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684:(“Rock Church”) - itself mentioned as early as the 12th century - would later be built. The core of the area over which the lordship held sway was framed by the rivers Nahe, Idarbach, Göttenbach and Ringelbach. After 1323, the Lords of the Stone styled themselves “von Daun-Oberstein”, and managed to considerably expand their domain even into lands south of the Nahe and into the Idarbann. As the lordly seat with its castle and fortifications – remnants of the old town wall built about 1410 can still be seen – Oberstein developed the characteristics of a town, however without ever earning the legal status of a market town ( 144: 1342: 415: 4843: 436: 112: 5437: 1947: 76: 3800:(“Observational Armoured Artillery Teaching Battalion”) 51, after whose dissolution in the course of Bundeswehr reform, the language training centre for officer cadets moved in. For businesses in Idar-Oberstein and environs, the Bundeswehr is a major economic factor as both an employer and a client. Since 1988, there has been a “sponsorship” between the town of Idar-Oberstein and the artillery school, and to highlight the relationship, town council decided in 1988 to put up a second roadsign that read “ 3193: 1934: 1102:
Tiefenstein to form the new town of Idar-Oberstein. The law foreshadowed what was to come: It would be applied within a few weeks, without further discussion or participation, to the exclusion of the public and against the will of municipalities, who had not even been asked whether they wanted it, to places such as Herrstein and Oberwörresbach, Rötsweiler and Nockenthal, or HoppstĂ€dten and Weiersbach. The restructuring also afforded the Nazis an opportunity to get rid of some “undesirables”; under
3061: 58: 3050: 1014:, which had as a result of the new political arrangement been raised to residence town, found little to complain about. The jewellery industry there, which even by this time had become national, perhaps international in scope, and indeed the jewel dealers themselves, who now found themselves living in a little provincially oriented town, perceived the new arrangement, though, as a backward step, particularly so after the years that France had ruled. It had had its worldly metropolis of 391: 96: 614: 3431: 3652: 1995: 3744: 399: 3940: 3792:. Since that time, thousands of artillerymen have undergone their basic and advanced military training here. In September 2003, new boarding school buildings and teaching rooms were dedicated so that today's artillery school has at its disposal both up-to-date lodging capacity and a training centre with all the modern equipment. Included among the teaching methods are audio, video and simulation techniques. Stationed at the 3154:, that was founded shortly thereafter, in 1963, has been worrying ever since about maintaining the acutely endangered building materials that make up this former four-tower complex. In 1998, the town of Idar-Oberstein became the castle's owner. Today there is once again a small inn, the Wyrich-Stube, and there are also now a few rooms restored by the castle club, which can be hired for festive occasions or cultural events. 1960: 1921: 1908: 3121: 151: 119: 591: 407: 602: 1167:
initiatives, to join the new greater town, for at the time, Weierbach did not even border on the town, and Weierbach itself was then foreseen as the future nucleus of its own greater municipality, or perhaps even town, together with the municipalities of Fischbach, Georg-Weierbach and Bollenbach, which would have been amalgamated with this municipality had the original plan come about.
3664: 2663:; fencing with Baroque Revival entrance possibly from about 1900; graveyard chapel, yellow sandstone building, towards 1908; warriors’ memorial in graveyard of honour for those who fell in 1914/1918, 1920; graveyard for those who fell in 1939/1945 by Max Rupp, Idar-Oberstein, and Theodor Siegle, SaarbrĂŒcken, 1961; several elaborate hereditary gravesites 461:(large city belonging to a district), it assumes some of the responsibilities that for smaller municipalities in the district are assumed by the district administration. Today's town of Idar-Oberstein is the product of two rounds of administrative reform, one in 1933 and the other in 1969, which saw many municipalities amalgamated into one. The various 3439: 1023:– in 1830, a public school was built in Oberstein – and the temporary suspension of military conscription only helped to support this positive picture. Roads were expanded and a postal coach service (for persons, bulk mailings and bulky goods) was set up. A further economic upswing was brought by the building of the 906:, justice reform and, foremost, the abolition of the noble and clerical classes with the attendant end to compulsory labour and other duties formerly owed the now powerless lords quickly made French rule popular. However, there was quite a heavy tax burden imposed by the new rulers, and there was also continuing 1289:) that Idar-Oberstein's amalgamation policy, which was deemed to be reckless, should be censured. Since a certain disenchantment with all these amalgamations had meanwhile set in both in the outlying centres and in the town of Idar-Oberstein itself, all further initiatives either got nowhere or were shelved. 1158:, nine surrounding municipalities were amalgamated with Idar-Oberstein. On 7 June 1969, the municipalities of Enzweiler, Göttschied, Hammerstein and Regulshausen were amalgamated, and on 7 November 1970 they were followed by Georg-Weierbach, Kirchenbollenbach, Mittelbollenbach, Nahbollenbach and Weierbach. 1170:
With the exception of Georg-Weierbach, the proposal to amalgamate these villages with the town of Idar-Oberstein had notable majorities, either in the villages themselves or on their councils, in favour of dissolving their respective municipalities and then merging with the town. Nevertheless, bitter
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Neither brother was aware of the other's feelings for Bertha. When Wyrich, the elder brother, was away on some unknown business, Emich succeeded in securing Bertha's affections and, subsequently, married her. When Emich announced the news to his brother, Wyrich's temper got the better of him. In the
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is the Catholic church in the constituent community of Idar. It was built in 1925 as a wooden church for the then town of Idar. Since the 17th century, the town's Catholics had had to make do with ecclesiastical services from Oberstein. By 1951, the church had fallen into such disrepair that it was
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The villages south of the Nahe – Hammerstein, Kirchenbollenbach, Mittelbollenbach, Nahbollenbach and Martin-Weierbach – were therefore transferred in 1816 to the Principality of Lichtenberg, held by the Dukes of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. The Dukes were not satisfied with this territorial gain, and for
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The Forschungsinstitut fĂŒr mineralische und metallische Werkstoffe Edelsteine/Edelmetalle GmbH (FEE; Research Institute for Mineral and Metallic Materials Gemstones/Precious Metals), too, has its seat in Idar-Oberstein. The FEE specializes in growing crystals and manufacturing optical elements for
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Mainzer Straße 56/58, 60, 64, 66, 69, 73, 75, 77, Dr.-Liesegang-Straße 1, Hauptstraße 123 (monumental zone) – Idar-Oberstein's only mainly closed villa neighbourhood, villas in gardens, about 1900 to the 1920s; partly with sprightly roof profiles, Late Historicism, Art Nouveau, architecture of the
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Before the administrative restructuring, there were extensive, sometimes behind-closed-doors talks by the then mayor of Idar-Oberstein, Dr. Wittmann, with offers of negotiation to all together 22 municipalities in the surrounding area. One of the reasons for this was a tendency that had been noted
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The constituent community of Tiefenstein arose from the merger of the villages of Tiefenbach and Hettstein in 1909. This Idarbann community's territorial history is the same as Idar's and Oberstein's. Tiefenbach was mentioned as an estate in a 1283 document; a further documentary mention from 1051
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of Birkenfeld. Through this new law, 18 formerly self-administering municipalities were amalgamated; this included the self-administering towns (having been granted town rights in 1865) of Idar and Oberstein, which were amalgamated with each other and also with the municipalities of Algenrodt and
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graveyard (monumental zone) – three-part parklike complex, laid out from 1836 to 1916; soldiers’ graveyard 1914/1918; warriors’ memorial 1914/1918 and 1939/1945, memorial stone for Jewish fellow inhabitants placed after 1945; hereditary gravesites: no. 1 crypt with Egyptian-style entrance; no. 3
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with its good business. The dealers, therefore, tried energetically, but without success, to have their land reannexed to Prussia. On the other hand, the Oldenburgers quickly managed to make themselves popular among the people by installing an unselfish government that established an independent
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in the 13th century, in the 19th century an estate, from 1904 a deaconess's establishment, with dwelling and commercial buildings, mill and distillery, about 1840 and thereafter; crag cellar under the estate; conversions and expansions 1904 and thereafter; chapel, 1658 or older, expansion 1931;
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Tiefensteiner Straße, Idar Christian graveyard (monumental zone) – laid out in 1869 in “Mittelstweiler”, first documented in 1871, enlarged several times; since 1969 newer main graveyard to the west “Im Schmalzgewann”; warriors’ memorial 1870/1871: roofed stele with relief, surrounded by eight
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Since Idar-Oberstein had not only a good general infrastructure but also, after the Steinbach Reservoir was brought into service, a more than adequate water supply, the option of amalgamating themselves with the town became attractive to many further municipalities. On the initiative of Mayor
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Hauptstraße 281–309 (odd numbers) (monumental zone) – mostly two-floor residential and commercial buildings in an almost closed row giving the effect of a unified streetscape, 19th and early 20th centuries; brick with sandstonework parts, plastered, timber-frame, in parts of the back factory
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of Weierbach, it furthermore ruled, was being infringed, and the municipal league's vitality was being jeopardized. Thus, Weierbach, Georg-Weierbach, Nahbollenbach, Mittelbollenbach and Kirchenbollenbach were, with immediate effect, demerged from the town and reinstated as self-administering
3644:(“Federal Association of the Diamond and Gemstone Industry”) has its seat in Idar-Oberstein. It represents the industry's interests in dealings with lawmakers as well as federal, state and municipal representatives. It advises members in areas such as environmental protection, problems in 1166:
and Kirschweiler – whereas within the town itself, given the problematic lie of the land, there were hardly any. The same problem saw to it that there was a dearth of land for industrial location. Surprising was the desire expressed by Weierbach, which came without one of Idar-Oberstein's
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in the 10th century. In the 11th century, the village was mentioned in connection with the Lords of Wirebach (that is, Weierbach). In 1327, the village, which was for a short time held by the Lords of Randeck, was largely sold off to the Waldgraves and Rhinegraves and grouped into the
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According to legend, there were two noble brothers, Wyrich and Emich, who both fell in love with a beautiful girl named Bertha. The brothers lived at Castle Bosselstein, which stood atop a 135 m-high hill. Bertha was from a noble line that occupied the nearby Lichtenburg Castle.
