Rödern
Encyclopedia
Rödern is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality
belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde
, a kind of collective municipality – in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis (district
) in Rhineland-Palatinate
, Germany
. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Kirchberg
, whose seat is in the like-named town
.
, roughly 3 km east of Kirchberg, which lies on a rise, and 6 km westsouthwest of Simmern
. To the east is the Kauerbach valley. The municipal area measures 2.72 km², of which 1.27 km² is wooded.
and protohistoric
barrows
, bearing witness to early settlers in the area.
Sometime about 1250 or 1260, Rödern had its first documentary mention in the later of the enfeoffment books kept by Werner II of Bolanden. An estate at Rödern was transferred in 1338 by Count Johann of Sponheim
-Starkenburg to Archbishop of Trier Baldwin as a fief. Later, feudal rights were held by the Junker
s of Koppenstein, to whom the Lötscherhof (estate), formerly held by the Counts of Sponheim, also belonged as a fief, granted for military service. The Lötschermühle (mill) is nowadays in private ownership.
Rödern was mentioned as Imzinruden (“Immo’s Clearing”) in 1317. In the 18th century, the village passed to the Margraves of Baden
. Beginning in 1794, Rödern lay under French
rule. In 1815 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia
at the Congress of Vienna
. Since 1946, it has been part of the then newly founded state
of Rhineland-Palatinate
.
at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.
The municipality’s arms
might in English heraldic
language be described thus: Tierced in mantle dexter azure a spade and a clearing hoe per saltire argent, sinister azure a raven of the second, and in base Or a waterwheel spoked of eight sable.
The tincture
s Or and azure (gold and blue) are a reference to the village’s former allegiance to the “Further” County of Sponheim
; it lay in the Amt of Kirchberg. The crossed tools recall the village’s founding as a clearing settlement, and also suggest the municipality’s name: “clearing” is Rodung in German
, and the verb “clear” is roden; the clearing hoe is a Rodehacke in German. The silver raven refers to the Junkers of Koppenstein, who held the tithes and the fief at the Lötscher Mühle (mill). The waterwheel refers to the two important mills within municipal limits, the aforesaid Lötscher Mühle and also the Schneidemühl.
on the Nahe Valley Railway (Nahetalbahn), 25 km to the south.
Along the municipality’s northern outskirts, about a kilometre from the village centre, runs the well constructed Bundesstraße
50 between Bitburg
and Bingen
, over which the nearest Autobahn interchange
, at Rheinböllen
, on the A 61
, can be reached, 20 km to the east.
Municipalities of Germany
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belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde
Verbandsgemeinde
A Verbandsgemeinde is an administrative unit in the German Bundesländer of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt.-Rhineland-Palatinate:...
, a kind of collective municipality – in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis (district
Districts of Germany
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) 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 ....
, Germany
Germany
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. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Kirchberg
Kirchberg (Verbandsgemeinde)
Kirchberg is a Verbandsgemeinde in the Rhein-Hunsrück district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Its seat is in Kirchberg.The Verbandsgemeinde Kirchberg consists of the following Ortsgemeinden :...
, whose seat is in the like-named town
Kirchberg, Rhein-Hunsrück
-History:Archaeological finds make it clear that by 400 BC, the Treveri, a people of mixed Celtic and Germanic stock, from whom the Latin name for the city of Trier, Augusta Treverorum, is also derived, had settled here...
.
Location
The municipality lies in the central HunsrückHunsrück
The Hunsrück is a low mountain range in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is bounded by the river valleys of the Moselle , the Nahe , and the Rhine . The Hunsrück is continued by the Taunus mountains on the eastern side of the Rhine. In the north behind the Moselle it is continued by the Eifel...
, roughly 3 km east of Kirchberg, which lies on a rise, and 6 km westsouthwest of Simmern
Simmern
Simmern is a town of 8,000 inhabitants in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, the district seat of the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, and the seat of the like-named Verbandsgemeinde...
. To the east is the Kauerbach valley. The municipal area measures 2.72 km², of which 1.27 km² is wooded.
History
In Sections 97 and 98 of the Hallschied State Forest are prehistoricPrehistory
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and protohistoric
Protohistory
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barrows
Tumulus
A tumulus is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. Tumuli are also known as barrows, burial mounds, Hügelgrab or kurgans, and can be found throughout much of the world. A tumulus composed largely or entirely of stones is usually referred to as a cairn...
, bearing witness to early settlers in the area.
