Rodgau

Infobox German Location
type = town
name = Rodgau
name_local =
image_photo = Rodgau Fachwerk 08.jpg
image_coa = Wappen Rodgau.jpg

state = Hesse
regbzk = Darmstadt
district = Offenbach
population = 45436
population_as_of = 2005-01-01
population_ref =
area = 65.04
elevation = 128
lat_deg = 50 | lat_min = 01 | lat_hem = N
lon_deg = 8 | lon_min = 53 | lon_hem = E
postal_code = 63110
area_code = 06106
licence = OF
mayor = Alois Schwab (CDU)
website = [http://www.rodgau.de/ rodgau.de]

Rodgau is a town with over 45,000 inhabitants in Hesse, Germany, 18 km (11 miles) southeast of Frankfurt. It belongs to the district of Offenbach. The town came into being on January 1, 1977 by an act of civic union and consists of the former villagesWeiskirchen, Hainhausen, Jügesheim, Dudenhofen and Nieder-Roden. These former villages are now described as 'town parts' ('Stadteile') and to a large degree retain their civc and social identities. Each lies on the banks of the stream 'Rodau' and each is represented as a star on the town's coat of arms.

Geography

Rodgau is part of the conurbation of the Rhein-Main-Area, one of the most economically important areas in Germany. The 50th degree of latitude goes through the Puiseaux place ("Puiseaux-Platz") in Nieder-Roden ("see map below"). The flat-area Rodgaus extension is supplemented by the nearby low mountain ranges Spessart, Taunus, Vogelsberg and Odenwald, as well as the Bergstraße. The border to the neighboring federal state of Bavaria is only a few kilometers away, at the Main River.

About one third of the area consists of forest, one third is agricultural area and water, and one third is cropped. The stream Rodau runs through the whole city, with a length of 15 kilometers (9 miles).

Climate ranks the area among the mildest and driest areas of Germany (average 1982-2004: 10.5 degrees / 639.1 millimeters, #expr: 639.1 / 25.4 round 1 inches).

Rodgau is home of the rock group The Rodgau Monotones. [http://www.rodgau-monotones.de/]

In Weiskirchen, there is a high-power transmission facility for medium wave, the transmitter Weiskirchen.

History of town sections

Weiskirchen

Round over the Peter church developed the settlement "for yielding churches" (or "Wizzinkirchin") in Frankish time as a "ribbon-built" village. The first mention is in 1287 in a comparison monastery of the blessed city with the Auheimer Mark. Weiskirchen was at this time mother church for the villages of Jügesheim, Hainhausen and Rembrücken. The first national gentlemen, the Mr. von Hagenhausen - later: Mr. von Eppstein - #Amt Steinheim to the associated village Weiskirchen sold 1425 to Erzbischof and Kurfürsten of Mainz, that the place up to the year 1803 belonged to. Weiskirchen formed a church and also economical center in the Rodgau. During the allocation of Auheimer Mark in 1786, to which belonged the village for a long time, received its portion forest to Weiskirchen.

After secularization from Kurmainz in 1803, the office stone home with Weiskirchen fell on Hessen. In 1896 the Rodgaubahn opened, with a station in Weiskirchen.

In the course of the 19th century, Weiskirchen changed from a farmer village to a worker municipality. From the once well-known framework village, today only a few remainders exist. During the NAZI period, the small Jewish municipality was driven out. In March 2005 the restored small former synagog was solemnly again opened as memorial place. Since 1967 operates the transmitter Weiskirchen, medium wave Hessi broadcast for the frequency of 594 kHz, at the northwest local edge of Weiskirchen in enterprise.

Population growth

In 1576 Weiskirchen had 37 households. In 1681 lived 111 inhabitants in only 26 households. In 1834 lived 655 humans in the village. One hundred years later, in 1939, were it already 1,740 inhabitants. Until 1970 this number increased to 4,840 inhabitants. That quarter has today somewhat more than 6,000 inhabitants.

