Probbach

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Probbach
Community Mengerskirchen
Coordinates: 50 ° 32 ′ 40 ″  N , 8 ° 12 ′ 7 ″  E
Height : 254 m above sea level NHN
Area : 4.96 km²
Residents : 553  (Jun. 30, 2019)
Population density : 111 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : December 31, 1970
Postal code : 35794
Area code : 06476

Probbach is a part of the municipality Mengerskirchen in the central Hessian district Limburg-Weilburg .

geography

Probbach is located in the southern Westerwald, about 20 kilometers northeast of Limburg an der Lahn , 11 kilometers northwest of Weilburg and 4 kilometers southeast of the core town Mengerskirchen in Hesse on state road 3281.

The neighboring places are, starting from the north, clockwise: Dillhausen (municipality Mengerskirchen), Niedershausen (municipality Löhnberg), Barig-Selbenhausen (municipality Merenberg) and Winkels (municipality Mengerskirchen).

The village is embedded in the basalt hills of the southern slope of the Westerwald. It nestles against the gentle southern slope of the basalt cone "Hermannsberg". Probbach is surrounded all around by deciduous and mixed forest, on the slopes of "Hermannsberg" and "Stein" numerous tree and shrub species grow.

history

The map of the topographical survey of the Rhineland on which Probbach is recorded

Probbach was first mentioned by name in 1299. The spelling (Brachbach, Brathbac, Brachtbach) has changed over the centuries.

Sauerborn

The " Sauerborn " mineral fountain is located about 500 meters east of the village . The first documented mention of the medicinal spring as a healing spring dates back to 1459. The use of the "Sauerborn" at that time was limited to personal use and that of the surrounding towns. That changed when Probbach came into the possession of the Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg in 1717 . The prince intended to develop Probbach into a health resort and to let the spring compete with Bad Schwalbach . A first map with the address of the village "Brabacher Heilquelle" dates from the year 1721. The fountain was set in marble and surrounded by an octagonal square. Professor Theodor Philipp Schacht wrote of the versatile healing effects in his fountain pamphlet: "The Probbacher Sauerbrunnen helps with periodic head pressure, palpitations, asthma, coughs and jaundice. The healing water is also effective for diseases of the liver, spleen and glands. They are worst careful of their health, who drink hastily and violently. "

At that time, the main customers were the cities of Wetzlar and Weilburg . However, sales were gradually discontinued because the well was insufficiently productive in terms of quantity. Today the Sauerborn is particularly popular in the summer months. Visitors come to either drink the healthy mineral water on the spot or to take it home in bottles.

St. Michael Church

The St. Michaelis Church was built in 1873 from local materials (basalt, lung stone and clinker) in the neo-Romanesque style. The westwork-like entrance tower is a typical addition from 1951 (the front of the church had become dilapidated). The rich ornamental and figurative interior decoration in the style of Art Nouveau, laid out 1901–1903 under the direction of the painter Heinerich Sebastian, is next to the numerous representations of symbols (including 7 sacraments, 4 evangelists, offerings of Melchizedech and mass offerings) and events from biblical history (including the birth of Jesus, death on the cross) also a Madonna and Child from the 15th century is worth seeing, as is the round image of the Trinity from the old chapel (18th century). In 1977 the church was extensively renovated. Ornaments that were partially painted over during a renovation in the 1950s were exposed again.

Community baking house and poor house from Probbach, built at the end of the 18th century; today in the Hessenpark open-air museum

The Vikariehaus in Probbach was financed through a collection campaign with a princely begging license and built in 1698. It served as the school house, the vicar's residence and the teachers' residence. For centuries it was the largest and most beautiful (half-timbered) house in the village. In the 20th century it lost its importance, but it remained the official seat of the mayor until 1970. From 2002 it was extensively renovated and is now the seat of the Alois Becker library, the reading library for local history and the historical archive of the market town Mengerskirchen. There is an exhibition space for art, meeting rooms for clubs and political bodies, as well as space for family celebrations.

