Niederhausen (Nahe)

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	Coordinates: 49 ° 48 '  N , 7 ° 47'  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Bad Kreuznach
Association municipality :	Rudesheim
Height :	119 m above sea level NHN
Area :	5.31 km 2
Residents:	568 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	107 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	55585
Area code :	06758
License plate :	KH
Community key :	07 1 33 070
Association administration address:	Nahestrasse 63 55593 Rüdesheim
Website :	www.niederhausen-nahe.com
Mayoress :	Christine Mathern
Location of the local community Niederhausen in the Bad Kreuznach district

Evangelical Church Niederhausen

Niederhausen is a municipality in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Rüdesheim .

Geographical location

At 150 meters above sea level, the place is where the Nahe separates the foreland to the Hunsrück and the Palatinate Uplands, on a south-facing slope directly on the Nahe, which is 120 meters wide.

history

Niederhausen was first mentioned in a document in 1238. The place was definitely settled in Roman times , which has been proven by finds. Niederhausen fell to the County of Veldenz in 1129 , belonged to the Duchy of Palatinate-Zweibrücken from 1444 and became part of the Electoral Palatinate in 1768 .

During the French Revolution , the village was annexed to France from 1795 to 1814 . After the Congress of Vienna (May 28, 1815) Niederhausen became part of Prussia . Boundary stones that separated the Kingdom of Prussia from the Kingdom of Bavaria can still be seen on the southern boundary of the district. The Kingdom's largest investment in Niederhausen was the establishment of the Royal Prussian wine-growing domain Niederhausen-Schloßböckelheim at the beginning of the 20th century.

Statistics on population development

The development of the population of Niederhausen, the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 are based on censuses:

year Residents 1815 312 1835 445 1871 433 1905 509 1939 532

year Residents 1950 594 1961 607 1970 562 1987 605 2005 597

politics

Municipal council

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

mayor

The local mayor is Christine Mathern. Since there was no candidate in the local elections on May 26, 2019, she was unanimously elected by the local council in July 2019, succeeding Manfred Kauer, who was no longer running.

Economy and Infrastructure

Niederhausen locations

The structure in Niederhausen is essentially shaped by viticulture , 12 individual layers are spread over approx. 120 hectares of vineyards. One of the most famous companies was the Royal Prussian wine-growing domain Niederhausen-Schloßböckelheim . It promoted viticulture as early as the 19th century, especially against the massive occurrence of phylloxera introduced from America and the increased occurrence of fungal pests. The wine-growing domain strengthened the Nahe wines, which were often sold under external names such as "Rüdesheimer" or " Rheinwein " due to a lack of independence .

In the years 1926 to 1928, the Wasserkraftwerke Niederhausen GmbH built the Niederhausen reservoir in the immediate vicinity of the village . The weir , which consists of three fields near the former train station, accumulates the water so that the water flows to the power station in a 760 m long canal. The Schmittenstollen visitor mine is located near the hydroelectric power station , where mercury was mined in the past until 1942 . For more mining relics in the district, see list of mines in the Palatinate .

traffic

Niederhausen is located on the Nahe Valley Railway Bingen - Saarbrücken. The trains pass the place without stopping.

See also

• List of cultural monuments in Niederhausen

Web links

Commons : Niederhausen  - Collection of Images

• Internet presence of the community Niederhausen
• Literature about Niederhausen in the Rhineland-Palatinate state bibliography

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
2. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate - regional data
3. ^ The regional returning officer RLP: City council election 2019 Niederhausen. Retrieved September 15, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Beate Vogt-Gladigau: Christine Mathern is the local mayor of Niederhausen. Allgemeine Zeitung, July 18, 2019, accessed on September 15, 2019 .