Isenburg, Rhineland-Palatinate

Isenburg is a municipality in the district of Neuwied, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Dierdorf, which has its headquarters in the city Dierdorf. Landmark of the village is located in the center ruins of the castle Isenburg. Isenburg is a nationally recognized tourist.

Geographical location

Isenburg is located halfway mark between Bendorf (Rhein) and Dierdorf (Westerwald ) in Sayntal. The community is an extremely scenic, idyllic place. From the heights you have a magnificent view of the historic center. The village has its topography a particularly interesting situation. Four streams create a special Zertalung. The highest elevation is the Iserkopf 313 m above sea level. Isenburg on the footpath to the church ruin house Born an officially designated feeder path to the Rhine gate. You can reach Isenburg of Koblenz or Neuwied coming from Bendorf on the B 413 is 7 km away, or from A3 (exit Dierdorf ) on Kleinmaischeid after about 4 km.

History

The first mention is found in a document from the year 1103. The history of the village is in direct relation with the Lords of Isenburg. Around 1100 built Reinbold and Gerlach in the area of a fundamental rule of the Abbey of Fulda as the Isenburg family castle of the lords of Isenburg. Soon after the construction of the castle, the first inhabitants settled in the valley and built their houses around the castle hill. Isenburg was a borough and had special rights, such as the status of corporal place. To a city's founding, it is but never come, the location of the place did not offer any possibilities for expansion. Beginning of the 14th century Isenburg was attached. The attachment, which extended in a large radius around the castle and the valley, protected not only the place but also served the castle as a forward security. The Ostsbefestigung consisted of a surrounding wall with four gates. Two goals - the "Old Porz " and the " sign gate" - and part of the surrounding wall are obtained.

With the death of Count Ernst von Isenburg - border tax (1584-1664), the Lords of Isenburg are extinct. Sovereigns were then from 1666 as part of a common rule of the Counts of Counts of Walderdorff and zu Wied - Neuwied ( Wied - Runkel from 1700 ).

The population, which had previously been in the service of Messrs. von Isenburg, now built as a source of income that Nagelschmiede craft on that until the early 20th century had stock. Also hops were grown to 1917 in Isenburg over many years.

Today Isenburg is a residential community.

See also: History of the castle Isenburg

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Isenburg 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.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms description reads: " Split of black and silver, the front is a growing silver vierzinniger tower with black spitzbogigem Gate and silver dreizinnigem essay, in a black arched window, rear two red bars ".

The Isenburg Sayntal was first mentioned in the year 1103 the headquarters of itself be designated by their noble masters. The gate tower to symbolize both the castle and the base enclosure equipped with the quasi- municipal liberties borough. The castle has been preserved as a ruin, the Ortsumwehrung in Torresten. The red bars in silver are the arms of Rembold tribe of Isenburg and the rule Niederisenburg to 1664, the suburb of the borough was Isenburg. The Gerlach Family - the other main stem of Isenburg - into his coat of arms in silver two black bars, the colors appear in the heraldic left half of the municipality coat of arms.

Culture and sights

  • Ruins of Isenburg.
  • Gatehouse " Old Porz " and the " shield gate ," relics of the local attachment in the 14th century.
  • Neo-Gothic parish church of St. Catherine with Gothic choir of the 14th century.
  • Museum of Local History

Ore mine

In the village hall of Isenburg the mines Ludwig I and Born were home. First operator of muted on April 1, 1855 the mines were Isenburg Peter Wiegel, Simon Schmengler and Wilhelm Becker. Last operator was Louis Schramm from Wiesbaden. Other mines in the district were the iron ore and iron pyrites mine Carolus and in the District of gorse valley the ore mine with God 29, which was operated 1856-1865.

Shale mining

Of greater importance was the reduction of roofing slate in the pits Bertha, Constantin, Henriette, Iserthal and Marianne, who were operated in the 19th century in the days and gallery degradation. On most profitable was the pit Iserthal. There was a 18 -meter thick layer of shale best quality. The mine was from 1861 to 1922 under various owners in operation.

At the exit direction Kleinmaischeid was further profitable mine. They bore the name of Constantine and was operated from 1864 to 1877, the remaining mines were less important.

Nagelschmiede

Since the second half of the 17th century there was in Isenburg nail forging, 1870-1920 were around 200 Nailer operates. A nail maker made ​​the day about 2000 shoe nails. It nails were produced for all areas. Some of them were sold by the producers themselves in the wider area, or sold by the Neuwieder nail Agency, which decreased two carts nails weekly, to England.

As to the year 1817, the first nail machines were introduced, and the company Boesner in Augustenthal ( Neuwied ) and the hammer Nettegut in Miesenheim nails manufactured by machine, the end of Isenburg Nagelschmiede was apparent. 1923 was the final nail blacksmith on his craft.

After the Second World War, the nail metalwork lived on again. In some units not nail smithies again nails were forged; primarily produced one shoe nails. They were replaced in the agricultural dominated neighboring villages to bread, potatoes, butter and bacon. After the currency reform then dried up the old craft final. An original wrought Stevenage is on display in the local museum Isenburg today.

Swell

  • Society for the History and History of Bendorf and environment
  • Eugene Water: Isenburg and Isenburg - 900 years of village history, 2002.
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