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As Wyrich waited for a heavenly sign showing that he was forgiven, the abbot suggested that he build a church on the exact place where his brother died. Wyrich worked and prayed himself into exhaustion. However, the moment the church was completed, he received his sign: a miraculous
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in the 1980s. The project was meant to relieve traffic congestion in the inner town on the B 41, which at the time ran through what is now a narrow pedestrian precinct through the middle of the Old Town. Work on the project began in 1980, and lasted five years, after which the
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Am Kirchberg 3, 6, 8 (monumental zone) – group made up of the Catholic church (Am Kirchberg 3) and the Evangelical church (Am Kirchberg 6) with the former rectory (Am Kirchberg 8), forecourt with altars (made of spolia), across the street, documents the village's ecclesiastical
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All together, Idar-Oberstein has roughly 219.3 ha of land given over to commerce. Three other areas in town, Dickesbacher Straße, Finkenberg Nord and Am Kreuz, hold a further 28 ha in reserve for economic expansion. The town also has at its disposal the rezoning area
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Somewhat farther up, not far from Castle Bosselstein, the third castle arose about 1325, the one now known as Schloss Oberstein. Until 1624, it was the residence of the Counts of Daun-Oberstein. In 1855 it burnt down. In the years 1926 to 1956, the castle was used as a
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having the same meaning as in English, in the sense of “left over”. The Prussians were themselves not well liked leaders, as they sometimes imposed their order with military might. They were known, and hated, for, among other things, putting a protest rally of the
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have, however, retained their original identities, which, aside from the somewhat more urban character encountered in Idar and Oberstein, tend to hark back to each centre's history as a rural village. Idar-Oberstein is known as a gemstone town, and also as a
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Weierbacher Straße 22 – railway station; reception and administration building with employee dwellings, goods hall and side building, 1913/1914, architect Schenck; one- and two-floor main building, Art Nouveau dĂ©cor with Classicist elements, monumental roof
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devotes itself to the specialized theme of “minerals”, and accordingly shows not only local places where gems were discovered, but also worldwide discovery places. The Idar-Oberstein jewellery industry and gemstone processing, too, and especially the
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has grown in importance for Idar-Oberstein. Today it boasts a number of modern facilities such as the Steinkaulenberg, a gemstone mine open to visitors, and the German Gemstone Museum, as well as several recreational resorts. Nationally known is the
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Hamerzwiller (nowadays called Hammerstein) was mentioned in 1438 in a taxation book kept by the County of Sponheim, and had been held by the “Hinder” County of Sponheim as early as 1269, when that county enfeoffed the Counts of Schwarzenberg with it.
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were enfeoffed with Nahbollenbach and Mittelbollenbach, which in the wake of the death of the last Lord of Oberstein led to bitter arguments over the complicated inheritance arrangements. Only in 1778 did Lorraine finally relinquish its claims in
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orientation is 06/24, and it is 650 m long and 50 m wide. The allowable landing weight is 2 000 kg; however, with PPR (“prior permission required”), aircraft of up to 3 700 kg may land. The airport is designed for
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of Naumburg in the “Further” County of Sponheim, which itself was later held by the Margraves of Baden, which gave the village its onetime alternative name, Baden-Weierbach. The oft-used other alternative name, Martin-Weierbach, stems from the
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are drawn from coats of arms formerly borne by both Idar and Oberstein before the two towns were merged in 1933. The current arms were approved by the Oldenburg Ministry of State for the Interior. The arms have been borne since 10 July 1934.
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graveyard, Seitzenbachstraße (monumental zone) – laid out possibly in the 17th century, expanded in 1820, older part dissolved in 1945; gravestones placed since the mid 19th century in the newer section's wall; memorials mainly sandstone or
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Wilhelmstraße 40/42, 44, 46, 48, 49–51 (monumental zone) – complex of dwelling and manufacturing buildings around the Jakob Bengel metalware factory (long, two- and three-floor commercial buildings, entrepreneur's villa (no. 44), 1873 to
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of Birkenfeld was dissolved and transferred together with the “Restkreis St. Wendel-Baumholder” to the Prussian district of Birkenfeld, a deed which put all of what are today Idar-Oberstein's constituent communities in the same district.
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Hauptstraße 260–274 (even numbers), Naßheckstraße 1, 3 (monumental zone) – group of villas, individually characterized buildings, some with great garden complexes, towards Naßheck smaller houses, many original enclosing fences, about
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language be described thus: Argent a cramp palewise sinister with a crossbar gules between in dexter chief a rose foiled of six of the second barbed and seeded proper and in sinister base an acorn slipped palewise of the second.
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is the only place in Europe where artistically-scientifically oriented studies in design in the field of gemstones and jewellery can be undertaken. It is found together with the professional school centre and the town's only
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or pork neck – is laid the day before cooking in raw onions, salt and pepper. The onions are good to eat while cooking at the fire with a beer. Locals favour beechwood for the fire, to give the roast its traditional flavour.
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Friedrich-Ebert-Ring 12–18 (monumental zone) – three sophisticated apartment blocks for French officers, 1922–1924, government master builder Metz; middle building, flanked by buildings with gable fronts that penetrate each
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Im halbrunden silbernen Schild befindet sich ein aufgerichteter roter Forsthaken, begleitet im rechten Obereck von einer sechsblĂ€ttrigen roten Rose mit goldenem Kelch und grĂŒnen KelchblĂ€ttern, links unten von einer roten
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The foundation stone of today's village of Mittelbollenbach is said to be the estate of Bollenbach, which was mentioned in 1283 as a holding of the Lords of Oberstein in the area of the Winterhauch woodland. In 1432, the
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Wyrich was almost immediately filled with remorse. With the counsel of a local abbot, he began a long period of penance. At this time, Bertha disappears from the historical record. Many romantics feel that she died of a
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Imperial Baron Friedrich Kasimir Boxheim's (died 1743) gravestone; remnants of the graveyard belonging to the establishment; two water cisterns, 1930s; park and garden facilities, characterizes landscape's appearance
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of Weierbach. The results favoured the state of affairs that had existed before the constitutional court's ruling with almost 80% of the vote in favour of amalgamation, whereas the remaining municipalities in the
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41, mentioned above, putting the river underground, beneath the town. This is unique in Germany and has greatly changed the town's appearance in this area. The first plans for this development (officially the
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in a 1321 Oberstein enfeoffment document. In 1324, the Lords of Oberstein pledged it to the Waldgraves and Rhinegraves of Kyrburg. But for this, Algenrodt shares a history with the other Idarbann communities.
