Seitzenhahn

Seitzenhahn City of Taunusstein
Coordinates: 50 ° 7 ′ 29 ″  N , 8 ° 7 ′ 19 ″  E
Height :	406 m above sea level NHN
Area :	5.7 km²
Residents :	1360  (December 31, 2015)
Population density :	239 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	1st October 1971
Postal code :	65232
Area code :	06128

Seitzenhahn is a district of the city of Taunusstein in the Rheingau-Taunus district in southern Hesse with around 1400 inhabitants.

geography

The place lies at the transition of the High Taunus to the western Hintertaunus and has an area of ​​570 ha.

history

Seitzenhahn was first mentioned as "Sizinhagin" in the 14th century.

On October 1, 1971, Seitzenhahn voluntarily merged with five neighboring towns as part of the regional reform in Hesse to form the city of Taunusstein .

coat of arms

On February 26, 1970, the municipality of Seitzenhahn in the then Untertaunuskreis was awarded a coat of arms with the following blazon : In blue a red armored golden lion, topped with a blue label, inside a golden S.

Cultural monuments

The list of cultural monuments in Taunusstein has only one position for Seitzenhahn:

• Talstrasse 18; Hofreite

Web links

• The Seitzenhahn district on the city of Taunusstein's website.
• Seitzenhahn. Local history, information. In: www.seitzenhahn-im-taunus.de. Private website 
• Alt-Seitzenhahn. Historical pictures. In: www.alt-seitzenhahn.de. Private website 
• Seitzenhahn, Rheingau-Taunus district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
• Literature on Seitzenhahn in the Hessian Bibliography

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Seitzenhahn. Local history, information. In: www.seitzenhahn-im-taunus.de. Private website , accessed July 16, 2018 . 
2. ↑ Taunusstein population statistics 2015 , accessed in July 2016
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 GmbH, Stuttgart and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 377 .
4. ↑ approval of a coat of arms of the community Seitzenhahn, the district of Hochtaunuskreis, Darmstadt Region of 26 February 1970 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1970 No. 11 , p. 559 , point 412 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 8.2 MB ]).