Rosbach vor der Höhe

Rosbach vor der Höhe ( official Rosbach vd Höhe ) is a Hessian town on the edge of the Taunus mountains southwest of Friedberg in the Wetterau.

  • 2.1 Amalgamations
  • 3.1 City Council
  • 3.2 Mayor
  • 3.3 Coat of Arms
  • 3.4 Town twinning
  • 4.1 Economics
  • 4.2 traffic
  • 4.3 educational institutions
  • 5.1 Cultural Monuments in Rosbach vor der Höhe
  • 5.2 churches 5.2.1 evangelical
  • 5.2.2 catholic 5.2.2.1 organs in churches Rosbacher
  • 7.1 Sons and daughters of the town

Geography

Neighboring communities and circles

Rosbach bordered to the north by the town of Friedberg, in the east on the community Wöllstadt, in the south on the town Karben (all in the Wetterau ) and to the west by the cities of Bad Homburg and Friedrichsdorf and the community Wehrheim (all three in Hochtaunuskreis ).

Boroughs

Rosbach consists of the districts of Lower -Rosbach, 2,551 inhabitants ( 31 December 2004), Upper -Rosbach, 4,965 inhabitants ( 31 December 2004) and Rodheim before the height, 4,780 inhabitants ( 31 December 2004)

History

Rosbach was first mentioned in the year 884, the originally independent district Rodheim has already been documented in the Lorsch Codex 805.

Archaeological finds date back to the LBK and Celtic times. The name origin is not clear-cut, as the most likely explanation but applies the derivation from the Middle High German word " roezen " or "rozen " ( roast ), which marked a pulping operation in the processing of flax.

In the year 884 top Rosbach went as imperial donation to the monastery of Fulda. Later, the place in the possession of Hesse- Darmstadt, the Count of Nassau, and the Elector and Archbishop of Trier went on. 1663 received city rights in the community. The district Rodheim v.d. Height was about 1600 to 1821 " county seat " of the Office Rodheim.

From 1850 to 1926 Manganerzbergbau was operated in 80 workings. 1901 were connected by the railway Friedberg- Homburg in the German rail network and low -Rosbach Rodheim. 1912, the hitherto common district in Lower and Upper -Rosbach has been disconnected.

The arson attack in Rosbach 1988 by supporters of the Action Directe was reported nationwide.

Incorporations

On 1 December 1970, the until then independent municipality low -Rosbach was incorporated into the city of Ober -Rosbach. The city was officially renamed Upper Rosbach in Rosbach. On August 1, 1972 Rodheim came before the height added in the context of the Hessian municipal reform and has since her district.

Policy

City Council

The last local elections gave the following results:

The city council of The Linke.WASG was first by a non-party party outlet in 2009 and in June 2010 he became a member of the Pirate Party.

Mayor

The last mayor elections gave the following results:

( 1) runoff

The independent mayor Detlef Brechtel was confirmed on 24 August 2008 with 73.1 % of the votes in the first ballot in office. The turnout was 32.7 %. On October 7, 2012, the nonparty Thomas Alber was elected with 56.30 % of votes in the second ballot to succeed Detlef Brechtel. The rival candidate Henrik Schnabel received 43.70 % of the vote, the voter turnout was 50.68 %

Coat of arms

Blazon: In gold, a red chevron, accompanied up of a blue tower and a stylized blue shepherd shovel, down from a red rose with golden slugs and green sepals. Meaning: The Shepherd shovel stands for the formerly independent low -Rosbach, the tower for four kilometers from the actual Rosbach remote old independent place Rodheim before the amount that has been added in 1972 as new district to Rosbach, the rose, the symbol of upper - Rosbachs, stands for Rosbach as a whole.

Twinning

Twin cities of Rosbach are Netzschkau in the Thuringian Vogtland ( since 1990) and since 1995 Ciechanowiec in Poland and Saint- Germain- lès -Corbeil, France.