437: 4322:, or “professional membership”). Thus far, more than 30,000 participants from 75 countries have attended the DGemG programme, which is designed with the demands of the gemstone and jewellery industry in mind. 2600:(“Frenchman’s Houses”), group of three houses built by the town for French officers in the occupational forces; buildings with tent roofs, Expressionist motifs, begun in 1920, architect Wilhelm Heilig, Langen 1312:
Schinderhannes's sweetheart, Juliana Blasius (1781–1851), known as “Julchen”, came from Idar-Oberstein's outlying centre of Weierbach. She spent her childhood with her father and elder sister Margarethe as a
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planning bureau on the town's relationship with 25 other neighbouring municipalities, town council decided to promote the “unconditional amalgamation” of the municipalities of Fischbach, Dickesbach, Zaubach,
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received more than 37% of the votes cast, but could not form the government. After the Nazis had first given up a declaration of tolerance for the existing government, they were then soon demanding that the
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Idar, Oberstein, Tiefenstein, Algenrodt, Enzweiler, Georg-Weierbach, Göttschied, Enzweiler and Regulshausen became on 16 April 1817 part of the newly created Principality of Birkenfeld. They also became the
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in the constituent community of Algenrodt, although as of 2008, a move to the planned exhibition hall in the new Nahetal commercial park (former US Army storage depot Nahbollenbach) was being considered.
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Hauptstraße 386 – former Pielmeyer department store; three-floor building with mansard roof, Louis XVI and Art Nouveau motifs, about 1905, architects Gerhards & Hassert; characterizes streetscape's
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Railway bridge and tunnel on the Rhine-Nahe Railway, east of Enzweiler – two-arch bridge, volcanic rock and brick, over the Nahe, impressive sequence of Hommericher Tunnel, bridge and Enzweiler Tunnel
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finds that human settlement in what is now Idar goes back to the very earliest times. The constituent community of Idar on the Nahe's right bank belonged, as did the villages of Enzweiler, Algenrodt,
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Idar-Oberstein/Göttschied Airfield lies north of the town between the constituent community of Göttschied and the municipalities of Gerach and Hintertiefenbach at an elevation of 480 m above
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times, beginning in 1794, with its reorganization and merging of various territorial units, was some order brought to the traditional mishmash of local lordships. However, shortly thereafter, the
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Railway bridge and tunnel on the Rhine-Nahe Railway, northwest of Hammerstein – two-arch brick-framed sandstone-block structure over the Nahe, tunnel through the so-called Hammersteiner Kipp
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Hauptstraße 148 – three-floor sophisticated house, Baroque Revival building with mansard roof, about 1900; whole complex with factory building and a further house in the back from 1910/1911
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Wyrich died soon after this. When the local bishop came to consecrate the new church, he found the noble lord dead on its steps. Wyrich was later placed in the same tomb with his brother.
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For more than 20 years now, the International Trade Fair for Gemstones, Gemstone Jewellery and Gemstone Objects (“Intergem”) has been held in Idar-Oberstein. The fair takes place at the
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The village of Georg-Weierbach north of the Nahe, built in a way resembling terraces on land that falls steeply towards the river, likely goes back to the foundation of a church by
3675:(“German Diamond and Gemstone Exchange”) was opened in 1974 as the world's first combined exchange for diamonds as well as coloured gemstones. It is one of the 25 exchanges in the 4868: 2716:
Railway bridge on the Rhine-Nahe Railway, at the WĂŒstlautenbach – partly heavily renovated three-arch, brick-framed sandstone-block structure over the valley of the WĂŒstlautenbach
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Dorfstraße 32 – former Evangelical rectory; building with half-hipped roof, Swiss chalet style, 1930/1931, architect Friedrich Otto, Kirn; characterizes streetscape's appearance
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Wilhelmstraße 48 – three-floor Historicist residential and commercial house, sandstone-framed brick building, 1903, in the back factory building; characterizes town's appearance
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held by the Lords of Schwarzenberg from the Counts of ZweibrĂŒcken, whereafter it passed in 1595 to the Waldgraves and Rhinegraves of Kirn. One local peculiarity here was that a
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brought the future town division once again, as the river Nahe became a border, and the centres on its north bank were thereby grouped into the Principality of Birkenfeld, an
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as being able to carry out competent quality assessment of diamonds with regards to colour, size, cut and proportion in accordance with internationally recognized standards.
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Am Kirchberg 8 – former Catholic rectory; one- and two-floor Baroque building with hipped roof, 1770, architect possibly Johann Thomas Petri; characterizes town's appearance
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Former Evangelical parish church, Auf der Burr – formerly Saint George's, stepped Romanesque building, west tower, quire Late Gothic altered (possibly in the 14th century),
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Hauptstraße 103 and 105 – house with mansard roof, 1852, remodellings in 1890 and 1905; in the back commercial building, 1912; whole complex in subdued Baroque Revival forms
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In the 18th century, though, gemstone finds in the HunsrĂŒck were dwindling, making life harder for the local people. Many left to try their luck abroad. Some went as far as
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For its efforts, Idar-Oberstein won an award in 1988 in a contest staged by German town planners: First Prize for Most Consequential Blighting of an Historic Townscape.
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trail round Idar. The path leads around the constituent communities of Idar, Oberstein, Göttschied, Algenrodt and Tiefenstein. Especially for sophisticated hikers, the
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The “abbey village” of Regulshausen belonged to Mettlach Abbey, who sold it in 1561 to the “Hinder” County of Sponheim. The oldest documentary mention comes from 1491.
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A319-114 (registration number D-AILN) was christened “Idar-Oberstein”. It entered service on 12 September of that year. The aircraft was for a time leased to the firm
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The New Year's Gala Concert of the Symphonisches Blasorchester Obere Nahe e. V. (wind orchestra) has been seeing the town into the New Year culturally since 1991.
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after the 1994 electoral reform. Machwirth resigned when he reached the maximum age allowed for elected municipal officials, 68, before his eight-year term had ended.
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Wilhelmstraße 23 – representative manufacturer's villa with mansard roof, Baroque Revival motifs with Classicist elements, begun in 1909, architect Julius Schneider
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for people from Idar-Oberstein to move out of town to the surrounding municipalities, which were opening up extensive new building areas – among others Göttschied,
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Hauptstraße 291 – house, sandstone-framed brick building with timber-frame parts, towards late 19th century, architect possibly Max Jager; conversion 1909 and 1914
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dissolved all the old lordships, they introduced a sweeping reorganization of territorial (and social) structure beginning in 1794. The whole area belonged to the
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Mainzer Straße 73 – representative villa on an asymmetrical floor plan, Art Nouveau dĂ©cor with Baroque elements, 1905/1906, architect Hans Weszkalnys, SaarbrĂŒcken
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Friedrich-Ebert-Ring 59–65 (monumental zone) – four similar multi-family dwellings; three-floor cube-shaped buildings with hipped roofs on a retaining wall, 1924
4337:. As the first laboratory of its kind in Germany (and second in the world), the DPL has been officially certified by the German Testing Accreditation System in 3997: 2487:
Hauptstraße 342/344 – double house, red sandstone building with mansard roof, Late Gothic and Art Nouveau motifs, 1900, architect Hubert Himmes, Idar-Oberstein
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times. In 1276, Tholey Abbey owned a mill near Enzweiler. The village itself might have arisen in the 14th century, and it was always part of the Idarbann.
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Hauptstraße 135 – villalike house, building of red brick framed with yellow sandstone, Renaissance Revival and Baroque Revival motifs, possibly about 1890
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Hoher Weg 1/3 – double house, three-floor building with mansard roof on a retaining wall, 1912, architect Johannes Ranly; characterizes town's appearance
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were each to receive an offer of amalgamation. The district administration in Birkenfeld then got involved, and it was decided by the district assembly (
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With this expansion of the town, the centres of gravity in the Birkenfeld district had been shifted considerably. Idar-Oberstein could further grow as a
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Hauptstraße 48 – corner residential and commercial house, iron framing with brickwork outside, Burbach Ironworks; characterizes streetscape's appearance
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e. V. (“DGemG”, German Gemological Association) was founded in 1932 and developed into an internationally renowned institution of technical-scientific
4280:: the Göttenbach-Gymnasium and the Gymnasium an der Heinzenwies can be attended beginning at the fifth class, while the Technisches Gymnasium and the 2328:
Hauptstraße 108 – lordly villa, Renaissance Revival motifs with Classicist tendencies, French country house style, 1870/1871, architect Louis Purper,
2299:, 1856/1857, architect Peter Reinhard Casten, Birkenfeld; triangular gable after 1900, portal with balcony after 1933; characterizes town's appearance 3317:
spit roast house. With the good links to the town transport network, the trail can be broken up into as many shorter stretches as the hiker chooses.
