Offdilln

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Offdilln
City of Haiger
Offdilln coat of arms
Coordinates: 50 ° 49 ′ 35 ″  N , 8 ° 13 ′ 49 ″  E
Height : 389  (387-577)  m
Area : 10.91 km²
Residents : 657  (Dec. 31, 2017)
Population density : 60 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : January 1, 1977
Postal code : 35708
Area code : 02774

Offdilln is a district of Haiger in the Lahn-Dill district in central Hesse .

geography

The place is about eleven kilometers north of Haiger at the source of the Dill river , which later flows into the Lahn .

history

Offdilln was first mentioned in a document from August 16, 1355. The name Offdilln is derived from off der Dill - the uppermost village on the Dill. The origin of the place is represented by a charcoal burner settlement . Later mainly agriculture and hauberg economy were practiced here .

The old school was built in 1820. After long complaints, a new one was built in 1950/52. The school from 1952 went into the possession of the Evang in the 1980s. Parish and has been used as a community hall ever since. The first water pipes were laid in 1925. After the Second World War, all streets were gradually renovated, provided with sewers and water pipes and sealed with an asphalt surface. In 1989 the cemetery was expanded and a cemetery hall was added.

In 2005 the village of Offdilln celebrated its 650th anniversary. On this occasion, old traditions such as coal piles and historical farms were brought back to life in order to give the following generations an impression of earlier life in the village.

Territorial reform

As part of the regional reform in Hesse , the previously independent municipality of Offdilln was incorporated into the city of Haiger on January 1, 1977 through the law to reorganize the Dill district, the districts of Gießen and Wetzlar and the city of Gießen . A local district was not established for Offdilln.

Territorial history and administration

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

population

Population development

Offdilln: Population from 1834 to 2017
year     Residents
1834
  
 400
1840
  
 442
1846
  
 396
1852
  
 402
1858
  
 390
1864
  
 386
1871
  
 327
1875
  
 339
1885
  
 372
1895
  
 366
1905
  
 369
1910
  
 356
1925
  
 432
1939
  
 460
1946
  
 552
1950
  
 585
1956
  
 573
1961
  
 597
1967
  
 675
1970
  
 709
1985
  
 ?
2005
  
 781
2017
  
 657
Data source: Historical municipality register for Hesse: The population of the municipalities from 1834 to 1967. Wiesbaden: Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt, 1968.
Further sources:; after 1970: City of Haiger

Religious affiliation

 Source: Historical local dictionary

• 1885: 371 Protestant (= 99.73%), one Catholic (= 0.27%) residents
• 1961: 549 Protestant (= 91.96%) and 43 Catholic (= 7.20%) residents
• 2005: 539 Protestant (= 69.01%), 55 Catholic (= 7.04%) and 221 other (= 28.30%) residents

Former mines

See list of mines in Haiger

badges and flags

The coat of arms and the flag were approved by the Hessian Ministry of the Interior on June 25, 1955.

Offdilln coat of arms
 Blazon : "In gold, an obliquely left blue wave flow, accompanied by a blue hip and a blue peeler with a black handle."

Description of the flag: "In a blue central path bordered by two golden stripes, the golden shield with a blue cross-flow, accompanied by a blue hip and a blue peeler with black handles."

Culture and sights

Regular events

Hauberg is made annually in Offdilln . As in the other villages of the Upper Dill Valley and the Roßbach Valley, there is a Haubergsgenossenschaft. The legal basis of the Haubergs work goes back to the "Haubergordnung for the Dillkreis and the Oberwesterwaldkreis" of June 4, 1887. It says: "Hauberge within the meaning of this law are the properties in the districts of Dillbrecht , Fellerdilln , Ober - and Niederroßbach , Bergebersbach , Eibelshausen , Almonds , Offdilln, Rittershausen , Steinbrücken , Straßebersbach, Weidelbach and Korb , which currently belong to the Hauberg associations."

Townscape

Today the place still has a lot of old buildings, some of which have been extensively restored. However, a fire in the middle of the 19th century destroyed some of the historical building fabric. This is how today's “Neue Straße” emerged.

In addition to two still-preserved blacksmiths, the village has a Protestant church from 1777 and a renovated community bakery. The dill spring located on the district of Offdilln is elaborately designed. The well-known and widely visible Auerhahnhütte is also located in the district of Offdilln. The Duke Adolf von Nassau went hunting from this hut, which was built in 1856. Not far from the Auerhahnhütte, the duke shot his last grouse in the Offdilln area. At that time the capercaillie was at home around Offdilln and was a coveted hunting trophy.

Historic Hauberg

The "Heimat- und Geschichtsverein Offdilln" has created a historic Hauberg above the village. In it the visitor learns details about the Hauberg economy. The annual cycle in the Hauberg is shown and shows how the forest develops after clearing in the following years until it is designated as Hauberg again. There is also a kiln , reminiscent of the time when the Celts melted iron ore 2000 years ago, and a kiln . Once a year, a pile festival takes place in which a Koehler produces charcoal.

Cultural monuments

See the list of cultural monuments in Haiger-Offdilln

Natural monuments

See the list of natural monuments in Haiger-Offdilln

Infrastructure

The place owns the volunteer fire brigade Offdilln, with the SG Obere Dill a sports club (operated together with the neighboring town Dillbrecht ) as well as a hotel with restaurant. There is also the Evangelical Church Congregation and the Free Evangelical Congregation .

Rothaarsteig

On May 1, 2011, an access path to the Rothaarsteig was opened by District Administrator Schuster. The path leads from the “Mühlenhof” along the young Dill , then through the village, through the “Historischen Hauberg”, over the Bocksborn to the Rothaarsteig. A total of 240 meters in altitude must be overcome.

Personalities

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Area by district. In: Internet presence. City of Haiger, archived from the original on March 25, 2018 ; accessed in March 2018 .
  2. ↑ Population statistics . (PDF) In: Internet presence. City of Haiger, archived from the original on March 25, 2018 ; accessed in March 2018 .
  3. ↑ Law on the restructuring of the Dill district, the districts of Gießen and Wetzlar and the city of Gießen (GVBl. II 330–28) of May 13, 1974 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1974 No. 17 , p. 237 ff ., § 25 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 1,2 MB ]).
  4. ↑ a b c Offdilln, Lahn-Dill district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of October 16, 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).
  6. ↑ HHStAW inventory 360/187: affiliation of Haiger  In: archive information system Hesse (Arcinsys Hessen).
  7. ↑ a b Population figures 2005. In: Website. City of Haiger, archived from the original ; accessed in February 2019 .
  8. ↑ Approval of a coat of arms for the municipality of Offdilln, Dillkreis, Wiesbaden administrative district from June 25, 195 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1955 no. 28 , p. 686 , point 736 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 322 kB ]).
  9. ↑ Haubergsordnung
  10. ^ Home & History Association
  11. ↑ Mittelhessen.de: Hike through the Hauberge. Status: May 6, 2011 ( Memento from August 4, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )