Watzhahn

Watzhahn City of Taunusstein
Coordinates: 50 ° 9 ′ 42 ″  N , 8 ° 7 ′ 24 ″  E
Height :	440  (424-461)  m above sea level NHN
Residents :	298  (December 31, 2015)
Incorporation :	1st October 1971
Postal code :	65232
Area code :	06128

Watzhahn is the smallest district of Taunusstein in the Rheingau-Taunus district in Hesse .

Geographical location

The place is in the western Hintertaunus , north of the largest Taunussteiner district Bleidenstadt . It is located on the district road 700 between Born and Bleidenstadt.

history

The place was first mentioned in 1344. This was a correspondence from which it emerges that Hertwin von Watzhahn is losing his estate to the Eberbach monastery . The village was probably depopulated as a result of the Thirty Years' War . It was not settled again until 1682. The former parish hall was inaugurated in 1810. The village community center has existed since 1954 .

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

Cultural monuments

See: List of cultural monuments in Taunusstein .

politics

The mayor is Thorsten Gromes.

Web links

Commons : Watzhahn  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• The district on the website of the city of Taunusstein
• "Watzhahn, Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis". Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
• Literature on Watzhahn in the Hessian Bibliography

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Taunusstein population statistics 2015 , accessed in July 2016
2. ^ 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 .
3. ↑ http://www.sitzungsdienst-taunusstein.de/bi/au020.asp?AULFDNR=8&altoption=Ortsbeirat