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Hasenklopp 6 – palatial castle-type complex, Baroque Revival building with mansard roof, garden pavilion, swung retaining wall, 1921–1923, architect
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The territorial history of Idar-Oberstein's individual centres is marked by a considerable splintering of lordly domains in the local area. Only in
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Otto-Decker-Straße 6 – three-floor Gothic Revival residential and commercial house with mansard roof, 1900, architect Hubert Himmes, Idar-Oberstein
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Hauptstraße 434 – three-floor residential and commercial house with mansard roof, Renaissance Revival motifs, 1895; characterizes town's appearance
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in 1933. One of the new government’s first initiatives was administrative reform for Oldenburg, which was followed on 27 April 1933 by the similar
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Gemstones from throughout the world are to be found in Idar-Oberstein, but the whole industry was begun by finds in the local area. These include
3715:(“Economy Days”), initiated by the Idar-Oberstein Economic Promotional Association, are regarded in and around Idar-Oberstein as a regional fair. 1403:, was also adopted by the newcomers and even found its way back to their homeland by way of gemstone shipping. Agate nodules were shipped back as 3309:
offers a special hiking experience with a high section of path through thick forest. The trail leads by various tourist attractions, such as the
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Evangelical parish church, Obere Kirchstraße – formerly Saint Martin's, Early Classicist aisleless church, architect Wilhelm Frommel, 1792/1793;
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Wilhelmstraße 44 – manufacturer's house with garden; sandstone-framed volcanic rock building, Art Nouveau dĂ©cor, 1910, architect Max Jager; dĂ©cor
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Evangelical parish church, Am Kirchberg 6 – plain Baroque aisleless church, ridge turret with helmed roof, 1755, architect Johann Thomas Petri,
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Hauptstraße 417 – three-floor residential and commercial house, Art Nouveau motifs, 1906, architect Max Jager; characterizes square's appearance
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Forststraße 26 – former hunting lodge; sophisticated country house in alternating materials typical of the time, last fourth of the 19th century
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Hauptstraße 145 – three-floor Historicist house, building of red brick framed with yellow sandstone, Renaissance Revival and Art Nouveau motifs
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on 17 April 1932. In the ensuing new elections on 20 May, the Nazis won 48.38% of the popular vote, and thereby took 24 of the 46 seats in the
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were founded in 1972. Entrepreneurs and senior management join in this organization for economic, cultural and social purposes in the region.
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Höckelböschstraße 1 – three-floor Baroque Revival corner residential and commercial house, about 1908; dĂ©cor; characterizes town's appearance
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Wasenstraße 1 – three-floor residential and commercial house with Historicist elements, partly decorative timber-frame, conversion 1924/1925
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Dietzenstraße 55 – residential and commercial house with several floors, Classicist Revival-Baroque Revival building with mansard roof, 1926
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municipalities. After bitter arguments between the town of Idar-Oberstein together with the amalgamation supporters on the one side and the
2692:), east of Idar on the WartehĂŒbel – monumental complex built out of volcanic rock, 1907, architect Hans Weszkalnys, SaarbrĂŒcken (design by 653: 178: 2235:
Dr.-Liesegang-Straße 3 – representative house, Art Nouveau motifs, about 1905; characterizes streetscape's appearance together with no. 5
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packaging factory; brick building, partly timber-frame, filigree wood details, late 19th century; house 1896, wing joining the two 1911
696:, became the owners of the Lordship of Oberstein, which largely shrank back to the above-mentioned lordly core after the Idarbann was 4603: 3029:
Jewish graveyard, east of the village on the hilltop "Am Winnenberg" (monumental zone) – seven stones or pedestals, similar to steles
1248:), new building developments could be opened up (especially in Göttschied, Regulshausen and Weierbach), land was available for a new 2819:
Evangelical church, Hammersteiner Straße 39 – Baroque Revival aisleless church with ridge turret, 1904–1909, architect August Senz,
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grinders, facet and surface grinders and agate grinders demonstrate the most varied working techniques within the framework of the
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The village of Weierbach – not to be confused with Georg-Weierbach mentioned above – had its first documentary mention in 1232 as
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in Idar-Oberstein amounts to 774 mm, falling into the middle third of the precipitation chart for all Germany. At 57% of the
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Hauptstraße 391 – Renaissance Revival façade of a residential and commercial house, 1890; characterizes streetscape's appearance
5459: 1301:. His parents lived in Idar around 1790, and Oberstein was the scene of one of his earliest misdeeds in 1796. He spent a whole 853:
Until 1667, Nahbollenbach and Mittelbollenbach shared the same history. Then, Nahbollenbach was acknowledged by Lorraine as an
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The cookware manufacturer Fissler has its headquarters in town. The company became well known for its invention of the mobile
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Luisenstraße 9 – rustic villa, bungalow with mansard roof on an irregular floor plan, 1908, architect Georg KĂŒchler, Darmstadt
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be dissolved. Since this was not forthcoming, the Nazis filed suit for a referendum, and they got their way. This resulted in
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The International Trade Fair for Gemstones, Gemstone Jewellery and Gemstone Objects is held yearly in September and October (
1489: 1433:, the region had to redefine itself once more, and it developed into a leading hub in the trade of gemstones from Brazil and 948:
their part, the people in the territory were not satisfied with their new rulers. In 1834, the area was sold for two million
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The University of Applied Sciences Trier offers at its Idar-Oberstein location a programme in Gemstone and Jewellery Design.
3973:, was torn down and put into storage, its pieces numbered. Its reconstruction has been indefinitely postponed. In 1986, the 3969:
was at last completed. The Nahe had thus been channelled into a two-kilometre-long tunnel. A timber-frame house nearby, the
3543:, this was formerly “poor people’s food”, but today it is a speciality. Potatoes, pork, beef and onions are put through the 4260: 2706:
bridge on the Rhine-Nahe Railway, on the east side of the Altenberg – three-arch bridge in the Nahe valley at the Altenberg
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Otto-Decker-Straße 12 – villalike corner house, Renaissance Revival motifs, 1895–1896, architect Heinrich GĂŒth, SaarbrĂŒcken
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Hauptstraße 313 – bungalow with mansard roof, rustic and Expressionist motifs, 1923/1924, architect Julius Schneider; dĂ©cor
1055:, along with the whole Rhineland, was occupied by the French on 4 December 1918. They did not withdraw until 30 June 1930. 676:(“Lords of the Stone”) had their first documentary mention in 1075. Their seat was at Castle Bosselstein, now known as the 3977:, as it is commonly known, was opened to traffic. For its 20th anniversary, there was an exhibition at the Idar-Oberstein 2901:
In der Gaß 3 – former bull shed; one-floor solid building with timber-frame knee wall, possibly from about 1910; equipment
1426:. Using locals’ technical knowledge of chemical dyes, the industry grew bigger than ever at the turn of the 20th century. 973:. The remaining 68 municipalities then bore the designation “Restkreis St. Wendel-Baumholder”, with the first syllable of 4333:
The Deutsche DiamantprĂŒflabor GmbH (DPL; German Diamond Testing Laboratory) has been assessing since 1970 the quality of
3676: 2848:), Am Kirchberg 3 – two-naved Late Historicist quarrystone building, flanking tower, 1895–1898, architect Ludwig Becker, 2569:
Mainzer Straße 75 – plastered villa on an asymmetrical floor, hipped roofs, 1901, architect Hubert Himmes, Idar-Oberstein
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Territoires rĂ©servĂ©s pour les maisons d’Oldenbourg, de Saxe-Cobourg, de Mecklenbourg-Strelitz, et le comte de Pappenheim
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house has been established, offering cyclists, hikers and tourists meals and lodging. Also, in nearby Kirschweiler is a
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Hauptstraße 264 – sandstone villa with asymmetrical floor plan, Gothic Revival and Art Nouveau motifs, about 1905; dĂ©cor
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in the Napoleonic tradition, to an end using military force, after Coburg had called on Prussia for help in the matter.
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Jewish graveyard, Sonnehofstraße (monumental zone) – ten mostly stele-shaped stones, 1900 to about 1933, in fenced area
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buildings; pattern broken somewhat by two villalike houses (no. 303 Baroque Revival, 1905; no. 309, possibly from 1890)
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Hauptstraße 126 – representative residential and commercial house, possibly from the 1890s; in the gateway clay reliefs
1482: 1002:(“Mayoralties”) of Herrstein, Oberstein and Fischbach. French law was allowed to stand. The Duke did, however, issue a 3889:, which belongs to the Rhenus Veniro Group. Furthermore, Idar-Oberstein is the starting point for Regio bus routes to 2961:, filling station building with sales room and workshop, mushroom-column construction with broad overlying roof, 1950s 2560:
Mainzer Straße 66 – representative Art Nouveau villa, 1905, architects Hubert Himmes and Adrian Wehrli, Idar-Oberstein
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heat of the moment, he hurled his brother out of a window of the castle and sent him to his death on the rocks below.