Sometime about 1250 or 1260, Rödern had its first documentary mention in the later of the enfeoffment books kept by Werner II of Bolanden. An estate at Rödern was transferred in 1338 by Count Johann of Sponheim
County of Sponheim
The County of Sponheim was an independent territory in the Holy Roman Empire which lasted from the 11th century until the early 19th century...
-Starkenburg to Archbishop of Trier Baldwin as a fief. Later, feudal rights were held by the Junker
Junker
A Junker was a member of the landed nobility of Prussia and eastern Germany. These families were mostly part of the German Uradel and carried on the colonization and Christianization of the northeastern European territories during the medieval Ostsiedlung. The abbreviation of Junker is Jkr...
s of Koppenstein, to whom the Lötscherhof (estate), formerly held by the Counts of Sponheim, also belonged as a fief, granted for military service. The Lötschermühle (mill) is nowadays in private ownership.
Rödern was mentioned as Imzinruden (“Immo’s Clearing”) in 1317. In the 18th century, the village passed to the Margraves of Baden
Baden
Baden is a historical state on the east bank of the Rhine in the southwest of Germany, now the western part of the Baden-Württemberg of Germany....
. Beginning in 1794, Rödern lay under French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
rule. In 1815 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia
Prussia
Prussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...
at the Congress of Vienna
Congress of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna was a conference of ambassadors of European states chaired by Klemens Wenzel von Metternich, and held in Vienna from September, 1814 to June, 1815. The objective of the Congress was to settle the many issues arising from the French Revolutionary Wars, the Napoleonic Wars,...
. Since 1946, it has been part of the then newly founded state
States of Germany
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of 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 ....
.
Municipal council
The council is made up of 6 council members, who were elected by majority votePlurality voting system
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at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.
Coat of arms
The German blazon reads: In Blau eine eingebogene goldene Spitze, darin ein schwarzes Mühlrad. Vorn gestürzt und schräg gekreuzt ein silberner Spaten und eine silberne Rodehacke. Hinten ein silberner Rabe.The municipality’s arms
Coat of arms
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might in English heraldic
Heraldry
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language be described thus: Tierced in mantle dexter azure a spade and a clearing hoe per saltire argent, sinister azure a raven of the second, and in base Or a waterwheel spoked of eight sable.
The tincture
Tincture (heraldry)
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s Or and azure (gold and blue) are a reference to the village’s former allegiance to the “Further” County of Sponheim
County of Sponheim
The County of Sponheim was an independent territory in the Holy Roman Empire which lasted from the 11th century until the early 19th century...
; it lay in the Amt of Kirchberg. The crossed tools recall the village’s founding as a clearing settlement, and also suggest the municipality’s name: “clearing” is Rodung in German
German language
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, and the verb “clear” is roden; the clearing hoe is a Rodehacke in German. The silver raven refers to the Junkers of Koppenstein, who held the tithes and the fief at the Lötscher Mühle (mill). The waterwheel refers to the two important mills within municipal limits, the aforesaid Lötscher Mühle and also the Schneidemühl.
Transport
Rödern lies in the area served by the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Mosel (Rhine-Moselle Transport Association). Bus routes 644, 661 and 664 run by the Rhein-Mosel Verkehrsgesellschaft link the village to the nearby towns of Kirchberg and Simmern. The nearest railway station with passenger service is KirnKirn
Kirn is a town in the district of Bad Kreuznach, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the river Nahe, roughly 10 km north-east of Idar-Oberstein and 30 km west of Bad Kreuznach....
on the Nahe Valley Railway (Nahetalbahn), 25 km to the south.
Along the municipality’s northern outskirts, about a kilometre from the village centre, runs the well constructed Bundesstraße
Bundesstraße
Bundesstraße , abbreviated B, is the denotation for German and Austrian national highways.-Germany:...
50 between Bitburg
Bitburg
Bitburg It is situated approx. 25 km north-west of Trier, and 50 km north-east of Luxembourg . One American airbase, Spangdahlem Air Base, is located nearby.-History:...
and Bingen
Bingen am Rhein
Bingen am Rhein is a town in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.The settlement’s original name was Bingium, a Celtic word that may have meant “hole in the rock”, a description of the shoal behind the Mäuseturm, known as the Binger Loch. Bingen was the starting point for the...
, over which the nearest Autobahn interchange
Interchange (road)
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, at Rheinböllen
Rheinböllen
Rheinböllen is a town in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the seat of the like-named Verbandsgemeinde, and also belongs to it.-Location:...
, on the A 61
Bundesautobahn 61
is an autobahn in Germany that connects the border to the Netherlands near Venlo in the northwest to the interchange with A 6 near Hockenheim. In 1965, this required a re-design of the Hockenheimring....
, can be reached, 20 km to the east.