Breitscheid, Hesse

Breitscheidstraße is a municipality in the Lahn- Dill-Kreis in Hesse, Germany.

• 2.1 Amalgamations

• 3.1 Municipal Council
• 3.2 Coat of Arms

• 4.1 Museums
• 4.2 Attractions
• 4.3 Sports and recreational facilities

• 5.1 Sons and daughters of the town
• 5.2 connected with the community

• 6.1 traffic
• 6.2 Education
• 6.3 Economics

Geography

Geographical Location

Breitscheidstraße is 266-614 meters above sea level on the eastern slope of the Westerwald on the border of Hesse - Rhineland -Palatinate - North Rhine -Westphalia.

Neighboring communities

Breitscheidstraße borders in the north on the community of Burbach ( Siegen- Wittgenstein in North Rhine -Westphalia), cities Haiger and Dillenburg, on the east by the city of Herborn, in the south on the community Driedorf (all in the Lahn -Dill -Kreis) and in the west on the communities of Willingen and Liebenscheid (both in the Westerwald district in Rhineland -Palatinate).

Community structure

The community is adjacent to the main town of the districts Breitscheidstraße Medenbach, Erdbach, Gusternhain and Rabenscheid.

History

Breitscheidstraße was first mentioned as " Bedinscheit " documented in the year 1230.

The tower of the church built in 1309 is preserved.

The predominantly rural place went from the 18th century, its rich clay deposits to use and so many Häfner factories emerged. In 1880 Breitscheidstraße had 650 inhabitants, of whom lived about a quarter of the pottery craft. By building the fireclay factory in 1899 broke into Breitscheidstraße a new era: Many formerly independent Häfner gave up their craft and were wage workers in the "Factory ". 1916 were counted in Breitscheidstraße 948 and 1925 already 1091 inhabitants.

End of the thirties, the Wehrmacht established an airfield above the village and Breitscheidstraße received in 1939 finally the long -awaited rail connection.

Incorporations

On December 31, 1971, the municipality Rabenscheid closed voluntarily in the community Breitscheidstraße.

On 1 January 1977 also Erdbach, Gusternhain and Medenbach were incorporated by the Act on Restructuring of Dill circle, the counties of Giessen and Wetzlar and Giessen.

The core community Breitscheidstraße is the geographical, economic, cultural and administrative center of the whole community. With its 2000 inhabitants today well the old Kirchdorf is not only the largest district, but provides with its star-shaped in all directions divergent roads a major transport hub of the Westerwald dar.

Policy

Municipal council

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

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was approved on February 26, 1988 by the Hessian Ministry of the Interior.

Blazon: ". About a shortened and bent- golden tip, this is a rotbezungten blue lion head and five blue shingles, in the blue field a golden pot front, rear diagonally crossed a golden mallet and a golden hammer "

Culture, Recreation and Attractions

Museums

• The pottery museum Breitscheidstraße represents the evolution of the pottery and pottery shows products from 250 years.
• The museum " time jumps " in the district Erdbach - geology, archeology, caving and railway history.

Attractions

Part of the cave Herbstlabyrinth was expanded to show cave and opened in 2009. In the karst area Breitscheidstraße - Erdbach there is also a karst spring to visit several sinkholes and caves Erdbacher, which can also be reached via a special karst trail.

Sports and Leisure Facilities

In the community Breitscheidstraße there are many sports clubs, where you can operate tennis, table tennis or sports shooting, for example football. In the core community there is a sports hall, in all the districts sports fields. In summer you can at the airfield Breitscheidstraße sailing, motor flight and skydiving and in winter cross-country ski run.

Picnic areas and recreational facilities are available in the districts. The two long-distance trails Westerwald and Rothaarsteig run through the municipality.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

• William Cone (1890-1971), geologist

Connected with the community

• The pastor and writer Fritz Philippi (1869-1933) worked from 1894 to 1904 in Breitscheidstraße.
• The hammer thrower Kathrin Klaas ( born 1984 ) grew up in Breitscheidstraße.

Economy and infrastructure

In the core community there is a multi-purpose hall and the other districts have village communal houses. In Medenbach there is an unheated pool.

Traffic

Federal highway 255 touches the southern municipality. Furthermore, the country roads 3042, 3044 and 3391 as well as numerous county roads run through the municipality. The motorway junction Herborn - West to the federal motorway 45 is from the core municipality about 7 km away.

The airfield Breitscheidstraße is also known locally by its bi -annual Great flight days.

Previously Breitscheidstraße was tied over the train track Haiger - Breitscheidstraße to the rail network. In the district Erdbach there was a switchback railway station, which belonged to the Westerwald cross train.

Education

In Breitscheidstraße the Fritz- Philippi - school, which consists of a primary, secondary and junior high school with funding level is. In the district Medenbach there is also a primary school. Secondary schools (high school ) can be visited in Herborn or Dillenburg.

Kindergartens are available in Breitscheidstraße, Medenbach and Rabenscheid.

Economy

The main employer in the community, the company Westerwald Thonindustrie, Georg GmbH, Cartonia corrugated cardboard, timber Sahm, carpenter shapes and Hofmann Ceramik be mentioned.