Odersberg

Odersberg Community Greifenstein Coordinates: 50 ° 35 ′ 37 ″ N , 8 ° 12 ′ 22 ″ E
Height :	472 m above sea level NHN
Area :	3.84 km²
Residents :	266 (December 31, 2017)
Population density :	69 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	January 1, 1977
Postal code :	35753
Area code :	06477
	Odersberg from the air

Odersberg is a district of the municipality of Greifenstein in the Lahn-Dill district in Central Hesse on the edge of the Hessian Westerwald .

geography

The place is at a height of approx. 475 m above sea level (center) and is traversed by the Leyenbach.

The closest towns are Herborn (about 13 km northeast) and Weilburg (about 13 km south). The cities of Dillenburg (approx. 20 km northeast), Wetzlar (approx. 25 km east), Gießen (approx. 40 km in the east), Siegen (approx. 45 km north) and Limburg an der Lahn ( approx. 25 km southwest)

The nearest large cities are Frankfurt am Main (approx. 70 km southeast) and Cologne (approx. 100 km west).

Odersberg lies at the intersection of some of the region's main roads. The connection from Weilburg to Siegen (via Driedorf ) runs through the village and the bypass forms the connection road from Herborn to Limburg an der Lahn.

history

Odersberg was first mentioned in a document in 1324. Therefore, in 1999 the 675th anniversary of Odersberg was celebrated.

On 1 January 1977, the municipality of Oderberg in the wake of was municipal reform in Hesse with the hitherto also independent communities Greifenstein, Arborn , Beilstein , Nenderoth and Ulmtal by the law on the restructuring of Dill circle counties Giessen and Wetzlar and the city of casting for new Greifenstein community merged . For Odersberg, as for all formerly independent municipalities, a local district with a local advisory board and local council was formed. The local part of Beilstein became the seat of the municipal administration.

Territorial history and administration

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

14th century: Holy Roman Empire, Nassau-Dillenburg , Kalenberger Zent
1343–1561: Holy Roman Empire, Nassau-Beilstein , Beilstein Office
1562–1606: Holy Roman Empire, Nassau-Dillenburg, Amt Beilstein
1607–1620: Holy Roman Empire, Nassau-Beilstein, Beilstein Office
from 1621 Holy Roman Empire, County / Principality of Nassau-Diez , Beilstein Office
from 1790: Holy Roman Empire, Principality of Nassau-Diez, Mengerskirchen Office
1806–1813: Grand Duchy of Berg , Department of Sieg , Canton of Driedorf
1813–1815: Principality of Nassau-Orange , Mengerskirchen Office
from 1816: German Confederation , Duchy of Nassau , Herborn office
from 1849: German Confederation, Duchy of Nassau, Herborn district office
from 1854: German Confederation, Duchy of Nassau, Herborn Office
from 1867: North German Confederation , Kingdom of Prussia , Province of Hessen-Nassau , Administrative Region of Wiesbaden , Dillkreis
from 1871: German Empire , Kingdom of Prussia, Province of Hessen-Nassau, administrative district of Wiesbaden, Dillkreis
from 1918: German Empire, Free State of Prussia , Province of Hessen-Nassau, Administrative Region of Wiesbaden, Dillkreis
from 1932: German Empire, Free State of Prussia, Province of Hesse-Nassau, District of Wiesbaden, District of Dillenburg
from 1933: German Reich, Free State of Prussia, Province of Hessen-Nassau, Administrative Region of Wiesbaden, Dillkreis
from 1944: German Empire, Free State of Prussia, Nassau Province , Dill District
from 1945: American occupation zone , Greater Hesse , Wiesbaden district, Dillkreis
from 1949: Federal Republic of Germany , State of Hesse , Wiesbaden district, Dillkreis
from 1968: Federal Republic of Germany, State of Hesse, administrative district Darmstadt , Dillkreis
from 1977: Federal Republic of Germany, State of Hesse, Darmstadt administrative district, Lahn-Dill district
On January 1, 1977 the communities Ulmtal (with their districts) and Beilstein (with the districts Beilstein, Rodenroth and Rodenberg) merged with the places Arborn, Greifenstein, Nenderoth and Odersberg to form the new community Greifenstein. The municipal administration is based in Beilstein.
from 1981: Federal Republic of Germany, State of Hesse, Gießen administrative district , Lahn-Dill district

population

Population development

Odersberg: Population from 1834 to 2017
year		Residents
1834	205
1840	225
1846	230
1852	237
1858	247
1864	244
1871	221
1875	234
1885	230
1895	215
1905	184
1910	194
1925	224
1939	201
1946	288
1950	283
1956	278
1961	272
1967	266
1970	280
2011	278
2015	267
2017	266
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:	229 Protestant (= 99.57%), one Catholic (= 0.43%) residents
1961:	235 Protestant (= 86.40%), 37 Catholic (= 13.60%) residents

Attractions

One of the sights is the landmark of Odersberg, the old school . She is a 1740-built timber-framed house with roof skylights , which was initially used as a schoolhouse. Today it is used as a parish hall for regular church services by the Evangelical Church of Nenderoth, which acquired the building in 1969.

In 1927 the new school in Odersberg was built, which was used as a school building for the Odersberg children until 1966. The schoolhouse was sold to private in 1974.

On the western border of the Odersberg district, the Nillkopf rises above the town with its 538 m above sea level. It offers a view of the Weil and Lahntal valleys , and of the Taunus with the Großer Feldberg.

The Leyenbach, which rises in a nearby wooded area, the "Pfeiffersheck", rushes to the valley on the southern edge of the Odersberg district towards Nenderoth . If the weather is right (especially in spring or autumn), a romantic waterfall is created there. In winter this turns into a natural ice sculpture during longer periods of frost.

The castle Greifenstein lies with its Bell Museum and just east. It can be viewed from the inside during opening hours.