Oberau (Altenstadt)
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Oberau
Community Old city
Coordinates: 50 ° 16 ′ 32 ″ N , 8 ° 56 ′ 32 ″ E
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| Height : | 128 m above sea level NHN |
| Area : | 2.34 km² |
| Residents : | 1520 (Dec. 31, 2015) |
| Population density : | 650 inhabitants / km² |
| Incorporation : | 1st October 1971 |
| Postal code : | 63674 |
| Area code : | 06047 |
Oberau is a district of the Altenstadt community in the Wetterau district in Hesse .
Geographical location
Oberau lies on the north-western edge of the Ronneburg hill country , to which the Wetterau ( natural sub- unit Heldenbergener Wetterau ) connects in the north-west - beyond the Nidder passing through the village . It is located about 1 km (as the crow flies ) south of the center of Altenstadt, from which it is separated by the Nidder. Waldsiedlung is located in the east, Rommelhausen in the southeast and Höchst in the west-southwest . Landesstraße 3189 (Altenstadt – Oberau – Rommelhausen) runs directly east past the village .
history
Early history and the Middle Ages
The Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes (today: World Heritage Site ) leads past the village to the east (roughly along today's L 3189) , which formed the border of the Roman Empire - to which the village belonged - to Germania magna .
The oldest surviving mention of the village as Obha comes from August 13, 1219 and can be found in a letter of protection from Pope Honorius III. for the Konradsdorf Monastery . Later forms of the place name are Oberahe or Oberawe .
Early modern age
In the Holy Roman Empire , the village belonged to the Freigericht Kaichen , which came under the rule of the Burggrafschaft Friedberg in the 15th century . With this it fell to Hessen-Darmstadt in 1806 .
In Oberau, the particular law of the Kaichen Free Court, the Friedberger Police Regulations, applied . In 1679 it was renewed and printed. This is the first time that it can be put into writing. She mainly dealt with administrative , police and regulatory law . In this respect, the Solms land law remained the main source of law for the broad area of civil law . The Common Law was, moreover, if all these regulations did not contain provisions for a fact. This legal situation remained in effect in the 19th century after Oberau was transferred to the Grand Duchy of Hesse. It was not until the Civil Code of January 1, 1900, which was uniformly valid throughout the German Reich , that this old particular law was suspended.
Modern times
Between the two world wars, pottery was the main source of income for the residents. This is where the local Uzname comes from : "Owerer Dippe".
On October 1, 1971, Oberau was incorporated into the Altenstadt community.
Worth knowing
- The former Albanskapelle is now used as a simultaneous church by the Protestant and Roman Catholic parishes.
- The historic pilgrim path Bonifatiusweg leads through Oberau and past the volcano cycle path to the north .
- The forest sports hall was built a few years ago.
Web links
- Internet presence of the municipality of Altenstadt
- Oberau, Wetterau district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
- Literature about Oberau in the Hessian Bibliography
- The world war was at your doorstep - Altenstadt Oberau during World War II
Individual evidence
- ↑ Oberau, Wetterau district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of August 21, 2014). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
- ↑ Altenstadt municipal administration - residents by district , accessed in April 2016.
- ↑ Friedrich Battenberg , Isenburger Urkunden, regesta of document holdings and copies of the princely archives in Birstein and Büdingen 947–1500, Vol. 1–3 = Repertories of the Hessisches Staatsarchiv Darmstadt 21, Darmstadt, Marburg 1976, p. 12, no. 37.
- ↑ Arthur Benno Schmidt : The historical foundations of civil law in the Grand Duchy of Hesse . Curt von Münchow, Giessen 1893, p. 107, enclosed map.
- ^ 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. 352 .
