Obermaubach

Obermaubach community Kreuzau
Coordinates: 50 ° 43 ′ 3 ″  N , 6 ° 26 ′ 36 ″  E
Height :	175 m above sea level NHN
Area :	2.39 km² with striking stone
Residents :	1609  (Jul 31, 2018)
Population density :	673 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	January 1, 1972
Postal code :	52372
Area code :	02422
Obermaubach with reservoir, seen from the height of Mausauel

The forest chapel on the Mausauel, built in 1995.

Obermaubach is a district of the municipality of Kreuzau in the Düren district in the Rureifel and in the Eifel National Park . The Schlagstein residential area belongs to Obermaubach . On December 31, 2008, Obermaubach had a total of 1,403 and Schlagstein 239 inhabitants (primary residences).

geography

Obermaubach is located on the north edge of the Eifel in the Rureifel in the North Eifel Nature Park , directly on the Rur , which is dammed into the Obermaubach reservoir. The place is surrounded on three sides by the Eifel Mountains . The towns of Nideggen , Bergstein and Bogheim are located on the heights . Down the Rur lies Untermaubach .

history

On January 6, 1152, the "Grafschaft Molbach" was mentioned for the first time in a document. The place was mentioned in 1243 as a Nideggen exclave in the area of ​​the former Untermaubach rule .

On January 1, 1972, the municipality of Obermaubach-Schlagstein was incorporated into Kreuzau.

today

In the 20th / 21st In the 19th century, the face of the place changed from a farming village to a tourist destination . There are two hotels in the town center.

politics

coat of arms

Since the end of 2006 Obermaubach-Schlagstein has had a new coat of arms.

It consists of the following basic elements:

• The black lion on a golden background was borrowed from the original coat of arms of the Duchy of Jülich. Obermaubach-Schlagstein was part of the Nideggen office from around 1313 to 1804. From 1804 to 1971 these districts belonged to the Nideggen office.
• The blue wave symbolizes the course of the Rur and the reservoir.
• The green color stands for flora and fauna .
• The water wheel reflects the grain mill (first mentioned around 1100 AD, documented from 1500 to 1960 AD) and the oil mill (mentioned 1805 to 1865 on today's property at Seestrasse 15).

See also : List of coats of arms with the Jülich lion

Architectural monuments

See also : List of architectural monuments in Kreuzau

church

The chapel dedicated to St. Apollinaris was first mentioned in the 16th century. It was rebuilt in 1778. Obermaubach has only been an independent parish since January 17, 1971 .

Castle

Obermaubach Castle was a tower hill castle (Motte). It was at today's entrance to the village. Not much is left of the formerly politically important official seat of the Waldgrave.

"Burg Molbach" - named after the Mühlbach (today Rinnebach) flowing by - was built by Count Albert von Nörvenich , who from 1152 onwards called himself Albert von Molbach in all documents .

See also : List of German hill towers

Transport and tourism

Station of the railroad line-Düren Heimbach , serviced by the line RB 21 of Rurtalbahn

Alstom Coradia iLINT hydrogen train in Obermaubach

Obermaubach at the reservoir of the same name

The Rurufer cycle path leads along the Rur from Untermaubach towards Zerkall . The Düren – Heimbach railway runs next to it . The following cycle paths also run past the village:

• Moated castle route , it connects more than 130 castles on the edge of the Eifel and in the Cologne Bay .
• Kaiser Route : From Aachen to Paderborn .
• D Route 4: Mittelland Route : From Aachen via Bonn and Siegen , Erfurt , Jena and Chemnitz to Zittau .
• D-Route 7: Pilgrim route : From Aachen via Cologne , Düsseldorf , Duisburg , Münster , Osnabrück , Bremen and Hamburg to Flensburg .

The Obermaubach stop is on the Düren – Heimbach railway line on the opposite side of the reservoir from the village. The main road in town leads from Untermaubach past the St. Apollinaris church in the direction of Kleinhau and Brandenberg . Tempo 30 applies throughout the local area.

Others

• There is a community kindergarten and a primary school with a teaching pool and a gym in the village .
• There is a football and tennis court below the reservoir.
• The waterworks of Stadtwerke Düren for the city of Düren are located in Obermaubach .
• In 1998 the local history museum Grafschaft Molbach was opened, which had to be closed again in 2005 due to a lack of visitors.

Web links

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

• Local homepage

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.kreuzau.de/ug/zadafa/index5.php
2. ^ 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. 307 .
3. ↑ Information from the Kreuzau community of October 21, 2014