Münchholzhausen

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Münchholzhausen
City of Wetzlar
Coordinates: 50 ° 33 ′ 1 ″  N , 8 ° 34 ′ 29 ″  E
Height : 190 m above sea level NHN
Area : 5.85 km²
Residents : 2338  (Dec. 31, 2017)
Population density : 400 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : January 1, 1977
Incorporated into: Lahn
Postal code : 35581
Area code : 06441
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Location of Münchholzhausen in Wetzlar
Aerial view of Münchholzhausen (2007)
Aerial view of Münchholzhausen (2007)

Münchholzhausen is a district of the central Hessian regional center Wetzlar with approx. 2340 inhabitants (2015). It is located in a wide valley southeast of the Wetzlar core city and immediately east of the federal highway 45 .

history

In the year 774 Münchholzhausen was first mentioned in the Lorsch Codex under the name Holzhusen . The barrows in the Münchholzhausen district and in the immediate vicinity, which are assigned to the Hallstatt period, suggest, however, a much older settlement. Archaeological prospecting and a small excavation carried out in 2018 have revealed traces of a Neolithic settlement. The evaluation of the ceramic finds so far is expected in 2019. Older settlement finds, which are proven in Münchholzhausen, were found in 1908 in the corridor "Am Rinnweg". It was broken glass from a large storage jar and two other jars. These shards can be dated to the later Hallstatt period (750–450 BC) and are located in the "Dorfstube" in the administration building of the town. According to these finds, the earliest settlement of the district is from the seventh century BC. Imaginable, but according to an archaeological finding z. Can be dated back to the so-called Michelsberg culture (approx. 3500 BC).

In 1295 the village was bought as an imperial fief by Kranich von Kransberg, who lent it to Count Heinrich from Solms. Since that time Münchholzhausen has always belonged to the County of Solms and was tied to its history, although the respective tenants changed frequently.

The name of the village “Holzhusen” was preceded by the term “Mönch”. Evidence of the presence of monks or lay brothers can be found e.g. Still not proven. However, there are documentary records of 3 farms that were subject to the Altenberg / Lahn monastery. Two of these court names can be read in the Altenberg interest register from 1349, the Sawen- and Niklashof, which were located in the former Oberdorf, south of the "Mauergärten" corridor.

The inhabitants had a bad time in the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648) through billeting and passage of troops from various army camps . Robbery, looting, epidemics and famine were the consequences. In the Seven Years' War (1756–1763) the population fared just as badly.

In 1814, during the war of liberation against Napoleon , a Cossack regiment of the 1st Imperial Russian Army Corps was billeted, initially regarded as an ally by the residents. This changed on July 2, 1814, when a Cossack tried to rape a resident of the village. The woman's husband killed the soldier. A highly explosive situation arose: Münchholzhausen was to be destroyed by the Cossacks. It is only thanks to the pleading request - the so-called "kneeling" - of the Countess zu Sayn-Wittgenstein , who lives there, in front of the Russian commander, that this grace prevailed. However, a blood toll of 1 thaler per house had to be paid into the regimental treasury. It is interesting that the countess and the Cossack commander were related ...

Out of gratitude, the Münchholzhäuser did not join the uprising of the Solms citizens against their prince in 1848. The imperial city of Wetzlar, which was hostile to the Prince of Solms, wanted to destroy Münchholzhausen. A vigilante group set up quickly was able to prevent this project.

The war of 1870/71 and the First World War (24 dead here alone) also took their toll on the citizens of Münchholzhausen.

Evangelical Church Münchholzhausen

In 1937 the new church was consecrated. The baroque nave and the medieval fortified tower were incorporated into the building.

As a result of National Socialism , the Jewish residents of the village were driven from their property after 1933. Some of them died in the concentration camps. The former prayer room, housed "in a poor field barn" on today's Georg Schorsch Lich property, was not desecrated, but closed after the World War. The Torah scroll was able to get to Palestine undamaged, it is still today in a community in the Givataim district of Tel Aviv (as of December 2018). During the Second World War , 97 inhabitants of the place were killed. During an attack by enemy planes on July 20, 1944, around 120 bombs were dropped on Münchholzhausen and the surrounding forests. Numerous houses were completely destroyed, several residents were buried and one person died.

In the post-war year 1946, displaced persons from eastern Germany were accepted, the majority from the Egerland . To alleviate the acute housing shortage, the first Hessian settlement for displaced persons and war invalids was built in 1953.

In 1958 one of the first village community centers was built in the Wetzlar district . Due to the above-average school space shortage, a new school was inaugurated in 1964. In 1967 the gym was built.

On January 1, 1977, Münchholzhausen became a district of the independent city of Lahn in the course of the regional reform in Hesse through the law to reorganize the Dill district and the districts of Gießen and Wetzlar . In June 1979 the Hessian state parliament decided to dissolve the city of Lahn after violent protests by the population. Münchholzhausen thus became on August 1, 1979 a district of the once again independent city of Wetzlar.

Due to the population growth and the high proportion of young people, some cultural and social institutions were soon no longer sufficient. The kindergarten , the Münchholzhausen volunteer fire brigade and the clubs complained about the lack of space. The construction of the community center and adjoining firehouse , this problem could be solved 1990th

While the district used to be dominated by agriculture, in recent decades Münchholzhausen has developed into a purely residential district thanks to its proximity and good transport links to the cities of Wetzlar and Gießen. A total of 31 clubs are active in the cultural and sporting sector in Münchholzhausen.

