Niedererbach

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Coordinates: 50 ° 26 '  N , 7 ° 59'  E

Basic data
State : Rhineland-Palatinate
County : Westerwaldkreis
Association municipality : Montabaur
Height : 160 m above sea level NHN
Area : 4.43 km 2
Residents: 1023 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 231 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 56412
Area code : 06485
License plate : WW
Community key : 07 1 43 054
Association administration address: Konrad-Adenauer-Platz 8
56410 Montabaur
Website : www.vg-montabaur.de
Local Mayor : Gerhard Theis
Location of the local community Niedererbach in the Westerwaldkreis
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Niedererbach is a municipality in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Montabaur community .

geography

location

Niedererbach is located in the south of the Westerwald low mountain range in the northeast of the Eppenroder plateau ( Niederwesterwald ), near the main natural spatial unit of the Limburg Basin in Hesse to the east . It is located 10.5 km east-southeast of Montabaur , 5.5 km southwest of Hadamar and 7.5 km (as the crow flies ) northwest of Limburg an der Lahn . The Erbach and the smaller streams of the Willbach, which flows into the Fischbach and the Sandbach, both of which in turn flow into the Erbach , flow through it . A few kilometers away are the Nassau Nature Park in the southwest and the Taunus Nature Park in the east . The north-north-western neighboring municipality is Obererbach .

Landscape and geology

The landscape of Niedererbach is structured by the Erbach, in whose valley, which runs from north to south-east and is lined with wooded trees, the village is located and into which the Fischbach and Sandbach flow from the right. The valley cuts of these streams further structure the terrain. The subsoil consists primarily of basalt , andesite , slate and greywacke .

Neighboring communities

Neighboring communities are Obererbach , Dreikirchen , Nentershausen , Görgeshausen and the Hessian Elz .

history

First documentary mention of Niedererbach on May 12, 1291
Parish church Niedererbach 1725–1904
Niedererbach parish church
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Niedererbach was mentioned for the first time in a document from Archbishop Theodoric II of Trier , which confirms a gift from Siegfrid von Runkel to the Seligenstatt monastery near Seck . The exact date is unclear, but the period from 1213 to 1215 is assumed. The first unequivocal dating is possible for a document dated May 12, 1291. In it a pastor named Friedrich and the parish Erlebach are mentioned, who certify a legal transaction with the Commander and the Brothers of the Teutonic Order in Koblenz. The original of the certificate is in the central archive of the German Order in Vienna . The Niedererbach community has had a copy of the certificate since 2006.

For the late Middle Ages, rights of the Lords of Limburg have been documented in Niedererbach , which passed to the County of Diez , which had already ruled the country when the family died out . With the dissolution of the County of Diez, Niedererbach fell to Kurtrier in 1564 . The lower jurisdiction lay with the court of the neighboring parish court in Nentershausen, the higher jurisdiction initially at the old court and archidakonate location Dietkirchen , from 1564 on with the Electoral Trier court in Diez.

A looting by mercenary troops from the Eighty Years' War is guaranteed for 1594 , in which seven buildings were burned down and one resident was killed. Until the end of the 18th century the place belonged to the Electorate of Trier Montabaur . On September 19, 1795, French troops attacked the place as part of the First Coalition War . They shot the Heimberger (mayor) and five other residents and plundered Niedererbach for three days. Several looting by troops of different origins followed by 1797. By the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss 1803 Niedererbach, like the rest of the right bank of the Electorate of Trier , was assigned to the Prince of Nassau-Weilburg and from 1806 after the establishment of the Napoleonic Rhine Confederation belonged to the Duchy of Nassau . Under the Nassau administration, the place initially belonged to the Meudt office and until 1867 to the Wallmerod office . After the so-called German War , the region came to the Kingdom of Prussia in 1866 and to the new province of Hesse-Nassau in 1868 , Niedererbach was now a municipality in the Unterwesterwaldkreis .

Since the Niedererbach people used to know how to make pipes from willow twigs, they are still referred to today as "Erwocher Peifscher".

