Dietzhölztal
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Location of Dietzhölztal within Lahn-Dill-Kreis district
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| Coordinates: 50°50′N 08°19′E / 50.833°N 8.317°ECoordinates: 50°50′N 08°19′E / 50.833°N 8.317°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Hesse | |
| Admin. region | Gießen | |
| District | Lahn-Dill-Kreis | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Andreas Thomas (Ind.) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 37.45 km2 (14.46 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 372 m (1,220 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 5,757 | |
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 35716 | |
| Dialling codes | 02774 | |
| Vehicle registration | LDK | |
| Website | www.dietzhoelztal.de | |
The community of Dietzhölztal is the northernmost municipality in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis in Hesse, Germany.
The community is located in a valley of the same name, only a few kilometres east of the border with North Rhine-Westphalia.
Rittershausen has 952 inhabitants, representing 14.2% of Dietzhölztal's population (as of 31 December 2005), making it the constituent community with the smallest population, but with a rural area of 1 847 ha (Dietzhölztal: 3 744 ha), that is, 49.3%, Rittershausen is almost as big as the three other communities of Ewersbach, Mandeln and Steinbrücken put together. The reason for this relates to what happened in the Late Middle Ages (see History below).
Dietzhölztal borders in the northwest on the town of Netphen, in the north on the town of Bad Laasphe (both in Siegen-Wittgenstein district in North Rhine-Westphalia), in the east on the community of Breidenbach (Marburg-Biedenkopf), in the southeast on the community of Eschenburg, and in the southwest on the town of Haiger (both in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis).
The community consists of the following centres:
In the Middle Ages, the upper Dietzhölze Valley (German: Dietzhölztal – the community's namesake), owing to its great number of trees, was an important centre for metal production. The ores were mined in the Dillenburg area and smelted in furnaces in the Dietzhölze Valley. Thus the "Hammerweiher" was dammed up at Steinbrücken. Even today, a few metalworking companies are still represented in the Dietzhölze Valley, among them Kreck Metallwarenfabrik GmbH in Rittershausen.
As of 1 January 2004, Ewersbach had 3,329 inhabitants. It was first documented mention under the name Ebirspach in 1302. Ewersbach itself was an amalgamation of three former villages, Bergebersbach, Straßebersbach, and Neuhütte. The last-named former village's name means "new foundry", reflecting the area's traditional industry.
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