Neitersen is a municipality in the
district of Altenkirchen, in
Rhineland-Palatinate
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, in western
Germany
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.
Geography
Neitersen is 4 miles southwest of
Altenkirchen
Altenkirchen () is a town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, capital of the Altenkirchen (district), district of Altenkirchen. It is located approximately 40 km east of Bonn and 50 km north of Koblenz. Altenkirchen is the seat of the ' ...
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
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,
Conrad of Hochstaden. In this deed, several ''
Dienstleute'' 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 This is the first known historical document in which Neitersen is mentioned.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
Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen (30 March 1818 – 11 March 1888) was a German mayor and cooperative pioneer. Several credit union systems and cooperative banks have been named after Raiffeisen, who pioneered rural credit unions.
Life
Friedrich Wilh ...
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 f ...
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 16 elected members and the local
Mayor
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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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