Weinbach

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Weinbach
Map of Germany, position of the municipality Weinbach highlighted

Coordinates: 50 ° 26 '  N , 8 ° 18'  E

Basic data
State : Hesse
Administrative region : to water
County : Limburg-Weilburg
Height : 174 m above sea level NHN
Area : 37.65 km 2
Residents: 4322 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 115 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 35796
Primaries : 06471, 06474
License plate : LM, WEL
Community key : 06 5 33 019
Community structure: 7 districts
Address of the
municipal administration: 		Elkerhäuser Strasse 17
35796 Weinbach
Website : www.gemeinde-weinbach.de
Mayor : Jörg Lösing ( independent )
Location of the community of Weinbach in the Limburg-Weilburg district
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Weinbach is a municipality in the Limburg-Weilburg district in Central Hesse .

Geographical location

Weinbach is located on the Lahn and the Weil between Wetzlar and Limburg an der Lahn .

Neighboring communities

Weinbach borders the city of Weilburg in the north, the municipality of Weilmünster in the east and south , and the municipality of Villmar and the city of Runkel (all in the Limburg-Weilburg district) in the west .

structure

Weinbach consists of the core town Weinbach and the districts Blessenbach , Edelsberg , Elkerhausen , Freienfels , Fürfurt and Gräveneck .

history

Fürfurt was mentioned as the first district in a document that was drawn up between 1148 and 1154. The first mention of Elkerhausen dates back to 1191. The knight dynasty resident there was involved in a serious feud with the sovereign, the Archbishop of Trier , in the 14th century . Elkerhausen Castle was handed over to him in 1352 and, after the knights had sworn the original feud, it was razed (i.e. the moat was filled in and the castle wall torn down to a certain height. The castle became a "permanent house"). Around 1500 the gable-free half-timbered building that still exists today was built alongside the existing transverse structure and the former castle was converted into a moated castle with towers and polygonal bering.

Edelsberg was first mentioned in 1246, Blessenbach in 1267 and Weinbach in 1344. The castle Freienfels was around 1300, probably by the Diezer sidelines Weilnau built. It was first mentioned in documents in 1327. The castle Gräveneck was in 1395 by a knight alliance under the leadership of the House of Nassau built up in their castle New Elkerhausen sitting opposite of Gräveneck Knights of Elkerhausen.

Territorial reform

The history of the large community of Weinbach begins on December 1, 1970, when the previously independent communities of Weinbach, Blessenbach, Freienfels and Gräveneck joined together voluntarily as part of the regional reform in Hesse . On July 1, 1974, the municipalities Edelsberg and Elkerhausen were provincial law incorporated .

Territorial history and administration

The following list gives an overview of the territories in which Weinbach was located and the administrative units to which it was subordinate:

population

Population development

Weinbach: Population from 1834 to 2015
year     Residents
1834
  
 561
1840
  
 625
1846
  
 670
1852
  
 699
1858
  
 737
1864
  
 793
1871
  
 873
1875
  
 891
1885
  
 885
1895
  
 837
1905
  
 902
1910
  
 914
1925
  
 913
1939
  
 921
1946
  
 1,183
1950
  
 1,294
1956
  
 1,234
1961
  
 1,253
1967
  
 1,273
1970
  
 3,181
1972
  
 3,205
1976
  
 4,566
1984
  
 4,519
1992
  
 4,599
2000
  
 4,800
2010
  
 4,571
2015
  
 4,400
Data source: Historical municipality register for Hesse: The population of the municipalities from 1834 to 1967. Wiesbaden: Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt, 1968.
Further sources:; 1972 :; 1976 :; 1984 :; 1992 :; 2000, 2015 :; 2010:
From 1970 including the towns incorporated into Hesse as part of the regional reform .

Religious affiliation

 Source: Historical local dictionary

1885: 0879 Protestant (= 99.32%) and 6 Catholic (= 0.68%) residents
1961: 1085 Protestant (= 86.59%) and 145 Catholic (= 11.57%) residents

politics

Community representation

The local elections on March 6, 2016 produced the following results, compared to previous local elections:

Distribution of seats in the municipal council 2016
5
4th
4th
1
1
5 4th 4th 1 1 
A total of 15 seats
Parties and constituencies %
2016 		Seats
2016 		%
2011 		Seats
2011 		%
2006 		Seats
2006 		%
2001 		Seats
2001
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 34.9 5 36.5 5 43.7 7th 48.8 11
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 28.9 4th 30.9 5 29.5 4th 27.5 6th
FWG Free community of voters Weinbach 26.9 4th 18.4 3 21.3 3 20.1 5
GREEN Alliance 90 / The Greens 6.2 1 11.2 2 5.5 1 3.6 1
THE LEFT The left 3.1 1 3.0 0 - - - -
total 100.0 15th 100.0 15th 100.0 15th 100.0 23
Voter turnout in% 55.7 52.3 52.4 60.3

mayor

In November 2014 Jörg Lösing was elected to succeed Thorsten Sprenger.

coat of arms

The municipal coat of arms was designed by the painter Hermann Krupp from Elkerhausen.

