Oberzeuzheim

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Oberzeuzheim
Hadamar city
Coordinates: 50 ° 28 ′ 30 ″  N , 8 ° 3 ′ 40 ″  E
Height : 203  (180-380)  m above sea level NHN
Area : 6.61 km²
Residents : 1235  (December 13, 2014)
Population density : 187 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : December 31, 1971
Postal code : 65589
Area code : 06433
Aerial view of the town from the east
Aerial view of the town from the east

Oberzeuzheim is a district of Hadamar in the Limburg-Weilburg district in Central Hesse with around 1200 inhabitants.

Geographical location

The place is located in the northwest of the Limburg Basin on the southern edge of the Westerwald . To the west of the town center, Oberzeuzheim is cut through by federal road 54 . Further west, outside the village, the Elbbach flows in wide loops from north to south. The much smaller Oderbach flows south of Oberzeuzheim to the west. The Heidenhäuschen rises 398 meters to the northeast of the village . However, the summit is in the area of ​​the neighboring town of Hangenmeilingen. The place itself extends over a height of 190 to 220 meters.

The Oberzeuzheim district is roughly triangular in shape, with the point facing south. In the northeast it borders the district of Dornburger hamlet Thalheim , subsequently clockwise to the Elbtaler districts Heuchelheim and Hangenmeilingen and the Waldbrunner district Castellar . The Hadamar districts of Steinbach , Oberweyer , Niederweyer follow to the east and southeast, the core town of Hadamar to the southwest and Niederzeuzheim, which also belongs to Hadamar, to the west . The terrain slopes down to a brook to the south of up to 170 meters. This is followed to the north by a comparatively flat step on which a large part of Oberzeuzheim, including the old village center, lies. To the north-west, the level of the terrain to the Elbe valley, which is clearly cut there, drops sharply, while it gradually rises to the north-west in the direction of the Heidenhäuschen, which is just outside the Oberzeuzheim district. The district consists mainly of agricultural land, a much smaller part in the north and northeast is covered by the forest around the Heidenhäuschen, which is largely a nature reserve. In the northwest is the floodplain of the Elbe stream.

history

Pilgrimage site "Seven Pains - Seven Wounds"
Well grotto of the pilgrimage site

Oberzeuzheim was first mentioned in a document in 1287. A spring in the forest north of the village was said to have healing powers, which made it a destination for pilgrimages . The Cistercians of the Marienstatt Abbey first made pilgrimages to the spring in the 14th century. They had a wayside shrine built over the spring for the Mother of God. In 1885 relatives of the priest Ferdinand Heep had seven wayside shrines erected in front of the spring, now known as "Seven Pains - Seven Wounds". In 1919 the Franciscans (OFM) , who at that time also took up pastoral care in Oberzeuzheim, took over the care of the pilgrimage site. In 1969 they also led the redesign of the facility. The six wayside shrines (designed by the Diez artist Ernst Thrun) and the pulpit were erected on the upper plateau of the site. In 1981 the spring got a new border with a Marian grotto . In 1988 the lower part of the system around the source was renovated.

Territorial reform

On December 31, 1971, as part of the regional reform in Hessen, Oberzeuzheim was incorporated into the newly formed town of Hadamar. 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. At that time the place had 1173 inhabitants.

Territorial history and administration

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

population

Population development

Oberzeuzheim: Population from 1834 to 1970
year     Residents
1834
  
 473
1840
  
 504
1846
  
 608
1852
  
 650
1858
  
 680
1864
  
 657
1871
  
 679
1875
  
 694
1885
  
 694
1895
  
 670
1905
  
 651
1910
  
 673
1925
  
 724
1939
  
 695
1946
  
 876
1950
  
 899
1956
  
 935
1961
  
 1,021
1967
  
 1,054
1970
  
 1.107
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: 009 Protestant (= 1.30%), 685 Catholic (= 98.70%) residents
• 1961: 115 Protestant (= 11.26%), 900 Catholic (= 88.15%) residents

Sights and culture

societies

Oberzeuzheim has 14 clubs , including the Musikkameraden, a music club, the sports club, the rifle club, the choir club, the table tennis club and the Freiwillige Feuerwehr Oberzeuzheim eV founded in 1929 with its youth fire brigade (founded on September 1, 1975) and its existing since 1970 Music department "Musikkameraden Oberzeuzheim".

