Wiesbaden-Bierstadt

Bierstadt district of Wiesbaden
Coordinates	50 ° 5 ′ 0 ″  N , 8 ° 17 ′ 0 ″  E Coordinates: 50 ° 5 ′ 0 ″  N , 8 ° 17 ′ 0 ″  E
height	148– 275  m above sea level NN
surface	9.22 km²
Residents	12,712 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	1379 inhabitants / km²
Proportion of foreigners	15.2% (Dec. 31, 2019)
Incorporation	Apr 1, 1928
Post Code	65191
prefix	0611
Administration address	Poststrasse 11a 65191 Wiesbaden
Website	www.wiesbaden.de
politics
Mayor	Stephan Belz ( SPD )
Deputy Mayor	Rainer Volland ( CDU )
Source: State Capital Wiesbaden: EWZ - HW on December 31, 2019 ( Memento from February 3, 2020 in the Internet Archive )

Bierstadt is a district of the Hessian state capital Wiesbaden .

The formerly independent community, which was incorporated on April 1, 1928, is located immediately east of Wiesbaden city center and has around 12,400 inhabitants.

Geographical location

The Aukammtal and Wiesbaden spa area border in the northwest, the suburbs Sonnenberg , Rambach and Heßloch in the north, Kloppenheim and Igstadt in the east, Erbenheim and the housing area Hainerberg of the United States' armed forces in the south .

history

Bierstadt in 1898 with a view of the church, the old school and the war memorial, painting by F. Henrich

The oldest traces of settlement in the Bierstadt area date from the Stone Age . Bierstadt was first mentioned as "Birgidestad" in a deed of donation dated March 12, 927. The place was founded by Irish monks who named it after the Irish national saint Brigida von Kildare . From the 11th / 12th Century comes the Protestant church that not only the oldest church in Wiesbaden, but after from the Roman period dating Heidenmauer the second oldest monument in the Wiesbaden city's downtown is at all. Bierstadt subsequently belonged to Nassau , but was also subject to strong influences from the Electorate of Mainz . In the course of the Reformation , Bierstadt came completely under Nassau rule.

After the end of the Thirty Years' War , the place had only 17 citizens. Reconstruction efforts were thrown back by a fire in 1691; In the middle of the 18th century there were around 500 inhabitants again. With the rise of Nassau to a duchy and the secularization of the monastic estates at the beginning of the 19th century, a period of calm returned. When Nassau became part of Prussia in 1866 , the proximity of Wiesbaden became more and more noticeable and led to a decline in agriculture in favor of industry and spa facilities.

In 1905 Bierstadt already had 3870 inhabitants. At the beginning of the 20th century, contacts with neighboring Wiesbaden became ever closer: Bierstadt's water, electricity and gas supply came from Wiesbaden, and from 1910 there was a tram connection. From 1898 it was planned to build a large observation tower on the Bierstadter Höhe. However, only a wooden temporary structure was built in 1910 , which was demolished in 1918. On April 1st, 1928 Bierstadt was finally incorporated into Wiesbaden.

In the Third Reich , Bierstadt was also dominated by National Socialism . On November 9, 1938, the Bierstadt synagogue , dating from 1827, was destroyed. During the Second World War , Bierstadt was hit by some bomb attacks and large parts of it were destroyed or damaged. After the war, a large number of refugees and expellees found their new home in Bierstadt, so that the district grew to 7,000 inhabitants. In addition, around 1,800 apartments for the American occupation troops were built in the Bierstadt district. In 1970 Bierstadt had grown to a population of 12,000.

Attractions

Protestant church

Protestant church

The former Catholic church, consecrated to St. Nicholas of Myra , today's Protestant parish church, is not only the oldest church in Wiesbaden, but also the city's second oldest monument after the heath wall . The church, which was built “in the second half of the 11th century”, was rebuilt in the years 1731–34. The original door lintel in the south wall, on which there are incised drawings from the Romanesque era, is particularly significant. The tower dates from the 12th century. Inside the church there are wall paintings from the 14th century and a winged altar from around 1501. During restoration and security work in 2007, paint residues were found on the south facade below the rain-protected roof overhang of the church. They suggest that the church was once composed in a similar way to the St. Clemens Church in Schwarzrheindorf .

