Obertiefenbach (Taunus)

This article deals with the Rhineland-Palatinate community of Obertiefenbach . Obertiefenbach is also a district of the Hessian community Beselich, see Obertiefenbach (Beselich) .

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	Coordinates: 50 ° 15 '  N , 7 ° 53'  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Rhein-Lahn district
Association municipality :	Nasta
Height :	350 m above sea level NHN
Area :	5.77 km 2
Residents:	397 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	69 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	56357
Area code :	06772
License plate :	EMS, DIZ, GOH
Community key :	07 1 41 104
Association administration address:	Bahnhofstrasse 1 56355 Nastätten
Website :	www.obertiefenbach-taunus.de
Local Mayor :	Erhard Back
Location of the local community Obertiefenbach in the Rhein-Lahn district

Obertiefenbach is a municipality in the Rhein-Lahn district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the association of Nastaetten .

geography

Partial view of Obertiefenbach im Taunus from the west

Obertiefenbach is located in the western Hintertaunus in the landscape of the Einrich . The circular wall rises 2 km northeast of the village (449 m). Obertiefenbach is located directly to the west, above the Hasenbach tributary Grundbach . The hamlet of Hof Spriestersbach is on the opposite side of the valley .

Neighboring towns are Bettendorf (southwest), Niedertiefenbach (north) and Holzhausen an der Haide (southeast).

history

Obertiefenbach belonged to the Niedergrafschaft Katzenelnbogen and was subordinate to the Reichenberg Office and the Buch court .

From 1806 to 1813 the area was under French administration. After the Congress of Vienna (1815), the region and thus Obertiefenbach was assigned to the Duchy of Nassau on the basis of an exchange contract in 1816 . As a result of the so-called German War , the Duchy of Nassau was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia in 1866 .

After the First World War , Obertiefenbach was occupied until the French withdrew in 1929, and after the Second World War it was also part of the French occupation zone .

Since August 30, 1946, Obertiefenbach has been part of the then newly created state of Rhineland-Palatinate .

politics

Municipal council

The council in Obertiefenbach consists of eight council members, who in the local elections on May 26, 2019 in a majority vote were elected, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

mayor

The local mayor of Obertiefenbach is Erhard Back. In the direct election on May 26, 2019, he was re-elected with 70.54% of the vote.

coat of arms

The coat of arms was approved on May 12, 1989 by the Koblenz district government .

Justification for the coat of arms: The sloping bar cross and the four small crosses are taken from the coat of arms of the Lords of Merenberg . Hartrad von Merenberg and Mrs. Irmgard donated the tithe to Obertiefenbach, Brusterbach (Hof Spriestersbach) and Bettendorf to the Arnstein Monastery according to a document from 1163 confirmed by the Archbishop of Trier . The silver wave bar symbolizes the course of the brook, to which the community partly owes its name, and the watchtower points to the Limes . Remains of this Roman fortification can still be seen in the Obertiefenbach district. The gold and blue correspond to the colors of the Merenberg coat of arms and the Nassauer Land. The color silver was also used for the symbolic representation of the stream.

See also

• List of cultural monuments in Obertiefenbach

Web links

Commons : Obertiefenbach  - Collection of Images

• Website of the local community Obertiefenbach (Taunus)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
2. ↑ Helfrick Bernhard Wenck: Hessische Landes Geschichte: Mit Urkundenbuch , Volume 1, 1783, S. LIV ( Google Books )
3. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: City Council Election 2019 Obertiefenbach. Retrieved November 6, 2019 . 
4. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Nastätten, Verbandsgemeinde, 22nd line of results. Retrieved November 6, 2019 .