Oechsen

Oechsen is a municipality in the district of Wartburg in Thuringia. It belongs to the administrative community Dermbach, which has its headquarters in the town of Dermbach.

  • 4.1 monuments
  • 4.2 Natural Monuments
  • 4.3 Musikverein

Geography

The community Oechsen located in the center of the Thuringian Rhön, approximately 15 kilometers (air line) west-southwest of the town of Bad Salzungen in the valley of the water Oechse. The highest elevation of the mountain Schorn applies ( 559.1 m above sea level. NN ). The municipality belongs to the district of Lenders; the core community Oechsen has grown together with the place Niederoechsen. June 30, 2009 22 inhabitants lived in the district Lenders.

History

First historical mention was made in the year 977, the oldest forms of the name are: Uhsino, Uhseno, Ussine. The settlement Oechsen was the property of a monastery Rasdorf. In 1166, revenues of the monastery of Fulda were recorded. Around the year 1214 was Count Erpho of Neidhartshausen on the nearby mountain Schorn a castle - built the beautiful castle. According to tradition Erpho should have occupied the mountain illegally, he therefore had to swear an oath to usurp any rights over the peasants of Oechsen. Today, only small traces of the former castle can be seen.

The local situation and especially the St. Lawrence Church were provided with fortifications, the tower served as a defensive tower. Can still be seen, the ruins, that the church square was protected by a sandstone wall ( defensive wall ). Parts of the church were demolished in 1586. 1801 a new and larger church was built. As an exclave of the Office Vacha Oechsen came up with this after the secularization of Hesse- Kassel and came in 1816 to the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar- Eisenach.

Around 1890, potassium salts were opened in the Werra Rhon area. Also in Oechsen in 1911 started the Teufung of two shafts. The war events of the First World War and the economic situation were both pits due to water intrusion close again. With the expansion of the potash mining shafts, it made ​​itself required a railway line from Oechsen to build for Ulstertalbahn after Wenigentaft, this Wenigentaft - Oechsener railroad was used for the transport of basalt gravel and also for passenger transport to the year 1952.

Policy

Parish council

The municipal council of Oechsen consists of eight council women and councilors.

  • Citizens' Initiative Oechsen: 8 seats

(As at municipal election on June 7, 2009)

Mayor

The honorary mayor Brigitte Weinert was re-elected on June 6, 2010.

Culture and sights

Monuments

The St. Lawrence's church was partially rebuilt in 1801.

Natural Monuments

The nature reserve tufa - fen is located about a mile west of the local situation in the direction of the neighboring village Geblar and has a total area of 4.8 hectares, it was reported on September 11, 1967.

Musikverein

The Oechsener musicians play music and contemporary folk music.

Wartburgkreis Dermbach (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) Naturschutzgebiet Bad Liebenstein Berka vor dem Hainich Berka/Werra Bischofroda Brunnhartshausen Creuzburg Dankmarshausen Ebenshausen Empfertshausen Frankenroda Frauensee Geisa Gerstengrund Gerstungen Hallungen Ifta Kaltennordheim Krauthausen Lauterbach, Thuringia Leimbach, Thuringia Marksuhl Mihla Moorgrund Nazza Seebach, Thuringia Stadtlengsfeld Tiefenort Treffurt Unterbreizbach Urnshausen Vacha, Germany Weilar Wolfsburg-Unkeroda Wutha-Farnroda Integrated Authority File
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