Herschbach, Selters

Herschbach ( dialect: Herschbisch ) is a municipality in the Westerwald district in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality of seltzer (Westerwald ).

7.1 Structures
7.2 Music
7.3 Sports and Leisure
7.4 Regular events
7.5 Associations and groups
7.6 Carnival

8.1 traffic
8.2 Education
8.3 Ammunition Depot
8.4 Wind Park

9.1 Sons and daughters of the town
9.2 personalities who have worked on site

Geography

Geographical location

Herschbach is located in the Dierdorfer sink that is embedded in the hilly upland region of the Lower Westerwald halfway between Cologne and Frankfurt am Main. The district is home to three nature reserves as well as a 800 -acre community forest. In the immediate neighborhood is the Westerwald Lake, in the springs and the current flowing through the district Holzbachstraße.

Nearby cities and villages

Immediate neighboring towns are (starting clockwise from the north): Mündersbach (3 km), leg mountain (3 km), hard rock (3 km), Rückeroth ( 1 km), Marienrachdorf ( 3 km) and Freirachdorf ( 2 km). The nearest towns are seltzer (Westerwald ) (6 km south), Dierdorf (7 km west) and Hachenburg (14 km north). Koblenz (35 km southwest), wins ( 51 km northeast ) and Bonn (60 km north-west ) are the next cities.

History

The discovery of a " cord ornamented West German cup " of which a replica in the Landscape Museum Westerwald is issued in Hachenburg, points to a human existence in this area about 4000 years ago. The written tradition of the place Herschbach begins - according to the current state of research - the first documentary mention in 1248, however, be assumed that this area was already settled earlier because in the Chronicle 963 Engerser a place called Hergispach appears. . In 1343 Emperor Charles IV Herschbach awarded city rights, but 14 years later were lost. At the time, the medieval settlement from the Wasserburg ( Arx Hergispach, first mentioned in 1320), which belonged to the Counts of Isenburg. 1371 Herschbach of Kuno II of Falkenstein, Archbishop of Trier, was conquered. Herschbach remained of the turmoil of the Thirty Years' War 1618-1648 largely spared, but the villages and village Überherschbach Born were razed to the chapel Oberherschbach so that its inhabitants sought refuge in the fortified settlement Herschbach and found. Today's roads and Obertorplatz Untertor characterize the former dimension of the settlement. The castle in the middle of their pond was a nursery of the craft. The Kurtrierische Office Herschbach included the parishes Herschbach, Horhausen, Marienrachdorf and Peterslahr.

As a particularly important phase in the economic history Herschbachs is the time of the quartzite mining. When in 1884 the railway line was opened Siershahn - old churches, new perspectives for the degradation of freshwater quality quartzite opened, because an effective transportation possible. With the opening of the narrow-gauge railway seltzer Hachenburg AG, headquartered in Herschbach began in 1900 the planned reduction in the districts Herschbach, Rückeroth, Freirachdorf and Marienrachdorf. With the continued upward trend of the iron industry of Herschbacher quartzite one of the most sought-after raw materials for the refractory industry was. Quartzite mining was the main source of income at the site for many years. 1939, employs 625 workers from Herschbach and the neighboring communities in the quarries. In the 50s, the promotion of quartzite was hired because the decreasing thickness of the quartzite benches made a worthwhile reduction impossible. What remained of the " boom of the golden quartzite Herschbacher years," is a profound change in the landscape by now already partly covered with low forest domes and overburden dumps. Many abandoned mines are used as fish ponds. Unland, decayed loading docks and rough terrain still remember the Herschbacher quartzite basin. This also had a major impact on the resolution of the light railway seltzer Hachenburg and demolition of the rails until 1960. Quartzite After the degradation, the local government has engaged in the settlements of companies in other industries, which it did. For example, the Deutz AG opened a plant in question Herschbach. In the course of started in the second half of the 1960s, Rhineland-Palatinate administrative reform, the municipality seltzer (Westerwald ) of Herschbach was re- formed on 22 April 1972 belongs as an autonomous community ever since. On January 1, 1976, the community name of " Herschbach ( Unterwesterwald )" was changed to " Herschbach ".

Population

The population was 2899 inhabitants on 30 June 2007 with main residence and 112 inhabitants with secondary residence (total: 3011 inhabitants). Of these, 49.5% are male and 50.5 % are female. The proportion of foreigners is 8.4 %. This is dominated by residents of Turkish origin. The strongest people age group is 40-49 years.

The majority of the population belongs to the Christian Church; 56.3 % are Roman Catholic and 19.4 % Protestant. Religious affiliation are 12.8 % of the population. The rest consists mostly of Muslims.

From her marital status 38.2% are considered single, 46.8 % married, widowed, 6.1% divorced and 6.6%.

Population trends in recent years is as follows (only main residence):

Policy

The local council in Herschbach consists of 20 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 of personalized proportional representation, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

The distribution of seats in the local council:

FLH = Free List Herschbach

Coat of arms

" Angular links shared by silver and red, covered by goldnimbierten Lawrence of Rome in black coat, silver tunic and silver shoes, in his right hand a red fire grate, in his left hand holding a silver book ".

Community partnership

Pleudihen -sur -Rance (Brittany, France) since September 1979

In December 1978, a delegation from Pleudihen -sur -Rance visited the community Herschbach. In May 1979 was the Herschbacher return visit to seal the partnership with this place.

In September 1979, the official partnership ceremony in Herschbach took place. At an extraordinary council meeting, the partnership documents were signed by the then mayors Dr. E. Playoust and Franz Beuler.

In 1981, the first student and youth exchange took place. Since this will be continued annually to the present time.

