Dürrholz

Dürrholz is a municipality in the district of Neuwied in the north of Rhineland- Palatinate. The community lies in the Westerwald and belongs to the municipality of Bach powder.

• 2.1 Dürrholz
• 2.2 Daufenbach
• 2.3 Muscheid
• 2.4 Werl Bach
• 2.5 Population development

• 3.1 municipal
• 3.2 Coat of Arms

• 4.1 traffic

Geography

Geographical location

Hills and small valleys describe the geography of the local church Dürrholz. The geographical Altitude ranges from 230 m in Grenzbachtal in Werl Bach to 360 m on the hill between Daufenbach and left the stream. The Musch Eider Bach, the Daufenbach and Werl stream flowing through the town and empty into the creek boundary, which in turn flows into the Wied.

Community structure

(As of 31 December 2006)

History

Dürrholz is a historically grown structures, the name for centuries stood for the three villages Daufenbach, Muscheid and Werl Bach.

Dürrholz

The name Dürrholz suggests that the villages Daufenbach, Muscheid and Werl Bach created in the course of the larger forest clearance in the 11th and 12th centuries. Other interpretations of the community names are derived from the Frankish " durr " or " countries " that, which means "a lot" or "large." From this the conclusion can be drawn that the region was wooded.

The territory of dead wood in the 15th century belonged to the high court of Count Graf von Wied, the " High Veste Urbach ". The first documentary mention of the name Dürrholz dates from 1553 when Henry of Isenburg - Neumagen his possessions, leaving his cousins ​​in BTA and it was awarded the " Dorrholzer " serfs in the parish Urbach. In the same year Dürrholz as the " High Veste powder Bach" is mentioned belong. The courts Urbach and powder stream were repealed at the end of the 16th century and placed under the jurisdiction of Counts - wiedischen bailiff to Dierdorf.

Daufenbach

In a document of 1395 Daufenbach " Duyffenbach " is, therefore Tiefenbach. At that time the Herford Abbey possessed estates in Daufenbach. There was also a knight dynasty of Daufenbach. The name Daufenbach also points to wet, humid area.

Muscheid

In a document of 1539 Muscheid states: " Mutscheid ". "Courage ," the reduction of the Germanic first name " Mutoh " connected with the " distinguishable " which means border. Thus, it could be assumed that the villages of the municipality were founded in the period from the Migration Period to the introduction of Christianity. According to another interpretation, according Muscheid does the name of " moss " and " cutting " within the meaning of watershed or boundary line.

Werl Bach

In the underlying literature there is only an indication that the place name Werl Bach is difficult to interpret.

Population Development

The development of the population of dead wood, the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Dürrholz consists of 16 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, by majority vote, and the honorary mayor as chairman location.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms description reads: "Under a silver shield head, in a green forest hook, red three fan-shaped Asked Ahren two-line ".

The three spikes are intended to identify the three places Daufenbach, Muscheid and Werl Bach, form the community Dürrholz and their former agricultural use. The three ears go from a stalk and are intended to indicate the common of the three places mentioned. The forest hook symbolizes the forest wealth of the community and also points to their name Dürrholz. The coat of arms colors red and silver indicate that the community Dürrholz formerly belonged to the County of Wied and the Principality of Wied. The coat of arms has legal validity since 24 September 1974 the design was by Ernst Zeiler, Raubach.

Economy and infrastructure

In the community Dürrholz an industrial area exists in the district Daufenbach.

Traffic

• East of the municipality runs the federal highway 256 which leads from Neuwied to old churches.
• The nearest motorway junction is Neuwied on the Autobahn 3
• The nearest train station is in ICE Montabaur at the high-speed line Cologne-Rhine/Main.