Niedermarsberg

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Niedermarsberg
City of Marsberg
Coat of arms of Niedermarsberg
Coordinates: 51 ° 27 ′ 56 ″  N , 8 ° 51 ′ 46 ″  E
Height : approx. 250 m
Area : 16.63 km²
Residents : 7324  (2017)
Population density : 440 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st January 1975
Postal code : 34431
Area code : 02992
Aerial photo (2013)
Aerial photo (2013)
View from around 1880
Emmaus Church

Niedermarsberg is a place that today belongs to the city of Marsberg .

history

Niedermarsberg, formerly Horhusen, was built at the intersection of two highways and trade routes between Frankfurt am Main and Paderborn , as well as Kassel and Cologne . It was first mentioned in a document around 900 as Horohuson . The road to Paderborn connected Horhusen with Hellweg , one of the most important trade routes. Horhusen originally belonged to Corvey Abbey . The place was initially administered by the noble Horhusen family , who lived here with their castle.

In addition to trade, mining also became an increasingly important economic factor. From the 16th century tunnels were built that were used to mine copper ores.

At the beginning of the 13th century, the majority of the population moved to the mountain on which the Eresburg had stood and built the fortified town of Obermarsberg there , which for a long time offered greater security than the settlement in the valley. The Archbishops of Cologne acquired power in Niedermarsberg, which then belonged to the Cologne Duchy of Westphalia until 1802 .

Only when Obermarsberg was almost completely destroyed in the Thirty Years' War did many people move back down from the mountain into the valley. Obermarsberg was rebuilt, but Niedermarsberg developed into an economic center.

From 1802 to 1816 the place belonged to the Landgraviate of Hessen-Darmstadt . In 1816 Prussia acquired the settlement together with the Duchy of Westphalia.

Rosa Buchthal, b. Dalberg, around 1900

Niedermarsberg had a synagogue that was inaugurated on October 17, 1856, and a Jewish community that was deeply anchored in community life. In the population statistics of 1880, 3,040 inhabitants are registered, of which 2,698 are Catholics, 195 "Evangelicals" and 147 Jews. There was an evangelical and "Israelite" school on site. A respected Jewish family named Dalberg lived in a large house on Hauptstrasse and traded fabrics. Rosa Buchthal , who grew up in Niedermarsberg in 1874 and became the first female member of the Dortmund city parliament in the 1920s, emerged from the family .

Due to the bad weather, the place escaped a heavy air raid by the USAAF at the last minute in March 1945 .

On January 1, 1975, Niedermarsberg was incorporated into the new town of Marsberg.

In July 2015, was top scorer of the St Magnus brotherhood in Niedermarsberg of debris at the traditional Anböllern the Schützenfest whether Niedermarsberg and he died. In two small firecrackers from 1998, parts of the breeches of the cannons had torn off and hit the man.

politics

coat of arms

Coat of arms of the former community of Niedermarsberg

Blazon :

Twin inclined bars in two rows in gold of silver and blue.

Description:

The basis for this coat of arms is the seal image of the noble family von Horhusen from the year 1325. Horhusen is the old name of the settlement from which Niedermarsberg developed. The official approval took place on August 29, 1936.

building

The listed Catholic parish church of St. Magnus is located in Niedermarsberg . The Emilie forest house is also worth seeing .

Sons and daughters of the place

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ City of Marsberg: Demographic Development 1997–2017. In: City of Marsberg IKEK. Retrieved September 15, 2018 .
  2. ↑ 100 [94] - History of Horhusen now Nieder-Marsberg. - Page - Digital Collections - Portal. Retrieved January 1, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Rosa Buchthal was one of eight daughters of the married couple Sara and Abraham / Alexander Dalberg. Her son Arnold became a public prosecutor in Frankfurt in the 1950s. Her granddaughter Vera (since 1980 Dame Stephanie ) escaped Nazi Germany on a Kindertransport and became one of the most successful entrepreneurs in Great Britain.
  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. 332 .
  5. ↑ Niedermarsberg's shooters mourn their king derwesten.de from July 12, 2015, accessed on July 19, 2015.
  6. ^ Rita Maurer: Authorities are investigating the cause of the accident . Westlenfalenpost of July 13, 2015
  7. ^ Eduard Belke, Alfred Bruns, Helmut Müller: Communal coats of arms of the Duchy of Westphalia. Arnsberg 1986, ISBN 3-87793-017-4 , p. 170.