In 1913 the place received water pipes and the first telephone connection, ten years later electricity. American troops arrived on the evening of March 26, 1945. In 1972 Niedererbach became part of the Montabaur Association . The community of Niedererbach has had its own town hall since December 2010. The half-timbered house, a so-called day laborer's house, which has been a listed building since the early 1980s, dates from the early 19th century and was recently completely run down. In 2006 the community acquired it from a community of heirs. It was restored inside and outside from 2008 to 2010 by the support association “Our village has a future” founded in 2006 in cooperation with the Niedererbach community. Nothing was changed in the layout of the rooms, so that the structure of the roughly 200-year-old house has been preserved inside. According to the specifications of the monument protection, it was completely slated outside. This also indirectly reminds of the former slate mining in Niedererbach.

In May 2011, the Niedererbach community took part in the nationwide competition “ Our village has a future ” and came second in the main class at the district level. She had thus qualified for the regional decision, in which in June 2011 a middle place was placed among 20 participating municipalities.

Population development

The oldest known information about the Niedererbach population dates back to 1684 and reports about 15 fire places in the village. In 1787 there were 196 inhabitants, in 1833 there were 299. In 1870 the population was 475, 1903 450, 1913 416, 1921 419. The last survey before the Second World War dates from 1936 and shows 537 Niedererbachers. In 1956 there were again 600. By 1980 the population increased to 700, by 1990 to 840. In 2001 there were 993 inhabitants and in 2004 1005.

Church history

In terms of church, Niedererbach was initially part of the neighboring parish of Nentershausen. Since a separate pastor is already mentioned for 1291, a separate parish should have already existed at this point in time. However, the place continued to belong to the parish of Nentershausen. A parish church of its own for 1320 can be proven with certainty. The Reformation was never introduced in Niedererbach.

In 2006 the community celebrated the 100th fair . This most important village festival takes place every year on the last weekend in August and commemorates the consecration of the parish church of St. Katharina in 1906. Part of the church tower is much older and probably dates from around 1200. In front of the current church there was a baroque church built in 1738, about the size of today's aisle . By 1892 at the latest, a church building fund was active to build a new church. The old church was demolished in 1904, but the steeple remained standing. Only the upper third was broken off and renewed.

Architect Jakob Fachinger from Limburg emerged as the winner for the new building from an “architectural competition” in 1903. The construction plans were submitted to the Episcopal Ordinariate in Limburg and the Royal District Office in Westerburg for review and approval on February 1, 1904 . A positive decision was made in each case.

On July 27, 1904, the demolition of the old church began by master mason Sellmann from Limburg. The cost was 230  marks . At the same time, the tender for the construction of the new church in the "Nassauer Boten" took place. 80 offers were received in response to the invitation to tender. Building contractor Jakob Eufinger from Elz was awarded the contract for 25,387.77 marks. The order included earthworks and masonry, delivery of building materials, stone carving, carpentry, roofing, plumbing, locksmithing and blacksmithing.

In September 1904 the excavation work for the new parish church began. The foundation stone was laid on May 14, 1905 and the topping-out ceremony was celebrated on August 10, 1905 . The shell was completed in December 1905. In May 1906 the interior plastering, the installation of the windows and the interior fittings began. On August 19, 1906, the new church building was solemnly consecrated by Bishop Dominikus Willi .

politics

Town hall in Mittelstrasse

Municipal council

The council in Niedererbach consists of twelve council members, who in the local elections on May 26, 2019 in a majority vote were elected, and the honorary mayor as chairman. Until 2009, the council had 16 council members.

mayor

Since April 6, 2011, Gerhard Theis has been the new honorary local mayor . He replaced Berthold Ortseifen, who had made his office available early after 17 years. Theis was the only candidate in the mayoral election on March 27, 2011 and received 89.3 percent of the votes cast. In the local elections on May 25, 2014, Theis was re-elected with 86.05 percent, and in the direct election on May 26, 2019 with 74.21 percent of the vote for another five years.

coat of arms

Description of the coat of arms : “In a wave cut split by silver and red, behind a broken, left-half, twelve-spoke, silver straightening wheel, covered with the lower half of a slanting sword in confused colors, angled at the bottom right with a green alder branch , in front with three fruits, behind two leaves. "

Declaration of coat of arms: Sword and straightening wheel symbolize the patronage of the parish church, St. Catherine. The Erlenzweig refers to the interpretation of the place name Erbach from Erlenbach. The splitting of the waves draws attention to the scenic location of the place in the Erbachtal. As a sign of the former affiliation to Kurtrier , its coat of arms colors red and silver were included in the coat of arms of Niedererbach.

