Niederzeuzheim

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Niederzeuzheim
Hadamar city
Coordinates: 50 ° 28 ′ 15 ″  N , 8 ° 2 ′ 10 ″  E
Height : 166  (140-223)  m above sea level NHN
Area : 7.65 km²
Residents : 1451  (December 13, 2014)
Population density : 190 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : December 31, 1971
Postal code : 65589
Area code : 06433
Aerial view of the town from the south
Aerial view of the town from the south

Niederzeuzheim is one of the six districts of Hadamar in the Limburg-Weilburg district in Central Hesse .

Geographical location

The place is located in the northwest of the Limburg Basin , on the southern edge of the Westerwald , naturally in the Elz-Hadamar basin edge, around nine kilometers north of the district town of Limburg an der Lahn . On the eastern edge of the village, the Elbbach flows south. The Limburg – Altenkirchen railway , which has a train station in Niederzeuzheim, also runs between the town center and Elbbach . On the western outskirts of the village runs the Salzbach coming from the northwest, which crosses under the railway line at the southern tip of the village and flows into the Elbbach. The built-up location is on a hump running in a northwest-southeast direction between the two streams. The roughly triangular area with a point to the north is joined by the Dornburg district of Thalheim in the northwest , the Hadamar district of Oberzeuzheim in the east and the core town of Hadamar in the south . In the west Niederzeuzheim borders on the local communities Hundsangen and Molsberg and thus on the state border to Rhineland-Palatinate . The lowest point of the district is in the Elbbachtal at around 140 meters. The terrain rises around the two clearly cut creek valleys, especially to the west, where the highest point is at 223 meters, and to the north. Agricultural land (460 hectares) takes up the largest part of the district, while mixed forest is located in the north and west . The area used for forestry covers 172 hectares. A considerable part of the district is taken up by the stream meadows and numerous fish farming ponds on the eastern edge of the village.

history

Gallery grave in the Niederzeuzheim forest

In the Niederzeuzheim district there is a gallery grave from the third millennium BC ( Wartberg culture, 3000–2800 BC), also known colloquially and on signposts as a stone box grave .

The place was first mentioned in documents as Zubetsheim around the year 780 . At that time, the aristocratic Rimistein gave away property in the village when he entered the Fulda Monastery . A first church was probably built in the 9th century. The Petrus patronage, however, indicates a connection to the Archdiocese of Trier , which makes a foundation appear possible as early as the 7th or 8th century. Without a doubt, the church was assigned to the Dietkirchen Archdeaconate .

The place Ubitisheim (Niederzeuzheim) initially belonged to Eberhard, a brother of King Konrad. Eberhard had bought the place from a volunteer in exchange. In a revolt against King Otto I, Eberhard was killed in 939. Niederzeuzheim now fell to King Otto, who gave the place with all its farms and fields to the Georgsstift in Limburg on April 20, 940 to support the local clergy.

In 1195 the first pastor is recorded. At that time, the church was already the seat of a parish , to which Oberzeuzheim, Hangenmeilingen , Heuchelheim , Thalheim and from 1195 to 1320 Hadamar also belonged. In 1726 the dilapidated church was demolished. Today's parish church of St. Peter was built on the foundations of the previous building, including a Romanesque tower. The church was consecrated in 1737. The interior is characterized by altars from the "Hadamar Baroque ". In 1447, the Marienglocke was the first bell to be purchased. It is still there today. In 1537 the Lutheran Reformation followed , in 1575 a change to the Reformed denomination and in 1630 the return to Catholicism. For the first time, school lessons are documented by the pastor for 1587 and a teacher in 1590. In 1838 a new school building was inaugurated.

A few decades older than the parish church is the cruciform chapel on the Landstrasse in the direction of Frickhofen, also in baroque style, where a cross relic is venerated.

There is evidence of a mayor and a Hubengericht in the village for 1319 . The former tithe barn now serves as a parish home. The town center is characterized by half-timbered houses from the times between 1500 and 1800. Numerous mills were built on the two streams around Niederzeuzheim. On October 1, 1886, the place got a railway connection, in 1901 the first water pipe and in 1934 a stone bridge over the Salzbach. In the First World War , 31 of the 250 drafted Niederzeuzheimers were killed.

