Rennerod

Rennerod is a city in the Westerwald district in Rhineland- Palatinate. It is the administrative center of the municipality Rennerod, to which it belongs. Rennerod is recognized as a basic center in accordance with state planning.

In the urban area was until the reunification of Germany on 3 October 1990, the geographic center of the Federal Republic of Germany.

  • 5.1 Regular events
  • 6.1 traffic 6.1.1 Road Traffic
  • 6.1.2 Railway

Geographical location

Rennerod lies in the Westerwald on the main road 54 (B 54) between Limburg an der Lahn in the south and victories in the north and is crossed by timber creek. Northeast of the city is the 612.6 m high Alsberg, about three kilometers north- northeast of the Breitenbach Dam, which impounds the Breitenbach (Eastern Nister inflow ).

Boroughs

The city consists of the core city and the village Rennerod Emmerichenhain.

History

Rennerod was first documented as Reynderode in 1217th However, the foundation should go back to the Carolingian period. Important was the settlement because of its location on several trade routes that connected the winning country, Koblenz, Frankfurt, the Lahn area and Mainz. On the salt trade on this route refer the field names " Seltzerweg " and " Selßer tail ". Probably in the middle of the 11th century the settlement was cherishes from the Counts of Diez, probably to protect the northern border of Niederlahngaus.

On June 27, 1303 Emmerichenhain was first mentioned.

After the Counts of Diez Nassauer lines Nassau -Diez rulers were from 1420 and since 1557 half to three quarters of Nassau- Dillenburg, also Eppstein - Königstein, the Electorate of Trier, Katzenelenbogen and the rural county of Hesse. From 1564 Rennerod belonged completely to Nassau- Dillenburg, from 1606 to Nassau- Beilstein, from 1620 to Nassau- Hadamar, 1717 to Nassau- Diez, 1743 to Nassau- Orange, and from 1806 to the Grand Duchy of Berg. The house Merenberg had substantial holdings in the Renner Or district. The Runkel had the church patronage and other manorial rights. More rights were in the men of Westerburg and other noble houses and religious institutions.

No later than 1452 Rennerod was the first time the seat of a Zentgrafen and thus a court. Until 1591 Rennerod finally sat through against the adjacent Emmerichenhain, which at times also held the seat of the court and with Marienberg and Neukirch was one of the three parishes of the reign of the Westerwald. The neck jurisdiction but was enforced only until about 1650 at the site. The last documented evidence of a tithe Count in Rennerod dated to 1731. 1720 was established a new office, which took over the functions of the judicial district in the following years. The magistrate sat first in Rennerod, later in Westernohe, and in 1744 the Office of Management from Hadamar was perceived. From 1775 Rennerod was once again the seat of the Office Rennerod, which lasted until the time of the Duchy of Nassau.

Ecclesiastical Rennerod was initially supervised by Seck from. 1344 was the parish to the pin Gemünden. 1362 the first chapel was built in Rennerod, dedicated to Mary and the saints Huprecht. 1565 Rennerod became Lutheran. After several shifts in the parish as a result of the Reformation its own parish for Rennerod 1614 set, which was also responsible for some surrounding places. The following year, a first parsonage was built. Between 1614 and 1631 the chapel of the parish church was built. 1631, the parish became a Catholic again. 1777 had to be torn down and rebuilt the following year less the dilapidated tower of the church. 1876 ​​was followed by a completely new building of the church. 1665 was the St. Anthony's Chapel.

From 1609 a schoolmaster for Rennerod vouched for 1738 schoolhouse. 1750 was the ( reformed ) parish and school house dating from the renovated house of Zehntgraf family flick. From 1812 it served as a police barracks and as Fouragemagazin. After the abolition of the Reformed church, the Catholic church in 1817 bought it as a parsonage.

Main source of income for Rennerod was over the centuries agriculture. Its location on the highway, there were numerous inns. Even in the 18th century lignite was mined, but with little income. Millstone quarries are occupied for the 16th and 18th centuries. A livestock and Krammarkt is the first time in 1742 and ending in 1811 shows a mill for the first time 1454th

Today's church was re-formed on 7 June 1969 the municipalities Emmerichenhain and Rennerod. On March 14, 1971 Rennerod received city rights. 1972 Rennerod administrative center of the municipality Rennerod, composed of the city Rennerod as well as 22 independent local churches.

Several waste places are occupied for today Renner Or district: Finkenhain, Himmenhain, Fackenhahn, Seiblingen, side stone, Fuhrmannshof, Waldmühlen ( at least until 1811 inhabited ), Eichelerhof and kitchen Mayrhofen ( no later than 1484 Deserted).

Policy

City ​​council

The council Rennerod consists of 20 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 city.

Allocation of seats in the City Council:

Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows two superimposed blue border red - armored and gezungte golden lions. The modeled since 1816 existing Nassau community Siegel, it was approved on 21 May 1940 as the local coat of arms.

Culture

Regular events

  • Each year, three weeks after Pentecost takes place the church festival, the Hubertus fair in Rennerod.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

Road

  • In the city, the federal highways intersect 54 connects Limburg an der Lahn with wins and 255, which runs from Montabaur to Marburg.
  • The nearest motorway junction is Herborn on the federal highway 45 Dortmund -Aschaffenburg, about 20 kilometers away and the junction Montabaur A 3 (Cologne / Frankfurt) about 35 kilometers away.

Railway

  • Rennerod was due to the former Westerwald cross train. The section stone Ringberg - Rennerod was on May 31, 1959, the portion Rennerod - Montabaur decommissioned on 31 May 1981.
  • The nearest ICE stops are the Montabaur Station and the Limburg Süd ICE railway station, both located on the high-speed line Cologne-Rhine/Main.
  • The next possibility of connection to the railroad is now at about 12 km from the nearest station Westerburg at the top Westerwaldbahn (Limburg (Lahn ) - Hadamar - Westerburg - Hachenburg - Old Churches - Au (Sieg).

In Au (Sieg) is following the guidelines of victory Cologne - Siegburg / Bonn - Troisdorf - Au (Sieg) - Betzdorf (Sieg) - Siegen. In Limburg ( Lahn) is connecting to Frankfurt, Wiesbaden, Koblenz, Siershahn and casting.

  • Rennerod is located on the bus route 116 ( Rennerod - Westerburg - Montabaur - Koblenz ) of the DB subsidiary Rhein- Mosel- bus which is traveled daily.

Public institutions

  • The hospital Regiment 21 of the Armed Forces stationed in Rennerod.

Train

In Rennerod are the Steinberg Primary School, the local primary school and the secondary school Rennerod.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Adolph Raht (1789-1858), Nassau judge and Member of Parliament
  • Leander Petzoldt ( born August 28, 1934), folklorist and narrative researchers
  • Jörg Kühn ( born 1952 ), architect and university lecturer
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