Großseifen

Großseifen ( dialect: Great soap) is a municipality in the Westerwald district in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Bad Marienberg (Westerwald ).

Geographical location

The community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg and victories. The Nister, which belongs to the catchment area of ​​the victory, flows in an east-west direction in close proximity to the site.

History

Located near Marienberg place was first mentioned on January 6, 1307 when Count Henry of Nassau with his wife Adelheid the abbot and convent of the Cistercian monastery Marienstatt the existing income in Velde ( = incorrect / missing - Ritzhausen ) and Gray Immersive confirmed. The name of the place was subject to many changes to the current name Großseifen. You wrote Gransifen, Grassyffen, Grassifen, Graensüffen, Graseiffen and finally the current name Großseifen.

Explanation of naming: The suffix ' immersive - Sifen - soap " describes a date in this area marsh -like area. The prefix " Grayn - Gran " could mean as much as " crows ". Etymologically, the various spellings can not be explained. The cause therefore also made writing and hearing impairment in the tradition into consideration.

1511 leads the list capture the rule Beilstein seven households in " Graynsyfe " on. 1534, 10, 1565 and 1569 six seven households. The year of the plague in 1613 led to population loss 1621 there were four families, which fell after the Thirty Years' War to two in 1650. After that, the population slowly began to recover in 1665 there were four 1697 nine families. At the end of the 18th century, the population will start to grow strongly. This was due to the lignite mines of the area, which is now contributing to the livelihood of the population in addition to agriculture. 1780 there were 15 families in 1809 already 24 families or 115 people who lived in Großseifen.

In the years 1875/76, a school house was built (on the site of the present town house ). Since 1860, the children attended school in Eichenstruth. This school ( the building still stands ) had a single room with totally inadequate size and insulation. But the 1875/76 school house was built the population growth does not do justice, so that in 1929 a new school (today's property Kirchstein ) was built. 1966, the school system was abandoned and the students now attend schools in Bad Marienberg. In 1976, the old school was demolished and a village hall in its place. 1996/97, the DGH has been restored.

Besides the aforementioned lignite mines " union Albert" basalt was mined in Großseifen in the. This pit presented in 1963 the operation. Today, in place only consist about 50 jobs. However, the neighboring Eichenstruth has a large industrial estate, in which citizens of Großseifen find work.

The population has risen continuously for 200 years. Out of the 115 inhabitants by 1809 they were in 1890 already 249 1949 365 1987, already 484 inhabitants. 2006 Following the development of the building area " in the Staar " increased the population of 602 inhabitants.

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Großseifen consists of twelve council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 a proportional representation, and the honorary mayor as chairman. The twelve seats in the municipal council are divided into two groups of voters in the previous election in 2004, a majority vote was held.

Municipal mayors of soaps since 1946

Culture and sights

→ see the list of cultural monuments in Großseifen

Personalities

• Otto Schmidt (SPD ) ( 1899-1969 ), civil servant and politician

Swell

• Brochure 700 years Großseifen ( 1306-2006 ), self-published the community, 2006