In 1990 a village museum was set up in the former town hall, a large new building area was set up in 1998 and Niederzeuzheim was included in the village renewal program in 2000, during which more than three million euros were invested in the village image and infrastructure.

  • Parish Church of St. Peter

  • Church chancel

  • Parish home, formerly tithe barn

  • Kreuzkapelle

  • Village museum

Territorial reform

On December 31, 1971, Niederzeuzheim was incorporated into the newly formed town of Hadamar as part of the regional reform in Hesse . The former municipalities of Hadamar, Niederweyer, Niederzeuzheim, Oberweyer, Oberzeuzheim and Steinbach formed the new municipality of Hadamar. Hadamar was the seat of the municipal administration. The place had 1487 inhabitants at that time.

Territorial history and administration

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

Population development

In 1773 Niederzeuzheim had 546 inhabitants, in 1910 the place had 877 inhabitants, 827 in 1939 and, after the arrival of numerous expellees in 1950, 1272 and 1970: 1462 inhabitants.

Niederzeuzheim: Population from 1834 to 1970
year     Residents
1834
  
 811
1840
  
 853
1846
  
 892
1852
  
 921
1858
  
 883
1864
  
 934
1871
  
 863
1875
  
 901
1885
  
 905
1895
  
 815
1905
  
 849
1910
  
 877
1925
  
 936
1939
  
 877
1946
  
 1,254
1950
  
 1,272
1956
  
 1,223
1961
  
 1,279
1967
  
 1,344
1970
  
 1,462
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: 08 Protestant (= 0.88%), 897 Catholic (= 99.12%) residents
• 1961: 64 Protestant (= 5.00%), 1207 Catholic (= 94.37%) residents

Culture and sights

Cultural monuments

see main article Listed Buildings in Niederzeuzheim

societies

The oldest club in the village is the “Liederkranz” men's choir founded in 1850 . There is also a pigeon breeding association , the choir association "Cäcilia", a support association for the Kreuzkapelle, the volunteer fire brigade (founded in 1921, since January 1st 1970 with youth fire brigade and since April 4th 2009 with children's fire brigade ), a historical association, a Catholic women's community , a riding and driving club, a table tennis club, the gymnastics and sports community, the music association "Musikfreunde Westerwald", a VdK local association and a traffic and beautification club . The Niederzeuzheim volunteer fire brigade was named Fire Brigade of the Month in February 2009 by the Hessian Ministry of the Interior and Sports .

Regular events

The fair is celebrated on the second Sunday in September.

Infrastructure

traffic

railway station

Niederzeuzheim has a station on the Oberwesterwaldbahn , at which the regional trains of the line RB90 (Westerwald-Sieg-Bahn) of the Hessische Landesbahn , Dreiländerbahn area , run.

safety

Since 1921 the Niederzeuzheim volunteer fire brigade (from January 1, 1970 with a youth fire brigade and from April 4, 2009 with a children's fire brigade) has provided fire protection and general help in this area.

Personalities

literature

Web links

Commons : Niederzeuzheim  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Numbers, data, facts - area . In: Internet presence. Hadamar City, accessed May 23, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Numbers, data, facts - population figures . In: Internet presence. Hadamar City, accessed May 23, 2020 .
  3. ^ Marie Luise Crone: Konrad Kurzbold . In: District committee of the district Limburg-Weilburg (Hrsg.): Series of publications on the history and culture of the district Limburg Weilburg . Life and Work, 1989, p. 18 .
  4. ↑ Wolf Heino Struck: The St. Georgenstift, the monasteries, the hospital and the chapels in Limburg an der Lahn . In: Sources on the history of the monasteries and monasteries in the area of ​​the middle country up to the end of the Middle Ages . tape 1 , Regest 2.
  5. ^ 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 GmbH, Stuttgart and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 369 .
  6. ↑ a b c Niederzeuzheim, Limburg-Weilburg district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of June 8, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
  7. ^ 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).