Fischbachtal

Fischbachtal is a municipality in the district of Darmstadt- Dieburg in Hesse, Germany.

• 3.1 Municipal Council

Geography

Geographical Location

Fischbachtal is at the front (north) Odenwald. Due to the congregation of the eponymous Fischbach, which flows through the city Gersprenz at floor in the main flow. The distance to the Main is approximately equal to the Rhine near Gernsheim. The River Rhine can be reached via the L direction Lauter 3102 and the federal highway 47 in the valley of the Lauter. The highest elevation is the Rimdidim with 498.50 meters.

Neighboring communities

Fischbachtal bordered on the northeast by the city of Groß-Bieberau on the main road 38, which is achieved via the national road 3106, in the southeast on the community Fränkisch- Crumbach ( Odenwald ) and to the City of lime rock ( circle mountain road ) (very short border ), as well as in the west on the community Modautal.

Community structure

The municipality consists of the villages Fischbachtal Billings, Lichtenberg, Meßbach, low- Hausen ( council offices ), and Nonrod Steinau. ( In addition, the districts of the former municipality of Lichtenberg: Oberhausen, Hottenbacher farm and cottage Kernbach. )

History

Ahead of municipal reform in Hesse was lifted on 11 December 1971, the signing of the border treaty change in the chapel of the castle of Lichtenberg, the new community Fischbachtal from the baptism. She has been formed at 31 December 1971 through the voluntary merger of six formerly independent communities Steinau, Billings, Meßbach, Nonrod, Lichtenberg and low living. These districts had long been geographically, economically and culturally closely related. The new name, none of the traditional districts was preferred. For the territory of each of the former municipalities a local district with town council and mayor was established.

Policy

Municipal council

The municipal election held 27 March 2011 yielded the following results:

Attractions

The counts of Katzenelenbogen built around the year 1200 a castle; from 1228 is reported by Count Diether IV of Katzenelenbogen, the Comes de Lichtenberg called. On the foundations of the castle Landgrave George I of Hesse-Darmstadt build 1570-1581, the Lichtenberg Castle, this is landmark and cultural center of the valley since that time.

The Renaissance building houses the Odenwald countryside museum in three floors. There are also works by John Lippmann (1858-1935) are to be seen, " the painter of the Odenwald and its people ", who lived in Lichtenberg from 1908.

The castle was built upstream as turret 1503 Stronghold - called " Krautbütt " ( the locals say, however, bulwark ) - rises on a single granite dome as a three-storey circular building in the middle of Lichtenberg. It was created in response to changing forms of warfare in the Middle Ages. The tower with a diameter of nearly 19 meters is 15 meters high and the ground floor has a wall thickness of nearly six meters. The Tower is open and offers a good view over the region.

The 1967 inaugurated Protestant snails chapel in the district Billings is a concrete building in snail- like shape.

At the southern end of the ridge, on the Lichtenberg and his castle lie the remains of the " Heuneburg " are ( in the first mention in Salbuch the Office Lichtenberg 1589 even as " Quirnburg " mentioned), a Celtic ring wall from the early Iron Age ( 500-50 BC), the La Tène period. It is not to be confused with the reconstructed as a museum hilltop settlement of the same name on the Danube near Hundersingen.

Hottenbacher yard

The Hottenbacher farm (49 ° 45 ' 45 " N, 8 ° 46' 56 " O49.7623611111118.7821111111111 ) is a historic Hofgut in small -Bieberau whose documentary first mention dates back to the 14th century and to this day ( except for a time in Thirty Years war) is utilized.

The Hottenbacher yard is a specialty in the Fischbachtal. Although he is a district within the district of Lichtenberg, however, is associated with post Modautal, where he is also good transport connections as standard.

Regular events

• The concert series Lichtenberger castle concerts there since 1971 - the concerts in the summer are part of the cultural summer Südhessen.
• Every two years, will be awarded to selected artists Lichtenberger Music Prize.
• Annually in summer gallery with selected artists and your works in the Lichtenberg castle.
• The Lichtenberger Christmas market takes place every year on the first weekend of Advent, in the ancient village of Lichtenberg place before the atmospherically illuminated castle and stronghold.
• The Nonstock festival takes place since 2003 every year in the second half of the month of August. Near Nonrod there on two evenings performances by regional and nationally successful bands. There are approximately 2000 visitors annually who camp mostly locally.

Traffic

The individual districts of the municipality Fischbachtal are connected by various bus routes to the surrounding communities.