Weiperz

Weiperz community Sinntal Coordinates: 50 ° 18 ′ 21 ″ N , 9 ° 35 ′ 44 ″ E
Height :	391 m above sea level NHN
Area :	4.86 km²
Residents :	564 (December 31, 2016)
Population density :	116 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	1st December 1969
Incorporated into:	Dying fritz
Postal code :	36391
Area code :	06664

Weiperz is a district in the municipality of Sinntal in the Main-Kinzig district in East Hesse . It is located in the valley of the Wolperbach , about 2 km west of Sterbfritz , the seat of the municipal administration.

history

origin

Weiperz was first mentioned in a document on March 19, 907, when the last East Franconian Carolingian Ludwig IV approved an exchange of goods between the Fulda monastery and the Echternach monastery .

Origin of the name

There is no concrete documentary evidence of the beginnings of the village. However, in 907 there were two documents naming a person named Wigbraht. This will probably be the founder of the village and namesake. The current name "Weiperz" is derived from "ad Wigbrahtes".

19th and 20th centuries

The nail forge trade had a long tradition in Weiperz. In the 19th century the small village of Weiperz was the headquarters of the nail smithy. Around 30 craftsmen were employed in this area of activity around 1870. One of the last German nail smiths, Ignaz Kraft (born July 31, 1844), lived and worked in Weiperz until his death in 1933. The nails that were manufactured in the Weiperzer forge differed in betting board, cross, frame, butt, bar and pen nails. The thousand cost an average of 1.50 marks. They obtained the iron they needed for the forge from small racing fire huts on the Vogelsberg. To this day, the residents of Weiperz are referred to as "Naalplätzer" in the neighboring villages of the Bergwinkel.

Furthermore, around Weiperz was dug for clay and sand, which some clay pits still prove today.

Territorial reform

In the course of the regional reform in Hesse , the previously independent municipality of Weiperz became a voluntary district of Sterbfritz on December 1, 1969 , which itself became part of the Main-Kinzig district on July 1, 1974 , and lost its independence by state law in 1972 formed community Sinntal was incorporated . For, as for the other formerly independent communities, a local district with a local advisory board and local councilor was formed.

population

Population development

Source: Historical local dictionary

• 1812:

41 campfire sites with 262 residents

Weiperz: Population from 1812 to 2017
year		Residents
1812	262
1834	393
1840	446
1846	489
1852	487
1858	396
1864	402
1871	402
1875	377
1885	395
1895	377
1905	394
1910	415
1925	394
1939	389
1946	572
1950	533
1956	531
1961	497
1967	477
1970	479
1979	540
1990	593
1995	609
2000	589
2005	577
2010	553
2015	559
2017	560
Data source: Historical municipality register for Hesse: The population of the municipalities from 1834 to 1967. Wiesbaden: Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt, 1968. Further sources:; after 1970: Sinntal community

Religious affiliation

Source: Historical local dictionary

• 1885:	03 Protestant (= 0.76%), 392 Catholic (= 99.24%) residents
• 1961:	10 Protestant (= 2.01%), 486 Catholic (= 97.79%) residents

Culture and sights

Weiperz is known as a "music village" because of the numerous music and choral clubs in relation to the population (almost 600). In Weiperz there is the Trachtenkapelle Musikfreunde Weiperz (member of the Hessischer Musikverband e.V. * Hessischer Verband für Tanz- und Trachtenpflege), a Musikverein 1924 e.V. V., a mixed choir "Frohsinn" and the men's choir "Wolpergrund".

All streets of the village are named after composers, and an international music and costume festival has already taken place in Weiperz several times.

In addition to the four musically active clubs, there is a sports club SG Weiperz, the volunteer fire brigade, a theater group and a youth club in Weiperz.

Web links

Weiperz district on the website of the Sinntal community.
Weiperz, Main-Kinzig district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
Literature on Weiperz in the Hessian Bibliography

Individual evidence

↑ Inhabitants, dates and directions. In: Internet presence. Sinntal community, archived from the original ; accessed in June 2018 . (Data from web archive).
↑ Law on the reorganization of the districts of Gelnhausen, Hanau and Schlüchtern and the city of Hanau as well as the recirculation of the cities of Fulda, Hanau and Marburg (Lahn) concerning questions (GVBl. 330-26) of March 12, 1974 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1974 No. 9 , p. 149 , §§ 15 and 18 ( online at the information system of the Hessian State Parliament [PDF; 3.0 MB ]).
^ 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. 377 .
↑ main statute. (PDF; 529 kB) §; 5. In: Website. Sinntal community, accessed February 2019 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c Weiperz, Main-Kinzig district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of May 24, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
↑ Budget statute for the 2019 budget (PDF; 2.8 MB) Statistical information. Sinntal community, p. 41 , archived from the original ; accessed in January 2019 .

[DF-1] Inhabitants, dates and directions. In: Internet presence. Sinntal community, archived from the original ; accessed in June 2018 . (Data from web archive).

[2] Law on the reorganization of the districts of Gelnhausen, Hanau and Schlüchtern and the city of Hanau as well as the recirculation of the cities of Fulda, Hanau and Marburg (Lahn) concerning questions (GVBl. 330-26) of March 12, 1974 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1974 No. 9 , p. 149 , §§ 15 and 18 ( online at the information system of the Hessian State Parliament [PDF; 3.0 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. 377 .

[4] main statute. (PDF; 529 kB) §; 5. In: Website. Sinntal community, accessed February 2019 .

[lagis-5] Weiperz, Main-Kinzig district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of May 24, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).

[HH2019-6] Budget statute for the 2019 budget (PDF; 2.8 MB) Statistical information. Sinntal community, p. 41 , archived from the original ; accessed in January 2019 .