Niederhadamar

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Niederhadamar
Hadamar city
Coordinates: 50 ° 26 ′ 8 ″  N , 8 ° 2 ′ 6 ″  E
Height : 134  (120–235)  m above sea level NHN
Residents : 4061  (December 13, 2014)
Incorporation : April 1, 1939
Postal code : 65589
Area code : 06433
Aerial view of the place from the west
Aerial view of the place from the west

Niederhadamar is a district of the small town Hadamar in the Limburg-Weilburg district in Central Hesse . Niederhadamar forms a common area with Hadamar (core city) and Faulbach as well as the " local district Hadamar". In terms of population, Niederhadamar is the largest settlement area in the city of Hadamar and thus exceeds the northern core city

Geographical location

Niederhadamar merges directly into the core town of Hadamar in the north and borders the municipality of Elz in the south and the Elz district of Malmeneich in the south-west . In the south, the district town of Limburg an der Lahn is eight kilometers away. In the east Niederhadamar borders on the districts of Limburg Ahlbach and Offheim , in the northwest on the Rhineland-Palatinate neighboring town of Hundsangen .

The Elbbach flows eastwards from north to south past Niederhadamar. The place is just above the level of the stream of around 120 meters. The terrain rises gently on both sides of the Elbe stream and reaches 235 meters on the north-western boundary near Hundsangen, and almost 190 meters in the south-east on the border with Offheim. The north-western part of the district is covered by a large forest area, the remaining area is almost exclusively used for agriculture, with the Elbbach being surrounded by a wide meadow meadow. To the north of the village is a larger fish pond.

In its basic structure, Niederhadamar is a street village on Mainzer Landstrasse, on which traffic flowed between Cologne, Siegen, Frankfurt and Mainz. Already in the Middle Ages there was a star-shaped expansion of the road network in the town center. In the second half of the 20th and early 21st centuries, the town expanded through several new development areas, mainly to the north and west.

history

The former town hall of Niederhadamar

Presumably since 1000 BC, today's Niederhadamar has been permanently settled. This makes it significantly older than today's core city and the mention of "hatimero marca" from a royal charter from 832 probably refers to Niederhadamar. The designation "Niederhadamar" to distinguish it from the "upper" or "Mönchhadamar" designated core city prevailed from 1190 onwards. From the 14th to the 16th century the place was the seat of the Dehrner Cent . A linden tree in front of the churchyard is guaranteed as a high court from 1336 . The medieval place was characterized by several manor houses, of which only the buildings of the Erbacher monastery and the Deutschherrenhof remain today.

On April 1, 1939 Niederhadamar was incorporated into Hadamar together with Faulbach .

Former glass cutting shop

This building, which was demolished around the year 2000, was built with federal funds in 1953 as a result of the Load Equalization Act . The company building was supposed to help the numerous expellees from the Bohemian glass industry who had settled in Hadamar to gain a foothold in their new homeland. The office and residential building were on the main street, facing away from the street, adjoining the grinding shop and painting annex. A warehouse was separated from this building complex by a work yard. The slightly inclined gable roofs and segmental arches took up the architecture of the 1920s and 1930s. Some of these elements were taken up again in the neighborhood, so that the glass grinding shop could be considered formative for the surrounding area. Former address: Mainzer Landstrasse 21.

Territorial history and administration

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

Population development

Occupied population figures up to 1925 are:

Niederhadamar: Population from 1834 to 1925
year     Residents
1834
  
 932
1840
  
 1,039
1846
  
 1,125
1852
  
 1,123
1858
  
 1,138
1864
  
 1,170
1871
  
 1,172
1875
  
 1,196
1885
  
 1,092
1895
  
 1,096
1905
  
 1,113
1910
  
 1,194
1925
  
 1,385
Data source: Historical municipality register for Hesse: The population of the municipalities from 1834 to 1967. Wiesbaden: Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt, 1968.
Other sources: -

Culture and sights

In the region, Niederhadamar is known as "Mannebach". The name refers to the vernacular term "Manne" for baskets and the basketry that used to be there in the home trade.

societies

At the local level there are the women's gymnastics group Niederhadamar, the volunteer fire brigade founded on March 16, 1902 (including the youth fire brigade , founded on March 1, 1973 and children's fire brigade , founded on October 28, 2017), a carnival club, a Catholic women's community, the Catholic church choir "Cäcilia Harmonie “Founded in 1854, a fruit and horticultural club , the quartet club, the shooting club Diana 1967, the sports club Rot-Weiß 1920, the table tennis club 1970, the club of friends and sponsors of the glass school and a beautification club. An office of the Malteser Hilfsdienst eV is also located at the Niederhadamar sports field.

