Wenkbach

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Located in the town of Weimar ( Lahn)

Wenkbach is a hamlet in the town of Weimar ( Lahn) in the south of the district of Marburg -Biedenkopf in Hessen Region of Giessen and currently has about 690 inhabitants. The name derives for Wenkbach is the small, flowing through the town of the same stream. Because in this, especially in summer flows very little water, the village name was ( Wenk stands for little).

  • 3.1 mayor and mayor
  • 3.2 town council and municipal council
  • 4.1 Structures 4.1.1 Evangelical Church
  • 4.1.2 Catholic Church
  • 5.1 traffic
  • 5.2 Public bodies
  • 5.3 Media

Geography

Wenkbach is located about ten kilometers south of Marburg on the edge of the Lahn Valley in the center of the municipality of Weimar ( Lahn). In the north- west and north boundaries of the Weimar districts Oberweimar and Niederweimar, in the west Argenstein and Roth and the south and southwest Niederwalgern to Wenkbach.

Structure

Currently Wenkbach is still divided into two parts, the old town center and the resulting in the second half of the 20th century settlement on Nickel Mountain. However, the two parts were already growing in the past due to new development areas increasingly together and are most unlikely to do so in the future.

Waters

By Wenkbach flows a small river of the same name brook. In the area of ​​the old town center it is partially cased. The decision to be tubed the stream from the beginning of the back alley to the southern end of the village, took place in the late 1960s. In the year 1968 130 meters of pipes were finally installed with a Durmeser of about 150 centimeters. During construction, the creek was partially dammed and diverted using a motor pump with large tubing. After the end of the piping of the stream still flows approximately two miles to the Lahn, in which he finally ends.

History

The first written mention of the town took place in 1302. Wenkbach long time belonged to the court Schenkisch own butler to pig mountain.

On 1 July 1972, the village joined after lengthy negotiations, which was founded on February 1, 1971 Great community Weimar.

Policy

Mayor and mayor

Until Wenkbach in 1972 a part of the community Weimar ( Lahn) was, it had a separate municipality a mayor, albeit one that is volunteered.

Until October 1934 this office of Konrad 's son in law was clothed. From then on and until August 1945, Mr. Schmidt was mayor. After the position was subsequently first orphaned certain the American occupying power Justus Laucht as the new mayor. His successor was already in April 1946 Albert Steitz. But he also was the community leader for only about two years. In June 1948 onwards elections. The first election in the summer of 1948, emerged as the winner at the Heinrich junk that has not been approved by the Occupying Power and the county. By September, therefore, the First Councillor of the business led interim basis. The by-election in September was finally approved. Henry Karber this was elected as the new mayor. He was re-elected several times and remained until 1972, in office.

Karber also retained then the highest office in Wenkbach, he became the first mayor of the new hamlet of the town of Weimar ( Lahn). In April 1977, Kurt Allmeroth became his successor. He knew the position until 1986, when Reinhard Karber was mayor. In the local elections in March 2006, the SPD politician but only the third master votes received. Due to its exposure to the parish council, he was neither a new mayor for the town council still available. His successor for a term in office of mayor was in the May 10, 2006 Hans -Heinrich Schmidt of Burgesses list Weimar ( FBW). In May 2011 Heijo Hoß took over the office of Ortsvorstehers.

Town council and municipal council

The town council Wenkbach consists of five persons. In addition mayor Heijo Hoß (independent) Herbert Vollmer, ( deputy mayor ) (SPD ), Christian Brunner belong to him (Secretary) (SPD) and Sven Fischer (independent), and Angelika Weisbrod (independent), the nachrückte in the town council in June 2011, at. Kurt Barth was elected to the municipal council and held the office of chairman of the municipal council. Frank Diefenbach and Reinhard Karber moved into the parish council.

Culture and sights

Structures

The sights are Wenkbachs next to the historic evangelical fortified church in the town center and the Catholic Church in the settlement at the nickel mountain and was built in 1936 former school that is now used as a community center. Additional attractions include a replica of the historic pumping well and the new cemetery chapel.

Evangelical Church

Several centuries old is the tower of the Protestant Church in Wenkbach, somewhat younger the nave. The altar of the church was the impressionist painter Carl Bantzer 1891 as a model for his famous painting " The Last Supper ".

Catholic Church

Built in the form of a Greek cross in wooden prefabricated Catholic church was consecrated in 1968. The Catholic parish of St. James are connected some villages of the area.

