Nauheim

Nauheim

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Nauheim
Location of Nauheim within Groß-Gerau district
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Coordinates: 49°57′02″N 08°27′47″E / 49.95056°N 8.46306°E / 49.95056; 8.46306Coordinates: 49°57′02″N 08°27′47″E / 49.95056°N 8.46306°E / 49.95056; 8.46306
Country Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Darmstadt
District Groß-Gerau
Government
 • Mayor Jan Fischer (CDU)
Area
 • Total 13.77 km2 (5.32 sq mi)
Elevation 86 m (282 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
 • Total 10,529
 • Density 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 64569
Dialling codes 06152
Vehicle registration GG
Website www.nauheim.de

Nauheim is a community in Groß-Gerau district in Hesse, Germany. Nauheim is located southwest of Frankfurt am Main and is part of the metropolitan region of Frankfurt.

Geography

Location

Nauheim lies 3 km northwest of the district seat of Groß-Gerau 16 km northwest of Darmstadt and 6 km southeast of Rüsselsheim. After the Second World War, many instrument makers from the Sudetenland such as W. Schreiber + Söhne found a new home in this community in the southern Frankfurt Rhein-Main Region, and helped give the place the epithet Musikgemeinde – "Music Community". It is also well known for its "Nauheimer Musiktage" ("Nauheim Music Days"), held since 1970.

Neighbouring communities

Nauheim borders in the north on Königstädten, a constituent community of the town of Rüsselsheim, in the east on the town of Mörfelden-Walldorf, in the south on the town of Groß-Gerau and in the west on the community of Trebur.

History

  • Nauheim had its first documentary mention in 830-850 in the Lorsch codex.

Manufacture of Saxophones

Schreiber & Keilwerth Musikinstrumente GmbH, a firm manufacturing saxophones are based in Nauheim as of 2010.

Additionally, another saxophone manufacturer called Dörfler & Jörka was located in Nauheim c. 1949 to 1968.[2] D&J made extensive use of Keilwerth-manufactured saxophone bodies and Keilwerth designs, but added their own slightly modified key mechanisms. Not surprisingly, Dörfler & Jörka saxophones have similar tonal characteristics to Keilwerth-manufactured saxophones of the same era e.g. the New King and Tone King models. As a result, D&J instruments have "smoky" and "tangy" characteristics when compared to the often "brighter" tone colours of Yamaha saxophones.[3] D&J manufactured saxophones under their own brand name, though the majority were given various "stencilled" labels[4][5] including:-

  • Boucet
  • Carl Ludwig, Carl Schiller, Clinton, Convair, Condor
  • De Villiers, Diamond
  • H.Genet
  • Impala
  • Jubilee
  • Key Tone, King Tempo
  • La Sete Professional
  • National
  • Original Hopf Classic
  • Pierre Maure Artiste, Paragon
  • Rene Dumont, Rodgers, Roxy
  • Senator, Startone, Skytone, Symphonic
  • The National, Toneline Artist
  • Velvetone, Vitacoustic, Voss
  • Warner Concerto

Eventually, in the late 1960s, Dörfler & Jörka were bought out by the Keilwerth company and absorbed into it. Soon afterwards the production of Dörfler & Jörka saxophones ended.

Politics

Municipal council

Municipal council is made up of 31 councillors, with seats apportioned thus, in accordance with municipal elections held on 6 March 2016:

Note: FLN is a citizens' coalition.

Partnerships

Culture and sightseeing

The local history museum (Heimatmuseum) shows farming traditions, handicraft history, an Erzgebirge Parlour and a musical instrument department with nearly 200 instruments from various periods.

Personalities

Clubs and associations

References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung der hessischen Gemeinden". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). September 2018.
  2. ↑ http://doctorsax.biz/dorflerjorka.htm
  3. ↑ http://www.justsaxes.com/links/stencils.html
  4. ↑ http://bassic-sax.info/version5/vintage-saxes/european-made-saxes/dorfler-jorka/
  5. ↑ http://bassic-sax.ca/blog/?tag=dorfler-jorka
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