Dornholzhausen

Dornholzhausen is a municipality in the Rhein- Lahn-Kreis in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Nassau.

Geography

The town is located on the lower Lahn heights in the western Hintertaunus Nassau nature park. The highest elevation is the Koeppel ( 336 m above sea level).

History

The town was first mentioned in 1260 under the name " Durrenholzhusen ". Dornholzhausen was in " Vierherrischen " since the 14th century. To 1540, the Reformation was introduced, the disputes between Lutherans and Reformed proven long. 1608 Dorn Holzhausener pastor Heinrich Jakob Piskator was stabbed by his predecessor in the dispute. 1725 the pastor Heinicus people were killed by murderers. The place came 1780 Nassau- Usingen. After 1794 temporarily occupied by French troops ( "pays reserve" ), the place came in 1816 to the Duchy of Nassau. Since 1866 part of the Prussian province of Hesse -Nassau, the place was in 1946 part of the state of Rhineland -Palatinate then newly founded. Starting in 1986, was in Dornholzhausen a village renewal carried out.

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Dornholzhausen consists of six council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 by majority vote, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows run since 1991 "in gold a rooted tree green foliage, each accompanied by two red ears of wheat at the bottom right and left. "

Attractions

  • The Baroque Protestant parish church
  • The Martin -Luther- oak

See also: List of cultural monuments in Dornholzhausen

Nassau (Verbandsgemeinde) Protestant Reformation Nassau-Usingen Hesse-Nassau Municipal council Allendorf, Rhein-Lahn Altendiez Arzbach Attenhausen Auel Aull, Germany Bad Ems Balduinstein Becheln Berg, Rhein-Lahn Berghausen, Rhineland-Palatinate Berndroth Bettendorf, Germany Biebrich, Rhineland Palatinate Birlenbach Bogel Bornich Braubach Bremberg Buch, Rhein-Lahn Burgschwalbach Charlottenberg, Germany Cramberg Dachsenhausen Dahlheim Dausenau Dessighofen Dienethal Diethardt Ebertshausen Eisighofen Eppenrod Ergeshausen Fachbach Filsen Geilnau Geisig Gemmerich Gutenacker Hainau, Germany Hambach, Germany Heistenbach Herold, Germany Himmighofen Hirschberg, Rhineland-Palatinate Holzappel Holzheim, Rhineland-Palatinate Horhausen, Rhein-Lahn Hunzel Isselbach Kaltenholzhausen Kasdorf Katzenelnbogen Kehlbach Kemmenau Kestert Klingelbach Lahnstein Langenscheid Laurenburg Lautert Lierschied Lipporn Lohrheim Lollschied Lykershausen Marienfels Miehlen Miellen Misselberg Mittelfischbach Mudershausen Netzbach Niederbachheim Niederneisen Niedertiefenbach Niederwallmenach Nievern Nochern Oberbachheim Oberfischbach Oberneisen Obernhof Obertiefenbach Oberwallmenach Oberwies Oelsberg Osterspai Patersberg Pohl, Germany Prath, Germany Reckenroth Reichenberg, Rhineland-Palatinate Reitzenhain Rettershain Rettert Roth, Rhein-Lahn Ruppertshofen, Rhineland-Palatinate Sauerthal Scheidt, Rhineland-Palatinate Schiesheim Schweighausen Seelbach, Rhein-Lahn Singhofen Steinsberg Sulzbach, Rhein-Lahn Wasenbach Weidenbach, Rhein-Lahn Weisel Welterod Weyer, Germany Winden, Rhein-Lahn Winterwerb Zimmerschied
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