Neitersen is a municipality in the
district of Altenkirchen, in
Rhineland-Palatinate, in western
Germany.
Geography
Neitersen is 4 miles southwest of
Altenkirchen on the river
Wied. The village divides in the districts Neiterschen, Niederölfen, Kahlhardt, Fladersbach,
Obernau and Neitersen. Neitersen is 700 feet above sealevel.
History
On 1 March 1262,
Countess Mechthild, the widow of
Count Henry III of Sayn, made an agreement with the
Archbishop of Cologne
The Archbishop of Cologne is an archbishop governing the Archdiocese of Cologne of the Catholic Church in western North Rhine-Westphalia and is also a historical state in the Rhine holding the birthplace of Beethoven and northern Rhineland-Palati ...
,
Conrad of Hochstaden
Konrad von Hochstaden (or Conrad of Hochstadt) (1198/1205 – 18 September 1261) was Archbishop of Cologne from 1238 to 1261.
Life
Konrad was a son of Count Lothar of Hochstadt, canon of St. Maria ad Gradus and of the old Cologne Cathedral, an ...
. In this deed, several ''
Dienstleute
A ''Dienstmann'' (plural: ''Dienstleute'' or, in Austria, ''Dienstmänner'') was a medieval retainer or vassal and, later, a hired man, in German-speaking countries, particularly in Austria until the first half of the 20th century.
Usage
The t ...
'' are listed, who were to attend to the countess's service for her lifetime. They included three people, namely Henriche, Gobelin and Gylise of Nithirshusen. The original is in the State Archives in Koblenz. This is the first known historical document in which Neitersen is mentioned.
In the 18th century, ownership of the local forest changed from the Count of Sayn-Hachenburg, to the local residents in Neitersen.
1848, the famous mayor from Weyerbusch
Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen founded the first school in Neitersen. The building still exists.
In 1882, construction on the railway from Siershahn to Altenkirchen began. On 30 May 1884, passenger services were inaugurated and a railway station and post office were built in Neitersen.
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
Iron ores are rocks and minerals from which metallic iron can be economically extracted. The ores are usually rich in iron oxides and vary in color from dark grey, bright yellow, or deep purple to rusty red. The iron is usually found in the fo ...
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
Population development (December, 31):
Source: Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz
Politics
The municipal council of Neitersen has 12 elected members and the local
Mayor as its chairman.
Economy and infrastructure
The
B 256 federal highway and a goods line operated by the
Westerwald Railway pass through Neitersen. There are three large industrial companies in the village and one award-winning
art-house cinema called the ''
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''.
References
Altenkirchen (district)
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