Weilrod

Weilrod is a municipality in the northwest of the Hochtaunuskreises, located in Weiltal in Hesse.

  • 2.1 Amalgamations
  • 4.1 Municipal Council
  • 4.2 Mayor
  • 4.3 partnership

Geography

Geographical location

Weilrod is located north of the Taunus ridge in 210-600 meters altitude. Nearest towns are Limburg an der Lahn ( 22 km ) to the west, Wetzlar ( 25 km ) to the north, Wiesbaden ( 31 km ) to the south, Bad Homburg ( 22 km ) to the east and Frankfurt am Main ( 33 km ) to the southeast.

Neighboring communities

Weilrod bordered to the north by the municipalities Weilmunster ( Limburg- Weilburg ) and Gravenwiesbach, on the east by the city Usingen, to the south by the municipalities Schmitten (all in Hochtaunuskreis ) and Waldems (Rheingau -Taunus-Kreis ) and in the west on the town Bad Camberg and the community seltzer (both Limburg- Weilburg ).

Structure

The municipality is composed of 13 districts Weilrod: Altweilnau, Cratzenbach, Emmershausen, Finsterthal, Gemünden, Hasselbach, Mauloff, Neuweilnau, Niederlauken, Oberlauken, Riedelbach, Rod at Weil, winds.

History

When Rod at the Because one finds an old ring wall Rentmauer from the Celtic past. The first written mention of the village in this area is Mauloff, in 1156 ( " Mulefo "). The imposing round tower of the castle ruins in Altweilnau is dated around 1200 in the time. 1302, when the county Weilnau finally separated from the county Diez, the castle Neuweilnau was built on the opposite side of the valley, which was remodeled in the 16th century a castle.

Incorporations

The community Weilrod arose in the course of municipal reform in Hesse by the legally specified merger of municipalities Emmershausen, Hasselbach, Niederlauken, Oberlauken, Rod at the Weil and Weilnau on 1 August 1972. The municipality Rod at the Weil was at 31 December 1971 by the voluntary association of municipalities Rod at Weil, Cratzenbach, Gemünden and winds arose. Likewise, the community Weilnau was caused by the voluntary association of municipalities Altweilnau, Finsterthal, Mauloff, Neuweilnau and Riedelbach on 1 December 1970.

For the territory of the original 13 independent municipalities in the field of Weilrod by statute main local districts were built with town council and mayor. The boundaries of the local districts are not specifically defined, and therefore follow the district boundaries since then.

Naming

The name Weilrod was "Because " and " Rod" formed with the merger of the former municipalities of the present in the name of these communities syllables. These syllables in turn come from the river, because that shapes the landscape Weilrods and the neighboring community Schmitten, and " clearing " of the word.

Both terms are as follows found in the place name:

  • New and Altweilnau (Because Aue )
  • Rod at the Weil ( Rod ( - s) Weil)
  • Riedelbach ( Roden Bach)

A special naming has claimed the village Mauloff, at least the legend. Since the village name fits into a normal pattern, the name is a noble goal of legends and stories. One of them reported that the village had initially been nameless. To change that, the mayor had convened a meeting and - since you came to nothing, and all were silent for a loss - set that should be the next spoken word of the village name. After a long silence, the mayor had finally lost patience and " mouth off! " ( " Open your mouth! " ) Called. For the first time Mauloff 1156 as " Mulefo ", probably as a rest stop at the medieval high street, road racing, mentioned.

Policy

Municipal council

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

Mayor

  • Hans Egger port ( state representative, 1972)
  • Hans -Joachim Galuschka (CDU ) ( 1972-1977 )
  • Alwin Grauwinkel
  • Rudolf Horack ( FWG )
  • Hartmut Haibach ( FWG ) ( 1993-2005 )
  • Axel Bangert (SPD ) (2005 -present)

Partnership

Since 2001, a partnership with the French community Billy Berclau in the Pas -de -Calais.

Economy

In the phase of economic upturn of the 1950s, the villages that form Weilrod today, a popular recreation area for residents of the nearby Rhine -Main region. Meanwhile, the tourism has waned. Nevertheless, the landscape of the municipal area to hikers and cyclists. In this respect, since Talweg plays an important role. The loudspeaker manufacturer Canton Elektronik was founded in Weilrod and has its headquarters there today. With the seat tool technology firm Mania Technologie a corporate location in bungalow construction in the rural image was fitted in the district Riedelbach. In Hasselbach the fittings, management and industrial engineering company AZ ( Anne- Zimmermann) was founded, which today has its division AZ -Industrietechnik still there. In addition, there are several conference hotels and training companies.

Personalities

  • In the district at the Rod Because the former Member of Parliament Holger Haibach lives
  • In the district Altweilnau (castle Because stone ) lived on the border with Schmitten Hunoldstal the German singer Ivan Rebroff.
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