On January 25, 2001, met 25 Friends of the partnership to establish an association. The association supports the Partnership Committee of the local community and brings a ideas to deprive the population of skepticism about the partnership between the Breton community Pleudihen -sur -Rance and Herschbach. However, the youth work is the top priority of the Association, because " the youth is the guarantor of the continuity of the partnership, and thus also for peace in Europe," said the then club chairman.

Anniversaries are celebrated in 5-year intervals, each first Pleudihen and a year later in Herschbach.

Culture and sights

Structures

The monastery Marienheim was built on the foundations of the demolished in 1880 Wasserburg Arx Hergispach. 1903 attracted the Dernbacher sisters in the convent. It is now a retirement home for the Sisters of Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ. 1995 celebrated the monastery Marie Home, which housed up to date, yet the Catholic Kindergarten St. Anna, its 100th anniversary. 2013 reported the RZ in the issue dated 25 May 2013 that the monastery is abandoned.

Instead of since 1486 in the city named in 1664 and St. Anna chapel dedicated court architect Johannes Seiz built from 1765 to 1768, the present Baroque parish church of St. Anna, which was consecrated by the Archbishop and Elector of Trier, Clemens Wenceslaus of Saxony. Johann Wilhelm Scholer was built in 1773/74 his greatest organ work for Herschbacher parish church. The organ case - along with several pipes substance - is preserved to this day. Until 2009 renovated in 2007 St. Anne's parish church is a listed building and forms with the historic City Hall and the marketplace redesigned the center of Herschbach.

The Protestant community Andreas was only in 1989 to build a house of God, because by the end of the Second World War almost exclusively Catholics in Herschbach lived.

There are also in Oberherschbach (cemetery) a Lawrence Chapel, which is already mentioned in 1487 as a chapel, but due to their early Gothic construction is likely to be around 1000 years old. The Lawrence Chapel in Oberherschbach is a place of pilgrimage. In Marie month of May here find pilgrimages to Our Lady of Sorrows.

The local church Herschbach was the early 1980s, the Festhalle "House Hergispach " new build. It has a capacity of about 1000 people and is used for events of all kinds.

The City Council of Herschbach was formerly an elementary school and was later converted into a town hall. The Town Hall was renovated in the mid-1990s. It forms with the parish church and the marketplace the historical town center.

Music

In Herschbach has a music club, a marching band, a male voice choir, a glee club and a church choir, the shape festivals and church services and also organize concerts.

Sport and Leisure

Herschbach has a Built in 2009, sports facility ( artificial turf ), outdoor pool, a jogging path, a campground, a skating facility, a nightclub, as well as some trails in the surrounding woods of Herschbach, which partly Nordic walking park Westerwald section municipality seltzer belong.

Regular events

Rosenmontagszug
Frühjahrsmarkt
Large tent fair
Autumn market
Martin celebration
Nostalgic Christmas Market

Clubs and groups

Red Cross local branch Herschbach
Volunteer Fire Herschbach
Karnevalsgesellschaft 1912 Herschbach e.V.
Tourist club Herschbach e.V.
Musikverein 1955 Herschbach
Foolish Knight Westerwald e.V.
SG Herschbach / leg mountain e.V.
Spielmannszug 1956 Herschbach e.V.
Dance Sport Community Westerwald- Middle Rhine eV
TC Blue White Herschbach 1978 e.V.

Carnival

A high priority in Herschbacher club life has the Herschbacher carnival. Although the carnival company ( KG ) was " only " founded in 1912, yet the traditions of previous carnivals are known. The Carnival Company and the Möhnen club are among the largest membership associations in Herschbach. In the period before Ash Monday currently found 7 public carnival events (eg meetings) instead, which attract each about 400-1000 visitors to the festival hall. The annual Shrove Monday is with its over 2000 contributors and around the 15000 visitors one of the largest in the region, which Herschbach earned the title of the local carnival stronghold. The carnival company maintains this own large Wagenbauhalle in which the floats are built for the train. A special feature here is the use of up to 30,000 self-made paper roses per car, which are used for the decoration of the car and thus make the Rosenmontagszug literally all honor.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

Herschbach is located on the main road 413 and is connected to it via three connection points. In relative proximity to the main road is 8
Herschbach is close to the federal highways 3 and 48 between Cologne, Frankfurt and Koblenz. The nearest motorway junctions are at Mogendorf ( 12 km) and Dierdorf (10 km). The now rejected planning an extension of the federal highway 48 towards Siegen (Westerwald motorway ) was east of the village between Herschbach and leg mountain in north-south direction.
The national road 292 runs through the town, and the country road 305 is about 2 connection points connected to the local church.
The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur the high-speed line Cologne-Rhine/Main. More about regional railway stations in the vicinity are located in Koblenz, Neuwied and Ingelbach.

Education

Catholic daycare St. Anna ( with toddlers group and Hort )
Catholic public library
Primary school Herschbach (voluntary day school )

Secondary schools are available in neighboring communities Dierdorf (Gymnasium, Realschule plus, both voluntary all-day schools ) and seltzer ( comprehensive school ).

Ammunition depot

In the 1980s the Bundeswehr built on the main road 8 a bunker area, which was abandoned a short time later. Today, numerous bunkers can be rented.

Wind farm

In summer 2006, 12 wind turbines of the type Enercon E-70 were completed on the Hartenfelser head. These provide approximately 12,500 households and save 28,500 tonnes of CO2 a year. The wind farm is one of the largest wind farm projects in a forest location, which were realized in the Federal Republic. Two wind turbines standing in the district Herschbach.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

Alfons Eberz, Opera Singer
Bernhard Hemmerle, church music director
Norbert Martin, a sociologist
Herbert leg Berg, Chief of Police Dusseldorf

Personalities who have worked on site

Horst Beckerat, counterfeiters in the 1970s
Heinrich te Poel, a Catholic priest

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