Martinsthal

Martinsthal
Ortsbezirk of Eltville
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Coordinates: 50°03′09″N 8°07′16″E / 50.05250°N 8.12111°E / 50.05250; 8.12111
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Darmstadt
District	Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis
Town	Eltville
Area
• Total	4.73 km2 (1.83 sq mi)
Elevation	153 m (502 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	65344
Dialling codes	06123
Vehicle registration	RÜD

Martinsthal is a village in Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Hesse, Germany. It has been Ortsbezirk of Eltville am Rhein from 1 January 1977. Martinsthal is one of the well-known wine-growing locations in the Rheingau.

History

The foundation of Martinsthal is connected to the installation of the Rheingauer Gebück [de] divisions. The name was first Rode, where settlers set foot on an invitation from Gerlach von Nassau [de], bishop of Mainz in 1363 in the new protexted territory. They called their foundation Mertinsdal, but it became also known as Neudorf.

A priest is documented there since 1401. In 1429 the parish ad its own priest. The village belonged to the Oberamt Eltville from 1684. In 1803 the village came to Nassau-Usingen, then part of the Herzogtum Nassau. When is came under Prussian in 1867, the village became part of the Rheingaukreis [de] in the Regierungsbezirk Wiesbaden.

With the Gebietsreform in Hessen [de], Martinsthal became, together with other villages, part of Eltville on 1 January 1977. It was governed by a Ortsbeirat [de] presided by an Ortsvorsteher [de].

Cultural monuments

• The old parish church St. Sebastian und Laurentius [de] dates from the beginning of the 15th century.

People

• Nikolaus Kindlinger [de] (1749 in Neudorf – 1819 in Mainz), scientist in the field of archives [de] und German Landesgeschichte [de]
• Nikolaus Kindlinger [de] (5 November 1782 – 20 March 1847), farmer and member of the Nassau parliament
• Franz Weißenberger [de] (born 3 March 1938 in Mainz-Kastel – 26 May 2014), last mayor and honorary citizen of Martinsthal
• Mathilde Weber (13 Ma< 1933 – 13 July 2016), first Martinsthal wine queen and first Rheingau wine queen from Martinsthal
• Ulrike Neradt [de] (born 1951 as Ulrike Seyffardt), TV moderator, singer and dialect poet

References

Further reading

• Magistrat of Eltville am Rhein (de.): Eltville am Rhein. 650 Jahre Stadt. Geschichte – Kultur – Landschaft. ISBN 3881020578 Eigenverlag 1982
• Kunkel, Patrick Kunkel: Martinsthal 1363–1988. Ein Dorf in der Geschichte. ISBN 3925771018 ak-Verlag Walluf 1988

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Martinsthal.

• "Martinsthal". Eltville (in German). Retrieved 3 September 2018.
• "Weindorf Martinsthal". Verkehrsvereins Martinsthal. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
• "Martinsthal / Ortsgeschichte, Infos". Rheingau Taunus Dirstrict (in German). Retrieved 3 September 2018.