Mossautal

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Coat of arms of the municipality of Mossautal
Mossautal
Map of Germany, position of the municipality of Mossautal highlighted

Coordinates: 49 ° 39 '  N , 8 ° 56'  E

Basic data
State : Hesse
Administrative region : Darmstadt
County : Odenwaldkreis
Height : 382 m above sea level NHN
Area : 48.5 km 2
Residents: 2427 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 50 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 64756
Primaries : 06062, 06061
License plate : ERB
Community key : 06 4 37 012
LOCODE : DE MSU
Community structure: 5 districts
Address of the
municipal administration:
Local road 124 64756 Mossautal
Website : www.mossautal.de
Mayor : Dietmar Bareis ( independent )
Location of the municipality of Mossautal in the Odenwald district
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Mossautal ( odenwälderisch Mosse ) is a municipality in the Odenwald with the status of a state-recognized resort and is located in the southern Hessian Odenwaldkreis at an altitude of 300 to 500 meters above sea level. NHN. It consists of the villages of Güttersbach, Hiltersklingen, Hüttenthal and Ober- and Unter-Mossau.

geography

location

The Nibelungenstraße ( B 47 ) touches Mossautal in the north, the Siegfriedstraße ( B 460 ) leads through the municipality in the south. The surrounding landscape is also used as a holiday destination in the Geo-Naturpark Bergstrasse-Odenwald on the Marbach reservoir , the largest still water in the Odenwald.

The districts of Ober-Mossau and Unter-Mossau are known as textbook examples for Waldhufendörfer .

Neighboring communities

Mossautal borders in the north and west on the municipality of Reichelsheim and the town of Michelstadt , in the east on the town of Erbach , in the south on the town of Oberzent (all in the Odenwaldkreis) and in the south-west on the communities Wald-Michelbach , Grasellenbach and Fürth (all three in the Bergstrasse district ).

Community structure

The municipality of Mossautal consists of five districts, which correspond to the earlier municipalities and for which, after the merger, local districts with local advisory councils and local councilors were formed. these are

history

In the course of the regional reform in Hesse on February 1, 1971, the previously independent municipalities of Ober-Hiltersklingen and Unter-Hiltersklingen were merged to form the new municipality of Hiltersklingen.

On December 31, 1971, Hiltersklingen and the towns of Ober-Mossau and Unter-Mossau were finally merged to form the new municipality of Mossautal. Güttersbach and Hüttenthal were added on August 1, 1972.

All five places were created as forest hoof villages . Hiltersklingen was the first to be mentioned in a document in 795.

politics

Community representation

The local elections on March 6, 2016 produced the following results, compared to previous local elections:

Distribution of seats in the municipal council 2016
   
A total of 15 seats
  • SPD : 3
  • CDU : 3rd
  • ÜWG : 9
 Parties and constituencies %
2016 		Seats
2016 		%
2011 		Seats
2011 		%
2006 		Seats
2006 		%
2001 		Seats
2001
ÜWG Non-partisan voter community Mossautal 61.0 9 53.8 8th 46.8 7th 44.9 7th
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 17.9 3 24.6 4th 29.8 4th 22.0 3
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 21.1 3 21.7 3 23.3 4th 33.1 5
total 100.0 15th 100.0 15th 100.0 15th 100.0 15th
Voter turnout in% 57.0 57.6 58.5 67.3

mayor

In the mayoral election on September 22, 2013, Dietmar Bareis, who was not part of the party, was elected with 95.9% of the votes, with no opposing candidate (turnout: 79.2%). His predecessor was Willi Keil.

coat of arms

Coat of arms Mossautal.svg

Blazon : "In a diagonally square shield on the right and left a red star on silver, above a silver Iroschotten cross on red, below a silver Johanniterkreuz on red."

The coat of arms of the municipality of Mossautal was approved on February 13, 1979 by the Hessian Minister of the Interior . It was designed by the Bad Nauheim heraldist Heinz Ritt .

The stars refer to the earlier affiliation of the districts to the Erbach rulership . The mohawk cross comes from a stone found at Unter-Hiltersklingen, on which this is engraved. The Johanniterkreuz indicates the former Johanniterkommende, who had their seat in Ober-Mossau until the Reformation.