Economy and infrastructure

Economy

In the low -Rosbach district of the traditional business of Rosbacher mineral water source is established, which is one of the Hassia mineral springs since 2001. Also located in the low -Rosbach district of a large, highly visible central warehouse and administration building for the German Rewe supermarket KGaA. In the same large commercial area with retail and wholesale companies, there are two fast food restaurants, supermarkets and petrol stations. Since 2009 there is also the headquarters of Germany Triumph Motorcycles Limited. In the adjacent forest area, there are quartzite quarries.

Traffic

The municipality has a connection to the nearby motorway A5 Frankfurt - Kassel and a rail connection to the railway line Friedberg- Friedrichsdorf. The Rosbach vd Höhe station was opened in 1901, the station building is now a historical monument. On 1 December 2010, the groundbreaking ceremony for the planned decade southern bypass low -Rosbach was set. You should be prepared in three phases over approximately three kilometers increased connectivity of the district starting from the eastern K11 on the L3352 to the B455 to the highway. The first section ( B455 road to diesel ) was released in March 2012, the second section ( up to the new roundabout at the L3352 on a new railway bridge) was released on December 20, 2012. The third section ( the old Rondell up to K11, about 1 kilometer ) was started in early 2013.

Educational institutions

  • Kapersburg school: elementary school ( Upper and Lower -Rosbach )
  • Erich Kästner-Schule: primary, secondary and junior high school ( Rodheim )
  • Nursery " The little train robbers " eV ( upper Rosbach )
  • Daycare Old School ( Rodheim of heights )
  • Daycare "Rainbow House " ( Rodheim of heights )
  • Daycare "Little Rascals "
  • Daycare "Luna" - Taunus View ( Low -Rosbach )
  • Daycare "Brothers Grimm " (upper -Rosbach )
  • Daycare "Villa confetti " (Low -Rosbach )
  • Daycare "Children Hausbergstraße " (upper -Rosbach )

Attractions

In the low -Rosbach district is the old water castle. About three kilometers west of the hamlet upper Rosbach is the Roman fort Kapersburg, which is considered one of the best preserved plants of Upper Germanic - Rhaetian Limes. On the occasion of the recognition of the limes as a UNESCO World Heritage site was already around the turn of the 19th to 20th centuries excavated and preserved fort again completely renovated and transformed the entire area into an archaeological park.

Cultural monuments in Rosbach vor der Höhe

Churches

In the town there are the following churches:

Protestant

  • City parish top Rosbach
  • Castle parish low -Rosbach
  • Parish Rodheim of heights

Catholic

  • St. Michael, neighborhoods upper Rosbach and low -Rosbach
  • St. John the Evangelist, district Rodheim
Organs in churches Rosbacher

Ev. City Church: Johann Friedrich Syer / Ranger & Nicolaus / Andreas M. Ott, 1758, 13 registers on 1 manual and pedal

Catholic Church of Saint Michael: Josef Wilbrand ( Ubach- Palenberg ), 1994, 23 stops on two manuals and pedal

Twinning

  • Netzschkau, Vogtland (Saxony ) since 1990
  • Ciechanowiec, Poland since 1995
  • Saint- Germain- lès -Corbeil, Essonne département, France since 1995

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Wilhelm Christoph of Hesse and Hesse -Homburg Home Bingen (1625-1681), Landgrave of Hesse -Homburg
  • Adolf Reich wine, (1899-1944) German educator, economist and cultural politician (SPD). He was active in the resistance against the Nazi dictatorship. He lived as a child in upper -Rosbach and attended primary school there.
  • Jessica Wahls ( born in 1977 in Bad Nauheim ), singer, presenter and fashion designer, member of the German girl group No Angels
Darmstadt (region) Wetteraukreis Independent (politician) Friedberg, Hesse Steinkopf (Wetteraukreis) Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt Duchy of Nassau Roman Catholic Diocese of Trier Manganese Action directe (armed group) Heraldry Limes Germanicus William Christoph, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg Adolf Reichwein Altenstadt, Hesse Bad Vilbel Butzbach Echzell Florstadt Gedern Glauburg Hirzenhain Kefenrod Limeshain Nidda, Hesse Niddatal Ortenberg, Hesse Reichelsheim (Wetterau) Integrated Authority File
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