Breaking down

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Breaking down
community breaking
Coat of arms of the former municipality of Niederbruch
Coordinates: 50 ° 21 ′ 51 ″  N , 8 ° 9 ′ 46 ″  E
Height : 166  (140–232)  m above sea level NHN
Area : 12.28 km²
Residents : 3905  (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 318 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : December 31, 1971
Postal code : 65611
Area code : 06438
View from the west, from the Berger Church
View from the west, from the Berger Church

Niederbruch is the administrative center and the largest of the three districts of the municipality of Brechen in the Limburg-Weilburg district in Central Hesse .

Geographical location

The place is in the valley of the Emsbach and on the federal road 8 and the Main-Lahn-Bahn . To the west of the outskirts, the Wörsbach flows into the Emsbach. Niederbruch itself is between 140 and 210 meters above sea level. In the north-western part of the district, up to 232 meters can be reached in the slightly hilly landscape. The federal motorway 3 and the ICE route Frankfurt-Cologne run south of the town . The district has only small pieces of forest and mainly agriculturally used areas. To the west and south-west of the town there are larger gravel pits , some of which have already been exploited and closed.

The Niederrechener district borders in the north-west on Lindenholzhausen . In a clockwise direction, Villmar , Weyer , Oberrechen , Werschau , Nauheim and Mensfelden follow .

history

Prisoner tower

In the first documentary mention of the place in a deed of donation to the Lorsch monastery from the year 772, there is talk of “Brachina”, with no distinction between Ober- and Niederbruch. The first name that can be clearly identified as breaking down dates back to 1023, at that time under the name "Burg Brechen". In 1363, Niederbruch was given city ​​rights by Emperor Charles IV . From 1367 to 1379 a city wall with a moat in front was built. The wall has been preserved to this day in small remains, mostly built into residential buildings. The prisoner tower is the last of seven towers that were once there .

On April 30, 1872, around 80 houses burned down, around half of the town.

The current parish church, consecrated to Saint Maximin , was built between 1899 and 1901, with the remains of the old church being included in the construction. In 1952 the church tower was renewed. The Catholics of Niederbruch have been making a pilgrimage to the pilgrimage chapel Maria Hilf Beselich for many decades , where they announce their faith.

Territorial reform

On December 31, 1971, the previously independent municipalities of Niederbruch and Werschau were merged to form the new municipality of Brechen as part of the regional reform in Hesse . Oberbruch was added on April 1, 1974.

Territorial history and administration

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

population

Population development

Niederbruch: Population from 1834 to 2015
year     Residents
1834
  
 1,183
1840
  
 1,210
1846
  
 1,268
1852
  
 1,236
1858
  
 1,283
1864
  
 1,420
1871
  
 1,398
1875
  
 1,470
1885
  
 1,547
1895
  
 1,683
1905
  
 1,770
1910
  
 1,854
1925
  
 2.121
1939
  
 2,295
1946
  
 2.711
1950
  
 2,833
1956
  
 3,009
1961
  
 3,305
1967
  
 3,660
1970
  
 3,690
1978
  
 3,700
1980
  
 3,688
1985
  
 3,587
1991
  
 3,651
1995
  
 3,718
2000
  
 3,912
2010
  
 3,872
2015
  
 3,853
Data source: Historical municipality register for Hesse: The population of the municipalities from 1834 to 1967. Wiesbaden: Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt, 1968.
Other sources:

Religious affiliation

 Source: Historical local dictionary

• 1885: 023 Protestant (= 1.49%), 1524 Catholic (= 98.51%) residents
• 1961: 150 Protestant (= 4.54%) and 3141 (= 95.04%) Catholic residents

Culture and sights

Buildings

  • Former town hall , Hessian Monument Protection Prize 2003

  • Portal of the parish church of St. Maximin

  • Parish church as seen from the cemetery

  • Interior of the parish church

  • Joseph altar of the parish church

  • Marien Altar of the parish church

  • Town hall of the municipality of Brechen in Niederbruch

societies

The following associations exist at the local level: carrier pigeon club Luftpost 1863, carrier pigeon club Taunusbote, computer club Commodore, DLRG local group Brechen / Runkel / Vilmar, DRK local club, development association of the Niederbruch school, volunteer fire brigade (founded in 1897, with its brass orchestra since 1947), friends Berger Church, Alemannia football club in 1911, working dog association, poultry and bird breeding association in 1929, Brechen trade association, Brechen jazz club, KAB local association St. Josef, Catholic women's community, Catholic young community, Cäcilia church choir, Brechen rural woman's association, Concordia men's choir , Male Choir Frohsinn 1912, Mandolin Club Wanderlust, PeeZ, Radfahrverein Torpedo, Chess Club 1948, Tennis Club 77 Brechen, Tennis Club 80 blue and white, Gymnastics Club 1901 (with brass orchestra), VdK local group Brechen, Beautification Association, Bird and Nature Conservation Association and the Folk and Mountain Costume Association D'Emsbachthaler.

Regular events

The Niederrechener fair is celebrated on the second weekend in October. A special feature is the rock evening on Friday evening at the opening of the fair, which has been established since 1985. Nationally known bands such as the Rodgau Monotones (1983, 1993, 2000, 2008, 2015 and 2018), Liquido (2004), JBO (2005), Donots , Die Happy , Mickie Krause and Die Crackers have also performed there.

In addition, a junk market is held every autumn .

Economy and Infrastructure

Facilities and recreational opportunities

Sports and cultural center

The Niederbruch volunteer fire brigade has existed in the village since 1897 , providing fire protection and general help, as well as the Catholic public library. The kindergarten in Westerwaldstraße, the children's house in the Schlei and, since August 2011, the newly built daycare center are available for childcare. The school in Emsbachtal, the culture and sports center in Runkeler Straße and the newly built sports facility in Mittelweg are also available.

traffic

The Niederbruch train station is on the Main-Lahn-Bahn . In addition, the federal road 8 ran through the village.

Sons and daughters of the place

Web links

Commons : Breaking Down  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Area statistics of the municipality and its districts. In: Internet presence. Community of Brechen, accessed on May 23, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Figures - data - facts - population figures in brief. In: Internet presence. Community of Brechen, accessed on May 23, 2020 .
  3. ^ Franz-Josef Sehr : 250 years pilgrimage chapel Maria Hilf Beselich . In: Yearbook for the Limburg-Weilburg district 2017 . The district committee of the district of Limburg-Weilburg, Limburg-Weilburg 2016, ISBN 978-3-927006-54-6 , p. 137-141 .
  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. 369 .
  5. ↑ a b c Niederbruch, Limburg-Weilburg district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of June 8, 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. ↑ Population statistics (development) , municipality of Brechen ( Memento from August 2, 2016 in the Internet Archive )