The municipality of Mossautal does not fly an officially approved flag, but a red-white-red flag is used locally, with the municipal coat of arms.

Community partnerships

Mossautal has had a partnership with Maasdam in the Netherlands since 1983 .

Culture and sights

Ober-Mossau

Attractions

Regular events

  • Swimming pool festival Güttersbach; every year on the first weekend in July
  • IVV - people's hike; every year on the first weekend in April
  • Mossemer Salatkerwe; every year on the second weekend in June, the Kerweclub organizes its "Kirchweih" in Ober-Mossau
  • Günter Ihrig memorial tournament; Every year on Corpus Christi a football tournament for amateur teams takes place on the sports grounds in Hiltersklingen.
  • Jewelry festival; every year on the last weekend in June there is a music festival on the premises of the private brewery Schmucker.
  • Güttersbach fun run; Every year on the first weekend in August there is a fun run for everyone with two different running routes.
  • Hiltersklinger Quetschekerwe; every year on the third weekend in August there is a kerwe at the fire station.
  • Court and threshing festival; Every year on the third weekend in August there is a farm and threshing festival on the Miedtke farm in Hüttenthal.

Sports

The SG Mossautal soccer team is based in Mossautal. The syndicate is made up of "SV 54 Mossau" and "SV 67 Hiltersklingen" and takes part in games with two senior teams (A and C league Odenwald) and four youth teams (D to G youth).

In Unter-Mossau, the shooting club, founded in 1961, uses the shooting range of a country inn. In 2010 the club built an electronic shooting range, which is one of the most modern systems in the Odenwald.

The Schützenverein Hüttenthal organizes a summer biathlon and a community shooting on its premises at the Mossautalhalle every year.

Economy and Infrastructure

Economic structure

The main trade in Mossautal is agriculture and forestry. Another important line of business in the municipality is tourism. There are also seven industrial companies, including the nationally important private brewery Schmucker and the Hüttenthal dairy, which is also known beyond the region. In addition, there are 15 craft businesses, seven retail businesses, three agricultural direct marketing companies and 26 service companies. Fish farming is also carried out.

Hiking trails

The Nibelungensteig runs through the districts of Güttersbach and Hüttenthal , a 130-kilometer long- distance hiking trail certified with the “Quality Trail Hikable Germany” seal of approval .

In addition, four permanent IVV hiking trails lead through the Mossau Valley, which are accessible all year round.

Personalities

  • Johann Gottfried Bischoff (1871–1960), Chief Apostle of the New Apostolic Church
  • Dietrich Kübler (* 1950), from 2009 to 2015 District Administrator of the Odenwaldkreis
  • Benjamin Bessert , gold medalist and world record holder with the team in the field crossbow, World Championship 2006 in Steyr (Austria)

literature

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hessian State Statistical Office: Population status on December 31, 2019 (districts and urban districts as well as municipalities, population figures based on the 2011 census) ( help ).
  2. ↑ Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald: Description of the Mossautal Dragon Path ( Memento from February 4, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) contains information on the settlement history as a Waldhufendorf
  3. ↑ a b Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality register 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 GmbH, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 357 to 359 .
  4. ↑ Law on the reorganization of the district of Erbach (GVBl. II 330–16) of July 11, 1972 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1972 No. 17 , p. 224 , § 6 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 1,2 MB ]).
  5. ^ Result of the municipal election on March 6, 2016. Hessian State Statistical Office, accessed in April 2016 .
  6. ^ Hessian State Statistical Office: Result of the municipal elections on March 27, 2011
  7. ^ Hessian State Statistical Office: Result of the municipal elections on March 26, 2006
  8. ↑ Direct elections in Mossautal at the Hessian State Statistical Office
  9. ↑ Approval of a coat of arms of the municipality of Mossautal, Odenwaldkreis from February 13, 1979 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1979 No. 10 , p. 483 , point 258 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 7.1 MB ]).
  10. ↑ Permanent hiking trails in Hessen