Buildings

The road from Niederhadamar to Offheim leads over the St. Wendelin Bridge on the outskirts, first mentioned in 1367, one of the oldest stone bridges in Hesse. Immediately next to the bridge is the St. Wendelin Chapel , built around 1900 .

In addition to these individual monuments, the old town center to the northeast of the church (Ostzeile Pfortenstraße, Nordzeile Mainzer Landstraße, complete Sackgasse complex) is under monument protection, as it is a largely closed stock of residential buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries.

  • St. Wendelin Chapel

  • St. Wendelin Bridge, seen downstream from Offheim

  • Section from the east line of Pfortenstrasse

Church of St. Peter in Chains

For the parish church of St. Peter in Ketten, construction of the church tower started around 1130. The nave was rebuilt from 1885 to 1887 . Originally the church was a branch of the original parish Dietkirchen . From 1470 an independent parish Niederhadamar can be proven.

The square tower, the oldest part of the Niederhadamar parish church, stands out due to its compact, massive construction and a small three-leaf window in the Gothic style. It documents the fortified church character of the old church building. The stone plinth supports a slated upper floor in half-timbered construction. The neo-Gothic nave, which replaced a smaller previous building in 1886 , adjoins it in the northeast . The interior has very narrow aisles. The nave is spanned by a ribbed vault, the chancel by a canopy vault .

  • Parish Church of St. Peter in Chains

  • Exterior view, south side

  • Sanctuary

  • Marien side altar

  • Base of the church tower

Old Town Hall

The former town hall during the renovation in 2008

The most prominent secular building in the village is the old town hall, more precisely the parish hall, as there was no council as a decision-making body for the community when it was built in 1718. The half-timbered building adjoins the base on which the church was built. The entrance side led to the old village square, which is now cut through by streets. The parish hall accommodated a small detention cell, the parish oven and an office room for the parish chief on the first floor. The first floor can be entered at ground level from the square in front of the church entrance and used to house the village school.

The half-timbered construction is rather untypically simple and straightforward for the region. Only the compartments above the parapet are adorned with alternating circular struts, diamonds and diamond plates.

Today the town hall houses a branch of the Kreissparkasse Limburg on the ground floor and the Catholic public library on the first floor. In 2008 and 2009 the half-timbered building was extensively renovated.

Glass school

Portal at the old building of the glass school
Glass school, new building in the front, old building in the background
Former syringe house

The building of the glass school, completed in 1957, is the youngest listed building in Niederhadamar. The reinforced concrete frame structure is adorned with a yellowish clinker brick facade and a partially colored wall made of glass blocks at the front of the entrance wing. Flat and pitched roofs cover various sections of the complex. Inside, the swinging open staircase in the entrance building, the green marble floor and the glass cabinets integrated into the structure stand out. Address: At the Glass School 4.

Former syringe house

The syringe house was built in 1846 and is still in an outwardly little changed condition, which makes it a rarity in the region. The masonry consists of irregular limestone, but shows a clear desire for design in several elements: in the clever wall connection, the arched doors as well as the wall modification and filling of the ventilation windows with bricks. The original roof of the hose tower no longer exists and has been replaced by an emergency structure. The building is now privately owned and used as a storage room. Address: Dorfbachstraße 30.

Mainzer Landstrasse 13

The building, built in a contemporary style in 1953 and expanded several times, was the seat of the early franchise operation of the Coca-Cola Company Heidermann with a production facility. The conspicuous tiling of the street facade and the now-defunct Coca-Cola lettering above the entrance served as advertising media. Today the building houses, among other things, a law firm, additional office space and a shop in part of the ground floor. The surrounding area also belonged to the Heidermann company. Since the 1990s, it has been converted into an industrial park, which mainly houses supermarkets and other retail businesses.

Mainzer Landstrasse 83

This residential building of a former Hofreite still has a wall cladding made of white and gray slate tiles, which used to be common in Niederhadamar, otherwise only in isolated cases in the region. Another special feature is the clear strut on the gable side.

Mainzer Landstrasse 85

The elaborately designed gable end of this half-timbered house from the mid-18th century is particularly striking. The entablature shows fire rams and S-struts. The ground floor had already been massively built at the time of construction, as is usual for this late form of half-timbered architecture. Together with a quarry stone barn that was built later and lying across it, the house forms a courtyard.

