Müschenbach
Müschenbach is a municipality in the Westerwald district in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Hachenburg. Müschenbach is a nationally recognized tourist.
Geographical location
Müschenbach is located three kilometers from Hachenburg away at the " entrance " of the Kroppacher Switzerland at an altitude of 336 m. Hiking trails lead into the nearby valley of Nister and Abbey Marienstatt. North of the village is Astert, in the east and southwest of Nister and Hachenburg, in the south and west Hattert Marzhausen.
History
The first mention Muskinbach goes back to the year 1348; but it is as - bach- place much older. 1359 appears as the place Mußenbach and 1362 as Much Bach. The name is derived from the Latin the mucus ( = moss ) and the Old High German musse and means as much as place situated on moss creek. The place was originally 700 meters west of the historic town center, " In the Old Müschenbach " ( deserted ).
Müschenbach belonged to the parish of Old Town and by the end of the 18th century the country wonderfully to the county of Sayn- Hachenburg. 1799 was the county on the Erbweg to the princes of Nassau- Weilburg. In connection with the formation of the Confederation of the Rhine was the region and thus Müschenbach 1806. At the newly established Duchy of Nassau Under the management of Nassau Müschenbach was assigned to the Office Hachenburg. After the annexation of the Duchy of Nassau, the place came in 1866 to the Kingdom of Prussia and was from 1868 to the province of Hesse -Nassau and Oberwesterwald circle. Since 1946 Müschenbach is part of Rhineland- Palatinate.
The development of the population of Müschenbach, the values from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:
Cultural History / Attractions
Abbey Royal Hofgut Müschenbach Among the historic buildings of the town, the former Abteiliche Hofgut Müschenbach counts (Now injectors, Unterdorfstr. 14), which belonged to the abbey Marienstatt and was first mentioned in 1359. The yard was ever leased. For residential building, which was rebuilt in 1790, also included a barn, a stable and a bakery. After the dissolution of the monastery of the farm was sold in 1803; Jacob injector acquired it in 1816 for 700 guilders.
Former hunting lodge Luis Lust One kilometer west of the village on the B 414 was a built in the years 1747/50 hunting lodge Luis pleasure of residing in Hachenburg viscount of Kirchberg, named after the wife of Wilhelm Ludwig von Kirchberg, the wild and the Rhine Countess Louise ( 1721-1791 ). From the building nothing remains; it was a miniature version of another famous hunting lodges. Luis Lust 1796 was destroyed by the pervading French troops and was completely removed later by the inhabitants.
Stone cross at the " Imperial Cemetery " 500 m northwest of Marienstatt is the stone cross at the " Imperial Cemetery "; on this site are more than 600 soldiers who died of their wounds in the fight against the French revolutionary troops buried. During the Napoleonic Wars was in the Abbey Marienstatt a large hospital. 1859 Archduke Stephan of Austria built on the site of the cemetery a monument; In 1901 it was renovated and is now a monument.
"Rock parlor " / castle ruins " Froneck - Nister " On the castle hill opposite Marie Instead of the so-called " rock parlor ," the ruins " Froneck - Nister " is. It is the remains of which started in the 14th century by the Counts of Sayn castle building Froneck ( Vroneck ); by order of the Archbishop of Cologne, the castle was, however, removed 1343 again. The former castle dungeon is known as the "Rock parlor ". Before the foundation of the monastery Marienstatt was at this point the castle Nister; she served as a road secure the trade route Cologne -Leipzig, which crossed before the construction of Hachenburg the Nister here at Marienstatt and led by the Nauberg about Norken to Herborn.
Age iron path In the Middle Ages led by the winner shore-side of the " Old iron path " of Luckenbach on the Gemarkungsgrenze Streithausen / Nister along to the big ford at the Nistermühle, then led upward to the far future breakpoint Marienstatt train, then on to Old Town. To the south, he then sat down on Limburg an der Lahn to Frankfurt and Mainz continue. As defile it can still be seen well between the Nistermühle and the B 414.
Parish council
The local council in Müschenbach consists of 16 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 in a personalized proportional representation, and the honorary mayor as chairman. The 16 seats in the municipal council are divided into two groups of voters.
Events
The annual carnival, the Fountain Festival and the Carnival with a parade are next to every four -yearly Meiler hard with a real charcoal kiln and the corresponding Köhler the highlights for the community.
Economy and infrastructure
Community Amenities
In the village there is a primary school and a kindergarten. In addition, in the community, there is a community center with local library as well as a forest trail and a trail system.
Traffic
- Müschenbach is repelled by the B 414 at the supra-local transport network. At the motorway junction of the A 3 Mogendorf and Dierdorf be reached via the B 8 / B 413
- The place is connected to the rail network.