Nauheim

This article is about the community in Groß-Gerau district. For the spa town in the Wetteraukreis, see Bad Nauheim.
Nauheim

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Nauheim

Coordinates: 49°57′02″N 08°27′47″E / 49.95056°N 8.46306°ECoordinates: 49°57′02″N 08°27′47″E / 49.95056°N 8.46306°E
Country Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Darmstadt
District Groß-Gerau
Government
 • Mayor Jan Fischer (CDU)
Area
 • Total 13.77 km2 (5.32 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
 • Total 10,265
 • Density 750/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 64569
Dialling codes 06152
Vehicle registration GG
Website www.nauheim.de

Nauheim is a community in Groß-Gerau district in Hesse, Germany.

Geography

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 such as W. Schreiber + Söhne 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.

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.

History

Manufacture of Saxophones

Schreiber & Keilwerth Musikinstrumente GmbH, a firm manufacturing saxophones are based in Nauheim as of 2010.

Additionally, another saxophone manufacturer called Dörfler & Jörka was located in Nauheim c. 1949 to 1968.[2] D&J made extensive use of Keilwerth-manufactured saxophone bodies and Keilwerth designs, but added their own slightly modified key mechanisms. Not surprisingly, Dörfler & Jörka saxophones have similar tonal characteristics to Keilwerth-manufactured saxophones of the same era e.g. the New King and Tone King models. As a result, D&J instruments have "smoky" and "tangy" characteristics when compared to the often "brighter" tone colours of Yamaha saxophones.[3] D&J manufactured saxophones under their own brand name, and also under numerous "stencilled" labels[4] such as:-

Eventually, Dörfler & Jörka were absorbed into the Keilwerth company, at which point production ended.

Politics

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.

Partnerships

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.

Personalities

Clubs and associations

References

  1. ↑ "Die Bevölkerung der hessischen Gemeinden". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). September 2014.
  2. ↑ http://doctorsax.biz/dorflerjorka.htm
  3. ↑ http://www.justsaxes.com/links/stencils.html
  4. ↑ http://bassic-sax.ca/blog/?tag=dorfler-jorka

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