Notscheid


Notscheid is a locality in the municipality Sankt Katharinen in the district of Neuwied in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Notscheid, St Katharinen

Geography

The village lies on the watershed between the Rhine and the Wiedtal in low Westerwald northeast of the town center of St. Catherine . North of the village is the district boundary to local Vettelschoß, west is the district boundary of the town of Linz am Rhein.

History

The town probably goes back to the time of the High Middle Ages clearing phase. The name appeared in numerous different versions, including Nodscheidt, Noschiedt, Noscheid, Noschet, Noschot, Noschit, Norscheid, and Noschoß. It is attributed to Notscheids being on a highway that has been or makeshift used in case of flooding on other ways.

Bürgermeisters of Notscheid:[1]

1620–?Johan Mertens
1662–?Peter (Gemeinsmann aus Hilkerscheid)
1708–1720Servas Kortenbach
1720–?Heinrich Weiß
1794–1813Ägidius Kröll
1813–1851Wilhelm Kröll
1851–1878Johann Mohr jun.
1878–1888Peter Ditscheid
1888–1915Lorenz Mohr II
1915–1924Wilhelm Jünger
1925–1936Peter Nassen
1936–1943Philipp Probst
1943–1946Peter Nassen
1947–1956Josef Frings
1956–1968Willi Kröll
1968–1969Ludwig Engels

References

  1. ↑ Heiner Strauß, St. Katharinen – Fest- und Heimatbuch, 2. ergänzte Auflage 2001, Seite 77 ff

Coordinates: 50°36′N 7°20′E / 50.600°N 7.333°E / 50.600; 7.333


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