Orlen (Taunusstein)

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Orlen
City of Taunusstein
Orlen coat of arms
Coordinates: 50 ° 10 ′ 52 ″  N , 8 ° 11 ′ 13 ″  E
Height : 417  (413–437)  m above sea level NHN
Residents : 1206  (Jun 30, 2020)
Incorporation : July 1, 1972
Postal code : 65232
Area code : 06128

Orlen is a district of Taunusstein in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis , Hesse , Germany

Geographical location

Neighboring places are Hambach, Oberlibbach, Neuhof, Wehen, Wingsbach, Eschenhahn and Ehrenbach.

history

The Limes passed through Orlen. The place was first mentioned in 1339. In 1583 the place had 91 inhabitants.

1 July 1972 Orlen was in the course of administrative reform in Hesse on a voluntary basis in the city Taunusstein incorporated . For Orlen, as for the other parts of the city, a local district was formed with a local advisory board and a local councilor .

Culture and sights

Buildings

Reconstructed Limes watchtower Wp 3/15 at Zugmantel fort

Natural monuments

  • Source of the Aar
  • Linden group on the market square

Cultural monuments

  • Back alley 4; Hofreite
  • Mittelgasse; Protestant church
    • War memorial
  • Mittelgasse 10; Three-sided riding
  • Untergasse 11; Residential building

Sports

  • Sports field on the Zugmantel
  • Gym
  • Sports club SG Orlen (football, unicycle, gymnastics etc.)

Regular events

Particularly noteworthy is the regionally known and popular Orler market , which takes place annually on the penultimate Friday in July on the historic market square under the linden trees on the B 417 .

In addition, the traditional morning pint of the volunteer fire brigade and the village square festival (formerly potato festival) take place every two years. Since 2004 there has also been a Christmas market in December. Since 1997, public theater performances for children and adults have been held annually in November by the local theater group Wundertüte. There is also an Easter bonfire and a cap meeting as well as the Lebendiges Orlen association.

politics

The local council has seven members. The mayor is Malte Kammhöfer (as of November 2018).

Economy and Infrastructure

Established businesses

  • Waffel Löser GmbH & Co. KG: Waffle manufacture and mechanical engineering of baking machines
  • A new industrial area (Orlener Stock) for the settlement of approx. 4 larger companies is under construction. The expansion of the commercial area was decided in May 2018. The Expotechnik is already in the industrial park and opposite is a landfill.

traffic

Orlen is located on the main road L 3470 Niederlibbach - Hambach - Orlen - labor .

The Rheingau-Taunus-Verkehrsgesellschaft (RTV) is the local public transport company in the Rheingau-Taunus district . She is a partner in the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund .

The German Limes Cycle Route runs through the village . This follows the Upper German-Raetian Limes over 818 km from Bad Hönningen on the Rhine to Regensburg on the Danube .

Public facilities

  • Depot of the city of Taunusstein
  • Volunteer firefighter
  • Recycling center of the EAW (own waste management company Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis)
  • Protestant church

education

There is a municipal kindergarten in the village .

literature

  • Book series That was her life by Helge Schmidt with 3 volumes

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Taunusstein residents' statistics 2019 , accessed in January 2020
  2. ^ Municipal reform in Hesse: mergers and integrations of municipalities from June 21, 1972 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1972 No. 28 , p. 1197 , point 851, paragraph 7. ( Online at the information system of the Hessian State Parliament [PDF; 4.4 MB ]).
  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, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 378 .
  4. ↑ main statute. (PDF; 90 kB) §; 5. In: Website. City of Taunusstein, accessed February 2019 .
  5. ^ City of Taunusstein: Local Advisory Board Orlen
  6. ↑ Official announcement of the city of Taunusstein 09/13/2018 , accessed in November 2018

Web links

Commons : Orlen  - collection of images