Taunusstein

Taunus stone, with about 29,000 inhabitants, the largest city in the Rheingau -Taunus-Kreis in Hesse. The seat of the municipality is located in the district of cock.

  • 2.1 Population development
  • 2.2 Religious Communities
  • 3.1 City Council
  • 3.2 Mayor
  • 3.3 Coat of Arms
  • 3.4 Town twinning
  • 4.1 traffic
  • 4.2 Established businesses
  • 4.3 educational institutions
  • 4.4 Leisure and sports facilities
  • 5.1 Museum
  • 5.2 Structures
  • 5.3 Jewish cemetery in labor
  • 5.4 Regular events
  • 6.1 born in Taunusstein personalities

Geography

Neighboring communities

Structure

Taunus stone consists of ten districts:

History

The city Taunus stone was formed on October 1, 1971 through the merger of the formerly independent communities Bleidenstadt, cock, Neuhof, Seitzenhahn, Watzhahn and labor. With the merger Taunus stone was given city rights. On 1 July 1972, the municipalities Hambach, Niederlibbach, Orlen and Wingsbach were incorporated into the city Taunus stone.

In 1991, named after the longtime Taunussteiner Mayor Dr. Peter Nicholas Square was inaugurated in the district of cock. He is surrounded by the "Taunus ", the Catholic Church of St. John of Nepomuk center and the new town hall and forms with the bundling of these public functions, the new city center. The "Taunus " was opened in 1989, the church center in 1991, both designed by the Hamburg architect Bernhard Hirche, who also wrote the urban planning concept for the new town center. Designed by the Hohenstein architect Armin Bielak City Hall the other hand were not inaugurated until 1998.

Population Development

As of December 31 of the respective year (until 1990 with second homes, then only main residence)

Religious communities

  • Lutheran and Catholic churches in almost all districts
  • Foursquare Germany - Free Church in Taunusstein
  • Baha'i community in Hahn
  • New Apostolic Church in labor
  • Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Neuhof

Policy

City Council

The municipal election held 27 March 2011 yielded the following results:

Mayor

Mayor Sandro tens ( CDU) was elected on September 22, 2013 on the first ballot with 60.5 % of votes. The turnout was 73.2 %.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows a golden lion on a blue background, holding a sign with a red cross on a silver background in its paws. With the golden lion coat of arms recalls the centuries- long rule of the Counts and Princes of Nassau and at the same time takes up the tradition of the coat of arms of Nassau Headquarters labor and communities cock and Seitzenhahn that led a golden lion or lion's head all. The cross is attribute of Saint Ferrutius, the patron saint of the monastery Bleidenstadt. This monastery was founded in the 8th century and has gained in centuries of interaction great service to Christianity and culture in the room on the upper Aar. The former municipality Bleidenstadt has already led this cross earlier in their coat of arms.

The official blazon reads: " In a blue rotbewehrter golden lion, in its paws a silver shield with a full red cross. "

Twinning

Taunusstein maintains partnership relations with:

  • France Herblay, France (since 1973)
  • United Kingdom Yeovil, United Kingdom ( since 1987)
  • Spain Caldes de Montbui, Spain ( since 1989)
  • Germany Wünschendorf / Elster ( district Greiz ), Germany (since 1991)

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

The station Hahn- labor and the breakpoint Bleidenstadt lie along the route of the time only partially operated as Nassauische tourist train Aartalbahn. The project rail Wiesbaden a public transport connection was provided at the state capital.

Taunusstein 54 ( tap) connected via the B 417 ( Neuhof / labor ) and the B with Wiesbaden. In Idstein on the A 3 is the nearest motorway junction.

Established businesses

  • Brita water filtration in Neuhof
  • Delicatessen Dittmann in Neuhof
  • Hopf ( luthier )
  • Institut Fresenius in Neuhof
  • Omicron Nanotechnology in Neuhof

Educational institutions

  • Rainbow School Primary school in Bleidenstadt
  • Silver Creek School Primary school in labor
  • Sun School Primary school in Neuhof
  • Comprehensive school "Upper Aar " in the school center tap ( with basic level)
  • School Taunus stone in Bleidenstadt
  • Vocational schools Untertaunus in the school center tap
  • European School Taunusstein - Bilingual school in Neuhof

Leisure and sports facilities

  • Stadion am Halberg in labor, former home of the first crew of the SV labor
  • Outdoor pool in Hahn
  • Silver Creek Hall in labor
  • Aartal Hall in Neuhof
  • Community center / community center in each district
  • Sports Facilities in Bleidenstadt, cock, Neuhof, Orlen, Seitzenhahn, labor (all artificial turf )
  • Sports and Youth Centre in Bleidenstadt ( with indoor pool, which is closed but for cost reasons in February 2013)
  • Soccer hall in Bleidenstadt
  • Boulodromes in Hahn and Orlen
  • Playing fields in almost every district

Culture and sights

Museum

In 1995, the Museum of the City Taunus stone was set up with tight spaces in Wehen castle. As topics since there will be a permanent exhibition on the recent regional history, which also reports on the state of the Taunus mountain in the before and after World War II recently. It relates primarily to the representations of the everyday culture in the first half of the 20th century. A second and equally legitimate foothold form the exhibitions of the series "Art in the Castle", with those of contemporary art, not just the narrow region, a forum in Taunusstein is offered.

Structures

Jewish cemetery in labor

The Jewish cemetery at the Halberg in labor is about as old as the settlement itself

1329 arranged Count Gerlach of Nassau- Weilburg branch of the Jews. The grave stones of the past no longer exist. The oldest standing is built in 1694th Today, the cemetery still 58 visible graves. Until 1749 also Wiesbaden Jews were buried in the Jewish cemetery Wehner. 1726 presented the request to build a wall around the cemetery, which was, however, forbidden, because the Jewish cemetery could not be more beautiful than the Christian Jews. So they raised just simply from a ditch. After 1933, even funerals took place, but it was forbidden that grave stones were erected.

Regular events

Altogether there are six stone in the Taunus regularly scheduled parish fairs ( notches ): The Bleischter notch, the notch Orlener that Hahner notch, the notch Weher and Wings Bacher notch and the Neuhof notch.

In addition, there is the Orlener market and Weher market, where there is a tradition in the latter that the company Wehner go in the morning with your employees for brunch on the market. Furthermore, there is still the center Hahner hard. There are also three Christmas markets: the Taunussteiner Christmas market, the Forest Christmas Market cock at the forest house old stone and since 2004 the Christmas market in Orlen, whose proceeds will be donated to a good cause.

Every two years in the even years is also the TIGA ( Taunussteiner industrial and commercial exhibition) instead.

Personalities

Born in Taunusstein personalities

  • Emil Erlenmeyer ( born June 28, 1825 labor, † January 22, 1909 in Aschaffenburg ) chemist
  • Carl Friedrich Emil of Ibell ( born October 29, 1780 in labor, † October 6, 1834 in Bad Homburg vd Höhe ) Government President of Nassau and Hesse -Homburg
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