Lützendorf 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 t ...
in central
Hesse
Hesse or Hessen ( ), officially the State of Hesse (), is a States of Germany, state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt, which is also the country's principal financial centre. Two other major hist ...
. It has around 200 inhabitants (2021).
History
In surviving documents, Lützendorf was mentioned under the following place names (the year of mention in brackets): Luzelendorf (1234), Lutzillindorf (1292), Lutzelendorf (1320), Lutzilndorf (1330) and Lietzendorff (1630).
The village was first mentioned in documents in 1234. The main part of the place was a farm that belonged to the monastery in
Dietkirchen
Dietkirchen an der Lahn is a borough (''Ortsbezirk'') of Limburg an der Lahn, seat of the district of Limburg-Weilburg in the state of Hesse, Germany. The formerly independent village was incorporated into Limburg in 1971. The town is dominated by ...
. In 1620 the Lords of
Schwalbach and in 1690 the Lords of Grünstein were the feudal successors to the Knights of
Essershausen. With the knightly possession of Essershausen, the place came to Count
Charles August, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
Charles August (''Karl August'', 17 September 1685, Weilburg – 9 November 1753) was from 1719 to 1753 Prince of Nassau-Weilburg.
Charles August was the second son of John Ernst of Nassau-Weilburg and Maria Polyxena of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Har ...
in 1724. The farm was closed, and the fields were distributed among several farmers.
Lützendorf had a stop on the
Weiltalbahn. The railway line was built in 1889 and dismantled in 1990 after passenger traffic had stopped in 1969.
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 ( ''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 Taunus ...
,
Ernsthausen,
Laimbach, Langenbach,
Laubuseschbach, Lützendorf,
Möttau
Möttau is a village (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 ...
,
Rohnstadt and
Wolfenhausen 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, 195 residents lived in Lützendorf on May 9, 2011. Of these, 6 (3.1%) were foreigners. In terms of age, 39 residents were under 18 years old, 72 were between 18 and 49, 39 were between 50 and 64 and 45 residents were older. The residents lived in 81 households.
References
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Villages in Hesse