Mittenaar

Mittenaar is a municipality in the Lahn- Dill-Kreis in Hesse.

  • 3.1 Municipal Council
  • 3.2 Mayor
  • 3.3 Coat of Arms
  • 4.1 Music
  • 4.2 Regular events
  • 5.1 Sons and daughters of the town

Geography

Geographical location

Mittenaar is the Hörre, a heavily wooded and to 445 m high ridge and sub ​​- natural area of Gladenbacher mountain country.

Extent of the area

In 3518 ha more than 5,000 people. Around 45 km of roads connecting the villages. The proportion of forest in the district amounts to over 50%.

Neighboring communities

Mittenaar borders in the north on the community Siegbach, in the north- east on the community Bischoffen, in the east on the community Hohenahr, in the southeast of the city Asslar, in the south on the community Ehringhausen, in the southwest on the community sense and in the west on the town of Herborn (all in the Lahn -Dill -Kreis).

Structure

The municipality consists of the villages Ballersbach, Beller village, Bickenbach ( council offices ) and Offenbach.

History

The municipality was created Mittenaar at 31 December 1971 through the merger of previously independent municipalities Ballersbach, Bickenbach and Offenbach. Beller village was incorporated on April 1, 1972.

Policy

Municipal council

The municipal election held 27 March 2011 yielded the following results:

Mayor

On September 22, 2013, the mayoral election was held in which Markus Deusing (SPD ) has prevailed among a total of seven candidates with 52.1 % of votes. On October 22, he succeeds by Gerrit Klingelhöfer, who resigned after only four weeks of his tenure mayors due to infidelity allegations.

Since the introduction of direct elections, the municipality had the following Mittenaar Mayor:

Coat of arms

Description: In black a golden (yellow ) left oblique wave beams above accompanied by a golden ( yellow ) leaf clover. Below, two silver bars. The coat of arms shows in addition to the wave beam as a symbol for the municipality by flowing Aar, two coats of arms symbols former aristocratic families who were wealthy in the municipality: the shamrock for the men of Dernbach ( Alt Dernbach = Herborn - Seelbach ) and the two beams of the Lords of Bickenbach (see above).

Culture

Music

The youth choir " Young Voices Mittenaar " was launched in January 2000 by an initiative of three choirs, MGV 1861 Ballersbach, GV Sängervereinigung 1860 Bickenbach and GV Eintracht Offenbach, to life. The repertoire includes spirituals, gospel songs, evergreens and modern pieces (such as Dancing Queen, YMCA, Wade in the water, bridge over troubled water, etc.).

Regular events

  • Haahepper (Friday and Saturday during the last weekend in July )
  • Maypole Festival (April 30 Bickenbach and Beller village)
  • Aartal group concert choirs Aartal (every 2 years )
  • Christmas market in Bickenbach ( Saturday before the first Advent )

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Johann Heinrich Alsted (* mid-March 1588 Ballersbach, † November 9, 1638 in White Castle (now Alba Iulia ), Romania), was reformed theologian and polymath.
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