Oberjosbach

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Oberjosbach
Community Niedernhausen
Coat of arms of Oberjosbach
Coordinates: 50 ° 10 ′ 16 ″  N , 8 ° 20 ′ 6 ″  E
Height : 322 m above sea level NHN
Area : 8.45 km²
Residents : 2200 approx.
Population density : 260 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : January 1, 1977
Postal code : 65527
Area code : 06127
town hall
Half-timbered house in Oberjosbach
Oberjosbach 2006

Oberjosbach has been part of the community of Niedernhausen in the Rheingau-Taunus district in southern Hesse since 1977 .

geography

Oberjosbach is located on the eastern edge of the Rhine-Taunus nature park. With around 2,200 inhabitants, it is the second largest district of Niedernhausen.

history

Oberjosbach was first mentioned in a document in 1196. The Archbishop of Mainz granted the community of Gospach the right to build its own Catholic parish church ( St. Michael ) because of the "increase in population and property" .

In 1797, French troops had to be supplied in the wake of the coalition wars. The residents of Oberjosbach complained of extreme poverty. During a bonfire on the occasion of the victory over Napoleon I , 15 hectares of forest burned down on the Schäfersberg in 1813. In 1843 Oberjosbach had 386 inhabitants; one of them was Protestant. According to Prussian cemetery law, a new cemetery was established in 1867, which is still in place today.

Oberjosbach got a water supply pipe in 1904 and electrical lighting in 1907. In 1924 the town hall with bakery ("Backes") was completed. In 1944 the church of St. Michael was destroyed by the effects of the war. In 1973 the community center with a fire station was built.

On January 1, 1977, as part of the regional reform in Hesse , the previously independent communities of Niedernhausen, Engenhahn, Niederseelbach, Oberseelbach and Oberjosbach became the new community of Niedernhausen by state law. At the same time, the community became part of the Rheingau-Taunus district with the district town of Bad Schwalbach , which was newly founded on the same date . Before that, Niedernhausen belonged to the Main-Taunus-Kreis . For Oberjosbach, as for the other districts, a local district with a local advisory board and local councilor was formed. The seat of the municipal administration remained in Niedernhausen.

coat of arms

On December 28, 1970, the municipality of Oberjosbach in the then Untertaunuskreis was awarded a coat of arms with the following blazon : In silver, a red flaming sword placed obliquely to the left .

Culture and sights

Fountain

For the cultural monuments of the place see the list of cultural monuments in Oberjosbach .

Nine clubs, e.g. B. the gymnastics community 1899 Oberjosbach, the score society Veilchenblau Oberjosbach and the theater friends with their regular performances, ensure cultural diversity.

The "Förderverein 800 Jahre Oberjosbach" publishes various books on the cider route, stories from Oberjosbach, and prints the quarterly magazine on village renewal. The association also participates in nature conservation and organizes various events and festivals.

Through a donation from the Hessentag and through private commitment, the reconstruction of the old village fountain was financed by residents in 2003 and set up on their own. The renovation of the old town hall, which was carried out with funds from village renewal , was completed in 2017. In the old town hall today u. a. a meeting room for the local advisory board and a room for private celebrations ("weighing room").

The Catholic parish of Sankt Michael Oberjosbach regularly celebrates services in the Oberjosbach church.

The community kindergarten has been housed in the "old school" since 1980. The kindergarten children are looked after in two groups and with local customs, e.g. B. the "Gusbacher Fassenacht" and the "Gusbacher Curb", known beyond the village boundary.

The Oberjosbach Community Foundation, which promotes monument protection, monument preservation, homeland preservation and civic engagement in Oberjosbach, takes over the old syringe house and has been renovating it since 2012.

A geological nature trail, the "Geo-Erlebnispfad", which leads to the natural monument Hohler Stein , has been created north of the village .

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Oberjosbach in winter from the south against the Taunus ridge.

Economy and Infrastructure

Local supply

The Oberjosbach training center (seminar center primarily for employee representatives in the food and hospitality industry) with 120 beds, a hairdresser, a bakery branch and three restaurants are the main employers in the area.

The Oberjosbach volunteer fire brigade provides fire protection and general help.

The privately operated Oberjosbacher Apfelwein - Kelter is only active seasonally, but has a large catchment area.

The "Backes" is located in the former town hall. You can buy homemade bread at this village oven.

traffic

Oberjosbach is on the L 3027 state road, which leads from Ehlhalten in the east to the core town of Niedernhausen in the west. In the center of the village, the K 721 district road branches off from this main access road as Niederjosbacher Strasse to the south.

Oberjosbach has a direct bus connection to Wiesbaden with line 22. This has been running since 1968.

literature

Web links

Commons : Oberjosbach  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Oberjosbach, Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of October 16, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
  2. ↑ Oberjosbach on the website of the community of Niedernhausen , accessed in August 2016.
  3. ↑ Law on the reorganization of the Rheingau district and the Untertaunus district (GVBl. II 330-30) of June 26, 1974 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1974 No. 22 , p. 312 , §§ 6 and 13 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 1.5 MB ]).
  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. 371 .
  5. ↑ main statute. (PDF; 90 kB) §; 6. In: Website. Niedernhausen community, accessed February 2019 .
  6. ^ Approval of a coat of arms of the municipality of Oberjosbach, district of Untertaunuskreis, administrative district of Darmstadt from December 28, 1970 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1971 No. 3 , p. 111 , point 124 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 5.5 MB ]).
  7. ↑ Oberjosbach community foundation takes over old fire brigade syringe house ( memento from January 16, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on June 12, 2014