Steckenroth

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Steckenroth
Community Hohenstein
Steckenroth coat of arms
Coordinates: 50 ° 11 ′ 24 ″  N , 8 ° 7 ′ 29 ″  E
Height : 332 m above sea level NHN
Area : 9.2 km²
Residents : 531  (June 30, 2017)
Population density : 58 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : July 1, 1972
Postal code : 65329
Area code : 06128
Steckenroth church with slope side, view to the northwest
Steckenroth church with slope side, view to the northwest

Steckenroth is a district of the municipality of Hohenstein in the Rheingau-Taunus district in southern Hesse .

geography

The place is in the western Taunus . State road 3373 runs through the village .

The Limes hiking trail (Taunus) and the Eisenstrasse cross at Steckenroth.

history

First documentary mention

The first documentary mention as Steckinrode is attested on July 15, 1345. The place name is derived from steck = climb up and rod = clearing. The spelling of Steckenroth was very different in the course of its history ( Steghenrot , Steckenrode , Steckenrodde , Steckinrode , Stecken Rott , Stekenrod ). The field names of today's meadows, “Steingasse” to Breithardt and “Hanselgass” in the direction of Hofgut Georgenthal, evidently show that the village of Steckenroth was formerly larger.

City rights

Soon after the first mention (1345) were presented with a certificate from the January 13, 1367 for Steckenroth by Emperor Charles IV. , The town charter in Steckenroth and other towns (Bad Schwalbach-Adolfseck and Idstein-Heftrich) awarded. At the time, this was a purely tactical measure taken by Count Adolf von Nassau to push back the rights of the Katzenelnbogen family , the Bleidenstadt monastery and his own brother Johann . The town charter could help the count to secure the road from Idstein to Adolfseck and Schwalbach , which ran along the northern border of the Wehener Grund. Since the town charter privilege was not issued directly for the community, the count tried to strengthen his own power as sovereign with such an imperial deed and to ward off foreign claims. The city rights for Steckenroth did not come into effect. There were no fortifications and no special court; only one market can be proven, which was held every year with the consecration on June 24th.

Territorial reform

On July 1, 1972, the previously independent community of Steckenroth formed the new large community of Hohenstein together with six other communities on a voluntary basis as part of the regional reform in Hesse . For Steckenroth, as for the other districts, a local district with a local advisory board and local council was established.

Attractions

church

As early as 1400 a chapel was built on the steep and rocky ledge on the outskirts (the Steckenroths called their church “Capell” until 1650). It was based on the custom of that time, that is, the altar faced east . A church in Steckenroth was first mentioned in 1451. It was consecrated to John the Baptist (day of remembrance: June 24th). Only the late Gothic choir of the church has survived from this period . The current nave was rebuilt after the medieval tower collapsed in 1789. Cracks in the masonry had already been discovered in previous years and there were fears that the church tower, which at that time was on the north side (the most favorable point according to the location of the site), could collapse. For this reason, the bells were taken down early (1621 and 1666 for the first time verifiable by invoices) before the tower actually collapsed in 1789. For three years, the Steckenroth family continued to hold their services “in the church without a tower” until a decision was made to build a new building. In 1792 a slated wooden tower / onion dome was placed on the west gable and on a higher nave. The oldest parts of the current church are therefore the choir arch and the sacristy with rib-less groin vault . Both can be assigned to the early Gothic style. The star vault in the Steckenroth church is particularly designed with two, albeit simple, keystones .

The next structural changes were all carried out during the renovation in 1932: As in the neighboring town of Breithardt , an additional window was broken into the choir on the right so that the altar, which was facing the congregation, could get light from the side during the Reformation . For the organ (verifiable from 1740) a gallery was drawn in in the choir room . The choir was also given its own entrance, which is still faintly recognizable from the outside.

From 1962 to 1966 the church was completely renovated for around 150,000  DM (76,693.78 euros). The building, which was very damp due to its location below the cemetery, was insulated for the first time, and the damaged choir was secured and re-covered. Inside, the nave and choir were once again uniformly laid out with red [sandstone] panels, all windows were newly glazed, the stalls , the altar and the entrance door were renewed and the whole church was given a new coat of paint. There was also a big surprise during the renovation work. In the vault of the choir, a whole concert of angels from the Baroque period could be discovered, which had been painted over. The angels were uncovered and ten angels floating on clouds emerged. They play triangle, violin, shawm, trumpet, bass, harp, theorbo and timpani. In addition to this work, the dilapidated retaining wall of the church property and the entrance to the church were renewed.

While another painting was carried out in the church in 1983/84, the repair of the church wall (112,183.10 DM) took longer from 1986 to 1995. In 2002, wooden planks on the bell tower and the foliation had to be replaced. Eight years later, Steckenroth received a new mourning hall . The path from the street to its entrance was paved by Steckenrothern himself.

limes

Europe's largest soil monument , the Upper Germanic-Raetian Limes , also crosses the Steckenroth district within the Hohenstein community . Known as the Limes hiking trail (Taunus), it crosses the Eisenstrasse near Steckenroth. Of the 55 km route length of the Limes with 900 watchtowers and around 120 larger and smaller forts , around six kilometers of the well-preserved remains of the so-called pile ditch can be found in the area of ​​the municipality. A Limes circular route with seven information boards was created in the area of ​​the districts of Breithardt, Steckenroth, Born and Taunusstein- Watzhahn . Five remains of watchtowers on an older and younger Limes line are described using records from the Reich Limes Commission . While investigations into the Limes in Steckenroth in 1901 did not reveal any reliable remains of a stone tower, an elevation and many stones were noticed in 1927, while the fields were otherwise quite stone-free. A geophysical investigation carried out in 2003 then confirmed the course of the Limes and the existing tower. In the arable land, only recognizable through aerial photographs , the Limes line is clearly visible through changes in vegetation. Meanwhile, at intersections Limes / field paths, paving with the word “Limes” has been applied. There is also a Limes rest area with information boards and seating. It is not surprising that the Limes regional museum for the Rheingau-Taunus district is located in Steckenroth.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Statistics of the Hohenstein community: areas and population figures , accessed in September 2018.
  2. ^ Municipal reform in Hesse: mergers and integrations of municipalities from June 21, 1972 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1972 No. 28 , p. 1197 , point 851 para. 6. ( Online at the information system of the Hessian State Parliament [PDF; 4.4 MB ]).
  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, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 378 .
  4. ↑ main statute. (PDF; 22 kB) § 6. In: Website. Hohenstein community, accessed February 2019 .
  5. ^ Limes in Hohenstein - Limes in Hohenstein. Archived from the original on April 5, 2015 ; accessed on June 28, 2017 .