Bierstadter Warte

The Bierstadter Warte watchtower, dating from 1473, stands on the level between the city center and the district. Stylized graphically, the tower adorns the Bierstadt coat of arms as a landmark. The Bismarck Tower was also located there until 1918 .

Aukammtal

The Aukammtal with its thermal baths , which was laid out in the 1970s, lies in the direction of the Rambachtal and Kurpark . A meadow-like landscape has emerged in the eastern part. Behind it is the apothecary garden.

Personalities

• Carl Wilhelm Bierbrauer (* 1881 in Bierstadt, † 1962 there), sculptor
• Heiko Reinemer (born June 14, 1945 in Bierstadt), German gymnastics champion and 1968 Olympian in Mexico.

Infrastructure

In Bierstadt there is a library, a primary school (Bierstadt primary school - former name Hermann-Löns-Schule; the Robert-Koch-Schule was given up at the beginning of the school year 2010/11) and a secondary school ( Theodor-Fliedner-Schule , which was converted from a cooperative comprehensive school into a grammar school at the beginning of the school year 2009/10). A large number of clubs bundle sporting and cultural activities.

As the largest of the eastern suburbs, Bierstadt has to a certain extent centralized functions. The local administration is also responsible for the suburbs of Erbenheim, Igstadt, Kloppenheim and Hessloch; Bierstadt also has a large number of different shops and restaurants. There is no industry in Bierstadt, just a small commercial area . The first companies have been settling in a new industrial park on the eastern edge of the town since 2006. There are also several tree nurseries and large nurseries on the eastern edge of the village, some of which were already in operation during the imperial era. On Friday afternoons there is a small weekly market on the square in front of the Protestant church.

Commercial horse keeping is an important economic factor . No other Wiesbaden district has as many horse parking spaces and gates as Bierstadt.

Bierstadt has 797 businesses (11.7% prod. Trade / craft, 16.7% retail, 56.6% service; as of January 1, 2005). The home ownership quota (share of one to two-family houses) of 67.3% underlines the relatively high purchasing power quota per inhabitant (22,505 euros, as of 2005).

The Bierstadt News provides monthly updates on the news from Bierstadt . The forerunner of this newspaper, which is now financed through advertisements and distributed free of charge to all households, was the Bierstadter Zeitung , which has appeared since 1901 .

Bierstadt can be easily reached via the federal highway 455 . Several bus lines connect Bierstadt in eleven minutes with Wiesbaden main station and in ten minutes with Wiesbaden city center. The public transport accessibility is 90.4% (January 1, 2005).

District partnership

A partnership with the French municipality of Terrasson-Lavilledieu has existed since December 10, 1991 . The place is located on the banks of the Vézère in southwest France, about 150 km east of Bordeaux in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region , with which the State of Hesse maintains a regional partnership. From 2011 there is a friendship with the city of Theux in the province of Liège in Belgium .

politics

Election results for the local council

Since 1972, as part of which is local elections in Hesse and the town council of the local district voted Bierstadt. The following distribution of seats resulted from the individual election results :

Election year	CDU	SPD	GREEN	FDP	LEFT	total
2016	5	5	2	2	1	15th
2011	7th	6th	0	1	1	15th
2006	7th	5	2	1	0	15th
2001	8th	4th	1	1	0	15th
1997	8th	5	2	0	0	15th
1993	7th	5	2	1	0	15th
1989	6th	6th	2	1	0	15th
1985	7th	6th	1	1	0	15th
1981	8th	6th	0	2	0	15th
1977	9	6th	0	1	0	15th
1972	7th	7th	0	1	0	15th

societies

The Bierstadter Ortsvereine (IG) interest group has existed since 1924. Since the post-war period the community of interests had 9 chairmen: 1951–1953 Karl Sulzbach, until 1955 Emil Hofmann, until 1956 Karl Kayser, until 1978 Karl Wex, until 1981 Erich Mai, until 1991 Arno Schiller, until 1998 Horst Kessel, until 10.2011 Bernd May, until 2015 Mrs. Ingeborg Hildmann-Lorenz, current IG chairman is Jürgen Geisel.

sports clubs

Gymnastics and Fitness
The gymnastics and fitness department is the largest department with around 1,100 members and includes a wide range of exercise classes.

