- Ehringshausen
Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Wappen = Wappen Ehringshausen.svg
lat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 36
lon_deg = 08 |lon_min = 23
Lageplan = Lahn-Dill-Kreis Ehringshaus.png
Bundesland = Hessen
Regierungsbezirk = Gießen
Landkreis = Lahn-Dill-Kreis
Höhe = 186
Fläche = 45.43
Einwohner = 9895
Stand = 2007-12-31
PLZ = 35630
Vorwahl = 06443, 06440, 06449
Kfz = LDK
Gemeindeschlüssel = 06 5 32 008
LOCODE = DE EHR
Straße = Rathausstraße 1
Website = [http://www.ehringshausen.de www.ehringshausen.de]
Bürgermeister = Eberhard Niebch
Partei = parteilosEhringshausen is a community in the
Lahn-Dill-Kreis inHesse ,Germany .Geography
Location
Ehringshausen lies in the valley of the Dill between
Wetzlar andHerborn .Neighbouring communities
Ehringshausen borders in the north on the community of
Mittenaar , in the east on the town ofAßlar , in the south on the towns ofSolms andLeun , 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
26 March 2006 yielded the following results:
*CDU 11 seats
*SPD 11 seats
*FWG 7 seats
*NPD 2 seatsNote: 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 . [http://www.ngw.nl/int/dld/e/ehringshausen.htm]Partnerships
Ehringshausen maintains partnerships with the following places:
* Roquemaure,France since28 April 1973
* Haverhill,United Kingdom since16 April 1983
*Neustadt am Rennsteig ,Thuringia since11 May 1991 Transport
Through Ehringshausen run
Autobahn A 45, with its Ehringshausen interchange, and the Siegen–Gießenrailway line, with its Katzenfurt and Ehringshausen (Kr Wetzlar) stations. These are served hourly on workdays, and two-hourly Sundays and holidays byDB Regio Regionalbahn services betweenDillenburg 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 bishopReferences
External links
* [http://www.ehringshausen.de Ehringshausen]
* [http://www.katzenfurt.de Katzenfurt]
* [http://www.daubhausen.de Daubhausen]
* [http://www.koelschhausen.de Kölschhausen]
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