Aulenhausen is a village (
''Ortsteil'') of the municipality of
Weilmünster
Weilmünster is a municipality in Limburg-Weilburg district in Hesse, Germany.
Geography
Weilmünster is among the most richly wooded places in Limburg-Weilburg. The forestry office looks after not only the State Forest but also twelve municipal ...
in the district of
Limburg-Weilburg
Limburg-Weilburg is a Kreis (district) in the west of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Lahn-Dill, Hochtaunuskreis, Rheingau-Taunus, Rhein-Lahn, Westerwaldkreis.
History
*1867 the ''Oberlahnkreis'', capital Weilburg was created
*1886 the d ...
in central
Hesse. It has around 240 inhabitants (2021).
Geography
The village is largely surrounded by forest in the eastern
Hintertaunus
The Hintertaunus ("Farther Taunus") is a natural region in the German Central Upland range of the Taunus (major unit group 30), which rises to a height of and lies north of the High Taunus (301). It extends as far as the river Rhine to the w ...
, on a plateau between the Weinbachtal and
Weiltal valleys and is part of the
Taunus Nature Park. Aulenhausen is located 3.4 km west of the centre of Weilmünster. The district road 442 (''Kreisstraße 442'') runs through the village.
The district borders
Essershausen and
Ernsthausen to the north and Weilmünster to the east.
Blessenbach and
Elkerhausen (both districts of
Weinbach
Weinbach is a municipality in Limburg-Weilburg district in Hesse, Germany.
Geography
Location
Weinbach lies on the Lahn and the Weil between Wetzlar and Limburg an der Lahn.
Neighbouring communities
Weinbach borders in the north on the to ...
) border it from the south and Weinbach centre to the west.
History
The oldest known written mention of Aulenhausen was under the name ''Ulinhousen'' in 1333. Further mentions were made below the place names (the year of mention in brackets): ''Ulnhusen'' (1565), ''Ohlenhausen'' (1650), and ''Ahlenhausen'' (1740). The first school was built around 1700.
In the course of the territorial reform in Hesse, on 31 December 1970 the former market town of Weilmünster in the
Oberlahn district merged voluntarily with the previously independent municipalities of Aulenhausen,
Dietenhausen
Dietenhausen is a village (Village, ''Ortsteil'') of the municipality of Weilmünster in the district of Limburg-Weilburg in central Hesse. It has around 400 inhabitants (2021).
Geography
The village is located in the eastern Hintertaunus in the T ...
, Ernsthausen,
Laimbach
Laimbach is a village ( ''Ortsteil'') of the municipality of Weilmünster in the district of Limburg-Weilburg in central Hesse. It has around 230 inhabitants (2021).
Geography
The village is located in a side valley of the Weil river in the eas ...
,
Langenbach,
Laubuseschbach
Laubuseschbach is a village ( ''Ortsteil'') of the municipality of Weilmünster in the district of Limburg-Weilburg in central Hesse. It has around 1400 inhabitants (2021).
Geography
Laubuseschbach is located in the eastern Hintertaunus in the ...
,
Lützendorf
Lützendorf is a village ( ''Ortsteil'') of the municipality of Weilmünster in the district of Limburg-Weilburg in central Hesse. It has around 200 inhabitants (2021).
History
In surviving documents, Lützendorf was mentioned under the following ...
,
Möttau
Möttau is a village ( ''Ortsteil'') of the municipality of Weilmünster in the district of Limburg-Weilburg in central Hesse. It has around 300 inhabitants (2021).
Geography
Möttau is located in the eastern Hintertaunus, northeast of the core t ...
,
Rohnstadt
Rohnstadt is a village ( ''Ortsteil'') of the municipality of Weilmünster in the district of Limburg-Weilburg in central Hesse. It has around 260 inhabitants (2021).
Geography
Rohnstadt is located in the eastern Hintertaunus, about three kilomet ...
and
Wolfenhausen
Wolfenhausen is a village ( ''Ortsteil'') of the municipality of Weilmünster in the district of Limburg-Weilburg in central Hesse. It has around 1000 inhabitants (2021).
Geography
Wolfenhausen is located in the eastern Hintertaunus in the Tau ...
to form the new enlarged municipality of Weilmünster. Essershausen was added on 31 December 1971. Own districts were established for the former municipalities, and they are still represented politically with an own ''Ortsbeirat'' and ''Ortsvorsteher'' within the larger municipality.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, there were 231 inhabitants living in Aulenhausen on 9 May 2011. Of these, 3 (1.3 %) were foreigners. In terms of age, 39 residents were under 18, 84 between 18 and 49, 66 between 50 and 64 and 42 residents were older. The residents lived in 105 households.
Sights
The only protected building is the former town hall school. It was built in 1888 to a design by the then building inspector as a simple gabled roof building on the corner facing ''Friedhofstraße''.
Community life
* Founded in 1934, the Aulenhausen volunteer fire brigade (with its youth fire brigade since 1 January 1992) provides fire protection in the village.
* There is a village
community centre in ''Langenbergstraße,'' a sports field and hall with an sports club (''KSG Aulenhausen''), a children's playground and hiking trails.
References
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Villages in Hesse