Weidenhausen (Hüttenberg)

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Weidenhausen
Community Hüttenberg
Coordinates: 50 ° 30 ′ 32 ″  N , 8 ° 33 ′ 4 ″  E
Height : 252  (240-300)  m above sea level NHN
Area : 1.82 km²
Residents : 565  (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 310 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : December 31, 1971
Incorporated into: Schwingbach
Postal code : 35625
Area code : 06441

Weidenhausen is a district of the municipality of Hüttenberg . The place is located south of Wetzlar in the Lahn-Dill district in central Hesse .

Geographical location

Weidenhausen is located in the eastern Hintertaunus ( Wetzlarer Hintertaunus ) in the Taunus Nature Park . The Schwingbach flows past below the village .

Adjacent villages are Volpertshausen (southwest), Reiskirchen (northwest), Rechtenbach (northeast) and Vollnkirchen (southeast).

Weidenhausen is currently growing together with the neighboring town of Volpertshausen. This happens in the context of the new development of a building area in the border area of ​​the districts. In the meantime one can speak of a fluid boundary between the places.

history

The place was first mentioned on April 3, 1296 in the Lorsch Codex . The spelling "Wydenhusen" is used for this first mention. This name has its origins in the word "Widonis villa", which means something like the willows that were planted around a villa (house).

Territorial reform

In the course of the regional reform in Hesse , Weidenhausen became part of the large community of Hüttenberg on January 1, 1977 . Previously, the place belonged to the community Schwingbach, whose foundation dates to December 31, 1971. The places Rechtenbach, Vollnkirchen and Weidenhausen belonged to it. The amalgamation of the municipality of Schwingbach with the municipalities of Hüttenberg, Reiskirchen and Volpertshausen to form the new large municipality of Hüttenberg happened as part of the reorganization of the Dill district , the districts of Gießen and Wetzlar and the cities of Wetzlar and Gießen. For Weidenhausen, as for the other districts, a local district was formed with a local advisory board and local councilor .

Territorial history and administration

The following list shows the territories in which Weidenhausen was located and the administrative units to which it was subordinate at a glance:

population

Population development

Weidenhausen: Population from 1834 to 2019
year     Residents
1834
  
 179
1840
  
 188
1846
  
 182
1852
  
 184
1858
  
 198
1864
  
 207
1871
  
 205
1875
  
 208
1885
  
 211
1895
  
 188
1905
  
 186
1910
  
 198
1925
  
 241
1939
  
 242
1946
  
 311
1950
  
 338
1956
  
 311
1961
  
 345
1967
  
 413
1980
  
 ?
1990
  
 ?
2000
  
 ?
2011
  
 606
2015
  
 594
2017
  
 589
2019
  
 565
Data source: Historical municipality register for Hesse: The population of the municipalities from 1834 to 1967. Wiesbaden: Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt, 1968.
Further sources:; 2011 census

Religious affiliation

1834: 179 Protestant residents
1961: 295 Protestant and 48 Catholic residents

Culture and sights

Old Church Weidenhausen

Buildings

The old church in Weidenhausen probably dates back to the Middle Ages and was rebuilt in 1706.

Village community center

The center of social events is the village community center , which is located in the heart of the village. The old bakery is in the same building . It was used regularly by the residents of the place to bake bread and cakes. It is currently empty.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Weidenhausen, Lahn-Dill district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of June 8, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
  2. ↑ a b Figures, data, facts. In: Internet presence. Hüttenberg community, archived from the original ; accessed on June 16, 2020 . (Data from web archive)
  3. ↑ a b Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality register 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. 380-381 .
  4. ↑ Law on the restructuring of the Dill district, the districts of Gießen and Wetzlar and the city of Gießen (GVBl. II 330–28) of May 13, 1974 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1974 No. 17 , p. 237 ff ., § 11 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 1,2 MB ]).
  5. ↑ Gerstenmeier, K.-H. (1977): Hessen. Municipalities and counties after the regional reform. A documentation. Melsungen. P. 298. DNB 770396321
  6. ↑ Local Advisory Boards. In: website. Hüttenberg community, accessed February 2019 .
  7. ^ Michael Rademacher: German administrative history from the unification of the empire in 1871 to the reunification in 1990. State of Hesse. (Online material for the dissertation, Osnabrück 2006).
  8. ↑ Office Gleiberg   HHStAW inventory 166. In: Archive Information System Hesse (Hessen Arcinsys).
  9. ^ Establishment of the combined Gleiberg office as well as   Hüttenberg and Stoppelberg HHStAW inventory 166 No. 17. In: Archive Information System Hessen (Arcinsys Hessen).
  10. ↑ Numbers, data, facts. In: Internet presence. Hüttenberg community, archived from the original ; accessed on June 22, 2018 . (Data from web archive)
  11. ↑ Selected data on population and households on May 9, 2011 in the Hessian municipalities and parts of the municipality. (PDF; 1 MB) In: 2011 Census . Hessian State Statistical Office;