Hainhausen

Already in the year 1108 the smallest quarter of Rodgau (today round 3,800 inhabitants) as location one [surge tank (building)|Wasserburg] was documentary mentioned] the gentlemen of Hagenhausen as " Haginhusen ". Remainders of this castle schlummern still under a meadow close Rodau at the today's castle route. The sex of the Hagenhausener, which after their removal in Taunus as „Eppsteiner “a piece German history of the Middle Ages, attained of 13 wrote. Century at large meaning and power. However four Erzbischöfe of Mainz were placed by the Eppsteiner. Do not shark-live profited however from the gloss of the descendants of the former castle gentlemen. 1425 were sold to Hainhausen as part of the office stone home of the Mr. von Eppstein at cure Mainz. Its Tiefpunkt the place experienced just like the neighbour municipalities in Dreissigjährigen war, and plague under the population still raged. The last survivors flehten the plague patron St. Rochus around assistance on. The end of the deadly epidemic disease is celebrated this very day annually (on 16 August) with one Prozession, a whose goal was already originally those 1692 geweihte smelling US chapel. Since end 19. Century serves the smelling US church than terminator point, established again in other place in the local centre, the smelling US pro assignment. The church pc. Rochus accommodates 14 as art-historical Kleinod Vesperbild from the center. Century, which Maria and from the cross the removed Jesus as sculpture represents. After the secularization of cure Mainz Hainhausen fell In 1803 at Hessen.

Population growth

In 1681 lived 101 inhabitants; in 1834 in 18 households lived only 341 inhabitants in Hainhausen. In 1939 there were 835 inhabitants. In 1970 there were 2,051 inhabitants.

Jügesheim

When Haufendorf based, the today's quarter 1261 with the name were mentioned for the first time " Guginsheim ". Vogt Karl of the Grosse named Gugin or Guginhart the name patron is to be. Other name forms, which become related in the course of the Middle Ages, are: "Gugesheym", "Gogessheym","Goginsheym", and "Gugesheim". In local dialect Jügesheim today is still called "Giessem". Jügesheim is an establishment from Frankish time (more exactly: from the Merovingian period, between 481-560 AD). In the proximity of the old Roman roads in the forest area, Main gau Franconias new military colonies established it, which joined with Jügesheim, in order to control the country.

In the Middle Ages, the surrounding forests belonged to Wildbann Dreieich. This maintained one of its 30 game stroke in Jügesheim also; in 1425 Jügesheim became as part of the office stone home of the previous owners, which sells gentlemen von Eppstein, at the cure prince and archbishop of Mainz.

The Thirty Years War raged hard also in at that time to Rödermark the belonging municipality. Only starting from the 17th century, the place recovered again and justified in 20th century with many leather do-it-yourself enthusiasts with the call "Offenbacher leather goods". Besides there were many rural households naturally. In 1803 came Jügesheim to the secularization of the principality Kurmainz on Hessen, and in 1896 the Rodgaubahn, with a station into Jügesheim, was opened.

In the mid-seventies of the 20th century, a trade area was proven, which grew also in the following years further. The new city hall of the city made Jügesheim a center of Rodgau. Today Rodgau's second largest quarter has about 11,700 inhabitants.

North of the quarter between Hainhausen and Jügesheim, from the year 1936 builds a 43.5&nbspMeter high Wasserturm. In 1979 they shut down the former water reservoir, which stands in the meantime under monument protection and a kind of landmark for Jügesheim and Rodgau uniting.

The tower is one of eight topographic points of first order in Germany (like for example also Feldberg in the Taunus) and serves cartographic measurement.

Population growth

In 1576 Jügesheim had 36 households. In 1681 lived 121 persons in only 26 households. In 1834 the village had 1,071 inhabitants. In the 20-century the number increased to 3,174 inhabitants in the year 1939, and to 7673 persons in the year 1970.

Dudenhofen

Dudenhofen is an establishment from the second Frankish settlement wave, after the time of the handing hurrying of 561. The place was created in the extended road system at an again established road junction, at expense of the previous junction in Jügesheim. Place name Tuoto is located or "to Dodo" in connection with the family name.