Mainzer Landstrasse 84/86

The semi-detached house with a hipped roof is a typical baroque half-timbered house on a large scale. Whether it is actually a former gardener's house from Hadamar Castle , which was moved to this new location in 1798, can no longer be proven with certainty, but has been handed down. The location at the former entrance to Mainzer Landstrasse makes the building particularly important.

  • Heidermann House

  • House Mainzer Landstrasse 83

  • House Mainzer Landstrasse 85

  • Mainzer Landstrasse 84/86

Dorfbachstrasse 11

This half-timbered building from the 17th century is particularly significant due to its very evenly designed beam structure with square compartments and fire brackets on the main facade. This side of the building faced the reifenberg estate, which is no longer in existence. Apparently the building was later given an additional jamb. The attached former stable is likely to date from the time the main house was built.

"Four Linden"

This large three-sided courtyard was laid out in the late 19th century on the thoroughfare as a unit of the estate with a restaurant and a large dance hall. The main house, a slated half-timbered building, shows a late classicist facade. The barn, facing away from the road, is made of highly developed quarry stone with a stone facade . The large, square dance hall, on the other hand, is a brick building with a facade pierced by large window arches and buttresses in front. The tie-rod ceiling of the hall building, which is now divided into several small units, is part of the valuable interior. Address: Mainzer Landstrasse 57/59.

Reisstrasse 4/6

This building is the house of the former "Erbacher Hof", which probably dates from the 17th century. The half-timbered building stands out due to its massive above-ground cellar and its significant storey overhangs. The very small windows indicate that the original framework structure has been preserved under the plaster. The staircase on the east side has also been preserved from an early construction phase. The extension facing away from the street dates from the 18th century.

Steinstrasse 8

The simple timber frame profile of this two-zone residential building suggests that it was built in the 18th century, while the tall, tower-like structure is more typical of the 19th century.

Struthweg 1/3

This residential building is the remainder of a Teutonic Order courtyard , which probably already existed in Niederhadamar in the Middle Ages. The beam heads still visible give an idea of ​​the framework. According to tradition, the house with its uniform proportions and the significant storey overhang dates from 1614 and was only later divided into two halves.

  • House Dorfbachstrasse 11, north-west facade

  • "Vier Linden" with a former hall in the foreground

  • Former barn of the "Vier Linden" inn

  • House Reisstrasse 4/6

  • House Steinstrasse 8

  • House Struthweg 1/3

Wayside shrines

The brick shrine was probably built around 1900 at the same time as and in direct connection with the syringe house. The masonry is clearly structured and a door possibly from the construction period has been preserved.

This little prayer house in Reichmannswiese was built around 1900. The iron grating and the beech growing behind the wayside shrine also date from this period.

The cross stick on the stone cross made of gray limestone marble and its base have classicist features. It is probably a personal memorial cross that bears the initials CH and the year 1798. The body is more recent. Around 1990 the cross was moved from its prominent position directly on Mainzer Landstrasse, the central thoroughfare, around ten meters back along the street named after it, "Am Steinkreuz".

  • Wayside shrines in Niederhadamar

  • Wayside shrine in Dorfbachstrasse

  • Reichmannswiese wayside shrine

  • Stone cross

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The place has a train stop on the Limburg – Altenkirchen railway line .

safety

Since March 16, 1902, the Niederhadamar volunteer fire brigade (from March 1, 1973 with a youth fire brigade and from October 28, 2017 with a children's fire brigade ) has provided fire protection and general help in this area.

education

Prince Johann Ludwig School

In Niederhadamar there are three kindergartens, a primary school and the Fürst-Johann-Ludwig-Schule , a cooperative comprehensive school and at the same time one of the largest schools in Hesse.

Niederhadamar is home to one of the two glass schools in Germany. The auditorium of the Erwin Stein Glass School is also used as the location's multi-purpose hall.

Personalities

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Numbers, data, facts - population figures . In: Internet presence. Hadamar City, accessed May 23, 2020 .
  2. ^ Main statute of the city of Hadamar . June 6, 2012, p. 3 , § 6 ( website [PDF; 39 kB ; accessed on November 24, 2018]).
  3. ^ Official Journal of the Government of Wiesbaden, Item 1, of January 7, 1939
  4. ↑ a b Niederhadamar, Limburg-Weilburg district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of December 9, 2016). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
  5. ^ 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).