Holzhausen an der Haide

Holzhausen an der Haide is a municipality in the Rhein- Lahn-Kreis in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Nastaetten.

• 3.1 municipal
• 3.2 Mayor
• 3.3 community partnerships

• 4.1 Cultural Monuments
• 4.2 Regular events

• 5.1 Established businesses
• 5.2 Public bodies
• 5.3 traffic

• 6.1 Sons and daughters of the town

Geography

Location

Holzhausen is located at the intersection of State Road 260 and the federal highway 274 between Wiesbaden and Koblenz and is part of the Taunus. The municipality also includes the living space " on the Bäderstraße ".

Neighboring municipalities are: Upper Tiefenbach, Rettert Heidenrod in Hesse ( district Martenroth ), book and Miehlen.

Climate

The annual rainfall is 693 mm. The deposits are located in the middle third of the detected values ​​in Germany. At 39% of the stations of the German Weather Service lower values ​​are registered. The driest month is September, most precipitation falls in June. In June, falling 1.9 times more precipitation than in September. Precipitation varies moderately. At 63% of the monitoring stations, lower seasonal swings are recorded.

History

• For the Roman past of the area of Holzhausen see also the separate article castle Holzhausen.

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Holzhausen an der Haide consists of 16 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 a personalized proportional representation, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

Allocation of seats in the local council:

Mayor

Around 1250 a certain Helwig is named for Holzhausen an der Haide, who held the office of mayor in Holzhausen. Then again only since the 17th century mayor of the municipality known. 1694 Cornelius Bereß is called as mayor, about 1711 then in the same function Johann Jacob Fuhr. To have taken a few years later translucent Carl Caspar Burger the office and then to 1748 to have filled out. Here, however, may the Office of the Mayor not to be confused with the current mayor.

As of 1800, the mayor are then continuously known. So was Peter Pitz mayor in Holzhausen to 1824, he had taken office in 1798. His successor was Peter Bingel, who remained in office until 1836. Johann Philipp Minor followed in 1836 and was until 1892 so almost 50 years mayor in Holzhausen an der Haide.

Since 1900, the following persons were mayor in Holzhausen an der Haide:

Community partnerships

Since 1978, a partnership with Holzhausen bei Buchloe in Bavaria. The partnership and the connection between the two communities is repeatedly renewed and maintained through mutual visits of the community representatives and the citizens.

Culture and sights

Cultural monuments

Landmarks include the well-preserved remains of the Roman fort Holzhausen. The running past it Upper Germanic Limes is accompanied by a hiking trail. On 15 July 2005 this ancient monument in Germany was included in the list of world cultural heritage by UNESCO.

See also: List of cultural monuments in Holzhausen an der Haide

Regular events

• Every year, a local festival is conducted on the third weekend in September. At these events to participate the local clubs and organize three days, " happyning ".
• Christmas market: On the Saturday before the first Advent Advent is a large market in the center of the community " in Linde " instead.
• Football: End of July the football seniors tournament for the challenge of the municipality Nastaetten. Organizer is the football section of the TuS Holzhausen.
• Swimming: Once a year a pool party with live music and night swimming is performed.

Economy and infrastructure

Established businesses

Already in 1960 the company built Klöckner Moeller switchgear plant in Holzhausen. Since this operation is the largest employer in the community. In April 2008, the work was taken over by the U.S. company Eaton.

Since 1927, the company takes forwarding Schneider against transfer orders and went up to the leading freight forwarding service in the Rhein- Lahn-Kreis.

On a 100-year history in the field of orthopedics, surgical supplies and footwear, the company Debus man looks GmbH.

Public institutions

Among the public institutions of the community includes:

• The " Nicolaus August Otto Kindergarten "
• The " Nicolaus August Otto Museum "
• A heated forest pool, two children 's playgrounds, a soccer field, and a sports court.

Traffic

By Holzhausen an der Haide execute federal roads B260 and B274.

The Rhein- Lahn-Kreis is a member of the transport association Rhein-Mosel (VRM ), the public transport fare zone covers a large part of the northern Rhineland- Palatinate.

Through the village leads the German Limes Cycle Route. This follows the Upper Germanic - Rhaetian Limes 818 km from Bad Hönningen am Rhein to Regensburg on the Danube.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

• Nicolaus August Otto, co-inventor of the four-stroke principle, according to which since 1940 he is named in honor of the gasoline engine.