Handball
TV Bierstadt has a handball department. The first men's team plays in the regional league after they had been promoted three times from the 2002/2003 season. The newly founded women's team also made it up in the first year.

Table tennis
The table tennis department presented itself very well last year. The first women's team is currently playing in the regional league for the championship. All three men's teams are currently fighting for the coveted promotion places in the 2012/2013 season. The odds are good for everyone. The first youth team is currently in a secure midfield of the youth district league.

Volleyball
Currently a purely hobby team. Training takes place in a training community with TuS Nordenstadt.

Football club
The FC 1934 Wiesbaden-Bierstadt is a football club, divided into a number of youth teams, an AH team and a men's team. This has played in the group league since its promotion in 2012. The home games of FC 34 Bierstadt are played on the sports field on Nauroder Straße (B 455). The club colors are blue and orange.

Equestrian sport

• PSV equestrian club Bierstadt

Taekwondo / Ju-Jutsu
The Budo-Schule Wiesbaden eV was founded on August 19, 1990. Already on August 23, 1990 it was recognized as a non-profit organization, and on September 4, 1990 the Budo-Schule Wiesbaden was registered as a registered association.

Tennis In
1977, at a time when many tennis clubs were established due to the tennis boom, the TCB was also founded.

Sports shooting Schützenverein 1953 Wiesbaden-Bierstadt eV was founded in 1953 and has its sports facility at the notch and soccer field.

Breed clubs

• Carrier pigeon club
• Small animal breeding association
• Association for German Shepherds
• Association of bird lovers

Cultural associations

• Carneval Friends Beer City
• Carneval Association Bierstadt
• German Irish Society
• Fichter Notch Society
• Gesangverein1859 Cheerfulness
• Heimatverein Bierstadt
• Catholic church choir St. Birgid
• Men's Choir 1883 Bierstadt
• Volksbildungswerk Bierstadt
• DPSG tribe Mother Teresa

Non-profit associations

• Arbeiterwohlfahrt OG. Beer City
• German Red Cross OV Bierstadt
• Friends of the Bierstadt primary school
• Friends of Handball Bierstadt
• Friends of FC 34 Bierstadt
• Bierstadt volunteer fire department
• Partnership association Bierstadt - Terrasson
• Sudeten German country team
• Vdk social association OV Bierstadt

Commercial associations

• House and landowners association Bierstadt
• Country women's association Bierstadt
• Local farming community of Bierstadt

literature

• Klaus Kopp: Festschrift for the twenty-fifth anniversary / Heimatverein Bierstadt eV Wiesbaden-Bierstadt 1984.
• Fritz Arens : Evangelical Church Wiesbaden-Bierstadt. Munich 1986.
• Barbara and Ersin Yurtöven (Red.): 1075 years of Bierstadt. Wiesbaden-Bierstadt 2002.
• Bernd-Michael Neese: History of Wiesbaden-Bierstadt 1792–1849: Outlines of a local history. Wiesbaden-Bierstadt 2003.
• Winfried Dotzauer: The beginnings of the communities of Bierstadt, Kloppenheim, Erbenheim and Wicker as reflected in the document of March 19, 927: Pious women from England and Ireland, powerful noble families and German kings. Wiesbaden 2004.

Web links

Commons : Wiesbaden-Bierstadt  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official beer city on the website of the state capital Wiesbaden
• "Bierstadt, City of Wiesbaden". Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
• Literature about Wiesbaden-Bierstadt in the Hessian Bibliography
• Site of the interest group Bierstadter local associations

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Population in the local districts on December 31, 2012  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ( PDF ), Office for Strategic Control, Urban Research and Statistics; State capital Wiesbaden; Retrieved January 16, 2013  
2. ^ Berthold Bubner: Wiesbaden, architectural monuments and historical sites. Wiesbaden 1993, p. 180 ff.
3. ↑ Bernd Fäthke: The atavism of the Bierstadt door lintel. Nassauische Annalen, Volume 85, 1974, p. 12 ff.
4. ^ District partnership, website of the Wiesbaden-Bierstadt - Terrasson eV partnership. Accessed on September 6, 2015.