Ruppach-Goldhausen

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 50 ° 28 '  N , 7 ° 53'  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Westerwaldkreis
Association municipality :	Montabaur
Height :	270 m above sea level NHN
Area :	4.41 km 2
Residents:	1257 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	285 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	56412
Area code :	02602
License plate :	WW
Community key :	07 1 43 065
Association administration address:	Konrad-Adenauer-Platz 8 56410 Montabaur
Website :	www.vg-montabaur.de
Local Mayor :	Klaus Henkes
Location of the local community Ruppach-Goldhausen in the Westerwaldkreis

Ruppach-Goldhausen is a municipality in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Montabaur community .

Geographical location

The community is located in the Westerwald northeast of Montabaur on the edge of the Nassau Nature Park . The Ahrbach flows through the village . The place is located on the slope of the 356 meter high Rupberg and on the Goldhäuser Berg, also called Goldkäppchen in old maps.

history

The time of origin of the settlements of Ruppach and Goldhausen is estimated at 1100 AD. As early as 1097, the Hubengericht Potenhain-Ruppach, which is owned by the Lords of Merenburg, ruled. In the time after about 1100 the family tribe of the forest messengers was in the possession of the tithe from Ruppach.

Origin of the name: In documents of the 13th century one can read about the "nobles of Gulthusen", first in 1289, and in 1362 "Junker von Robach" is mentioned for the first time. The places have had their current name since the Thirty Years' War .

In 1525 there were three farms in Goldhausen. One farm belonged to the Montabaur hospital, the other two farms were taxable to the priest of Meudt . At the same time there were also three farms in Ruppach. One part (“this side of the brook”) was assigned to the manor Hundsangen , the other (“beyond the brook”) to the manor Meudt. During this time, the population living on agriculture suffered from high taxes that had to be paid to the landlords and the Isenburg family. With the end of serfdom in 1783, the population could breathe a sigh of relief.

When the Archbishop of Trier took over the protection of the population in 1564, there were twelve families in Goldhausen who owned 19 horses. Information on horse keeping and breeding can also be found later in directories. From 1802 to 1866 the rulership of the places lay with the Duke of Nassau, who was replaced by Prussia . Since 1900, the places gradually grew together. Similarities developed in the areas of church, school and club life, which was a prerequisite for the formation of the Ruppach-Goldhausen community on June 7, 1969.

Population development

The development of the number of inhabitants in relation to today's area of ​​the local community Ruppach-Goldhausen, the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 are based on censuses:

year Residents 1815 327 1835 405 1871 425 1905 569 1939 749

year Residents 1950 868 1961 942 1970 1084 1987 1084 2005 1179

religion

The time up to their own common parish lasted a long time: Originally Goldhausen and part of Ruppach belonged to the parish of Meudt, Ruppach "left the brook" to the parish of Hundsangen. "Links der Bach" was transferred to the newly founded Berod parish in 1762, before this part was also assigned to Meudt in 1790. Until 1902, the faithful attended the service in Meudt, five kilometers away. After the consecration of the newly built church in Ruppach on July 31, 1905, this long journey was omitted. In 1922 the two parishes agreed to only celebrate Sunday and public holiday services in the larger Ruppach church. In 1926, after the Ruppach-Boden parish vicariate was founded, the first pastor moved into the new rectory. In 1939 the Ruppach-Goldhausen parish was formed.

politics

Municipal council

The local council in Ruppach-Goldhausen consists of 16 council members, who were elected in the local elections on May 26, 2019 in a personalized proportional representation, and the honorary local mayor as chairman. The 16 seats in the municipal council are divided between two groups of voters .

mayor

Klaus Henkes became mayor of Ruppach-Goldhausen in 2014. Henkes did not originally run again for the 2019 local elections. However, after the only candidate narrowly missed the required majority in the direct election on May 26, 2019, Henkes agreed to continue the office and was re-elected by the council on August 28, 2019.

Henke's predecessor was Gerold Sprenger.

coat of arms

	Justification for the coat of arms: The upper part of the coat of arms represents the union of the coats of arms of the Lords of Reifenberg and the nobles of Nassau-Spurkenburg. The former court seal of Ruppach from 1596 served as a template for the design of the coat of arms. The step-shaped lower part of the coat of arms symbolizes the degradation of clay and the wave ledge the Ahrbach.

