Miehlen
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Coordinates: 50 ° 14 ' N , 7 ° 50' E |
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Basic data | ||
State : | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
County : | Rhein-Lahn district | |
Association municipality : | Nasta | |
Height : | 217 m above sea level NHN | |
Area : | 15.01 km 2 | |
Residents: | 1933 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density : | 129 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Postal code : | 56357 | |
Area code : | 06772 | |
License plate : | EMS, DIZ, GOH | |
Community key : | 07 1 41 085 | |
LOCODE : | DE ZJO | |
Association administration address: | Bahnhofstrasse 1 56355 Nastätten |
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Local Mayor : | André Stötzer | |
Location of the local community Miehlen in the Rhein-Lahn district | ||
Miehlen is a municipality in the Rhein-Lahn district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the association of Nastaetten .
geography
Miehlen is located in the Miehlener Grund in the western Hintertaunus . The Mühlbach flows through the middle of the village along the main road . A large part of the Miehlen district is used for agriculture. Only in the east, around Bettendorf , are there forests.
Neighboring towns are Bettendorf (northeast), Nastätten (southeast), Hainau (southwest) and Marienfels (northwest).
history
In the easternmost tip of the district, which extends to the B 260 , was the small Roman fort Pfarrhofen .
Miehlen was first mentioned in a document in 1131, at that time as "Milene".
From 1132 Miehlen belonged to the Count of Laurenburg-Nassau . From the 13th century it belonged to the "Zweiherrischen", a condominium that was ruled jointly by Nassau-Weilburg and Nassau-Idstein . In 1475 the place got market rights and there were cattle and junk markets five times a year. In 1541 the Reformation was introduced in the Zweiherrischen and thus in Miehlen . During the Thirty Years War 1618-1648 Miehlen was badly devastated and was practically extinct in 1635/1636. The diaries of the evangelical pastor Plebanus have been preserved from this time, who reports of looting, epidemics, famine, atrocities and cannibalism.
Miehlen was the official seat of Nassau until the 19th century .
The dichotomy existed until 1803.
In 1806 the village became part of the Duchy of Nassau and was part of the Nastätten office . After the German-German War in 1866 , the Duchy of Nassau became part of the Kingdom of Prussia .
After the end of the First World War , Miehlen belonged to the French zone of occupation until 1929 .
During March 28, 1945, Miehlen was occupied by American troops and then also came to the French zone of occupation .
In 1946 Miehlen became part of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. In 1969 the place came to the Rhein-Lahn-Kreis.
In 1972 the place became part of the Association of Nastätten.
politics
Municipal council
The municipal council in Miehlen consists of 16 council members, who were elected in a personalized proportional representation in the local elections on May 26, 2019 , and the honorary local mayor as chairman.
The distribution of seats in the municipal council:
choice | SPD | CDU | FWG | total |
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2019 | 4th | 5 | 7th | 16 seats |
2014 | 4th | 4th | 8th | 16 seats |
2009 | 4th | 4th | 8th | 16 seats |
2004 | 3 | 4th | 9 | 16 seats |
- FWG = 1st Free Voter Group Miehlen e. V.
mayor
The local mayor of Miehlen is André Stötzer. In the direct election on May 26, 2019, he was elected with a share of 53.40% of the vote, making him the successor to Ernst-Georg Peiter.
Culture and sights
The club life includes the sports clubs TuS Miehlen 1900 eV (with the soccer team SG Miehlen / Nastätten) and handball club Miehlen , the men's choir MGV 1863 Miehlen and the model flying club MFC Schinderhannes .
Since 2007 there has been the possibility of practicing karate in the Uechi-ryū style in Miehlen .
Since 1970 the Hauserbacher See has been inviting with many leisure activities such as fishing and hiking.
Personalities
Johannes Bückler , better known as Schinderhannes , was born in Miehlen in 1779, but this has not been confirmed beyond doubt .
Walt Disney's German-born grandmother Henrietta Catherine Gross was born in Miehlen.
See also
Web links
- Internet presence of the local community Miehlen
- On the history of the Jewish community at Alemannia Judaica
Individual evidence
- ↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
- ^ ADAC City and Community Atlas Koblenz - Rheingau 1: 20,000
- ↑ Homepage of the Miehlen community. Miehlen community, accessed on July 6, 2017 .
- ^ Edmund Groß: 700 years of Miehlen . Ed .: Miehlen community. 2nd, revised edition. Miehlen April 1979.
- ↑ Handbook of Historic Places, Volume Rhineland-Palatinate
- ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Municipal Council Election 2019 Miehlen. Retrieved November 4, 2019 .
- ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Municipal elections 2014, city and municipal council elections
- ^ The State Returning Officer of Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Nastätten, Verbandsgemeinde, 17th line of results. Retrieved November 4, 2019 .
- ↑ Main page of TuS Miehlen
- ^ Website of the Miehlen handball club
- ^ Website of the MGV 1863 Miehlen
- ^ MFC Schinderhannes on the Internet
- ↑ [1]