Singhofen

Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Rhein-Lahn district
Association municipality :	Bad Ems-Nassau
Height :	317 m above sea level NHN
Area :	15.66 km 2
Residents:	1756 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	112 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	56379
Area code :	02604
License plate :	EMS, DIZ, GOH
Community key :	07 1 41 129
Association administration address:	Am Adelsheimer Hof 1 ; 56377 Nassau
Website :	www.vgben.de
Local Mayor :	Detlef Paul ( SPD )
Location of the local community Singhofen in the Rhein-Lahn district

Singhofen is a municipality in the Rhein-Lahn district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Bad Ems-Nassau community .

geography

location

Singhofen im Taunus from the Heisebäumchen viewpoint near Dachsenhausen . View to the east over the Mühlbach valley .

Singhofen is located in the northwest of the Taunus (western Hintertaunus ) , around five kilometers south of the Lahn . On a plateau between the Mühlbachtal in the west and Dörsbachtal in the east, the place is at an altitude of 317 m above sea level. NHN .

Parish parts

To Singhofen includes the residential places Altbäckersmühle, Augustinian mill Birkenhof, farm boys Born, Tennermühle, Lindenhof, Neubäckersmühle, Neumühle, school mill.

climate

The annual precipitation is 735 mm. The precipitation is in the middle third of the values recorded in Germany. Lower values are registered at 48% of the German Weather Service's measuring stations . The driest month is February, with the most rainfall in June. In June there is 1.7 times more rainfall than in February. Precipitation hardly varies and is evenly distributed over the year. Lower seasonal fluctuations are recorded at only 17% of the measuring stations .

history

Finds on the barrow field "Wildstruth", created between 800 and 500 BC. BC, indicate a long history of settlement. The settlement site called Alteburg was founded in the 5th century BC. It was laid out as a fortified site, as was shown by the findings of fire pits and broken glass during excavations in 1905.

Singhofen was mentioned for the first time in 1139 in a deed of donation from Archbishop Albero von Montreuil of Trier , which he had exhibited at a Trier diocesan synod at the end of June 1139 to establish the Arnstein Monastery . It contains the founding acknowledgment of the monastery and a list of its possessions, gifts from Count Ludwig III. von Arnstein and his wife Guda. These include three farms in Singhofen. Around 1158, Count Walram I of Nassau and Heinrich II of Katzenelnbogen jointly acquired this territory, which comprised 29 villages and to which Singoven also belonged. The manorial estate of Sinckofen was pledged to the Arnstein Abbey in 1346 .

Around 1420 there were 16 households in the village, which grew to more than 50 by the outbreak of the Thirty Years War . Three quarters of the population perished in the course of the war as a result of looting and fires; the former village center, which was located on the Kircheborn or Alten Born (source), was destroyed. By 1681 there were again 37 households.

Until 1775, the place belonged to the “ Quadrilateral Court on the Einrich ” ( Nassau-Saarbrückisches Quartier ). After its division, Singhofen became part of the triple-ruled Nassau office of Nassau . From 1806 Singhofen belonged to the Duchy of Nassau , which was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia in 1866 .

The foundation stone of the Protestant church was laid on May 5, 1839. The inauguration, which more than 2000 residents were allowed to experience, then took place on December 13, 1840. It is popularly known as the "Einrichdom".

The population developed in the 19th and 20th centuries as follows: 1843: 1033 inhabitants, 1927: 994 inhabitants, 1964: 1082 inhabitants.

etymology

According to the current state of research, one is certain that Singhofen is made up of two parts of the word:

a) -hofen: from Hube, possibly always as plural: tres (three) huben (from the donation of 1139)
b) Seng-, Sing-: according to the German dictionary by Grimm there are three options:

b 1) Zingel (Singel) = fence, enclosure; Singhofen = fenced-in courtyards

b 2) Singel = small round pebbles (gravel deposits); Singhofen = farms on the gravel

b 3) Seng = clearing by fire (best explanation); Singhofen = yards of slash and burn

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council in Singhofen consists of 16 council members, who were elected in a personalized proportional representation in the local elections on May 26, 2019 , and the honorary local mayor as chairman.

The distribution of seats in the municipal council:

choice	SPD	CDU	FWG	total
2019	5	4th	7th	16 seats
2014	6th	4th	6th	16 seats
2009	6th	5	5	16 seats
2004	5	6th	5	16 seats

FWG = Free Voters Group Singhofen e. V.

mayor

Detlef Paul (SPD) is the local mayor of Singhofen. In the direct election on May 26, 2019, he was re-elected with 68.23% of the vote.

coat of arms

	Blazon : "In gold, a twelve-fold blue wind turbine with a double wind vane over athree-tower palisade wall growingfrom the base of the shield and stylized from fifteen black stakes." The municipal coat of arms was approved in 1991.

The wind turbine symbolizes the 27 -fold lamellar wind turbine called Wendleps (approx. 21 m high and 7 m in diameter), which was built in 1907 as a water pump (to feed the elevated tank) and raised to the status of an industrial monument in 1987. It has been a listed building since then and is Singhofen’s landmark. The stylized wall in the base of the shield represents the ring wall system of the first Alteburg settlement .

Personalities

Christian Minor (1813–1892), post holder and landlord in Singhofen, member of the Nassau state parliament
Martin Stöhr (1932–2019), Protestant theologian, university professor, academy director and peace activist

Others

The central waste disposal site of the Rhein-Lahn district, which went into operation in 1975, is located in Singhofen.

Web links

Commons : Singhofen - Collection of Images

Local community Singhofen on the website of the Bad Ems-Nassau community

Individual evidence

↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).

↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate (ed.): Official directory of the municipalities and parts of the municipality. Status: January 1, 2017 ^{[ Version 2020 is available. ]} . S. 43 (PDF; 1.9 MB).

^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Municipal Council Election 2019 Singhofen. Retrieved November 4, 2019 .
^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Municipal elections 2014, city and municipal council elections
^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Bad Ems-Nassau, Verbandsgemeinde, 23rd line of results. Retrieved November 3, 2019 .

[Metadaten_Einwohnerzahl_DE-RP-1] State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).

[2] State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate (ed.): Official directory of the municipalities and parts of the municipality. Status: January 1, 2017 ^{[ Version 2020 is available. ]} . S. 43 (PDF; 1.9 MB).