Nauheim
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| Nauheim | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Darmstadt |
| District | Groß-Gerau |
| Mayor | Ingo Waltz (SPD) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 13.77 km² (5.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 86 m (282 ft) |
| Population | 10,189 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 740 /km² (1,916 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | GG |
| Postal code | 64569 |
| Area code | 06152 |
| Website | www.nauheim.de |
- This article is about the community in Groß-Gerau district. For the spa town in the Wetteraukreis, see Bad Nauheim.
Nauheim is a community in Groß-Gerau district in Hesse, Germany.
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[edit] Geography
[edit] Location
Nauheim lies 3 km northwest of the district seat of Groß-Gerau 16 km northwest of Darmstadt and 6 km southeast of Rüsselsheim. After the Second World War, many instrument makers from the Sudetenland found a new home in this community in the southern Frankfurt Rhein-Main Region, and helped give the place the epithet Musikgemeinde – "Music Community". It is also well known for its "Nauheimer Musiktage" ("Nauheim Music Days"), held since 1970.
[edit] Neighbouring communities
Nauheim borders in the north on Königstädten, a constituent community of the town of Rüsselsheim, in the east on the town of Mörfelden-Walldorf, in the south on the town of Groß-Gerau and in the west on the community of Trebur.
[edit] History
Nauheim had its first documentary mention in 830-850 in the Lorsch codex.
[edit] Politics
[edit] Municipal council
Municipal council is made up of 37 councillors, with seats apportioned thus, in accordance with municipal elections held on 18 March 2001:
Note: FLN is a citizens' coalition.
[edit] Partnerships
Born, Netherlands, since 1972
Charvieu-Chavagneux, France, since 1978
[edit] Culture and sightseeing
The local history museum (Heimatmuseum) shows farming traditions, handicraft history, an Erzgebirge Parlour and a musical instrument department with nearly 200 instruments from various periods.
[edit] Personalities
[edit] Sons and daughters of the town
- Ottmar Hörl (1950- ), artist, who above all has become known for his variegated sculptures whose theme is everyday life.
[edit] Clubs and associations
- Free religious Community of Nauheim
- Nauheim volunteer fire brigade
- Nauheim youth fire brigade
- Musikverein 1950 e.V. Nauheim
- Naumer Kerweborsch Nauheim church fair organizers
- Vereinsring Nauheim
[edit] References
This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
[edit] External links
- Nauheim
- Nauheim local history museum (Heimatmuseum)
- News and photos from Nauheim
- Nauheim at the Open Directory Project
- Nauheim - innovative Art
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