Scheidt is a Ortsgemeinde ("legally distinct municipality"), in the municipal association of Diez in the district of Rhein-Lahn, in

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, in western

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History

Although the first written mention of the noble family name " von Scheyde", from Scheyde, goes back to the year 1348, the first mention of the town itself does not appear until 1364. However, it is believed that there were settlements here during the construction of Laurenburg Castle in the 11th century. In the mid-17th century it became part of the

County of Holzappel The County of Holzappel (German: ''Grafschaft Holzappel'') was an immediate state of the Holy Roman Empire, located in the present German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It was centered on the town of Holzappel. It was founded in 1643 by Peter ...

. In 1806, Scheidt became part of the

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in Diez Office, which was annexed by

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in 1866. Since 1946 it has been part of

Religious life

Scheidt is part of the

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parish of

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Holzappel Holzappel is a municipality in the Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, with a population in 2006 of 1100. It belongs to the association community of Diez. Holzappel was a county and state of the Holy Roman Empire from 1643 until 171 ...

. The parish belongs to the Diez Pastoral Area of the

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district in the

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. The

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community is part of

parish, which belongs to the Diez Deanery of the South Nassau Provostship of the

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(EKHN).

References

Municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate Rhein-Lahn-Kreis {{RheinLahn-geo-stub