Ehringshausen

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Ehringshausen

Coat of arms
Ehringshausen
Coordinates: 50°36′N 08°23′E / 50.600°N 8.383°E / 50.600; 8.383Coordinates: 50°36′N 08°23′E / 50.600°N 8.383°E / 50.600; 8.383
Country Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Gießen
District Lahn-Dill-Kreis
Government
 • Mayor Jürgen Mock (SPD)
Area
 • Total 45.43 km2 (17.54 sq mi)
Elevation 186 m (610 ft)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
 • Total 9,142
 • Density 200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 35630
Dialling codes 06443, 06440, 06449
Vehicle registration LDK
Website www.ehringshausen.de

Ehringshausen is a community in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis in Hesse, Germany.

Geography

Location

Ehringshausen lies in the valley of the Dill between Wetzlar and Herborn.

Neighbouring communities

Ehringshausen borders in the north on the community of Mittenaar, in the east on the town of Aßlar, in the south on the towns of Solms and Leun, and in the northwest on the community of Sinn (all in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis).

Constituent communities

The community has nine centres named Breitenbach, Daubhausen, Dillheim, Dreisbach, Ehringshausen, Greifenthal, Katzenfurt, Kölschhausen and Niederlemp.

History

Ehringshausen had its first documentary mention in 802 in a donation document in the Lorsch codex. According to this document, Inric gave the Lorsch Monastery a fortified yard in the Barcdorfer Mark in the Lahngau. Barcdorf lay near today's Ehringshausen on the Dill's right bank. Whether it can be regarded as Ehringshausen's direct forerunner is, however, unclear.

The oldest centre in the community is, however, not the namesake centre, but rather Breitenbach, which had its first documentary mention in 778.

Politics

Ehringshausen was a stronghold of the extreme rightwing and nationalist National Democratic Party of Germany. For several decades, they have been represented on municipal council, even after the 2001 elections when their share of the vote fell from about 22% to 7.1%. In the 2006 municipal elections, they suffered a further setback when their share fell to only 4.9%. This still translated into two council seats.

Municipal council

The municipal elections on 27 March 2011 yielded the following results:

Parteien und Wählergemeinschaften %
2011		 Sitze
2011		 %
2006		 Sitze
2006
SPD Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands 37,7 12 35,4 11
CDU Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands 35,1 11 36,4 11
FWG Freie Wählergemeinschaft e.V. Ehringshausen 22,8 7 23,3 7
GRÜNE Bündnis 90/Die Grünen 4,4 1 – –
NPD Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands – – 4,9 2
gesamt 100,0 31 100,0 31
Wahlbeteiligung in % 43,0 45,1

Note: FWG is a citizens' coalition.

Coat of arms

The two charges in the shield of Ehringshausen's civic coat of arms represent different aspects of the community's history, both dating back many centuries. The point, somewhat resembling a church steeple, stands for the local church, and the cogwheel for what was until 1956 the local industry – iron mining.

Partnerships

Ehringshausen maintains partnerships with the following places:

Transport

Through Ehringshausen run Autobahn A 45, with its Ehringshausen interchange, and the Siegen–Gießen railway line, with its Katzenfurt and Ehringshausen (Kr Wetzlar) stations. These are served hourly on workdays, and two-hourly Sundays and holidays by DB Regio Regionalbahn services between Dillenburg and Gießen.

Personalities

  • Frank Paulus (1978- ), German footballer
  • Christoph Nix (1954- ), jurisprudential scholar and theatre manager
  • Dominik Stroh-Engel (1985- ), German footballer
  • Friedrich Weber (1949- ), state bishop

References

  1. ↑ "Die Bevölkerung der hessischen Gemeinden". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). July 2013. 
This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.

External links

Towns and municipalities in Lahn-Dill-Kreis
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