Oelsberg

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Coat of arms of the local community Oelsberg
Oelsberg
Map of Germany, position of the municipality Oelsberg highlighted

Coordinates: 50 ° 12 '  N , 7 ° 50'  E

Basic data
State : Rhineland-Palatinate
County : Rhein-Lahn district
Association municipality : Nasta
Height : 280 m above sea level NHN
Area : 4.02 km 2
Residents: 524 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 130 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 56357
Area code : 06772
License plate : EMS, DIZ, GOH
Community key : 07 1 41 107
Association administration address: Bahnhofstrasse 1
56355 Nastätten
Website : www.oelsberg.de
Mayoress : Tanja Steeg
Location of the local community Oelsberg in the Rhein-Lahn district
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Oelsberg is a municipality in the Rhein-Lahn district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the association of Nastaetten .

geography

Oelsberg is located in a small side valley of the Mühlbach in the north-western Taunus .

history

The place name is first documented as Ulsbure around 1260. After various modifications, the current spelling can be found around 1720. The origin of the place name is interpreted differently as a brook name or as the mountain of the Uhle.

Oelsberg belonged to the Niedergrafschaft Katzenelnbogen and was subordinate to the Reichenberg Office and the Ruppertshofen Court .

From 1806 to 1813 the area was under French administration ( pays réservé ). After the Congress of Vienna (1815), the region and thus also Oelsberg were 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 , Oelsberg was occupied until the French withdrew in 1929. The place was captured by American troops on March 27, 1945. After the Second World War it belonged to the French zone of occupation and has been part of the then newly created state of Rhineland-Palatinate since 1946 .

politics

Municipal council

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

mayor

Tanja Steeg is the local mayor of Oelsberg. In the direct election on May 26, 2019, she was elected with 81.25% of the votes and is the successor to Gerhard Hilgert, who did not run again.

coat of arms

Coat of arms of Oelsberg
Blazon : "Split with right flank 1/3: 2/3, right in gold a green ear, left in green a sitting, looking, silver owl."

Attractions

  • Protestant chapel (former pilgrimage chapel)
  • Bakehouse

See also: List of cultural monuments in Oelsberg

Web links

Commons : Oelsberg  - Collection of Images

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 Oelsberg. Retrieved November 7, 2019 .
  4. ^ The State Returning Officer for Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Nastätten, Verbandsgemeinde, 24th line of results. Retrieved November 7, 2019 .