Culture, clubs, sights

Theaterfreunde Niedererbach 1976 e. V.

The association was founded in September 1976 and emerged from the Cäcilia St. Katharina choir community. More than 50 productions for different age groups were implemented. In addition to its own building, the club occasionally uses the local "old sports field" as an open-air stage.

Niedererbach volunteer fire brigade

A fire brigade in Niedererbach was first mentioned in 1869. At that time it belonged to the Prussian province of Hessen-Nassau . In 1872 a fire fighting association was established for the localities of Nentershausen and Nomborn . A compulsory fire brigade was appointed on October 14, 1953 , as coverage in the event of an emergency could not be guaranteed due to the full-time employment of the honorary members. The compulsory fire brigade was the forerunner of today's volunteer fire brigade . All male residents between the ages of 18 and 60 were members. On May 30, 1970, it was decided to establish a volunteer fire brigade to ensure fire protection as an organized unit with appropriate equipment . 19 members joined the volunteer fire brigade. Equipment was financed by donations from the population.

In 1975, in the course of the community reform, the sponsorship was transferred to the Verbandsgemeinde Montabaur, which was associated with the renaming to “Verbandsgemeinde Feuerwehr Montabaur - Löschgruppe Niedererbach”. In 1990 the fire brigade became a registered association and since September 18, 1980 has been called "Association for the Promotion of the Freiwilligen Feuerwehr Niedererbach e. V. ". There are currently 21 members in active fire service.

music

Two choirs are active in Niedererbach. In 1993 the “CHORamel e. V. Niedererbach ”founded as an amateur choir under the name“ Young Choir Niedererbach ”. The aim is to enjoy singing in a community. The choir has been registered in the register of associations since May 2000. The name is made up of the terms chorus and caramel .

The “Choir Community Cäcilia-St. Katharina ".

Sports

The “Sportverein Niedererbach 1920 e. V. "is a football club with currently over 500 members and is one of the largest football clubs in the region. In addition to the existing teams in the men's and senior division with a game operation in the district league, there is active youth work.

The "Schützenverein Niedererbach 1978 e.V." prescribed. The association was founded in 1978 with 31 members, currently more than 120 people are active in the association. Disciplines are the air rifle , the air pistol and archery . The 1st air rifle team has been operating in the regional upper league south since 2008.

The "Trimm-Treff Niedererbach" was founded in 1994 and has an extensive range of courses that include dance courses, spinal exercises and self-defense. Currently more than 280 members are active in the children, youth and adult sector.

Home care

The “Verschönerungsverein Niedererbach 1936 e. V. ", the association" Our village has a future 2006 e. V. "and the" Friends of Traditions and Customs Maintenance Niedererbach 2010 e. V. “prescribed.

kindergarten

The local day care center Niedererbach was opened in 1992 and is run as a two-group facility. The age structure includes children under three to six years of age. The funding comes from the association founded in November 2011.

Buildings

The Catholic parish church of St. Katharina is a neo-Romanesque, two-aisled gallery basilica made of quarry stone, which was built in 1906. The west tower is predominantly of Romanesque origin. The wayside shrine “in Kirchberg” facing Bergstrasse bears the year 1785.

The railway bridge west of the village has been a listed building since 1992. The application was justified as follows: “With the Staffel – Siershahn – Altenkirchen railway line opened to traffic in 1884, the late opening of the Westerwald by the railway began with the inauguration of the 'Unterwesterwaldbahn'. In the course of the route, the railway crosses the Sandbachtal near Niedererbach with a towering, six-arched viaduct. This is made from local basalt and trachyte as well as from brick and has, as an ornamental design, slightly cantilevered, stepped flight candles with gargoyles as well as a cantilevered cornice and an original cast iron railing. "

The roof slate field "Theodorusfund" extends over the districts of Görgeshausen, Nentershausen and Niedererbach. In 1886 the field was transferred to the "Niedererbach Slate Union". It was the livelihood for numerous residents.

The open-air stage "Alter Sportplatz" is used by Theaterfreunde Niedererbach at irregular intervals as a venue for their productions.