5011: 4296:(Institute for Gemstone Research) in Idar-Oberstein. The Gemstone Research Department belongs to the subject area of 2305:
Hauptstraße 72 – representative three-floor house, Renaissance Revival motifs, in the back stable and barn, 1863/1864
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Landesverordnung ĂŒber die großen kreisangehörigen StĂ€dte Bad Kreuznach, Idar-Oberstein und Neuwied vom 29. MĂ€rz 1960
3421:. It was the biggest open-air festival in Idar-Oberstein. The last festival took place in much reduced form in 2008. 3097:
for the dwellers of the village down below that was built into the great cave in the crag, the “Upper Stone” (or in
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in 1892. Giloy und Söhne, one of Europe's biggest diamond jewellery manufacturers, has its headquarters here, too.
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roof, possibly from 1712; gravestone M. C. Hauth, about 1742; in the graveyard a memorial to those who fell in the
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Tiefensteiner Straße 322 – villalike house with mansard roof, Louis XVI and Art Nouveau motifs, shortly after 1900
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Im SchĂŒtzenrech 57 – school; sandstone-framed plastered building penetrated by gable risalti, 1912, expansion 1962
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1920s; on the squarelike widening at the south end of Mainzer Straße the commercial hall (Dr.-Liesegang-Straße 1,
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Hauptstraße 194 – villa with mansard roof, 1911, architect Paul Schultze-Naumburg; characterizes town's appearance
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Schönlautenbach 6 – representative house, three-sloped hipped roof, 1924/1925, architect Johannes Weiler, Cologne
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Hauptstraße 337/339 – three-floor double house with mansard roofs, 1910/1911, architect Johannes Ranly, Oberstein
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on drinks at an inn. He had stolen it from an innkeeper named Koch from Veitsrodt who had meant to use it to buy
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Gesetz ĂŒber Groß-Hamburg und andere Gebietsbereinigungen vom 26. Januar 1937, Artikel II, § 8 (1)
3255:– a gemstone-grinding mill – one can learn a few things about gemstone processing and Idar-Oberstein's history. 1140:(large town belonging to a district) by the state government, after the town itself had applied for the status. 962:
stipulated, among other things, that 26 of the Sankt Wendel district's 94 municipalities had to be ceded to the
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Regarded as the origin of the village of Kirchenbollenbach is the foundation of a church by Archbishop of Mainz
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on empty vessels that had offloaded cargo in Brazil. The cheap agates were then transported to Idar-Oberstein.
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before it rose to become the biggest manufacturer of German medals and decorations during the two world wars.
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Offered here on weekends are sightseeing flights by motorized aircraft, motor glider, glider and ultralight.
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500 years as a gemstone region, Idar-Oberstein: postage stamps, 1997 issue by the Federal Republic of Germany
3499:– dialectal German for “Roast beef for the Idarers, pork neck for the Obersteiners and bread for the world.” 3377:(“Children’s Song Festival”). There are 15 to 20 events for children, youth and those who are young at heart. 2377:
Hauptstraße 149 – former “Hotel FĂŒrstenhof”; red-brick building with plastered areas, Art Nouveau dĂ©cor; 1904
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Hauptstraße 123 – representative villa with hipped roof, Art Nouveau dĂ©cor, 1901, architect Hans Weszkalnys,
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Idar-Oberstein has its connections with the notorious outlaw Johannes BĂŒckler (1777–1803), commonly known as
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Forststraße – memorial cross for Anne Freiin (Baroness) von Schorlemer, about 1905 (?); memorial stone, 1930
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Hauptstraße 332 – corner house, Classicist and Renaissance Revival motifs, third fourth of the 19th century
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and jewellery designers allow a look at their creative work in Oberstein's historic town centre below the
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Schönlautenbach 27 – house with mansard roof, timber-frame bungalow on terracelike stone lower floor, 1928
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sometime after 975. The earliest documentary evidence of the village goes back to 1128 when it was called
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recipe are also the subject of the town's slogan, which bears witness to a patronizing cosmopolitanism:
2994:), Obere Kirchstraße – Gothic Revival red sandstone building, 1896/1897, architect Lambert von Fisenne, 936:
to cede an area out of this parcel containing 69,000 inhabitants to other powers – 20,000 souls each to
3373:(“Children’s Cultural Days”) have been being held for several years now as a successor festival to the 3015:
Weierbacher Straße 12 – house, used partly commercially, with mansard roof, Expressionist motifs, 1920s
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Im StĂ€bel, graveyard – memorial for those who fell in the First World War by Wilhelm Heilig, about 1920
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At Hauptstraße 71 – stuccoed façade, 1922, of a three-floor residential and commercial house from 1888
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Hauptstraße 432 – three-floor timber-frame building, partly solid, late 16th century, conversion 1717
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judiciary and introducing various programmes that favoured farmers and the economy. A well regulated
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Days”) are held. Appearing here are regional and national jazz greats on several stages in the Idar
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and, since September 2005 an outdoor swimming pool fed by natural water. On the town's outskirts, a
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is also featured there, for Idar-Oberstein is also an important centre for that semiprecious stone.
3217:(German Gemstone Museum) in the constituent community of Idar, which boasts many gemstone exhibits. 2174:
Bahnhofstraße 1 – former “Centralhotel”; three-floor Historicist Revival corner building, echoes of
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In the early 19th century, many people were driven out of the local area by hunger and also went to
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This is raw potato dumplings cooked and served together with carrots (sometimes known in German as
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Hauptstraße 143 – mighty three-floor house with mansard roof, 1910; characterizes town's appearance
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holding of Oberstein, although beginning in 1682 it was an Electoral-Trier fief held by Oberstein.
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is rooted fast among Idar-Oberstein's and the surrounding region's culinary and cultural customs.
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is German for “grinder” or “polisher”, a reference to the town's fame as a gem-processing centre;
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polygonal Gothic Revival column; nos. 7 and 8 several gravestones, granite slabs, granite steles,
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Dietzenstraße 30 – villa-style house with hipped roof, about 1910; characterizes town's appearance
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rule ended, the area was restructured. On the grounds of Article 25 of the concluding acts of the
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Göttschied, which had its first documentary mention in 1271, belonged together with Regulshausen,
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Hauptstraße 468/470 – mighty three-floor balloon frame building, earlier half of the 15th century
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running through it was filled in and built over. cf. Dagmar Vorbeck, in: Stadt Itzehoe (Hrsg.):
3981:(civic centre) with photo galleries about the planning, building and completion of the project. 1384:
Idar-Oberstein is known as a gemstone centre. Until the 18th century, the area was a source for
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of Weierbach together with the amalgamation opponents on the other, who promoted their views in
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Idar-Oberstein is home to every kind of educational institution, and since 1986, it has been a
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Hauptstraße 248 – country-house-style house with mansard roof, 1911, architect Georg KĂŒchler,
2077:) – on an irregular floor plan, built into a crag in 1482–1484, renovation of the Late Gothic 5376: 5071: 4991: 4940: 4426: 3804:” (“German Artillery Capital”). After objections from local business, among others the local 3006: 2367:
Hauptstraße 147 – three-floor representative house, Baroque Revival, Louis XVI (early French
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Otto-Decker-Straße 16 – Historicist residential and commercial house with mansard roof, 1905
2510:(an) Hauptstraße 418 – elaborate façade dĂ©cor, Art Nouveau with Baroque elements, about 1905 2494:
with Baroque elements, 1950, architect Julius Schneider; built-in shop from time of building
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Hauptstraße 499 – house with mansard roof, Baroque Revival plaster dĂ©cor, late 19th century
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Rhinegraves ended up holding sway in Kirchenbollenbach, and under Prince Johann Dominik of
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Tiefensteiner Straße 20 – country-house-style house, bungalow with half-hipped roof, 1920s
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Hauptstraße 185 – bungalow, Expressionist motifs, 1923, architect Johannes Weiler, Cologne
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Hauptstraße 155 – representative Renaissance Revival villa, 1894/1895, architect Massing,
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Dr.-Liesegang-Straße 1 – former commercial hall; building of red brick framed with yellow
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The following are the divisions within the town of Idar-Oberstein as of 31 December 2015:
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Hauptstraße 163 – Art Nouveau house, marked 1902, architect Hubert Himmes, Idar-Oberstein
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became the owners of the Lordship after the “Hinder” County of Sponheim was partitioned.
