Rosbach vor der Höhe

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Rosbach vor der Höhe
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Coordinates: 50 ° 18 '  N , 8 ° 42'  E

Basic data
State : Hesse
Administrative region : Darmstadt
County : Wetteraukreis
Height : 178 m above sea level NHN
Area : 45.33 km 2
Residents: 12,565 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 277 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 61191
Primaries : 06003 (Ober- and Nieder-Rosbach),
06007 (Rodheim)Template: Infobox municipality in Germany / maintenance / area code contains text
License plate : FB, BÜD
Community key : 06 4 40 023
LOCODE : DE RSB
City structure: 3 districts

City administration address : 		Homburger Strasse 64
61191 Rosbach vd Höhe
Website : www.rosbach-hessen.de
Mayor : Steffen Maar ( independent )
Location of the town of Rosbach vd Höhe in the Wetterau district
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Rosbach vor der Höhe (officially Rosbach vd Höhe ) is a Hessian town on the edge of the Taunus southwest of Friedberg in the Wetterau district .

geography

Ober-Rosbach am Winterstein

Neighboring communities and districts

Rosbach borders in the north on the city of Friedberg , in the east on the community of Wöllstadt , in the south on the city of Karben (all in the Wetterau district) and in the west on the cities of Bad Homburg and Friedrichsdorf and the community of Wehrheim (all three in the Hochtaunus district ).

City structure

Rosbach consists of the districts Nieder-Rosbach , 2551 inhabitants (December 31, 2004), Ober-Rosbach , 4965 inhabitants (December 31, 2004) and Rodheim vor der Höhe , 4780 inhabitants (December 31, 2004).

history

Archaeological finds go back to the ceramic and Celtic times.

The oldest surviving mention of "Rosbach" comes from the year 884, the originally independent district of Rodheim was documented as early as 805 in the Lorsch Codex . The origin of the name is not clearly established, but the most likely explanation is the derivation from the Middle High German word "roezen" or "rozen" (roasting), which denoted a breakdown process during flax processing .

In 884 Ober-Rosbach was donated to the Fulda Abbey as an imperial gift . Later the place became the property of the Landgraviate of Hessen-Darmstadt , the Count of Nassau and the Elector and Archbishop of Trier . In 1663 the community received city rights. The Rodheim vd Höhe district was the seat of the Rodheim office from around 1600 to 1821 .

From 1850 to 1926, manganese ore mining was carried out in 80 mines . In 1901 Nieder-Rosbach and Rodheim were connected to the German railway network by the Friedberg – Homburg railway line. In 1912, the previously common districts in Nieder- and Ober-Rosbach were separated.

The arson attack in Rosbach in 1988 by Action Directe sympathizers was reported nationwide.

Incorporations

In the course of administrative reform in Hesse on December 1, 1970, until then independent municipality Nieder-Rosbach were in the city of Ober-Rosbach incorporated . The city of Ober-Rosbach was officially renamed Rosbach . On 1 August 1972, this was short-lived city with the community Rodheim of heights powerful state law to a new city Rosbach together . On March 14, 1973 this was given the name Rosbach vor der Höhe .

politics

City Council

The local elections on March 6, 2016 produced the following results, compared to previous local elections:

Distribution of seats in the 2016 city council
       
A total of 31 seats
Parties and constituencies %
2016 		Seats
2016 		%
2011 		Seats
2011 		%
2006 		Seats
2006 		%
2001 		Seats
2001
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 26.1 8th 29.1 9 34.8 11 40.6 15th
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 22.4 7th 24.5 8th 23.0 7th 29.8 11
GREEN Alliance 90 / The Greens 8.3 2 13.6 4th 6.7 2 - -
FDP Free Democratic Party 11.6 4th 5.6 2 6.7 2 5.2 2
FWG Free voter community Rosbach / Rodheim 15.2 5 13.6 4th 16.7 5 15.8 6th
SALT Social alternative future worth living 4.2 1 - - - - - -
voice Voice of Rosbach-Rodheim 12.2 4th - - - - - -
pure non-party Rosbacher - - 10.2 3 7.7 3 8.7 3
PIRATES Pirate Party Germany - - 3.4 1 - - - -
Linke.WASG Die Linke .WASG - - - - 4.4 1 - -
total 100.0 31 100.0 31 100.0 31 100.0 37
Voter turnout in% 50.8 46.9 45.8 53.3

mayor

The past mayoral elections produced the following results:

year Candidates Political party %
Result
2018 (1) Steffen Maar 54.3
Christoph Käding 45.7
Voter turnout in% 54.84
2012 (1) Thomas Alber 56.3
Henrik Schnabel CDU 43.7
Voter turnout in% 50.7
2008 Detlef Brechtel 73.1
Voter turnout in% 32.7
2002 Detlef Brechtel 71.9
Dieter Launhardt SPD 28.1
Voter turnout in% 54.0
year Candidates Political party %
Result
1996 (1) Reinhold Medebach SPD 49.2
Detlef Brechtel 50.8
Voter turnout in% 65.6
1996 Reinhold Medebach SPD 45.7
Ernst Georg Hannes GREEN 6.5
Detlef Brechtel 47.8
Voter turnout in% 66.0

(1) Runoff election

  • The non-party mayor Detlef Brechtel was confirmed in office on August 24, 2008 with 73.1% of the votes in the first ballot. The turnout was 32.7%.
  • On October 7, 2012, the non-party Thomas Alber was elected to succeed Detlef Brechtel with 56.30% of the vote in the second ballot. The opposing candidate Henrik Schnabel received 43.70% of the vote, the turnout was 50.68%
  • On November 11, 2018, the independent Steffen Maar was elected to succeed Thomas Alber with 54.3% of the vote. The opposing candidate Christoph Käding received 45.7%, the turnout was 54.84%.

coat of arms

coat of arms

Blazon : A red rafter in gold, accompanied by a blue tower and a stylized blue shepherd's shovel at the top, and a red rose with a golden lug and green sepals below.
Meaning : The Schäferschippe stands for the formerly independent Nieder-Rosbach, the tower for the old independent village Rodheim vor der Höhe, four kilometers from the actual Rosbach, which was added to Rosbach as a new district in 1972, the rose, the symbol of Ober-Rosbach , stands for Rosbach as a whole.

