kaiserstraße . A document from 1386 mentions another road that also ran through Limbach and led from the Upper Rhine through Alsace and eastern Lorraine to Luxembourg . Therefore Limbach was an important crossing point. From here, those passing through received escort . According to the document of 1386, the escort fee was 2 schilling Strasbourg pfennigs for each horse and 1 schilling for each axle.
The place name originally had the form Lientpach , Lindbach or Limpach . "Lientpach" is the name of the village after Ernst Christmann in 1295 and means "settlement by the brook with linden trees".
Around 1588, Count Palatine Johann Hanns Linder appointed mayor and “customs officer” to Limbach, to whom the “escort house” was assigned as an apartment and whose tombstone has been preserved in the Limbach church. Its tasks included monitoring the roads and collecting the escort fees. A bridge toll was also levied on the bridge that crosses the Blies near Limbach. To escort and especially around the road toll there was between the neighboring Lords of Pfalz-Zweibrücken and Nassau-Saarbrücken for over a century dispute. In 1591, this led to almost bloody conflicts. In 1603 the disputes were peacefully settled in the Limbach Farewell .
In the Thirty Years War (1618-1648) the village of Limbach was destroyed. It wasn't until around the beginning of the 18th century that things began to improve again. However, there were also armed conflicts during this time. After the Peace of Campo Formio in 1797, the area on the left bank of the Rhine came to France and was structured according to the French model. Limbach became the seat of a mairie and gained greater importance again. The area of responsibility included the towns of Altstadt, Kleinottweiler and Niederbexbach up to Oberbexbach. After Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo in 1815 , the end of French rule came and Limbach fell to the Kingdom of Bavaria . The border between Bavaria and Prussia ran between the Limbacher Annexe Bayerisch Kohlhof and the municipality of Kohlhof .
Incorporation
Until the end of 1973 Limbach was an independent municipality with the official name Limbach bei Homburg . It was merged with Kirkel-Neuhäusel and Altstadt to form the new municipality of Kirkel on January 1, 1974 , as part of the Saarland regional and administrative reform .
Incorporation of Bayerisch Kohlhof
After an eventful history, the Bayerisch Kohlhof settlement has been part of Limbach again since 1985.
Bayerisch Kohlhof was incorporated into the district town of Neunkirchen as part of the regional reform of 1974 . The new community of Kirkel had lodged a constitutional complaint with the constitutional court of the Saarland against the separation . This was rejected by judgment of November 17, 1975. In February 1980, the municipality of Kirkel, with the support of the “Citizens' Initiative Bayerisch Kohlhof”, directed its request to the parliament and the state government to reclassify the inhabited area from Bayerisch Kohlhof. In July 1982, 93.5% of the “Höfches” were in favor of resettlement to Limbach in a poll of the citizens carried out according to electoral law. The state government finally issued a corresponding ordinance on May 10, 1983. In the ensuing legal battle, the ordinance was declared null and void on January 30, 1984. On January 23, 1985, the Saarland Landtag passed a formal law which, from April 1, 1985, re-incorporated the Bavarian Kohlhof into the Kirkel community. Against this, the city of Neunkirchen again lodged a constitutional complaint with the Constitutional Court of Saarland, which was rejected in a judgment of November 27, 1985.
Residents
On December 31, 2012 Limbach had 3,902 inhabitants, of which 2029 were male and 1873 were female. Of the population, 3732 are Germans and 170 foreigners. The religious affiliation is 1161 Roman Catholic, 1983 Protestant, 219 other and 539 without religion.
Transport links
Limbach is on the L119 state road between Kirkel and Homburg and on the L114 to Neunkirchen and the L116 to Bexbach . There is a direct connection to the A8 motorway , the Limbach junction. The Neunkirchen motorway junction is located in the municipality , where the A6 (Mannheim - Kaiserslautern - Saarbrücken) and A8 (Karlsruhe - Neunkirchen - Luxembourg) motorways intersect.
The Limbach train station is on the electrified Mannheim – Saarbrücken railway line . This route also opens up the medium-sized centers of Homburg and St. Ingbert as well as the state capital Saarbrücken . Tickets are issued by machines.
Regional buses operated by Deutsche Bahn AG and Neunkircher Verkehrs-AG provide connections to Neunkirchen, Homburg, Blieskastel and Bexbach.
economy
Limbach is the headquarters of CASAR Drahtseilwerk Saar GmbH, the world market leader for special wire ropes .
Attractions
The tower of the Protestant Elisabeth Church dates from the 13th century. The nave was built in the 18th century. The church is listed as an individual monument in the Saarland's list of monuments .
Monument Limbacher Muhle
The Limbacher Mühle was first mentioned in 1219 in connection with the place "Limpach" and the Wörschweiler monastery . In modern times, the village mill was owned by the church administration in Zweibrücken. After the Thirty Years War , the Weber family ran the mill from 1776 to 1931. The last miller was Alfred Bohn, who expanded the mill into a flourishing business and replaced the old water wheel with a water turbine. This was operated until 1963, before it was shut down due to the mill cartel. In 1988 the community of Kirkel bought the mill. An official wedding room of the Kirkel registry office is located on the upper floor. Furthermore, a support association organizes events and creative courses.
Nature reserves
Limbach sand dune
By ordinance of December 20, 1985, the Limbach sand dune was placed under protection. The protective purpose is named:
“The maintenance, promotion and development of an extensive drifting sand dune with characteristic vegetation communities. Particular importance is attached to the securing of grasslands with numerous rare, threatened plant and animal species as well as the promotion of the remains of near-natural sand pine forests. "
Facilities
- Solar outdoor pool in Limbach
- primary school
- Extended secondary school
- Limbach village hall
- Town hall of the municipality of Kirkel
Sons and daughters of Limbach
- Robert Bach (1901–1976), trade unionist and politician (SPD)
- Fritz Grub (1883–1962), master baker, politician of the Christian People's Party of the Saarland
- Theobald Hock (1573–1624), political agent and German poet.
- Marcus Imbsweiler (* 1967), writer and music editor
- Karl Merkel (1903–1937), communist, resistance fighter against National Socialism, volunteer in the Spanish Civil War
- Wilhelm Weber (1918–1999), art historian and visual artist.
Web links
- Literature about Limbach (Kirkel) in the Saarland Bibliography
- Website of the Limbacher Mühle Association
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Overview of the population of the Kirkel community
- ↑ The coat of arms of the community of Kirkel , article on the website of the community of Kirkel
- ↑ Hanns Linder's tombstone
- ↑ a b Limbach information page on the website of the municipality of Kirkel
- ↑ New Structure Act - NGG of December 19, 1973, § 13, published in the Saarland Official Gazette 1973, No. 48, p. 855 (PDF page 26; 499 kB)
- ^ 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. 803 .
- ↑ Judgment of November 27, 1985 on the constitutional complaint of the district town of Neunkirchen (PDF)
- ↑ List of monuments of the Saarland, sub-monuments list Saarpfalz-Kreis (PDF; 1.2 MB), accessed on November 12, 2012
- ↑ History of the Limbacher Mühle Info page on the Kirkel community website
- ^ Ordinance on the "Limbacher Sanddüne" nature reserve. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on April 18, 2015 ; Retrieved April 18, 2015 .