Territorial history and administration

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

population

Population development

Münchholzhausen: Population from 1834 to 2017
year     Residents
1834
  
 405
1840
  
 443
1846
  
 508
1852
  
 506
1858
  
 501
1864
  
 509
1871
  
 551
1875
  
 554
1885
  
 616
1895
  
 617
1905
  
 682
1910
  
 767
1925
  
 928
1939
  
 1,024
1946
  
 1,303
1950
  
 1,370
1956
  
 1,495
1961
  
 1,527
1967
  
 1,712
1970
  
 1,715
1990
  
 2,150
1998
  
 2,539
2005
  
 2,453
2009
  
 2,461
2012
  
 2,353
2015
  
 2,342
2017
  
 2,338
Data source: Historical municipality register for Hesse: The population of the municipalities from 1834 to 1967. Wiesbaden: Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt, 1968.
Further sources:; after 1977: Population figures in the city of Wetzlar

Religious affiliation

 Source: Historical local dictionary

• 1834: 362 Protestant and 43 Jewish residents
• 1961: 1527 Protestant (= 83.10%) and 244 Catholic (= 15.98%) residents
• 2017: 1397 Protestant (= 59.8%), 358 (= 15.3%) Catholic, 583 non-denominational and other (= 24.9%) residents

nationality

 Source: City of Wetzlar

• 2005: 2,386 Germans, 90 non-Germans (3.6%) thereof 43 women and 47 men
• 2012: 2289 Germans, 85 non-Germans (3.6%) thereof 45 women and 40 men
• 2015: 2217 Germans, 125 non-Germans (5.3%) thereof 48 women and 77 men
• 2017: 2,172 Germans, 166 non-Germans (7.1%) thereof 69 women and 97 men

politics

Local advisory board

In the local elections in Hesse in 2016 , the Münchholzhausen local advisory board received the following results. For comparison, the election results of the previous election periods.

Local council election
Münchholzhausen 2011
 %
60
50
40
30th
20th
10
0
57.4%
35.8%
3.5%
3.2%
Gains and losses
compared to 2006
 % p
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
  -6
  -8th
-10
+ 3.4  % p
+ 2.6  % p
+ 3.5  % p
-9.6  % p
Parties and constituencies %
2016 		Seats
2016 		%
2011 		Seats
2011 		%
2006 		Seats
2006
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 58.3 4th 57.4 4th 54.0 4th
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 41.7 3 35.8 3 33.2 2
FW Free voters - 0 3.5 0 - 0
FDP Free Democratic Party - 0 3.2 0 12.8 1
total 100.0 7th 100.0 7th 100.0 7th
Voter turnout in% 47.8 45.1

Mayor

Mayor is Peter-Helmut Weber.

Buildings

See the list of cultural monuments in Münchholzhausen .

Sports

Münchholzhausen, together with Dutenhofen, is the home of the well-known handball club HSG Dutenhofen-Münchholzhausen , from which the Bundesliga club HSG Wetzlar emerged.

The soccer club “SC 07 Münchholzhausen / Dutenhofen eV” was also founded in 2007 together with Dutenhofen. It emerged from the two clubs "FC 1975 Münchholzhausen eV" and "BSC 1950 Dutenhofen eV". From 1993 to 2007 the "SG Münchholzhausen / Dutenhofen" emerged from the clubs that were still separate at that time. The team plays in the Kreisoberliga West, which was called Bezirksliga West until the 07/08 game year.

Transport and infrastructure

The place is connected to the Autobahn 45 via the Wetzlar-Süd junction . From the L 3451 (Wetzlar – Gießen), the K 356 branches off to Münchholzhausen. In addition, the K 355 runs from Dutenhofen through the village to Hüttenberg . Münchholzhausen is served by the city bus line 11 in Wetzlar local transport and has five stops.

The district has a kindergarten , a primary school and a sports hall. In addition, a district office, an existing community center and a volunteer fire department . There is a car dealer and a bakery branch in the village.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ District area ( memento of March 26, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 111 kB) In: Website of the city of Wetzlar, accessed in March 2018.
  2. ↑ Population figures on December 31, 2017. ( Memento from March 27, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) In: Website of the city of Wetzlar, accessed in March 2018. (PDF 118 kB)
  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 Münchholzhausen, Lahn-Dill district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of August 24, 2018). 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. ↑ Wilhelm von der Nahmer: Handbuch des Rheinischen Particular-Rechts: Development of the territorial and constitutional relations of the German states on both banks of the Rhine: from the first beginning of the French Revolution up to the most recent times . tape 3 . Sauerländer, Frankfurt am Main 1832, OCLC 165696316 , p. 250 ( online at google books ).
  8. ↑ a b website of the city of Wetzlar (from web archive): 2005 ; 2006 ; 2009 ; 2012 ; 2015 ; 2017 Accessed January 2019.
  9. ↑ Resident population by religious affiliation 2017. In: Website. City of Wetzlar, archived from the original ; accessed in January 2019 .
  10. ↑ a b Local Advisory Board Münchholzhausen , City of Wetzlar . Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  11. ^ Result of local council election Münchholzhausen 2016

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