Molsberg

The title of this article is ambiguous. Further meanings are listed under Molsberg (disambiguation) .

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 50 ° 29 '  N , 7 ° 58'  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Westerwaldkreis
Association municipality :	Wallmerod
Height :	340 m above sea level NHN
Area :	3.65 km 2
Residents:	460 (December 31, 2019)
Population density :	126 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	56414
Area code :	06435
License plate :	WW
Community key :	07 1 43 266
Association administration address:	Richtstrasse 1 56414 Wallmerod
Website :	www.wallmerod.de
Local Mayor :	Dieter Glässer
Location of the local community Molsberg in the Westerwaldkreis

Molsberg is a municipality in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Wallmerod Association .

geography

The community is located in the Westerwald on the border with Hesse .

history

Molsberg Castle

Molsberg was first mentioned in a document in 1116 . From that time until the second half of the 14th century, the lords of Molsberg lived there in their castle on the northern slope of the Eichberg ( 407.5  m above sea  level ). A model of the castle can still be seen in Molsberg Castle today. Afterwards the castle became the property of the Trier electors, who pledged the castle more often. The noble von Walderdorff family has lived in Molsberg since 1657, initially in the castle. Under Elector and Archbishop Johann Philipp von Walderdorff , the castle was completely demolished after 1760 and today's castle was built, although only part of it was built due to the elector's death in 1768.

politics

Municipal council

Old school, today's municipal administration

The council in Molsberg consists of eight council members, who in the local elections on May 26, 2019 in a majority vote were elected, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

mayor

Dieter Glässer was confirmed in his office for another five years in the direct election on May 26, 2019 with a share of 79.92% of the votes.

coat of arms

The place has a silver lion on a red background as its coat of arms . This coat of arms was demonstrably used on the court seal from 1662. A coat of arms of the noblemen of Molsberg was mentioned for the first time in 1347 . It shows a silver lion in a red field with a golden tongue, accompanied by a blue, three-legged tournament collar .

Culture and sights

Buildings

In the middle of the village is the renovated former village school from 1830, which today serves as the village community center. Opposite it is the former seat of the mayor in a more than 300 year old half-timbered house.

The Molsberg Castle was built in 1760 on the site of the former castle and has a park with listed trees.

See also : List of cultural monuments in Molsberg  and List of natural monuments in Molsberg

Regular events

• The traditional Whitsun fair is celebrated on Whitsun .
• On Whit Monday, an open-air service is celebrated in the castle courtyard when the weather is nice; afterwards there will be a morning pint with a concert in the Schlossallee under the old linden trees of the Counts of Walderdorff.
• In the summer, the coffee house afternoon of the cultural association of the Wallmerod community takes place in the castle avenue of the Counts von Walderdorff .
• The traditional Molsberg market is held on the last Sunday in September.

traffic

Federal highway 8 , which connects Limburg an der Lahn and Hennef (Sieg) , runs in the immediate vicinity to the west of the town . The next motorway junction is Diez on federal motorway 3 ( Cologne - Frankfurt am Main ), about ten kilometers away. The nearest ICE train stations are in Montabaur or Limburg Süd on the Cologne – Rhein / Main high-speed line .

Personalities

• Adalbert II von Walderdorff (1697–1759) was Bishop of Fulda .
• Johann IX. Philipp von Walderdorff (1701–1768) was Archbishop and Elector of Trier from 1756 to 1768 and Prince-Bishop of Worms from 1763 to 1768 .
• Johann Philipp Mattlener (1785–1857), draftsman, civil engineer and architect in the service of the Kingdom of Bavaria
• Carl Wilderich von Walderdorff (1799–1862) was Minister of State for the Duchy of Nassau from 1834 to 1842 .
• Philipp Müller (1804–1870) was a priest, church historian, Christian archaeologist and, most recently, from 1866 to 1870 rector of the Arch Brotherhood at Campo Santo in Rome.
• Kaspar Kögler (1838–1923) was a German painter and writer.
• Wolfgang Kaufmann (* 1964) is a German racing car driver.

literature

• Magnus Backes : Molsberg Castle. Shape and building history, presented using the baroque castle model and the archives of the Walderdorff family archive. In: Friedhelm Jürgensmeier (Ed.): The von Walderdorff. Cologne 1998, ISBN 3-88094-832-1 , pp. 31-70.
• Hellmuth Gensicke : Molsberg and Weltersburg . In: Nassau Annals. Yearbook of the Society for Nassau antiquity and historical research . tape 69 (1958) , pp. 202-221 .
• Matthias Theodor Kloft: 500 years of the Molsberg castle and palace chapel. 1493 to 1993. Munich 1993, ISBN 3-7954-1041-X .
• Jens Friedhoff (Ed.): Molsberg 1116–2016. History of a Westerwald village. Hachenburg 2016, ISBN 978-3-00-052767-8 .
• Volker Lemke: History of the parish St. Aegidius Berod. A contribution to the local history of Berod, Wallmerod, Zehnhausen and Molsberg. Berod 1997.

Web links

Commons : Molsberg  - collection of images

• Local community Molsberg on the website of the Verbandsgemeinde Wallmerod

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
2. ↑ Hans-Peter Metternich: 900 years: Molsberg celebrates with a festival and a new chronicle. Westerwälder Zeitung, May 16, 2016, accessed on July 5, 2020 . 
3. ↑ Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
4. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections
5. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Wallmerod, Verbandsgemeinde, 14th line of results. Retrieved July 5, 2020 .