Clubs

Wenkbach has a lot to offer with its clubs and its departments and its events in relation to its size.

The largest, with around 300 members Wenkbachs club, which was founded in 1965 as Kaninchenzuchtverein ( supplementary health insurance ) Citizens and Cultural Association, having its divisions offers a diverse program of walking to music.

In addition, in Wenkbach a Dartclub, a glee club and a church choir and since 2007 the club Dance & Fun Wenkbach exist eV, which is active in the fields of theater, dance and sports.

Wenkbach and the neighboring Niederwalgern have put together a sports community ( SG), which was created after the merger of Tuspo 05 Wenkbach with the TSV 1907 Niederwalgern on 27 October 1972. In addition to a football department that now as FSG south circle participates together with the SC Roth / Argenstein in a football game community the game mode and discharges a portion of its home games in Wenkbach, there are other departments.

Events

Organized by the clubs some events and festivals take place in Wenkbach annually. Next to the village market nationally known include the carnival event, an Easter festivities, May Day, the Spring Festival and the Christmas Concert to the larger annual events in Wenkbach. In 2002, the 700 - year celebration of Wenkbach was celebrated.

The biggest event is the on the first weekend of August yearly village market of civil and cultural association, up to 10,000 people come to the year in the small village and is known nationwide and not least by his mood on Saturday evening. The village market is mainly characterized by the colorful market on the two market days with 60 to 80 dealers. On stage at the community center occurred during the market hours on various music and theater groups.

Economy and infrastructure

Wenkbach with its industrial area and its attractions can be easily reached both by public transport, usually accessible only with change since the RMV reform, but on different roads.

In Wenkbacher industrial area is the German production site of the company YKK ( closure systems ), a grain - silo storage of the Raiffeisen cooperative as well as a carpenter craft business. The former residents there production facility by Pauly ( baked goods ) was closed in 2013. In the center there is a craft business for heating / water / sanitation and a specialized trade of electronic components. The producing in Wenkbach Bakery Steitz operates one of its six stores in the town. Also located in the town a specialist company for swimming pool technology.

Is 1 km adjacent Niederweimar all infrastructures for daily needs are within reach. Including two banks, two surgeries, two dental offices, a pharmacy, two supermarkets, health center for massage / spa / rehab, a butcher, two bakeries, a electronics store. In Niederweimar is also the town hall of Weimar ( Lahn).

Traffic

Main road through Wenkbach is the 3093 road, which connects the place with Niederweimar and the community Fronhausen. About the since October 2012 released new national road 255 ( bypass Oberweimar and Niederweimar ) Wenkbach has a connection to the four-lane federal highway 3 From Wenkbach center of town on the main road 255, it is up to the Federal Highway 3 approximately 2.5 kilometers of road. From there in about 8 km to the north the city of Marburg, south to about 25 km the city of Giessen. Through various bus routes and three of the four stops Wenkbachs the place with Marburg, about two stops Glad Bach is connected. The " commuter " Station Niederwalgern on the Main- Weser Railway, at the regional trains and also hold regional express trains located at the southern end Wenkbachs exactly on the border with Niederwalgern.

Public institutions

In the former teacher's house at the community center, the municipal archives of the municipality is Weimar (Lahn ). In Wenkbach there is a volunteer fire department and a youth fire brigade. The fire station is located at the community center in the village.

Media

In Wenkbach appear as the newspaper Oberhessische Press (OP), the Marburger Neue Zeitung ( MNZ ) has set the sales. Free weekly newspapers Marburg extra Wednesdays and Saturdays win, both published by the Publishing House of the OP and the means Hessian ads newspaper ( MAZ ) on Wednesday and Sunday morning Magazine (SMM ) distributed. By Wittich - publishing the weekly community newsletter is published ( paid subscription). Once a month the free information sheet Lahn view appears.

Curiosities

1983 was planning a Saudi Arabian investor together with an Egyptian owner in Wenkbacher industrial area to erect a three-story building. In this building, four studios, a hotel operation and management means should arise. Reason for investors who plan studios in Wenkbach was that in Saudi Arabia no efficient work is possible at temperatures up to 50 degrees. Although the investor and the owner any support was promised by the municipality and the county, it never came to the realization the entity designated by the Oberhessische press "Little Hollywood in Wenkbach " project.

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