In the 1960s, a weekend construction area was built on Hermannsberg. The designation of new residential areas outside the old town center has developed so strongly in the past decades that a seamless transition from the weekend area, which has since been rezoned, into the residential area has been achieved. The old elementary school was converted into a community center in 1980 - after the primary school was moved to Mengerskirchen. On the ground floor there is a youth room and a branch of the Mengerskirchen community administration. In October 1975 the "Waldsee" between Probbach and Winkels was completed. It was initially planned as a "rain retention measure" for the Faulbach (during floods the Faulbach had often flooded the houses on the creek). Surrounded by forest, the lake is valued by many as an idyllic place for relaxation (swimming pool) and leisure (including fishing).

Territorial reform

In the course of administrative reform in Hesse Probbach was on 31 December 1970, the previously independent communities Mengerskirchen, Dillhausen, Waldersbach and angle on a voluntary basis the new municipality "Mengerskirchen" together . Mengerskirchen became the seat of the municipal administration.

Territorial history and administration

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

Population development

Probbach: Population from 1834 to 2016
year     Residents
1834
  
 464
1840
  
 502
1846
  
 505
1852
  
 491
1858
  
 501
1864
  
 492
1871
  
 392
1875
  
 346
1885
  
 354
1895
  
 374
1905
  
 334
1910
  
 345
1925
  
 412
1939
  
 431
1946
  
 511
1950
  
 510
1956
  
 481
1961
  
 476
1967
  
 529
1970
  
 485
2000
  
 545
2004
  
 568
2008
  
 624
2012
  
 587
2016
  
 615
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: 7 Protestant (= 1.98%), 347 Catholic (= 98.02%) residents
• 1961: 9 Protestant (= 1.89%), 466 Catholic (= 97.90%) residents

societies

Local associations:

  • Women's community Probbach
  • Voluntary fire brigade Probbach eV since 1934 (including youth fire brigade, since April 1, 1984)
  • Choral society St. Cäcilia Probbach
  • Youth and Burschenschaft eV Probbach
  • Senior community 60+ Probbach
  • Sports club Probbach
  • Archery Probbach
  • VdK local association Probbach
  • Support group Vikariehaus Probbach eV
  • Bird and nature protection - FFM state bird sanctuary

Infrastructure

Since 1934, the Probbach volunteer fire brigade (from April 1, 1984 with youth fire brigade ) has provided fire protection and general help in this area. There are the community center "Old School" in Dill Straße, an athletic field, a playground, bike and hiking trails and recreational facilities on the lake.

Web links

Commons : Probbach  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Probbach, Limburg-Weilburg district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of December 9, 2016). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
  2. ↑ Mengerskirchen in facts and figures. Retrieved August 28, 2019 .
  3. ^ The Probbacher Sauerborn: Leonhard Hörpel; Nassauische Heimat, supplement to the Rheinische Volkszeitung No. 16 of August 15, 1927
  4. ↑ Probbach - Church "St. Michael" ( Memento from July 15, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
  5. ↑ Probbach - our village 1299-1999: a village with many names: Inge Drossard-Gintner; [Red.] ed. by the Probbach Festival Committee on the occasion of the 700th anniversary in 1999 Probbach - our village 1299–1999. A village with many names. Edited by the Probbach Festival Committee on the occasion of the 700th anniversary. Probbach 1999. - (Library records for the book: IV / 7P / 5 under )
  6. ↑ Probbach community oven
  7. ↑ Amalgamation of the communities of Dillhausen, Mengerskirchen, Probbach, Waldernbach and Winkels in the Oberlahnkreis to form the community of "Mengerskirchen" on January 5, 1971 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (Ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1971 No. 3 , p. 111 , point 177a ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 5.5 MB ]).
  8. ^ 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).
  9. ↑ Budget 2018, preliminary report. Mengerskirchen community, accessed on June 20, 2018 .