Selters (Taunus)
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Coordinates: 50 ° 21 ' N , 8 ° 15' E |
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Basic data | ||
State : | Hesse | |
Administrative region : | to water | |
County : | Limburg-Weilburg | |
Height : | 249 m above sea level NHN | |
Area : | 40.47 km 2 | |
Residents: | 7946 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density : | 196 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Postal code : | 65618 | |
Primaries : | 06483 (Haintchen 06475) | |
License plate : | LM, WEL | |
Community key : | 06 5 33 014 | |
Address of the municipal administration: |
Brunnenstrasse 46 65618 Selters (Taunus) |
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Mayor : | Bernd Hartmann ( independent ) | |
Location of the municipality of Selters (Taunus) in the Limburg-Weilburg district | ||
Selters (Taunus) is a municipality in the Limburg-Weilburg district in Central Hesse .
geography
Geographical location
The larger part of the Selterser municipality area with the districts of Niederselters , Eisenbach , Münster and Haintchen lies in the area of the eastern Hintertaunus north of the Taunus main ridge , at an altitude of 170 to 500 meters. In terms of nature, the main town of Niederselters is still part of the southeastern part of the Limburg basin and thus has a connection to the Lahn valley landscape . The rift valley of the Idsteiner Senke , which flows into the basin from the south, is associated with the popular name Goldener Grund along the Emsbach , which drains into the Lahn , which refers to the favorable climate and fertile soil (loess loam). The northern part of the municipality around the town of Münster belongs to the geological Lahnmulde , which is known for its wealth of natural resources from the Middle Devon . Iron ore mining was of particular importance here.
Neighboring communities
Selters borders in the north on the municipalities of Villmar and Weilmünster (both districts Limburg-Weilburg), in the east on the municipality Weilrod ( Hochtaunuskreis ), in the south on the city of Bad Camberg , in the southwest on the municipality of Hünstelden , and in the west on the municipality of Brechen (all three in the Limburg-Weilburg district).
structure
The community has four districts (here with population).
District | 1910 | 2002 | 2008 | 2017 | comment |
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Niederselters | 1455 | 3146 | 3228 | 3147 | Administrative seat of the municipality, place of origin of the Selterswasser , stop of the Main-Lahn-Bahn |
Eisenbach | 1208 | 3040 | 3090 | 2888 | spa |
Muenster | 977 | 1072 | 1108 | 1056 | Resort |
Haintchen | 567 | 890 | 922 | 868 | Relaxation place, worth seeing baroque church |
history
The municipality of Selters was created in the course of the regional reform in Hesse on July 1, 1974 through the amalgamation of four previously independent municipalities and received the official name "Selters (Taunus)".
religion
The Central Europe branch of Jehovah's Witnesses is located in the community of Selters im Taunus. From there, the activities of Jehovah's Witnesses in German-speaking countries are coordinated. Since 1979, around 1050 members of the religious community have lived and worked in Niederselters, among other things in the printing works, translation offices, organization and logistics departments, as well as in the workshops in an order-like community. In Selters, literature is printed for over 25,000 congregations of Jehovah's Witnesses in almost 100 countries and sent from there.
politics
Community representation
The local elections on March 6, 2016 produced the following results, compared to previous local elections:
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Parties and constituencies | % 2016 |
Seats 2016 |
% 2011 |
Seats 2011 |
% 2006 |
Seats 2006 |
% 2001 |
Seats 2001 |
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CDU | Christian Democratic Union of Germany | 43.6 | 14th | 49.5 | 15th | 47.7 | 15th | 49.8 | 15th | |
SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany | 20.4 | 6th | 26.4 | 8th | 28.5 | 9 | 34.0 | 11 | |
UWE | Independent voters Eisenbach | 16.4 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
FWS | Free voters Selters (Taunus) | 19.6 | 6th | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
BLN | Citizen List of Lower Elder | - | - | 11.9 | 4th | 11.4 | 3 | 10.4 | 3 | |
FWH | Free voter community Haintchen | - | - | 7.1 | 2 | 6.2 | 2 | 5.8 | 2 | |
FWM | Free voters Münster | - | - | 5.1 | 2 | 6.2 | 2 | - | - | |
total | 100.0 | 31 | 100.0 | 31 | 100.0 | 31 | 100.0 | 31 | ||
Voter turnout in% | 53.0 | 34.1 | 43.0 | 46.1 |
mayor
After the Hessian municipal constitution is Mayor Chairman of the Municipal Board , the eight volunteers in the community seltzer next to the Mayor Councilor belong. Bernd Hartmann, a non-party member, has been the mayor since August 1, 2010. His predecessors were
- 1974 to 1986 Josef Wältmann (CDU)
- 1986 to 2010 Norbert Zabel (CDU)
- since 2010 Bernd Hartmann (independent)
coat of arms
The municipality of Selters (Taunus) was granted permission by the Hessian Minister of the Interior on July 30, 1980 to use the coat of arms described below.