Dudenhofen was mentioned for the first time in a document in 1278, in a comparison of the archbishop Werner von Eppstein by Mainz with the gentlemen of Eppstein. The village long belonged to different owners at the same time (Mr. von Falkenstein, Hanau, Isenburg, and Kurmainz), individual parts were left, others exchanged or than pledge (inclusive the inhabitant) assigned. Between 1450 and 1736 Dudenhofen of the county Hanau Lichtenberg belonged and was assigned to the office Babenhausen. Thus the place formed off ca. 1550 an Evangelist enclave in the midst of the Catholic neighbour municipalities. The counts von Hanau Lichtenberg became extinct in 1736, and the Hessen town Darmstadt and Hessen-Kassel argued over the village. In 1771 were incorporated Dudenhofen of the land county Hessen-Kassel. Over the main entrance of the baroque Evangelist church, therefore, the coat of arms is attached of Hessen-Kassel. Under the coat of arms, the inscription is "which under Hessen Lust hereditary prince Wilhelm built, is you, o true God, to the care now familiarly " (is meant Wilhelm IX).

In 1807, came the office Babenhausen with Dudenhofen under French administration. In 1811 were taken up Dudenhofen to the Grand Duchy of Hessen. The Rodgaubahn with a station in Dudenhofen was opened in 1896.

In the 18th and 19th century, many young men emigrated to America, in order to look for their luck. Today agriculture, with the exception of asparagus cultivation, no longer plays a role.

Population growth

In the Thirty Years War, the population of the village suffered large losses. From 430 inhabitants in 1622, 155 died. In 1631 demanded the plague 104 victims. Straight 26 inhabitants experienced the end of war.

In 1681, Dudenhofen had 38 households and 139 inhabitants. In 1834 lived 1,139 people in the village, nearly everything Evangelist, with the exception of an old-established Jewish family, which was driven out in 1938 from the place. In 1939, there were 2,120 inhabitants, and in 1970 there were 4,628 inhabitants. In Dudenhofen today, nearly 8,000 citizens live.

Nieder-Roden

The current largest quarter of Rodgau, since year 786, as which the monastery "Rotaha" was mentioned for the first time in documentary, monastery Lorsch was bequeathed. The name could go back to "the settlement on a gerodeten Aue", likewise in addition, that the Rodau stream flows through it, which rises with Urberach in the red-lying colored itself the place red with flood in former times. Where exactly the monastery lay, is not well-known today. However, Nieder-Roden was already a long time before the birth of Christ a residential area. In the Middle Ages, the surrounding forests belonged to Wildbann Dreieich, which in Nieder-Roden also one of its 30 "Wildhuben" had.

Also in the year 791, Nieder-Roden was mentioned in documentary. At that time the Frankish noble one gave his possession in Nieder-Roden (rotahen inferiore), waiter Roden (superiore rotahen) and Bieber the monastery Lorsch to Erlulf. In 1346, became the village independent Pfarrei, remained the following years however still in a certain subordinate position to the earlier Mutterpfarrei waiter Roden.

Before Eppsteinisch, the place from 1425 to 1803 belonged to Erzbistum and Kurmainz ("Kurfürstentum Mainz") and was a center of a Zent and a seat of great importance. In 1803, the place became part of the Amtsvogtei the castle at the land county Hessen Darmstadt, the later Grand Duchy of Hessen. During the allocation of the Rödermark in 1818, the place received like the remaining Marks-belonging villages its portion of forest. In 1832 Nieder-Roden came to the district Offenbach. The place the circle the castle was slammed shut from 1874 to 1977. In 1896, the Rodgaubahn was opened, with a station in Nieder-Roden.

In the Second World War developed during "Nationalsozialismus" the regime on the area of today's settlement roll forest a punishing and a camp.

After WWII, Nieder-Roden particularly grew, and in the 70's/60's of the 20th century from, at that time, 2,500 inhabitants on now nearly 16,000 inhabitants. In the course of the hessian circle reform 1977 the place, which up to then lay in district Darmstadt Dieburg, district Offenbach assigned, also the city Rodgau belonged.

Population growth

In 1576 there existed 66 households. In 1681 lived 117 people in only 29 households. In 1829 Nieder-Roden had 787 inhabitants. In 1939 there were already 3,616 humans and until 1970 the number increased to 11,033 inhabitants.

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