Großseifen

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
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Lageplan = Großseifen im Westerwaldkreis.pngBundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Westerwaldkreis
Verbandsgemeinde = Bad Marienberg (Westerwald)
Höhe = 454
Fläche = 1.52
Einwohner = 599
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 56472
PLZ-alt = 5439
Vorwahl = 02661
Kfz = WW bis 1974 WEB, bis 1979 MT
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 43 227
Adresse-Verband = Kirburger Straße 4
56470 Bad Marienberg (Westerwald)
Website = [http://www.bad-marienberg.de/verwaltung/grosseifen.html/ www.bad-marienberg.de]
Bürgermeister = Thomas Stalp

Großseifen (or Grossseifen) is an "Ortsgemeinde" – a community belonging to a "Verbandsgemeinde" – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Geography

Location

The community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg and Siegen. The river Nister, which is in the Sieg drainage basin, flows east to west through the community. Großseifen belongs to the "Verbandsgemeinde" of Bad Marienberg, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

This community near Bad Marienberg had its first documentary mention on 6 January 1307 when Count Heinrich of Nassau with his wife Adelheid confirmed to the abbot and convent of the Marienstatt Cistercian Monastery the existing revenue in "Velde" (=Fehl/Fehl-Ritzhausen) and "Graynsiven". The community of Großseifen celebrated 700 years of existence on 19 and 20 August 2006. The community’s name has undergone many changes over the centuries, at various times being written "Gransifen", "Grassyffen", "Grassifen", "Graensüffen", "Graseiffen" and then eventually Großseifen, as the community is now known.

The name’s ending of "–siven", "–sifen" or "–seifen" describes a kind of wetland found in the area. The first syllable "Grayn–" or "Gran–" might perhaps mean "Krähn" (“crows” ). Etymologically, the many spellings cannot be explained. Even misspellings and mishearings over time are suspected.

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Mayors

The following persons have held the office of "Ortsbürgermeister" of Großseifen since 1946:
* 1946–1954: Wilhelm Hoffmann
* 1954–1969: Walter Utsch
* 1969–1979: Hermann Wollenweber
* 1979–1992: Jürgen Steup
* 1992–1994: Günter Thiede
* 1994–1996: Günther Uhr
* 1996–1999: Günter Thiede
* since 1999: Thomas Stalp

External links

* [http://www.bad-marienberg.de/verwaltung/grosseifen.html Großseifen in the collective municipality’s Web pages] de icon