Buildings

Former Catholic Church

Today's entrance area of ​​the old church
Apse and tower of the old church from the outside

After the church was rebuilt in 1957, the old building in the town center was converted into a fire station. Today the former church is used by other associations and its original use can hardly be recognized. The oldest part of the quarry stone building dates back to the 17th century and was significantly rebuilt in 1922.

school

primary school

The brick building was built in 1876 as a primary school. Segmental arches above the windows and staggered windows in the attic adorn the building. The natural stone plinth is now largely covered by the subsequently raised floor level of the courtyard. Address: Siegener Straße 5

Maria-Hilf chapel

Wayside shrine Maria Hilf

This particularly large wayside shrine is located northwest of the village on a hill that is visible from afar. According to a plaque in 1757, the donor was the May family of the neighboring millet mill. The quarry stone masonry is plastered, the hood is made in an elaborate, curved shape. The group of crosses in the small picture chamber is likely to date from the construction period. Originally the wayside shrine was surrounded by seven linden trees, of which only four are left today.

Various legends surround the pilgrimage site. The miller Johann May is said to have originally built it as a thank you for finding his way home on a foggy night. A salt peasant who later came into possession of the wayside shrine is said to have felled some of the trees and, as a punishment, had a fatal accident while transporting the wood. In addition, there is talk of miraculous healings after prayers at the pilgrimage site. Among other things, a paralyzed woman from Heuchelheim is said to have been healed. Her crutches were then kept in a niche in the wayside shrine. During the Second World War, the wayside shrine is said to have been willfully damaged, whereby the crutches were destroyed.

Friedensstrasse 2

Former barn on Friedensstrasse

The former barn from the 18th century stands out due to its particularly even framework and the very large roof area. It is one of the last remaining historical barns in the village. The spatial effect of the building has been greatly changed by extensions and conversions since the 1980s.

Kirchgasse 15

Kirchgasse 15

The half-timbering was originally very richly designed and the Ern was particularly emphasized. In the middle of the 20th century, many details of the framework were destroyed. Nevertheless, it is still an outstanding half-timbered house in Oberzeuzheim today.

Kirchgasse 17

Kirchgasse 17

The rich half-timbered structure of this house from the beginning of the 19th century was also badly damaged by renovations and is now completely covered. It remains distinctive thanks to the particularly high hipped roof, the position on what was once the central curve of the town and a large crucifix made of linden wood on the corner of the house.

Kirchgasse 22

Kirchgasse 22

The elongated building was built around 1880 and still shows very simple, uniform half-timbering with a little carving at the corners on the upper floor.

Mittelstrasse 4

Mittelstrasse 4

The small house from the late 18th century shows half-timbered buildings with a prominent profile band above the ground floor and a richly designed skylight door from the Biedermeier period.

Mittelstrasse 6

The upper floor of the house from the 18th century shows a two-zone half-timbered construction. An extension of the 19th century with very simplified half-timbered forms stands out clearly.

Mittelstrasse 9

The house on this homestead is the most valuable half-timbered house in the area. It dates from the 18th century. Around 1900 it was modernized with the entire Hofreite, but still kept a large part of the ornate, extremely precisely laid out, three-zone half-timbering on the upper floor. The barn also has a clear half-timbered structure, the compartments of which are filled with bricks. The former stable building attached to the barn is adorned with a toothed frieze on the eaves and highlighted gable edges.

  • Residential building of the homestead Mittelstrasse 9

  • Half-timbered barn, seen from the northeast

  • Former stable in extension of the barn

Siegener Strasse 7

Siegener Strasse 7

A simple half-timbered structure has been preserved on the upper floor of this building. The skylight door with a staircase in front of it, which is well above street level, is eye-catching.

Infrastructure

Since 1929 the volunteer fire brigade in Oberzeuzheim (since September 1, 1975 with the youth fire brigade) has provided fire protection and general help in this area.

Sons and daughters of the place

literature

Web links

Commons : Oberzeuzheim  - 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. ^ 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 .
  4. ↑ a b c Oberzeuzheim, Limburg-Weilburg district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of May 24, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
  5. ^ 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).