Möttau 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 300 inhabitants (2021).

Geography

Möttau is located 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 ...

, northeast of the core town of Weilmünster and directly on the district border with the Lahn-Dill district. The Möttbach rises in the village and flows on to Philippstein. In addition, the Iserbach, coming from Dietenhausen, flows into the Möttbach here. Together they form a valley that runs north–south and in which Möttau is located. The district also includes a very large forest area. The highest elevations near Möttau are the ''Hirschberg'' at 333 meters above sea level and the ''Buhlenberg'' at 363 meters above sea level. Neighboring towns are Weilmünster (southwest), Altenkirchen (north), Kraftsolms (east), and

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 ...

(southeast).

History

The place is mentioned for the first time in a donation deed from the ''Codex Eberhardi'' in the Fulda monastery. The exact date is unknown, but the document must have been issued between 779 and 802. The document states that Frederick gave the Mitie estate (Möttau) to

St. Boniface Boniface, OSB ( la, Bonifatius; 675 – 5 June 754) was an English Benedictine monk and leading figure in the Anglo-Saxon mission to the Germanic parts of the Frankish Empire during the eighth century. He organised significant foundations of ...

. In 912, King Conrad I pledged, among other things, his lands in Mitiu to the Fulda monastery. Since 1317, Isenmitte (1337) has belonged to the County of Weilnau. It was pledged to the provost of Gemünden on June 23, 1326, and fell to Count

Gerlach of Nassau Gerlach is a male forename of Germanic origin, variations of which exist in many Germanic and Romance languages. Like many other early Germanic names, it is dithematic, consisting of two meaningful constituents put together. In this case, those ...

in November of the same year. He had Grebenhausen Castle, a moated castle, built near Möttau. It was intended to serve as a border castle to the county of Solms. In 1405 the village came to Philip I of Nassau-Saarbrücken through an inheritance purchase. At that time there was already a chapel in the village that belonged to the parish of Altenkirchen. In 1450 Möttau came to the Weilmünster manor and moved to the parish of the same name. During the Thirty Years' War the place was partially devastated. The reason was the direct location on two trade routes, ''Hessenstrasse'' and ''Frankfurter Weg''. 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,

, Ernsthausen, Laimbach, Langenbach, Laubuseschbach, Lützendorf, Möttau,

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 372 residents living in Möttau on May 9, 2011. Of these, 3 (0.8%) were foreigners. In terms of age, 51 residents were under 18 years old, 108 were between 18 and 49, 81 were between 50 and 64 and 132 residents were older. The residents lived in 135 households.

Sights

* Former town hall * Old school building Möttau, Backhausweg 1.JPG, Former town hall Möttau, Alte Rathausschule.jpg, Old school building

References

{{Reflist Villages in Hesse