Partnerships

Weinbach has been in partnership with the Polish community of Debrzno in the Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1992 . Since 2005 there has also been a partnership with the municipality of Blatno in the Czech Republic.

Buildings

Today's Protestant church in Weinbach was built in 1728, the early Gothic choir of the previous church was integrated.

  • Weinbach - Evangelical Church

  • Freienfels castle ruins

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Weinbach is connected to the trunk road network via the federal highway 456 . There are train stations for the Lahntalbahn in the districts of Gräveneck and Fürfurt.

Until 1969, today's district of Freienfels also had a connection to the rail network via the now-closed Weiltalbahn .

education

There is a primary school in Weinbach (Karl Schapper School).

Facilities

  • Weinbach volunteer fire department , founded in 1932 (since December 5, 1992 with youth fire department and since March 18, 2006 with children's fire department )
  • Voluntary fire brigade Blessenbach, founded in 1932 (since December 1, 1985 with youth fire brigade)
  • Voluntary fire brigade Edelsberg, founded in 1934 (since July 25, 1997 youth fire brigade)
  • Voluntary fire brigade Elkerhausen, founded in 1934 (since August 2, 1975 with youth fire brigade and since March 11, 2011 with children's fire brigade)
  • Freienfels volunteer fire brigade, founded in 1934 (since March 12, 1993 youth fire brigade)
  • Volunteer fire brigade Gräveneck, founded in 1934 (since August 1, 1994 youth fire brigade)

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the church

Other people connected with Weinbach

  • Margit Bach (born March 25, 1951 in Frankfurt-Höchst), journalist and former German champion in the 100-meter hurdles, Olympic participant in 1972, has lived in the Weinbach district of Elkerhausen since 1989.

Web links

Commons : Weinbach  - Collection of Images
Wikivoyage: Weinbach  - Travel Guide

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hessian State Statistical Office: Population status on December 31, 2019 (districts and urban districts as well as municipalities, population figures based on the 2011 census) ( help ).
  2. ↑ Merger of the communities Weinbach, Blessenbach, Freienfels and Gräveneck in the Oberlahnkreis to form the new community "Weinbach" on November 30, 1970 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1970 No. 50 , p. 2338 , item 2336 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 4.8 MB ]).
  3. ↑ Law on the reorganization of the Limburg district and the Oberlahn district. (GVBl. II 330-25) of March 12, 1974 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1974 No. 5 , p. 101 , § 12 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 809 kB ]).
  4. ^ 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. 372-373 .
  5. ↑ a b c Weinbach, Limburg-Weilburg district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of May 24, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
  6. ^ 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).
  7. ^ Local elections 1972; Relevant population of the municipalities on August 4, 1972 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1972 No.  33 , p. 1424 , point 1025 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 5.9 MB ]).
  8. ↑ Local elections 1977; Relevant population figures for the municipalities as of December 15, 1976 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1976 No.  52 , p. 2283 , point 1668 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 10.3 MB ]).
  9. ^ Local elections 1985; Relevant population of the municipalities as of October 30, 1984 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1984 No.  46 , p. 2175 , point 1104 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 5.5 MB ]).
  10. ↑ local elections 1993; Relevant population of the municipalities as of October 21, 1992 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1992 No.  44 , p. 2766 , point 935 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 6.1 MB ]).
  11. ↑ Community data sheet : Weinbach. (PDF; 222 kB) In: Hessisches Gemeindelexikon. HA Hessen Agency GmbH ;
  12. ↑ The population of the Hessian communities on June 30, 2010. (PDF; 552 kB) Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt, p. 11 , archived from the original on February 7, 2018 ; accessed on March 20, 2018 .
  13. ^ Result of the municipal election on March 6, 2016. Hessian State Statistical Office, accessed in April 2016 .
  14. ^ Hessian State Statistical Office: Result of the municipal elections on March 27, 2011
  15. ^ Hessian State Statistical Office: Result of the municipal elections on March 26, 2006
  16. ↑ Landslide victory for Jörg Lösing in Weinbach. Weiburger Tagblatt, November 29, 2014, accessed on June 21, 2017 .
  17. ↑ Curriculum vitae on margit-bach.com ( memento from January 4, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) accessed on January 3, 2014