Rosenheim, Rhineland-Palatinate
Rosenheim (district of old churches ) is a municipality in the district of Old Churches ( Westerwald) in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Gebhardshain.
Geographical location
The municipality is located in the northern Westerwald between Betz village and Hachenburg; Neighboring municipalities are Elke Roth in the northeast, Nauroth the southeast, Luckenbach in the southwest and Malberg in the West.
History
Rosenheim was formerly Sucks Roth, which is due to the Old High German name Cozo from the time of clearing. The name change was requested by the inhabitants, after many years of controversy, the name Rosenheim 1963 was accepted by the authorities. It is named after the current flowing through Rosenheim Rossbach, a tributary of the Little Nister. Local dialect of the place is still - called Kotzert - especially of elderly residents.
The municipality belongs to the neighboring parishes an exclave of the Diocese of Trier, which is why the area is also called " Trierische island ".
Rosenheim was a long time mining community. Until 1906, this iron ore ( pit "High Eight " ) and to 1976 basalt was mined. The largest quarry, the Rosenheim Lay is now a nature reserve.
The development of the population of Rosenheim, the values from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:
Parish council
The local council in Rosenheim (district of old churches ) consists of twelve council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 by majority vote, and the honorary mayor as chairman.
Attractions
The Catholic Church of Saint James, which was built in 1904 from locally quarried basalt, today is a listed building.
→ list of cultural monuments in Rosenheim (district of old churches )