Duchroth
Duchroth is a municipality in the district of Bad Kreuznach in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality of Bad Münster am Stein- Ebernburg.
- 5.1 Viticulture
- 5.2 traffic
- 6.1 Sons and daughters of the town
Geography
Location
Duchroth lies 240 m above sea level in the recreation area Rheingrafenstein, south of the Hunsrück, between the spa town of Bad Kreuznach and the gem city Idar -Oberstein, close to the neighboring home or at Glan where the Glan opens into the Nahe.
Climate
The annual precipitation is 633 mm. The deposits are located in the lower third of the detected values in Germany. At 27% of the stations of the German Weather Service lower values are registered. The driest month is February, the most rainfall comes in June. In June, falling 1.7 times more precipitation than in February. Precipitation varies little and are evenly distributed throughout the year. At only 15% of the monitoring stations, lower seasonal swings are recorded.
History
The place was first mentioned in 1128 in a document of the Archbishop of Mainz Adalbert I as Royde; it refers to the time of Archbishop Willigis ( from 975 ). This village is obliged to entertain the St. Mary's Chapel on the Disibodenberg partially.
In 1418 fought Duke Stephan von Zweibrücken, son of Emperor Rupert of the Palatinate, and Count Friedrich von Montfort around the village. During the so-called " Duch Rother War " came on both sides of deaths and injuries, as well as robbery and fire in the village.
In the 16th century, the town hall was built, which today is one of the oldest in Rhineland- Palatinate.
In the 17th and 18th centuries, tough economic times led to many to Russia, America or South-East Europe ( Backa, Banat ) emigrated. Johann Eimann from Duchroth is a settlement pioneer, who founded the settlement history of Backa.
In the second half of the 18th century, Duchroth was by his sovereign Christian IV forced to participate in the lottery for the edification of Zweibrücker Duke suburb. Indeed, the fate of the village won. A building was won at Duke place. This was immediately sold and partied with the proceeds one week.
The village, as it is constituted in 1798, is narrated by one of Eimann prepared from memory sketch. The plan shows the still largely existing village structure, surrounded by circular ring path and digging.
By the Congress of Vienna the been Palatinate Duchroth came to Bavaria, where it remained until 1945 and the Rhine Kreis, 1838 Rhine Palatinate called, belonged. 1848 were many Duch Rother on page of the national liberation movement, which is why a longer time was quartered a company Bavarian hunters punishment in the village. The Duch Rother August Geib was a founding member of the SPD and its first treasurer.
The local government reform in 1969, the town was reclassified from County Rockhausen in the district of Bad Kreuznach. Ecclesiastical Duchroth still belongs to the Evangelical Church of the Palatinate and the Bishopric of Speyer.
The development of the population of Duchroth, the values from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:
Parish council
The local council in Duchroth 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.
Culture and sights
- See also: List of cultural monuments in Duchroth
Village street, town hall, church
Evangelical Church Duchroth
The "bidding "
Economy and infrastructure
Viniculture
Duchroth part of the " Nahe wine-growing area " in the Nahe region. In place eleven wineries operate, the area under vines is 35 hectares. About 85 % of the cultivated wine are white wine varietals ( 2007). In 1979, 36 companies were still active, the former vineyard was 59 acres with approximately twice as large.
Traffic
- In the north, the highway runs 41
- In Norheim and Staudernheim are stations of the railway line Bingen- Saarbrücken.
Personalities
Sons and daughters of the town
- Johann Eimann (1764-1847), German colonist in the Kingdom of Hungary
- August Geib (1842-1879), early socialist poet, bookseller and member of the German Reichstag.
- Astrid Frick, Nahe Wine Queen 2003/2004
- Christine Dautermann, Nahe Wine Queen 2008/2009