Natural monuments

The natural monuments in Niedererbach include the slate mountain "Gaasekippel" and the cemetery linden tree.

see also: List of natural monuments in Niedererbach and list of cultural monuments in Niedererbach

Regular events

Regular events take place in Niedererbach throughout the year. On the Sunday before Easter, the shooting club offers Easter egg shooting. On May 1st, the Beautification Association invites you to a May hike. The last full weekend in August is reserved for the fair. The shooting club's village cup shooting takes place on the first Saturday of the month.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The next motorway junction is, located near Nentershausen , Diez on the federal motorway 3 ( Cologne - Frankfurt am Main ), about three kilometers away.

The closest train stations with long-distance connections are Montabaur as well as Limburg Süd ( ICE ) and Koblenz Hbf ( IC , ICE, EN ). Niedererbach has a stop on the railway line ( Unterwesterwaldbahn ) (Limburg (Lahn) - Diez Ost - Montabaur - Siershahn), this is operated by the Hessische Landesbahn HLB, Dreiländerbahn area under the line number RB 29 according to the Rhineland-Palatinate cycle every hour .

The Staffel – Siershahn section was opened on May 30, 1884 after two years of construction. The local transport route today connects the region to the Montabaur train station and Limburg (Lahn) train station. The Unterwesterwaldbahn was brought up to the state of the art in spring 2007. With the timetable change in December 2014, the transport contract with the regional rail passenger transport association Rhineland-Palatinate North (SPNV Nord) started, which is valid until the timetable change in December 2030.

Niedererbach is served by bus line 482 (Guckheim -> Limburg or Limburg -> Guckheim) with a total of 4 stops (2 in each direction) from Monday to Friday. Outside the travel times of the regular buses, Niedererbach is also connected to the local public transport by the shared taxi line 8410 of the Montabaur community (Montabaur-Nentershausen-Niedererbach-Görgeshausen).

economy

Slate was mined in the Niedererbach district for several centuries. The earliest mention of slate quarrying dates back to 1566.

Public facilities

The public facilities include the town hall, the day care center “Rappelkiste”, the village community hall “Haus Erlenbach”, the youth room, the barbecue area with barbecue hut and the sports field.

nature

Rare animal species

Bats have found a home in the former slate tunnel. In the tunnels maintained by the Naturschutzbund (NABU), local group Hundsangen, the following bat species have so far been detected:

literature

Web links

Commons : Niedererbach  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
  2. ^ Annals of the Association for Nassau Antiquities and Historical Research , Volume 10, 1868, p. 334 ( Google Books )
  3. ↑ a b Tourism |. Retrieved November 12, 2018 .
  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 Montabaur, Verbandsgemeinde, 25th line of results. Retrieved June 23, 2020 .
  6. ↑ About us - theaterfreunde Niedererbach 1976 e. V. In: theaterfreunde Niedererbach 1976 e. V. ( theaterfreunde-niedererbach.de [accessed on November 12, 2018]).
  7. ↑ Niedererbach |. Retrieved November 12, 2018 .
  8. ↑ history. Retrieved November 12, 2018 .
  9. ↑ Home. Retrieved November 12, 2018 .
  10. ↑ We are currently working on our website. Retrieved November 12, 2018 .
  11. ^ SV 1920 Niedererbach e. V. - Home. Retrieved November 12, 2018 .
  12. ↑ About us. Accessed November 12, 2018 (German).
  13. ↑ About us. Accessed November 12, 2018 (German).
  14. ↑ Niedererbach clubs pull together . ( rhein-zeitung.de [accessed on November 12, 2018]).
  15. ↑ Super User: Kindergarten Rappelkiste Niedererbach - Home. Accessed November 12, 2018 (German).
  16. ↑ Super User: Kindergarten Rappelkiste Niedererbach - About us. Accessed November 12, 2018 (German).
  17. ↑ Kircheno_WW2b. Retrieved November 12, 2018 .
  18. ↑ 2001 - "A Midsummer Night's Dream" - theaterfreunde Niedererbach 1976 e. V. In: theaterfreunde Niedererbach 1976 e. V. ( theaterfreunde-niedererbach.de [accessed on November 12, 2018]).