5251: 641:, most of whose territory was in what is now northwest Germany, with a coastline on the 414: 5121: 4966: 4698: 4277: 4088:
Transmission facilities: SWR Nahetal Transmitter, Idar-Oberstein-Hillschied Transmitter
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1800, Schinderhannes saw “Julchen” for the first time at the Wickenhof, a now vanished
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Ritterstraße 31 – row house with mansard roof, Renaissance Revival motifs, marked 1906
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Kobachstraße 4 – sophisticated residential and commercial house, Louis-XVI-style, 1912
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Keltenstraße – water cistern; representative front building with brickwork walls, 1894
2100:, 1751, expansion with transept 1894-1894, conversion 1955/1956, architect Hans Rost, 1252:
building and there was room, too, for industrial and commercial operations to locate.
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can nowadays be reached by visitors through a tunnel that was built in modern times.
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Friedrich-Ebert-Ring 10 – sophisticated villa, begun 1911, architect Julius Schneider
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Besides the Town Theatre in the constituent community of Oberstein, there is also a
925:, the northern part of the Department of Sarre was at first given to the Kingdom of 802:(“abbey villages”), and in 1561, they were sold to the “Hinder” County of Sponheim. 5226: 5151: 5036: 4796: 4762: 4416: 4407: 4156: 4140: 3820: 3766: 3105:) on the river Nahe. This, of course, explains the origin of the name “Oberstein”. 2981: 2967:
Tiefensteiner Straße 296 – avant-garde house, 1930/1932, architect Julius Schneider
2802: 2758: 2651:, sculpture by H. Pohlmann, Berlin; no. 32 angel with anchor by P. Völker; no. 33: 2380:
Hauptstraße 150 – small, elaborately shaped house, third fourth of the 19th century
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building with mansard roof, echoes of Art Nouveau, 1908/1909, architect Hans Best,
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Mainzer Straße 69 – representative Art Nouveau villa with mansard roof, about 1905
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correspondence pages, a poll was taken in early September 1970 with a vote in the
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of Weierbach, which was now bereft of its core municipalities. In April 1970, the
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Hauptstraße 192 – picturesque-rustic villa, 1905; characterizes town's appearance
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Hauptstraße 274 – villalike house, picturesquely nested plastered building with
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cannot be related to the village with any certainty. Hettstein was mentioned as
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was held from 1991 to 2007 on the lands of the Kammerwoog Conservation Area at
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jewellery as it was done about the turn of the 20th century are offered by the
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Hauptstraße 412/414 – Baroque double house with timber-frame gable, marked 1702
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varied Art Nouveau motifs, marked 1927/1928, architect Johannes Weiler, Cologne
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Hauptstraße 156 – two-and-a-half-floor representative house, 1870/1871 and 1889
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residential and commercial house, 1900, architect Hubert Himmes, Idar-Oberstein
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of men into the French army. Both of these things weighed heavily on France's
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Hauptstraße 153 – picturesque-rustic villa, Gothic Revival motifs, about 1900
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Tiefensteiner Straße 275 – villalike house with contemporary details, 1920s
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The council is made up of 40 honorary council members, who were elected by
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covering Germany was judged very critically in Idar and Oberstein, whereas
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The municipal election held on 25 May 2014 yielded the following results:
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The “Castle in the Hole” was the only cave castle on the Upper Nahe. The
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In the 1980s, the river Nahe was covered over with a four-lane highway,
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and German soldiers in turn were stationed here. With the coming of the
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at the municipal election held on 25 May 2014, and the full-time mayor (
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International Trade Fair for Precious Stones and Jewellery (“Intergem”)
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discussions and even administrative legal disputes arose in the former
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in the constituent community of Oberstein. It is open the year round.
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Ever since the state government declared the town of Idar-Oberstein a
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The village of Algenrodt had its first certain documentary mention as
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This is coarse potato dumplings (made from raw potatoes) filled with
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Rossbeff fa die Idarer, Kamm fa die Uwersteener und Brot fĂŒr die Welt
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Höckelböschstraße 2 – row house with mansard roof, early 20th century
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to Prussia and made into the Sankt Wendel district. Later, after the
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battalions built in the course of Idar-Oberstein's expansion into a
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The firm Klein & Quenzer was among the best known producers of
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Ritterstraße 11 – house, after 1882, Baroque Revival expansion 1912
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Höckelböschstraße 8 – house, Renaissance Revival motifs, about 1877
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Hauptstraße 162 – villalike house, 1893, architect Wilhelm MĂŒller,
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to Mettlach Abbey. These four villages were therefore known as the
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was the first defensive position held by the Lords of Stein and a
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At the Steinkaulenberg gemstone mines, the only gemstone mine in
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in the constituent community of Oberstein right below the famous
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Hauptstraße 330 – corner house, 1882, architect R. Goering; dĂ©cor
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Finsterheckstraße – water cistern, two-floor tower-type housing,
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Dr.-Liesegang-Straße 4 – cube-shaped villa with hipped roof, 1924
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Bismarckstraße 53 – Baroque Revival villa with mansard roof, 1910
1938: 1661:(arrested and removed from office by French occupational forces) 1332: 1225:, Zaubach (a village that vanished in the late 20th century) and 1060: 926: 900:. Until 1814, this was French territory. The introduction of the 697: 634: 454: 382: 213: 4893: 4851: 4678: 3637:
in the outlying centre of Nahbollenbach, comprising 23 ha.
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Local transport in Idar-Oberstein was run from 1900 to 1956 by
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Friedrich-Ebert-Ring 8 – picturesque-representative villa, 1903
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Dietzenstraße 34 – picturesque-rustic villa, early 20th century
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History of Idar-Oberstein's gem industry (tucsonshowguide.com)
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Hauptstraße 76 – four-floor residential and commercial house,
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Town fortifications – walling of Oberstein, incorporating the
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Bundesverband der Diamant- und Edelsteinindustrie e. V.
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decoration on a residential and commercial house, about 1905
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of Idar-Oberstein (after unification of Oberstein and Idar)
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in 1321 and had among its inhabitants Waldgravial subjects.
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Ida Purper, honorary citizen of Idar since 24 February 1922
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tower altered in the 17th century; retaining wall possibly
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On 1 April 1960, the town of Idar-Oberstein was declared a
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Hauptstraße 270 – rustic villa, volcanic rock, sandstone,
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Bahnhofstraße 3 – sophisticated corner house, three-floor
1348:(“Crag Church”), a legendary church and symbol of the town 1229:, returned a vote of roughly 95% in favour of keeping the 762:
Enzweiler boasts traces of human habitation going back to
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In 1961, part of the east wall fell in. The castle club,
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Bell”) from 1350; in the graveyard gravestones about 1900
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Hauptstraße 338 – former Imperial post office, so-called
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At Hauptstraße 129 – stately Gothic Revival entrance gate
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Location of Idar-Oberstein within Birkenfeld district
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Frank FrĂŒhauf bleibt OberbĂŒrgermeister in Idar-Oberstein
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school. This moved in the late 1960s to the newly built
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Near Hauptstraße 260 – unusual Art Nouveau fencing, 1904
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of Weierbach lodged a constitutional grievance with the
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Gesetz zur Vereinfachung und Verbilligung der Verwaltung
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Railway bridges on the Rhine-Nahe Railway, west of the
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Kasinostraße 7 – building of the former Hermann Leyser
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Hauptstraße 289 – meeting building of the lodge at the
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The constituent community of Oberstein grew out of the
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Directory of Cultural Monuments in Birkenfeld district
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rehabilitation clinic in Baumholder. There is also no
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Since Prussia was obliged under the terms of the 1815
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of Kyrburg. The form “Georg-Weierbach” stems from the
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Itzehoe. Geschichte einer Stadt in Schleswig-Holstein
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only admit students beginning in the eleventh class.
