Weyer (Villmar)
Weyer
Market town Villmar
Coordinates: 50 ° 22 ′ 3 ″ N , 8 ° 13 ′ 26 ″ E
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Height : | 178 (170-298) m above sea level NHN |
Area : | 6.39 km² |
Residents : | 1245 (Jun. 30, 2020) |
Population density : | 195 inhabitants / km² |
Incorporation : | December 31, 1971 |
Postal code : | 65606 |
Area code : | 06483 |
Weyer is a district of the municipality of Villmar in the Limburg-Weilburg district in Central Hesse .
geography
Weyer lies in the valley of the Laubusbach of the eastern Hintertaunus , on the southeast edge of the Limburg basin . The place is about three kilometers southeast of Villmar and about eleven kilometers east of the district town of Limburg an der Lahn .
The district borders in the north on that of the central town of Villmar, in the east on Münster and in the south-east in one point on Eisenbach (both districts of Selters ), in the south and south-west on Oberbruch and in the west over a short distance on Niederbruch (both municipality of Brechen ) .
The place itself lies in the valley of the Laubusbach, flowing from north to southeast, which widens at this point through the confluence of another brook valley coming from the east. The center has the structure of a cluster village . In the 20th century in particular , however, new development areas emerged, particularly in the southwest and northeast. The stream is located in the center of the village at around 190 meters above sea level. Above the valley slope, the terrain rises only slightly to the west, while the eastern half of the district and the area north of the village are characterized by greater differences in altitude. The highest point at 298 meters is on the eastern boundary of the district. The district is mainly covered by agricultural land. In the east and south-east, the area is enclosed by a forest area. In addition, a disused basalt quarry on Hahnberg north of the village characterizes the landscape.
history
A stone box in the Weyerer district can be traced back to 1200 to 1000 BC. To date. The place was first mentioned in a document in 790 AD.
By the 16th century at the latest, precious metals were mined near Weyer, especially silver and lead.
The Reformation was introduced around 1550. To this day, the place is mostly Protestant. In addition, there was a comparatively large Jewish community , whose members were abducted and murdered in 1940. A last surviving Jew in the community, Jakob Simon, visited Weyer several times after the Second World War and died in Brazil in 2003. The Jewish cemetery on the heights of Weyer is maintained again today.
On December 31, 1971, the place joined the municipality of Villmar as part of the regional reform in Hesse . In the same year, the primary and secondary school in town was closed.
Territorial history and administration
The following list gives an overview of the territories in which Weyer was located and the administrative units to which it was subordinate:
- before 1806: Holy Roman Empire , county (since 1791 principality) to Wied-Runkel , office or rule of Runkel
- from 1806: Duchy of Nassau , Amt Runkel
- from 1816: German Confederation , Duchy of Nassau , Office of Runkel
- from 1849: German Confederation, Duchy of Nassau, Limburg District Office
- from 1854: German Confederation, Duchy of Nassau, Office of Runkel
- from 1867: North German Confederation , Kingdom of Prussia , Province of Hessen-Nassau , Administrative Region of Wiesbaden , Oberlahnkreis
- from 1871: German Empire , Kingdom of Prussia, Province of Hessen-Nassau, administrative district of Wiesbaden, Oberlahnkreis
- from 1918: German Empire, Free State of Prussia , Province of Hessen-Nassau, Administrative Region of Wiesbaden, Oberlahnkreis
- from 1918: German Empire, Free State of Prussia , Province of Hessen-Nassau, Administrative Region of Wiesbaden, Oberlahnkreis
- from 1944: German Empire, Free State of Prussia, Nassau Province , Oberlahnkreis
- from 1945: American zone of occupation , Greater Hesse , Wiesbaden district, Oberlahn district
- from 1949: Federal Republic of Germany , State of Hesse , Wiesbaden district, Oberlahnkreis
- from 1968: Federal Republic of Germany, State of Hesse, administrative district Darmstadt , Oberlahnkreis
- On December 31, 1971 Weyer was incorporated as a district of the municipality of Villmar.
- from 1974: Federal Republic of Germany, State of Hesse, administrative district Darmstadt, district Limburg-Weilburg
- from 1981: Federal Republic of Germany, State of Hesse, Gießen district, Limburg-Weilburg district
population
Population development
Occupied population figures are:
Weyer: Population from 1834 to 2020 | ||||
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year | Residents | |||
1834 | 805 | |||
1840 | 905 | |||
1846 | 908 | |||
1852 | 880 | |||
1858 | 905 | |||
1864 | 990 | |||
1871 | 972 | |||
1875 | 941 | |||
1885 | 909 | |||
1895 | 853 | |||
1905 | 787 | |||
1910 | 746 | |||
1925 | 742 | |||
1939 | 703 | |||
1946 | 1,083 | |||
1950 | 1,067 | |||
1956 | 908 | |||
1961 | 893 | |||
1967 | 879 | |||
1970 | 931 | |||
1980 | ? | |||
1990 | ? | |||
2000 | ? | |||
2011 | 1,290 | |||
2012 | 1,259 | |||
2015 | 1,159 | |||
2020 | 1,245 | |||
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 Villmar municipality ( web archive ,); 2011 census |
Religious affiliation
Source: Historical local dictionary
1885: | 878 Protestant, 13 Catholic and 18 Jewish residents |
1961: | 744 Protestant and 138 Catholic residents |
Culture and sights
Buildings
A Jewish cemetery has been preserved in Weyer .
societies
At the local level there is an accordion association, the Evangelical Church Choir, the Women's Aid, the Voluntary Fire Brigade (founded in 1933, since June 7th 1980 with the youth fire brigade and since April 29th 2006 with the children's fire brigade "Firekids"), the rural women`s association, the "MGV Eintracht", the nature and homeland friends, a fruit and horticultural association , the riding club Oberbruch / Weyer, the RSV Weyer, the rifle club “Falke” and a VdK local group.
Infrastructure
The Weyer volunteer fire brigade , founded in 1933 (since June 7, 1980 with the youth fire brigade and since April 29, 2006 with the children's fire brigade), provides fire protection and general help.
Personalities
- Johann Philipp Heyl (1770–1853), Mayor of Weyer and member of the Estates Assembly of the Estates of the Duchy of Nassau
Web links
- Districts. In: Website of the municipality of Villmar.
- Weyer, Limburg-Weilburg district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
- Literature about Weyer in the Hessian Bibliography
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Weyer, Limburg-Weilburg district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of March 23, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
- ↑ a b Figures - data - facts, population figures in brief. In: Internet presence. Villmar market town, accessed on February 2, 2020 .
- ^ 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. 373 .
- ^ 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).
- ↑ 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