Oberstreit

Oberstreit is a municipality in the district of Bad Kreuznach in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Rüdesheim.

Geography

The town is located north of the Nahe. To the south, Staudernheim, in the West Bad Sobernheim, in the north and east are Waldböckelheim Schloßböckelheim and boos.

History

The history of the settlement Oberstreit goes back to Roman times. On October 23, 1305 Oberstreit is then as " Ebenstryt " was first mentioned in a charter of Abbot Werner from Disibodenberg as a farm whose owner ( Jakob von Ebenstrit ) the same was donated to the monastery Disibodenberg transferred.

The place was later limited by the creek, divided into two dominions: The northern half belonged to Waldböckelheim, the southern half to Staudernheim. This dichotomy was also manifested in the local coat of arms, which in one half of the fish from the coat of arms of the Counts of Salm shows, in the other half of the coat of arms of the Counts Palatine chur.

In the area of present-day cemetery was ( mentioned in 1491 ) is a chapel dedicated to St. Bartholomew, which was probably a big draw for pilgrimages.

In the census on December 1, 1885, according to school chronicle 190 inhabitants were counted, broken down as follows:

  • Gender: 98 male, 92 female
  • Denomination: Catholic 152, 36 Protestant, Jewish 3
  • Occupations: 25 bricklayers and stonemasons, 3 day laborers, 15 Ackerer, seven servants, five maids, 8 female persons working in the Sobernheimer knitting factory, 1 teacher, 1 blacksmith, 3 hosts, 1 Wagner, 1 shoemaker, 1 policeman, 2 seamstresses, 1 tradesman. Thus at the end of the 19th century 16 % of the female population of Oberstreit employment outside the home went to.
  • Livestock: 10 horses, 114 cattle, 57 pigs, 41 goats

The development of the inhabitants of Upper dispute, the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Oberstreit consists of six council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 by majority vote, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

Culture and Tourism

The up to now every September for the fair of St. Bartholomew's Chapel ( no longer exists ) held top fighter market ( so-called " Kirb " ) was first mentioned in 1570 and moved its time to up to 10,000 visitors with all the consequences. So the bailiff Pawal of Rammingen reported on August 24, 1687 by " [ frivolous ] opulence and [ wickedness ] entity with dancing, eating, drinking and brawl on the so-called Upper Kirb fighter ". These impressions confirmed the school chronicle: " brawls were very often; also of knives and guns use has been made ". This is attributed to the " fiery Nahe wine " by the chronicler. End of the 18th century drove the well-known throughout the region Schinderhannes with his gang on the loose on the top fighter market and shot there a number of French soldiers. The villagers a hair was never this curved because they obviously often the culprits offered refuge, which, however, " was based more on fear ," according to school chronicle. The number of visitors from the 16th century are no longer achieved today by the annual fair.

Specifically, guests who are staying in Bad Sobernheim for a cure or recovery, spend the night because of the rural idyll and despite the close proximity to the spa town of Bad Sobernheim often in Oberstreit. The proximity to area attractions of the Nahe region and the connection to the trail system also contribute to the tourist appeal of the community.

Infrastructure

  • 3 km northeast the federal highway 41 runs ( junction Bad Sobernheim - Steinhardt )
  • 3 km south of the Nahe Valley Railway a railway station in Staudernheim is reached with direct flights to Bingen, Saarbrücken, Mainz and Frankfurt am Main
  • Located 3 km north of the sport airfield "Bad Sobernheim - Toompea "

Economy

In the community there are now organic viticulture, an auto repair shop, a country inn with attached guest house. In addition, can be found in Oberstreit a recording studio as well as a number of small businesses in the service sector.

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