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History up to French reorganization beginning in 1794
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Description and explanation of Idar-Oberstein’s arms
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location. The internationally renowned programme of
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simply means “way”) is a 22 km-long signposted
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Deutscher Edelsteinschleifer- und Goldschmiedemarkt
3180:stage. With Schloss Oberstein as the backdrop, the 2784:, possibly from the last fourth of the 19th century 2596:Pappelstraße 1, 2, 3 (monumental zone) – so-called 1085:, which had two seats at its disposal, even before 680:(“Old Palatial Castle”), above the cliff where the 540:
Mittelbollenbach (1,060 inhabitants; area 360.9 ha)
4758:Deutsches Edelsteinmuseum (German Gemstone Museum) 4522:Possessions prussiennes sur la rive gauche du Rhin 4425:Bernd Munsteiner, gemstone artist, creator of the 3773:(“Strasbourg Barracks”) were at first used by the 3531: 2557:Mainzer Straße 64 – villa, Art Nouveau dĂ©cor, 1907 543:Kirchenbollenbach (787 inhabitants; area 227.5 ha) 2730:(“Strasbourg Barracks”) – forms characterized by 2144:Amtsstraße 2 – hospital and convent; three-floor 1154:In the course of administrative restructuring in 418:Overlooking Idar-Oberstein from Schloss Oberstein 27:Town in Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 5451: 3468:, whereas the latter is a kind of rolled roast. 2490:Hauptstraße 385 – plastered building, echoes of 2134:, tower Im GebĂŒck (a lane) above Hauptstraße 476 1043:ended, Grand Duke Friedrich August of Oldenburg 648:The towns of Idar and Oberstein belonged to the 537:Nahbollenbach (1,899 inhabitants; area 821.7 ha) 3673:Deutsche Diamant- und Edelsteinbörse e. V. 3168:extensively converted and expanded with stone. 1989: 1982:The following are listed buildings or sites in 1892:List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany 1273:. The municipalities of Rötsweiler-Nockenthal, 4564:Peter Bayerlein: Schinderhannes-Chronik, S. 45 4179:, bone marrow transplantation and haematology/ 2178:, 1905–1907, architects Gerhards & Hassert 2096:) – formerly St. Peter and Paul, cross-shaped 1476: 1317:and a fiddler at markets and church fĂȘtes. At 4924: 4276:throughout the town. There are moreover four 3627: 2801:Evangelical church, Göttschieder Straße 43 – 2137:At Alte Gasse 5 – coat of arms of the former 1885: 4693: 4691: 3718: 3336:The regional consumer fair, better known as 2881:building with Expressionist details, 1926/27 1240:: the educational facilities were expanded ( 1034: 555:Hammerstein (504 inhabitants; area 217.5 ha) 534:Weierbach (2,536 inhabitants; area 751.6 ha) 526:Centres merged in 1969 administrative reform 504:Centres merged in 1933 administrative reform 4626:(in German). Idar-Oberstein. Archived from 4590:Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2014, Stadtrat 3446: 2780:, Gothic Revival, firm of GebrĂŒder Zilken, 1379: 660:to form the modern town of Idar-Oberstein. 4931: 4917: 4841: 3987: 3901:. The most important road link in town is 3757:town. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 1972: 495: 484:The town lies on the southern edge of the 4688: 3867:. Formerly, fast trains on the Frankfurt- 3798:Beobachtungspanzerartillerielehrbataillon 3509:This is toast, minced meat, diced bacon, 1031:to Oberstein opened on 15 December 1859. 472:town. It is also the largest town in the 4867:) is being considered for deletion. See 4429:sculpture "Waves of the Sea"/"Dom Pedro" 3938: 3934: 3742: 3662: 3650: 3437: 3429: 3425: 3191: 3119: 3059: 3048: 2998:; dĂ©cor; characterizes town's appearance 2647:; no. 29 complex of Kessler & Röhl, 2635:Seitzenbachstraße/Hauptstraße, Niederau 2092:Evangelical parish church, Hauptstraße ( 1993: 1340: 612: 600: 589: 413: 405: 397: 389: 4661:Bum-Bum-Helau â€“ ein Schuß ins Knie 4508:Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz 4173:diagnostic and interventional radiology 3342:Wirtschaftsjunioren Idar-Oberstein 2003 3128:Up above the small church, on a knoll ( 2990:Saint Martin's Catholic Parish Church ( 2957:Near Tiefensteiner Straße 232 – former 1196:, at gatherings and in letter duels in 14: 5452: 4092: 3777:. French troops were stationed at the 3753:Since 1938, Idar-Oberstein has been a 3573: 3566:, or dialectally in Idar-Oberstein as 3044: 2383:Hauptstraße 151 – house with entrance 1256:Wittmann, who had a survey done by an 1181:Verfassungsgerichtshof Rheinland-Pfalz 150: 118: 4912: 4719: 4373:Harald Fissler, since 27 January 1995 3897:. There is also a direct bus link to 3765:, new barracks were built. After the 3157: 3115: 3001:Across from Dorfstraße 1 – so-called 1843:Directly elected on 12 October 2014 ( 1827:Directly elected on 5 November 2006. 429: 275:91.56 km (35.35 sq mi) 65:, castle on the hills above Oberstein 32:Town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 4490:, SĂŒddeutsche Zeitung, 26 June 2022. 4364: 4261:University of Applied Sciences Trier 3884:Verkehrsgesellschaft Idar-Oberstein 3871:route had a stop at Idar-Oberstein. 3475:When making the more often consumed 3267:The town's best known sport club is 2830: 2159:Austraße 6 – villa-style house with 1986:’s Directory of Cultural Monuments: 880:French, Oldenburg and Prussian times 4370:Otto Decker, since 22 December 1947 4312:Deutsche Gemmologische Gesellschaft 3802:Hauptstadt der deutschen Artillerie 3677:World Federation of Diamond Bourses 2892: 2726:Im StĂ€bel – entrance relief at the 2312:, 1931, architect Johannes Weiler, 2051:(“Old Palatial Castle”), above the 1027:, especially when the stretch from 817:. It is first known to have been a 24: 5435: 3943:Highway over the Nahe in Oberstein 3691:Wirtschaftsjunioren Idar-Oberstein 2772:Near Auf der Burr 13 – lift pump, 2751: 2332:; in the back commercial buildings 998:of Oberstein, which comprised the 25: 5481: 4871:to help reach a consensus. â€ș 4779: 4380: 4359: 3320: 2823:; characterizes town's appearance 2787:Before Buchengasse 2 and 4 – two 1292: 825:sideline of the otherwise mainly 552:Georg-Weierbach (661 inhabitants) 4259:of the Faculty of Design at the 3907:41; although there is no direct 3713:Idar-Obersteiner Wirtschaftstage 3338:Idar-Obersteiner Wirtschaftstage 3236:Insights into the production of 2928:Granatweg – warriors’ memorial; 2905: 2318:Hauptstraße 78 – representative 1958: 1945: 1932: 1919: 1906: 1149: 727:, Hettstein, Obertiefenbach and 165:Show map of Rhineland-Palatinate 149: 142: 117: 110: 94: 74: 56: 4883:Literature about Idar-Oberstein 4763:Idar-Oberstein Gemstone History 4713: 4667: 4652: 4641: 4612: 4594: 4294:Institut fĂŒr Edelsteinforschung 4201:child and adolescent psychiatry 3748:Klotzbergkaserne Idar-Oberstein 3182:Theatersommer Schloss Oberstein 3071: 3022:Weierbacher Straße 75 – former 2033:(“Ass-stoop-down Tower”), both 2029:(“Fireplace Building”) and the 1853: 1456: 1281:, Kirschweiler, Hettenrodt and 605:View of Oberstein, about 1875, 594:View of Oberstein according to 515:Tiefenstein (2,489 inhabitants) 431:[ˌiːdaËÉÌŻËˆÊ”oːbɐˌʃtaÉȘÌŻn] 4797:Old pictures of Idar-Oberstein 4720:Brown, Tom (4 December 2012). 