Culture and sights

societies

The following associations are active in Ruppach-Goldhausen:

• Choral society Cäcilia with male, female and choreanders
• Sports club TuS Ahrbach
• Ruppach-Goldhausen volunteer fire department
• Fishing club
• Chapel Society

safety

Defensive fire protection and general help is guaranteed by the Ruppach-Goldhausen volunteer fire brigade, especially at local level and for the neighboring community of Boden .
The fire service regularly takes part in traditional international fire service competitions organized by the CTIF . The voluntary fire brigade has already organized such a competition twice according to the guidelines of the CTIF. The first competition took place in 2004. Here the sporting part was held in the Montabaur stadium, the subsequent award ceremony with an evening event took place in the "Finkelkarst" leisure area in Ruppach-Goldhausen. The second competition was held on July 11, 2015. Here, the local fire brigade hosted the Rhineland-Palatinate state championship. Unlike the first competition, the entire competition took place on site. The venue was the "Glück Auf" sports facility. As in 2004, the final award ceremony and the evening program took place in the “Finkelkarst” leisure facility.

Historic Buildings

• The moated castle Hof Langwiesen is located near the village .
• see also: List of cultural monuments in Ruppach-Goldhausen

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

• The next motorway junction is Montabaur on the A3 Cologne - Frankfurt am Main , about four kilometers away.
• The place is located on the lower Westerwaldbahn Siershahn - Wirges - Montabaur - Elz South Diez East Limburg on which the trains of the RB 29 of the Hessian State Railway HLB range DreiLänderBahn after Rhineland-Palatinate clock run daily every hour.
• The closest connections to long-distance transport ( ICE stop) are Montabaur station and Limburg Süd station on the Cologne – Rhine / Main high-speed line and Koblenz main station .
• At Montabaur train station there is a connection to regional buses in the direction of Koblenz, Westerburg, Ransbach-Baumbach, Hachenburg, Rennerod, Bad Marienberg and Limburg as well as long-distance buses in the direction of Cologne and Frankfurt am Main.

Clay pits

There are several clay mining companies around the town of Ruppach-Goldhausen. At the beginning of the clay mining, the clay was extracted in the open pit with a hoe and spade. The clay was later extracted underground through shafts. Such a headframe is still standing today, which is called the future . Today the clay is extracted again in the opencast mine.

education

After the introduction of compulsory schooling in 1817, Ruppach, Goldhausen and Langwiesen formed a school association. School took place in a rented room in Ruppach. After 1867, the children visited the schoolhouse (Elektro-Linden) that is still available today opposite the Ruppach church. Due to the increased number of children, Goldhausen built his own school in 1897. This building still stands today. It is located on the main street right next to the Goldhäuser Chapel. In 1960, in the name of a school reform, the two communities were given a joint school. Today elementary school students from Ruppach-Goldhausen, Heiligenroth and Boden attend the elementary school on the Ahrbach . There is also a local kindergarten for the little ones.

Sons and daughters of the church

• Richard Henkes (born May 26, 1900, † February 22, 1945 in Dachau concentration camp ), German Pallottine priest , martyr and blessed

Web links

Commons : Ruppach-Goldhausen  - Collection of images

• The local community Ruppach-Goldhausen on the website of the Verbandsgemeinde Montabaur

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
2. ↑ State history of the Westerwald . ISBN 3-922244-80-7 , pp. 193 .
3. ↑ State history of the Westerwald . ISBN 3-922244-80-7 , pp. 166 .
4. ↑ Official municipality directory 2006 ( Memento from December 22, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) (= State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate [Hrsg.]: Statistical volumes . Volume 393 ). Bad Ems March 2006, p. 194 and 195 (PDF; 2.6 MB). Info: An up-to-date directory ( 2016 ) is available, but in the section "Territorial changes - Territorial administrative reform" it does not give any population figures.  
5. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate - regional data
6. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections
7. ↑ Pictures from 2014 - local elections. Klaus Henkes - the new local mayor of Ruppach-Goldhausen. Verbandsgemeinde Montabaur, accessed on June 25, 2020 . 
8. ↑ Susanne Willke: Overview: In 5 of the 24 municipalities of the VG Montabaur, the local chiefs do not run again. Westerwälder Zeitung, May 2, 2019, accessed on June 25, 2020 . 
9. ^ The State Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Montabaur, Verbandsgemeinde, 28th line of results. Retrieved June 25, 2020 . 
10. ↑ Local parish council: Meeting of the local parish council of the local parish Ruppach-Goldhausen. Verbandsgemeinde Montabaur, August 28, 2019, accessed on June 25, 2020 . 
11. ^ State initiative New Neighborhoods: Project of the month May: Ruppach-Goldhausen - a livable village community for all generations. Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Seniorenbüros eV, Bonn, May 14, 2020, accessed on June 25, 2020 .