Ruppach-Goldhausen

Ruppach - Goldhausen is a municipality in the Westerwald district in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Montabaur.

  • 4.1 municipal
  • 4.2 Coat of Arms
  • 5.1 traffic
  • 5.2 Tongruben
  • 5.3 Formation

Geographical location

The community lies in the Westerwald northeast of Montabaur on the edge of the Nassau nature park. Through the town flows the Ahrbach. The village lies on the slope of the 356 meter high Rupberg and the Gold Berg, called in old maps and gold cap.

History

The time of origin of the settlements Ruppach and Goldhausen is estimated around 1100 AD Even in 1097 the Huben court Potenhain - Ruppach said law.

Origin of name: In documents of the 13th century can be on the " nobles of Gulthusen ", for the first time in 1289, read in 1362 and is " Junker of Robach " was first mentioned. Since the Thirty Years War, the places have its present name.

In 1525 there were in Goldhausen three courtyards. A farm belonged to the hospital Montabaur, the other two being the pastor of Meudt dutiable. At the same time also passed three farms in Ruppach. A part ( " this side of the river ") was the basic domination Hundsangen assigned, the other ( "beyond the river ") of the manorial Meudt. During this time the living of the agricultural community suffered from high taxes that were payable to the landlords and the house Isenburg. With the end of serfdom in 1783, the population was able to breathe a little.

As in 1564, the Archbishop of Trier took over the protection of the population, lived in Goldhausen twelve families who called 19 horses her own. Even later found in directory data to horse husbandry and breeding. From 1802 to 1866 the rule was about the places with the Duke of Nassau, who was replaced by Prussia. Since 1900, the villages gradually grew together. It developed commonalities in terms of church, school and community life, which was a prerequisite for the formation of community - Ruppach Goldhausen on June 7, 1969.

The development of the population based on the present territory of the municipality Ruppach - Goldhausen, the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:

Culture

Near the village, the water castle yard long meadows lies.

Religions

The time-to- own, common parish was long: Originally belonged Goldhausen and part of the parish Ruppach Meudt, Ruppach " left the creek " to the parish Hundsangen. " Links of Bach" in 1762 the newly formed parish Berod was transferred before this part 1790 also Meudt been assigned. By 1902, the faithful attended services in Meudt five kilometers away. After the consecration of the newly built church in Ruppach on July 31, 1905 accounted for this long journey. 1922 agreed the two communities, the Sunday and holiday service to celebrate only in the larger Ruppacher church. 1926 moved to establishment of the parish vicariate Ruppach - bottom of the first priest to a new parish house. In 1939 the formation of the parish Ruppach - Goldhausen.

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Ruppach - Goldhausen consists of 16 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 by majority vote, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

Coat of arms

The Coat of Arms description is: The upper part of the coat of arms represents the union of the coat of arms of the lords of Reifenberg and the nobles of Nassau- Spurkenburg dar. as a template for the Coat of Arms design the former court seal of Ruppach served from 1596 The step-shaped lower part of the emblem symbolizes. clay mining and the wave bar to Ahrbach.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

  • The nearest motorway junction is Montabaur about four kilometers away on the A3 between Cologne and Frankfurt am Main.
  • The nearest train station is in ICE Montabaur at the high-speed line or Cologne-Rhine/Main Koblenz on the Rhine route rights.

The town is located on the lower Westerwaldbahn Siershahn - Montabaur - Limburg, which was built in 1884 and today operate on the Regional trains Vectus the transport company. In Goldhausen is a train station.

Tongruben

To the place Ruppach - Goldhausen are several tonfördernde businesses. At the beginning of Tonbergbaus the sound of extractive industries with hoe and spade was recovered. Later, the sound was funded by underground mines. Such a winding tower still stands, bearing the name of " the future". Today, the sound will be mined by open pit.

Education

After the introduction of compulsory education in 1817 Ruppach, Goldhausen and long meadows formed a school association. School was held in a rented room in Ruppach. After 1867, the children visited the still existing against the Ruppacher church school house ( electric Linden ). Due to increased number of children Goldhausen 1897, his own school. This building still stands today. It is located in the main street right next to the gold houses chapel. In the name of school reform, the two communities in 1960 received a common school. Today visit elementary school students from Ruppach - Goldhausen, Holy Roth and ground the "base school at Ahrbach ". Even for the little ones are well catered for by a local nursery.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Richard Henkes (* May 26, 1900, † February 22, 1945 in the Dachau concentration camp) was a German -confreres Fr
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