Weinähr

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	Coordinates: 50 ° 19 '  N , 7 ° 51'  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Rhein-Lahn district
Association municipality :	Bad Ems-Nassau
Height :	110 m above sea level NHN
Area :	3.41 km 2
Residents:	452 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	133 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	56379
Area code :	02604
License plate :	EMS, DIZ, GOH
Community key :	07 1 41 135
Community structure:	2 districts
Association administration address:	Am Adelsheimer Hof 1 56377 Nassau
Website :	www.weinaehr.de
Local Mayor :	Christoph Linscheid
Location of the local community Weinähr in the Rhein-Lahn district

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

geography

Geographical location

The place is about 30 kilometers south of Koblenz and Montabaur , about 80 kilometers north of Frankfurt am Main . It is therefore in the north of Rhineland-Palatinate and in the southwest of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Weinähr is located east of the towns of Scheuert and Nassau , south of Winden , west of Dörnberg , northwest of Seelbach and Attenhausen and north of Hollerich and Obernhof .

Community structure

The district of Eschenau belongs to Weinähr.

history

Weinähr was first mentioned in 1267 in a deed of gift as Anre . The grapevines contributed to the founding and are still preserved as wine in the name. The Arnstein monastery was mentioned in a document as early as the 11th century , which was the first settlement in the area. In the 14th century mills are mentioned that were operated by the Gelbach with five mill wheels. In addition, an iron hammer was built in 1591 , which was subject to the Electoral Trier. Between the village and Obernhof , a Nassau-Orange blast furnace was already in operation in 1589 , which was shut down around 1600 and reopened in the 1660s as part of the operations of the Walloon smelter operator Johann Mariot.

Until the secularization in 1802, Weinähr belonged to the realm of the imperial Premonstratensian Abbey of Arnstein. From 1806 the place was part of the Duchy of Nassau , which was annexed by Prussia in 1866 .

On February 13, 1945, a Republic P-47 of the US forces was shot down over the place. Lieutenant Swope was able to save himself with the parachute. Weinährer citizens looked after the soldier and saved him from being lynched by the local group leader of the NSDAP.

Since 1946 the place has been part of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate .

The population developed in the 19th and 20th centuries as follows: 1843: 438 inhabitants, 1927: 440 inhabitants, 1964: 464 inhabitants.

politics

Municipal council

The council in Weinähr consists of eight council members, who in the local elections on May 26, 2019 in a majority vote were elected, and the honorary mayor as chairman. In the previous elections up to 2009, the council members were elected in a personalized proportional representation.

The distribution of seats in the municipal council:

choice	SPD	FWG	total
2019	by majority vote		8 seats
2014	by majority vote		8 seats
2009	2	6th	8 seats
2004	3	5	8 seats

mayor

The local mayor of Weinähr is Christoph Linscheid. In the direct election on May 26, 2019, he was re-elected with 91.15% of the vote.

economy

Mining played an important role until the 1950s. Viticulture was first mentioned in 1267. Since 1971, the locations have been combined into one location under the name Giebelhöll (1302 "Gyvelhelde"). The Lahn wines are part of the Middle Rhine region . Since around 1920 strawberry cultivation has been practiced on a large scale in the "Wine and Strawberry Village". Today tourism is also an important economic factor in the municipality.

See also

• List of cultural monuments in Weinähr

Web links

Commons : Weinähr  - Collection of Images

• Internet presence of the local community Weinähr
• Local community Weinähr on the website of the Bad Ems-Nassau community

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
2. ^ Oliver Greifendorf: Westerwald theater of war ; ISBN 3-938208-05-8
3. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: City Council Election 2019 Weinähr. Retrieved November 4, 2019 . 
4. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Municipal elections 2014, city and municipal council elections
5. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Bad Ems-Nassau, Verbandsgemeinde, 25th line of results. Retrieved November 4, 2019 .