Neitersen
Encyclopedia
Neitersen is a municipality in the district of Altenkirchen
, in Rhineland-Palatinate
, in western Germany
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on the river Wied. The village divides in the districts Neiterschen, Niederölfen, Kahlhardt, Fladersbach and Neitersen. Neitersen is 700 feet above sealevel.
In the 18. Century ownership of the local forest changed from the earl Graf von Sayn-Hachenburg, to the local residents in Neitersen.
1848 the famos mayor from Weyerbusch Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen
founded the first school in Neitersen. The building still exists.
In 1882 the railroad construction Siershahn-Altenkirchen started. On May, 30th 1884 it started its public transportation service and Neitersen got a Station and a Postoffice with its first public telephone at the same day.
There is a report in German available how the name Neitersen got established. It is written by Wilhelm Hundhausen and can be checked here.
Until 1908 there was a mine for iron ore in duty, its name was Emma.
First powerline got established in November 1918 from the local mill into their neighbourhood.
After 100 years of service the railway company stopped all passenger transportation in 1984.
Poulation development (December, 31):
Source: Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz
Council of Neitersen has 12 elected members and the local Mayor
as its chairman.
Altenkirchen (district)
Altenkirchen is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is bounded by the North Rhine-Westphalian districts Rhein-Sieg, Oberbergischer Kreis, Olpe and Siegen-Wittgenstein, and the districts of Westerwaldkreis and Neuwied....
, in Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the 16 states of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has an area of and about four million inhabitants. The capital is Mainz. English speakers also commonly refer to the state by its German name, Rheinland-Pfalz ....
, in western Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
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Geography
Neitersen is 4 miles southwest of AltenkirchenAltenkirchen
Altenkirchen is a town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, capital of the district of Altenkirchen. It is located approx. 40 km east of Bonn and 40 km north of Koblenz. Altenkirchen is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde Altenkirchen.-References:...
on the river Wied. The village divides in the districts Neiterschen, Niederölfen, Kahlhardt, Fladersbach and Neitersen. Neitersen is 700 feet above sealevel.
History
In a contract from March 1, 1262 between Gräfin Mechthild, the Widow of Earl Heinrich III. von Sayn, and the Archbishop from Cologne, are three attendens from Nithirshusen listed who are serving for their whole lifetime in the house of Gräfin Mechthild. The original Version of this contract is stored in Landeshauptarchiv Koblenz. This is the first known historical document in which Neitersen is mentioned.In the 18. Century ownership of the local forest changed from the earl Graf von Sayn-Hachenburg, to the local residents in Neitersen.
1848 the famos mayor from Weyerbusch Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen
Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen
Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen was a German mayor and cooperative pioneer. Several credit union systems and cooperative banks have been named after Raiffeisen, who pioneered rural credit unions.- Life :...
founded the first school in Neitersen. The building still exists.
In 1882 the railroad construction Siershahn-Altenkirchen started. On May, 30th 1884 it started its public transportation service and Neitersen got a Station and a Postoffice with its first public telephone at the same day.
There is a report in German available how the name Neitersen got established. It is written by Wilhelm Hundhausen and can be checked here.
Until 1908 there was a mine for iron ore in duty, its name was Emma.
First powerline got established in November 1918 from the local mill into their neighbourhood.
After 100 years of service the railway company stopped all passenger transportation in 1984.
Population
Poulation development (December, 31):
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Source: Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz
Council
Council of Neitersen has 12 elected members and the local Mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
as its chairman.
Economy and Infrastructur
Highway 256 (Bundesstraße 256) and a cargo railroad powerd by Westerwaldbahn do touch base Neitersen. There are three larger industrial companies in the village and one prizewinning movie theater, operated as Programmkino with the Name Wied-Scala.Clubs and organizations
- Wiedbachtaler Sportfreunde Neitersen is the name of the local soccer team. It is the largest organization in town.
- The voluntary fire brigade Freiwillige Feuerwehr Neitersen was founded in 1938 and is the local division of a larger district brigade Verbandsgemeindefeuerwehr Altenkirchen.