- Description of coat of arms
- "Fourth shield; Field 1 in red is an inclined silver jug with outflowing silver water interspersed with blue; Field 2 in silver the red upper part of a crook crossed diagonally with the red upper part of a cross staff; Field 3 in silver a red mallet and iron ; Field 4 in red on a blue and silver wave base a swimming silver swan. "
Culture and sights
Buildings
Eisenbach
- Catholic parish church of St. Petrus from 1896–1898
- Hof zu Hausen , first mentioned in 1275, near Eisenbach
- Two-story, eaves-standing houses with decorative facades made of stucco ornaments , built around 1900
Haintchen
- Catholic parish church of St. Nicholas from 1749–1750
- Classical school building from 1843–1844
- Holy houses and wayside shrines in the locality and municipal area from the middle of the 18th century
Muenster
- Protestant fortified church from the 12th century
- old school from 1826–1827
- Former ore mine Lindenberg from the 19th and 20th centuries
Niederselters
- Old church from 1717, today an event and cultural center
- Catholic parish church of St. Christophorus from 1908–1909
- Town hall (formerly Electorate of Trier barracks) from 1787–1789
- Selters mineral fountain
- Gasthof Zum Römischen Kaiser from the 18th century
Museums
- Local history museum in Münster
- Selters water museum in Niederselters
Economy and Infrastructure
Seltzer water
In the district of Niederselters there is a rich mineral fountain that gave the Selters water its name. The Selters spring was first mentioned in 772. In 1581, the city doctor of Worms , Jakob Theodor Tabernaemontanus , dedicated ten pages to the Niederselterser Sauerbrunnen in his fountain chronicle Neuw Wasserschatz , thus laying the foundation for the fountain's fame. A modest health resort soon developed.
In addition to the rather insignificant drinking cure, Kurtrier operated a rapidly expanding water dispatch in stone jugs from the Kannenbäckerland to Scandinavia, Russia, North America, Africa and even, as it is documented for the year 1791, to Batavia in the Dutch East Indies . The place name Selters imprinted on the vessels soon created the name Selters-Wasser as a brand name for mineral water of world renown. The Duchy of Nassau took over Niederselters in 1803 as a welcome source of income and expanded the export business. After the annexation of Nassau by Prussia in 1866, the water even became Royal Selters and after the end of the monarchy it became the state source of Niederselters . The state of Hesse, as the legal successor to Prussia, sold the Selters-Quelle in 1970. After that, the owners changed faster and faster. In 1999 the bottling at the well in Niederselters was stopped. The municipality of Selters has owned the spring since 2001.
On June 26, 2011, the restored Selters mineral fountain , consisting of the historical well temple, the Selters water museum , the house drink facility , the park, the event rooms and the day nursery, was inaugurated. The mineral fountain is part of the overall Geopark Westerwald-Lahn-Taunus concept .
traffic
Selters has developed into a popular residential community, as it is well connected to the trunk road network with the Bad Camberg junction of the federal motorway 3 about five kilometers away . Federal highway 8 also runs through Niederselters .
The district of Niederselters has a train station on the Main-Lahn-Bahn . The closest long-distance train station is Limburg Süd train station .
education
For the community seltzer consisting Mittelpunktschule Golden reason in Niederselters. This has a primary , secondary and secondary school branch . As a secondary school which is Taunus school in Bad Camberg visited. In addition, students from Selters attend schools in Limburg.
Public facilities
- Catholic kindergarten Eisenbach
- Community kindergarten Haintchen
- Evangelical Kindergarten Münster
- Catholic kindergarten in Niederselters
- Eisenbach volunteer fire brigade , founded in 1905 (including youth fire brigade since June 2, 1973 )
- Haintchen volunteer fire brigade, founded in 1932 (since November 14, 1973 including youth fire brigade)
- Münster volunteer fire brigade, founded in 1933 (including youth fire brigade since November 30, 1989)
- Lower Elder Volunteer Fire Brigade, founded in 1884 (since January 1, 1971 including youth fire brigade)
Personalities
- Karl Caesar (1874–1942), born in Münster, architect and university professor
- Otti Geschka (* 1939), born in Haintchen, politician (CDU) and former state secretary. D.
Web links
- Website of the municipality of Selters
- Selters, Limburg-Weilburg district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
- Literature about Selters in the Hessian Bibliography
- Link catalog on the topic of seltzer at curlie.org (formerly DMOZ )
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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 ).
- ↑ Selters (Taunus) at a glance: Population figures HW , accessed on March 21, 2018.
- ↑ Law on the reorganization of the Limburg district and the Oberlahn district. (GVBl. II 330-25) of March 12, 1974 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1974 No. 5 , p. 101 , § 8 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 809 kB ]).
- ↑ Jehovah's Witnesses in Selters: Offices and Visits
- ^ Result of the municipal election on March 6, 2016. Hessian State Statistical Office, accessed in April 2016 .
- ^ Hessian State Statistical Office: Result of the municipal elections on March 27, 2011
- ^ Hessian State Statistical Office: Result of the municipal elections on March 26, 2006
- ^ Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt: direct elections in Selters
- ↑ Approval of a coat of arms of the community Selters (Taunus), district Limburg-Weilburg, administrative district Darmstadt from July 30, 1980 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1980 No. 33 , p. 1463 , point 916 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 3.0 MB ]).
- ↑ Theodorus Tabernaemontanus : "New water treasure: this is all heylsaman metallic mineral baths and water [...]" , Frankfurt am Main 1581 ( online )
- ↑ NNP of June 27, 2011: "Monument for a World Water"