Raubach (Oberzent)

Raubach City of Oberzent Coordinates: 49 ° 33 ′ 27 ″ N , 8 ° 53 ′ 5 ″ E
Height :	393 (379-419) m above sea level NHN
Area :	6.08 km²
Residents :	56 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	9 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	August 1, 1972
Incorporated into:	Rothenberg
Postal code :	64760
Area code :	06068

Raubach was a district of the former community of Rothenberg and has been the westernmost district of Oberzent in the Odenwaldkreis in southern Hesse since January 1, 2018 .

geography

The place is completely embedded in a wooded area in the southern Odenwald in the Geo-Naturpark Bergstrasse-Odenwald in the red sandstone area. There are no main roads running through the town.

history

Raubach was first mentioned in a document in 1740, when it was founded. It was not until 1806 that the small village became an independent municipality. In 1939 the village had a total of 72 inhabitants and belonged to the district of Erbach.

On August 1, 1972, Raubach was incorporated into the municipality of Rothenberg as part of the regional reform in Hesse , which in turn formed the town of Oberzent on January 1, 2018 with other municipalities.

Culture and sights

Four objects are designated as cultural monuments of the place, including the forester's house Saubuche :

Personalities

Jakob Ihrig (1866–1941), Odenwälder Original, known as the Raubacher Jockel

Web links

Raubach. In: website. City of Oberzent; accessed in March 2019
Raubach, Odenwaldkreis. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).

Individual evidence

↑ Raubach, Odenwaldkreis. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of October 16, 2015). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
↑ Numbers and dates. In: website. City of Oberzent, accessed March 2019 .
↑ Law on the reorganization of the district of Erbach (GVBl. II 330–16) of July 11, 1972 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1972 No. 17 , p. 224 , § 7 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 1,2 MB ]).
^ 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 GmbH, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 359 .

[lagis-1] Raubach, Odenwaldkreis. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of October 16, 2015). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).

[2] Numbers and dates. In: website. City of Oberzent, accessed March 2019 .

[3] Law on the reorganization of the district of Erbach (GVBl. II 330–16) of July 11, 1972 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1972 No. 17 , p. 224 , § 7 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 1,2 MB ]).

[4] 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 GmbH, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 359 .