Town twinning

Twin cities of Rosbach are Netzschkau in Saxon Vogtland (since 1990) and since 1995 Ciechanowiec in Poland and Saint-Germain-lès-Corbeil in France.

Economy and Infrastructure

Central warehouse of Rewe - here in the old color scheme (red-green)

economy

The traditional company of the Rosbacher Mineralwasserquelle is located in the Nieder-Rosbach district , and has been part of the Hassia mineral springs since 2001 . Furthermore, in the Ober-Rosbach district there is a large, widely visible central warehouse and administration building of the Rewe German supermarket KGaA. In the same large industrial area with retail and wholesale companies there are two fast food restaurants, supermarkets and petrol stations. The German headquarters of Triumph Motorcycles Limited have also been located there since 2009 . Quartzite quarries can be found in the adjacent forest area .

traffic

The community has a connection to the nearby A 5 Frankfurt - Kassel motorway and a rail connection to the Friedberg – Friedrichsdorf railway line . The Rosbach vd Höhe station was opened in 1901, and the station building is now a listed building . On December 1, 2010, the first groundbreaking ceremony for the Nieder-Rosbach southern bypass, which has been planned for ten years. In three construction phases over around three kilometers, it is to create a better connection to the district starting from the eastern K 11 via the L 3352 to the B 455 to the motorway. The first section (B 455 to Dieselstrasse) was released in March 2012, the second section (up to the new roundabout on the L 3352 over a new railway bridge) was released on December 20, 2012. The third section (from the roundabout to the K 11 old, about one kilometer) was started in early 2013.

Educational institutions

Kapersburg School
  • Kapersburg School: Elementary School (Ober- and Nieder-Rosbach)
  • Erich Kästner School: elementary, secondary and secondary school (Rodheim)
  • Nursery “The Little Mail Robbers” e. V. (Ober-Rosbach)
  • Old school day care center (Rodheim vor der Höhe)
  • Day care center "Regenbogenhaus" (Rodheim vor der Höhe)
  • Day care center "Kleine-Rasselbande" (Ober-Rosbach)
  • Day care center "Luna" - Taunusblick (Nieder-Rosbach)
  • Day care center "Brothers Grimm" (Ober-Rosbach)
  • Day care center "Villa Konfetti" (Nieder-Rosbach)
  • Day care center "Kinderhaus Bergstrasse" (Ober-Rosbach)

Attractions

panorama

The old moated castle is located in the Nieder-Rosbach district. A good three kilometers west of the Ober-Rosbach district is the Roman Kapersburg fort , which is considered to be one of the best-preserved facilities in the Upper German-Raetian Limes . On the occasion of the recognition of the Limes as a UNESCO World Heritage Site , the castle, which was excavated and preserved at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, was completely restored and the entire area was converted into an archaeological park.

Cultural monuments in Rosbach vor der Höhe

Churches

The following churches can be found in the parish:

Evangelical

  • City parish of Ober-Rosbach
  • Castle parish Nieder-Rosbach
  • Parish Rodheim vor der Höhe

Catholic

St. Michael Catholic Church
  • St. Michael , districts of Ober-Rosbach and Nieder-Rosbach
  • St. Johannes Evangelist, Rodheim district

Organs in Rosbach churches

nature

Town twinning

Personalities

  • Margarete Elisabeth von Leiningen-Westerburg (1604–1667), Countess von Leiningen and regent of the Landgraviate of Hesse-Homburg
  • Wilhelm Christoph von Hessen-Bingenheim and Hessen-Homburg (1625–1681), Landgrave of Hessen-Homburg
  • Adolf Reichwein (1898–1944) German educator, economist and cultural politician (SPD). He was active in the resistance against the National Socialist dictatorship. As a child he lived in Ober-Rosbach and attended elementary school there
  • Helmut Neubauer (1925–2001), born in Rodheim vor der Höhe, Eastern Europe modern historian
  • Jessica Wahls (* 1977), singer, presenter and fashion designer, member of the German girl group No Angels

Web links

Commons : Rosbach vor der Höhe  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hessian State Statistical Office: Population status on December 31, 2019 (districts and urban districts as well as municipalities, population figures based on the 2011 census) ( help ).
  2. ↑ Law on the reorganization of the districts of Büdingen and Friedberg (GVBl. II 330-19) 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. 230 , § 5 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 1,2 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. 360 f., 386 .
  4. ^ Result of the municipal election on March 6, 2016. Hessian State Statistical Office, accessed in April 2016 .
  5. ^ Hessian State Statistical Office: Result of the municipal elections on March 27, 2011
  6. ^ Hessian State Statistical Office: Result of the municipal elections on March 26, 2006
  7. ^ Election results for the mayor's ballot - City of Rosbach. Retrieved November 12, 2018 .