Schmidthahn
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Schmidthahn
Local community of Steinebach an der Wied
Coordinates: 50 ° 36 ′ 11 " N , 7 ° 48 ′ 36" E
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| Height : | approx. 414 m above sea level NHN |
| Incorporation : | 7th June 1969 |
| Postal code : | 57629 |
| Area code : | 02662 |
 Village street in Schmidthahn
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Schmidthahn is a district of the local community of Steinebach an der Wied in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate . The place belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Hachenburg .
location
Schmidthahn is located in the Upper Wiedtal on the Westerwald lake district , about six kilometers south of Hachenburg and 20 kilometers north of Montabaur . The district of the village borders Gehlert in the north, an exclave of Alpenrod and Lochum in the east, Dreifelden in the south-west, Steinen in the south, Hartenfels in the south-west and Steinebach in the west and north-west. The villages of Langenbaum and Seeburg are also within the boundaries of Schmidthahn .
The Haldenweiher and Hofmannsweiher are located in the Schmidthahn district . Schmidthahn borders the Dreifelder Weiher in the village of Seeburg . The Wied and the Steinebach flow through the district of Schmidthahn . The district roads 1, 2 and 24 lead through Schmidthahn. The federal road 8 is about four kilometers away.
history
Schmidthahn was first mentioned in a document as Smiterhan during the 13th century . Historically, Schmidthahn belonged to the Electorate of Trier . There the village belonged to the parish of Dreifelden. In 1718 Neumühle , which belonged to the place, was first mentioned in a document. Schmidthahn remained in the Principality of Wied until 1803, after which the place came to the Duchy of Nassau and belonged to the Grenzhausen office in the Ehrenbreitstein administrative district . Schmidthahn was not affected by the assignment of territory after the Congress of Vienna in 1815, the community was only incorporated into the office of Selters . Schmidthahn only came to the Kingdom of Prussia in 1867 .
The Schmidthahn community was incorporated into the newly formed Unterwesterwaldkreis as part of the Selters office . In 1886 the office was finally dissolved. Due to the regional reforms in Rhineland-Palatinate , Schmidthahn was incorporated into the municipality of Steinebach an der Wied with the districts Langenbaum and Seeburg . The Unterwesterwaldkreis was dissolved on March 16, 1974 and became part of the new Westerwaldkreis . Schmidthahn belongs to the community of Hachenburg.
Personalities
- Johann Friedrich Alexander zu Wied-Neuwied (1706–1791), Count of Wied-Neuwied and from 1784 first Prince of Wied, was born in the Seeburg district
Individual evidence
- ↑ The local community of Steinebach an der Wied introduces itself. Verbandsgemeinde Hachenburg, accessed on May 29, 2019 .