Niederhausen

Niedernhausen is a municipality in the district of Bad Kreuznach in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality of Bad Münster am Stein- Ebernburg. Niedernhausen is a nationally recognized tourist.

Geographical location

With 150 meters above sea level the place is located where the Nahe the foreland to the Hunsrück and the Palatinate mountains separates immediately dammed at one expiring at the southern slopes to 120 meters wide near.

History

Niedernhausen was first mentioned in 1238. Colonized the place was but certainly already in Roman times, as evidenced by finds. Niedernhausen fell in 1129 to the County Veldenz, belonged from 1444 to the Duchy of Pfalz- Zweibrücken and came in 1768 to Electoral Palatinate.

In the times of the French Revolution, the village was incorporated into France from 1795 to 1814. After the Congress of Vienna (28 May 1815) Niedernhausen came to Prussia. Landmarks that separated from the Kingdom of Bavaria, the Kingdom of Prussia, are still to be seen on the southern district border. The largest investment in the Kingdom Nierderhausen was the establishment of the Royal Prussian Weinbaudomäne Niedernhausen Schloßböckelheim at the beginning of the 20th century.

The development of the population of low- Hausen, the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:

Parish council

The local council in Niedernhausen 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.

Economy and infrastructure

The structure in Niedernhausen is essentially characterized by winegrowing, 12 individual layers are spread over about 120 acres of vines. One of the most famous manufacturing was the Royal Prussian Weinbaudomäne Niedernhausen Schloßböckelheim. She promoted viticulture in the 19th century, especially against the massive outbreak of phylloxera, introduced from America and the increased incidence of fungal pests. The Weinbaudomäne strengthened the Nahe wines, which were due to lack of autonomy often under foreign names, such as " Rüdesheim " or " Rhine wine " sold.

In the years 1926-1928, the hydropower plants Niederhausen GmbH erected in the immediate vicinity of the village of the reservoir Niedernhausen. Comprised of three fields weir near the former station has jammed near the water so that the water in a 760 m long channel is allocated to the E-Werk.

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