4583: 4567: 4558: 4547: 4538: 4526: 4514: 4493: 4481: 3827:stop, is linked by way of the 3587: 3570:) and pickled or smoked pork. 3454:A distinction is made between 2915: 2846:Pfarrkirche St. Johann Nepomuk 2813: 2371:) and Art Nouveau motifs, 1908 1083:German National People's Party 546:Regulshausen (874 inhabitants) 531:Göttschied (2,928 inhabitants) 13: 1: 5460:Towns in Rhineland-Palatinate 4856: 4469: 4257:Gemstone and Jewellery Design 3927:at Birkenfeld (B 41) or 3624:in the oven with dried meat. 3380:Each year in early June, the 3274:Idar-Oberstein has an indoor 3251:open to visitors, and at the 3089:As far as is now known, this 2884:At Im BrĂŒhl 1 – wooden door, 2795: 2267:Georg-Maus-Straße 2 – former 2126:, on the inside supported by 1418:deposit in Brazil's state of 1143:Idar-Oberstein amalgamation 1109:In 1937, on the basis of the 986:in May 1832, complete with a 692:-Heidesheim, and in 1766 the 518:Algenrodt (1,846 inhabitants) 509:Oberstein (7,834 inhabitants) 4939:Towns and municipalities in 4775: (archived May 26, 2009) 4580:; Mainz-Kostheim 2001; S. 10 4464:2021 Idar-Oberstein shooting 4270:Schulzentrum Vollmersbachtal 4246: 4052:Wochenspiegel Idar-Oberstein 3811: 3796:until 31 March 2003 was the 3242:Industriemuseum Jakob Bengel 2974: 2952:Schleife zwischen den MĂŒhlen 2741: 2720: 1990:Idar-Oberstein (main centre) 1977: 1523: 479: 7: 4987:Berschweiler bei Baumholder 4701:. GemSelect.com. 1 May 2008 4685:, Bd. II, S. 390. 4664:; Ausgabe vom 10. Juni 1998 4457: 4058:Stadtfacette Idar-Oberstein 3878:, and from 1932 to 1969 by 3845:Frankfurt Rhine Main Region 3781:, and then as of 1956, the 3738: 3605: 2946:Tiefensteiner Straße 178 – 2073:(“Crag Church”), Kirchweg ( 1562:Große kreisangehörige Stadt 1463:proportional representation 1451: 1138:Große kreisangehörige Stadt 672:Lordship of Oberstein. The 549:Enzweiler (686 inhabitants) 488:on both sides of the river 459:Große kreisangehörige Stadt 10: 5486: 4235:. Excluded from this is a 4054:(weekly advertising paper) 3659:: View over Schleiferplatz 3628:Economy and infrastructure 3602:(cast-iron roasting pan). 3584:with roast blood sausage. 3502: 3462:. The former is a kind of 3253:Historische Weiherschleife 3187: 3171: 2939:Tiefensteiner Straße 87 – 2856:(18th century); rich dĂ©cor 2448:, glazed brick, about 1905 2387:, mansard roof, about 1910 1889: 1886:Twin towns – sister cities 1830: 1813: 1792: 1776: 1757: 1740: 1721: 1702: 1683: 1664: 1645: 1626: 1608: 1589: 585: 562: 283:300 m (1,000 ft) 5433: 4947: 4787:Deutsches Edelsteinmuseum 4082:Idar-Oberstein/Herrstein 4063:Radio Idar-Oberstein 87.6 3923:) can be reached through 3719:Natural gemstone deposits 3594:This is made by roasting 3513:, eggs, salt and pepper. 3353:Deutsche Edelsteinkönigin 3215:Deutsches Edelsteinmuseum 3198:Deutsches Edelsteinmuseum 2936:stele inserted after 1945 2873:Auf dem Rain 21 – former 2416:Hauptstraße 177 – house, 2341:Deutsches Edelsteinmuseum 2141:post office, 19th century 2069:parish church, so-called 1858:The German blazon reads: 1579: 1576: 1573: 1555: 1445:has hit the region hard. 1373:opened up in the church. 1091:official seizure of power 1035:Since the First World War 559:Total population: 11,935 522:Total population: 20,066 378: 368: 358: 346: 325: 308: 300: 292: 287: 279: 271: 266: 248: 243: 231: 219: 209: 174: 104: 88: 70: 55: 46: 37: 4869:templates for discussion 4789:(German Gemstone Museum) 4578:Superfrauen 1 Geschichte 4031: 3539:Also dialectally called 3479:, the meat – originally 3357:Deutsche Edelsteinstraße 3262: 3086:(“Castle in the Hole”). 2343:(German Gemstone Museum) 2291:Hauptstraße 70 – former 2021:(“New Palatial Castle”; 1582: 1380:Emigration and gemstones 694:Counts of Limburg-Styrum 650:Barons of Daun-Oberstein 639:Grand Duchy of Oldenburg 573:German Weather Service's 512:Idar (7,897 inhabitants) 4901:EncyclopĂŠdia Britannica 4887:German National Library 4099:Klinikum Idar-Oberstein 3998:ICAO location indicator 3988:I-O/Göttschied Airfield 3558:(carrots and dumplings) 3460:Obersteiner Spießbraten 3442:Obersteiner Spießbraten 3140:, and thereafter as an 2761:remodelled in Baroque; 2209:At Bismarckstraße 12 – 2009:(“Old Palatial Castle”) 1973:Culture and sightseeing 1954:, Czech Republic (2006) 1941:, United Kingdom (1981) 1806:First directly elected 1064:elections in 1931, the 903:Code civil des Français 496:Constituent communities 402:Idar-Oberstein at night 304:320/km (820/sq mi) 5441: 5157:HoppstĂ€dten-Weiersbach 4904:(11th ed.). 1911. 4435:, former professional 3944: 3899:Frankfurt-Hahn Airport 3817:Idar-Oberstein station 3750: 3668: 3660: 3491:The variations on the 3443: 3435: 3208:Since the early 1960s 3205: 3125: 3068: 3057: 3033:Niederreidenbacher Hof 2992:Pfarrkirche St. Martin 2941:Kallwiesweiherschleife 2280:Paul Schultze-Naumburg 2010: 1800:Hans JĂŒrgen Machwirth 1349: 867:, and belonged to the 704:in 1771. In 1776, the 652:(who later became the 622: 621:– School at the Market 610: 598: 419: 411: 403: 395: 5465:Birkenfeld (district) 5439: 5377:Sonnenberg-Winnenberg 5317:Rötsweiler-Nockenthal 4992:Berschweiler bei Kirn 4941:Birkenfeld (district) 4673:Second place went to 4227:as well as wards for 4084:public-access channel 4069:Studio Idar-Oberstein 3942: 3935:Highway over the Nahe 3746: 3666: 3654: 3441: 3433: 3426:Culinary specialities 3340:, was created by the 3222:Museum Idar-Oberstein 3196:Hauptstraße 118: The 3195: 3123: 3063: 3052: 2572:Mainzer Straße 224 – 2148:brick building, side 1997: 1754:Voted out of office. 1344: 1209:of Weierbach, namely 1164:Rötsweiler-Nockenthal 938:Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 892:of Birkenfeld in the 874:church's patron saint 837:at the local church. 785:church's patron saint 654:Counts of Falkenstein 617:Idar Marketplace and 616: 604: 593: 417: 409: 401: 393: 383:www.idar-oberstein.de 327: â€ą Summer ( 5422:Wilzenberg-Hußweiler 4282:Wirtschaftsgymnasium 4272:. There are several 4129:Saarland HeilstĂ€tten 4021:and, also with PPR, 3857:main railway station 3528:with a bacon sauce. 3375:Kinderliederfestival 3359:(“German Gem Road”). 3269:SC 07 Idar-Oberstein 2948:Hettsteiner Schleife 2108:west tower (1114?), 1984:Rhineland-Palatinate 1156:Rhineland-Palatinate 1131:Rhineland-Palatinate 960:Treaty of Versailles 735:and Rhinegraves and 670:Imperially immediate 451:Rhineland-Palatinate 394:Panorama of the town 370:Vehicle registration 301: â€ą Density 226:Rhineland-Palatinate 194:49.71139°N 7.31306°E 4290:University of Mainz 4233:otorhinolaryngology 4121:University of Mainz 4093:Public institutions 4000:is EDRG. The grass 3829:Nahe Valley Railway 3806:chamber of commerce 3635:Gewerbepark Nahetal 3575:Riewe on Draehurjel 3483:, today often also 3390:pedestrian precinct 3346:Wirtschaftsjunioren 3045:Mediaeval buildings 3024:AmtsbĂŒrgermeisterei 2888:style, 18th century 2418:Expressionistically 2171:, late 19th century 2165:Renaissance Revival 2031:Esel-bĂŒck-dich-Turm 1111:Greater Hamburg Act 1025:Nahe Valley Railway 771:Archbishop of Mainz 690:Counts of Leiningen 442:) is a town in the 190: /  133:Show map of Germany 5442: 4802:2015-08-08 at the 4699:"Gemstones as Art" 4606:2009-05-23 at the 4320:Fachmitgliedschaft 4300:in the Faculty of 3996:(1,575 feet). 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Oberstein
Town
Schloss Oberstein, castle on the hills above Oberstein
Coat of arms of Idar-Oberstein

Idar-Oberstein is located in Germany
Idar-Oberstein is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
49°42â€Č41″N 7°18â€Č47″E / 49.71139°N 7.31306°E / 49.71139; 7.31306
Germany
State
Rhineland-Palatinate
District
Birkenfeld
Lord mayor
CDU
Time zone
UTC+01:00
CET
DST
UTC+02:00
CEST
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Vehicle registration
www.idar-oberstein.de




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