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16-566: Schmitten may refer to: Schmitten, Germany , a climatic spa in the Hochtaunuskreis in Hesse, Germany Schmitten, Fribourg , a municipality in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland Schmitten, Graubünden , a municipality in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland Schmitten Discgolf Parcours , a disc golf course in Zell am See, Austria Schmitten Tunnel ,

32-658: A Roman fort. The preserved foundation walls offer a glimpse into Roman history. The castle's keep and tower are preserved and loom over Oberreifenberg and the Weil Valley. The municipal elections on 26 March 2006 yielded the following results: Note: FWG is a citizens' coalition. Schmitten maintains partnerships with the following places, all in France : The community of Schmitten has two primary schools . Furthermore, there exists in Arnoldshain an Evangelical Academy called

48-570: A bypass tunnel and road tunnel in Salzburg, Austria [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Schmitten&oldid=938104966 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

64-708: A nail-making smith in the woods nearby ( Wald is German for "forest"; Schmidt has the same root as Schmiede – smith) which were attached to Hattstein Castle (mentioned in 1215). The Hattstein Knights ("Hazechenstein") were akin to the Reifenbergers ("Riffinberg"), possibly even the same. These families' origins were either in the Westerwald area north of the Lahn or the Limburg area. In

80-542: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Schmitten, Germany Schmitten is the highest community in the Taunus , approximately 24 km north of Frankfurt am Main , within which is the Großer Feldberg (881m). Schmitten borders in the north on the community of Weilrod and the town of Usingen , in the east on the towns of Neu-Anspach and Bad Homburg , in

96-609: Is located between the Taunus mountains and the Vogelsberg volcanic mountain. The main rivers of the district are the Nidda River and the Wetter River . The imperial eagle in the top of the coat of arms was chosen because the Wetterau was imperial possession in the past. The bars in the bottom derive from the lords of Isenburg-Büdingen, who owned most of the area. The wavy line depicts

112-586: Is popular among families and nature lovers, but also for cyclists and motorcyclists . Besides the yearly Weiltal-Marathon, the traditional "Rund um den Henninger-Turm" bicycle race also runs through the Weil Valley. The Roman Empire 's old border runs above Niederreifenberg and Oberreifenberg across the crest of the Taunus. Within Schmitten's municipal limits lies the Limeskastell Kleiner Feldberg ,

128-623: Is thereby one of the oldest buildings still in use in the Hochtaunus. In a glass window from 1480 one can still clearly see the Reifenberg family's coat of arms. Politically Arnoldshain belonged to the Lords of Hattstein, but later partly under Reifenberg (Bassenheim) rule. Dorfweil had its first documentary mention in 772. Lying 410 m above sea level in the Weil Valley, the community has many hiking trails. With an area of 367ha and 684 inhabitants (as of

144-462: The " Martin Niemöller " Haus . Wetteraukreis The Wetteraukreis is a Kreis ( district ) in the middle of Hesse , Germany . Neighbouring districts are Landkreis Gießen , Vogelsbergkreis , Main-Kinzig-Kreis , district-free Stadt Frankfurt , Hochtaunuskreis and Lahn-Dill-Kreis . The district was created in 1972 when the two districts Friedberg and Büdingen were merged. The district

160-540: The Walsdorfer Gründungsurkunde ("Walsdorf Founding Document") of 1156, a "Guntramus de Hazechenstein" is named. The Hattstein Knights, whose castle was destroyed several times, had property in Bad Camberg , Usingen ("Hattsteiner Weiher"), Stockheim , Weilbach , Aschaffenburg , Mainaschaff , Königstein and Frankfurt am Main . The Hattsteiners also participated in the founding of Münzenberg Castle in

176-568: The Wetterau . The noble family von Hattstein was throughout the Middle Ages one of Hesse's most influential families. Baron Marquard von Hattstein was Bishop of Speyer (1560–1581). Together with the Knights of Kronberg, the Hattsteiners and Reiffenbergers declared the so-called "Kronberg Feud" in 1389. When on 13 May a great force from Frankfurt swept to Kronberg Castle, Hanau and Electorate of

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192-670: The 663-m-high Pferdskopf ("Horse's Head") near Treisberg affords a fantastic view of the Taunus landscape and is the object of many outings. In the winter, skiers and tobogganers are drawn to the Taunus's most attractive skilifts . Rising on the Feldberg, the little brook Weil snakes its way through the Hochtaunus Nature Park through to Weilburg. Alongside the Weil runs the Weiltalwanderweg (Weil Valley Hiking Trail). A Weil Valley visit

208-604: The Hattstein Knights, which was inseparably bound with Schmitten's history, came to an end with Johann Constantin Philipp von Hattstein's death in 1767. Saint Lawrence's Church ( Laurentiuskirche ) at Arnoldshain was first mentioned early in the 13th century in the Rotulus omnium iurium (Directory of all rights). A few expansions to the once eight-sided chapel notwithstanding, the old part is preserved to this day. The Laurentiuskirche

224-700: The Palatinate troops rushed to help those being beset, driving the Frankfurt forces off on 14 May in the Battle of Eschborn and taking 620 prisoners, among them the mayor, a few noble council members and all the town's bakers , butchers , locksmiths and shoemakers . Only a ransom payment of 73,000 golden guilders ended the fight with Frankfurt and laid the groundwork for the Frankfurter Landwehr fortifications and Frankfurt's four watchtowers . The noble family of

240-471: The end of 2004), Dorfweil is one of Schmitten's smallest constituent communities. The Taunus's highest mountain attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors every year, especially from the Frankfurt Rhein-Main Region . In Oberreifenberg lifts for skiing and sledding are abundant. The main attraction, however, is the Taunus's nature and many kilometres of hiking trails. The lookout tower on

256-463: The south on the towns of Oberursel and Königstein , and in the west on the communities of Glashütten and Waldems ( Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis ). The greater community has nine centres (until municipal reform in 1972, all independent communities) named Arnoldshain, Brombach, Dorfweil, Hunoldstal, Niederreifenberg, Oberreifenberg, Schmitten, Seelenberg and Treisberg. Schmitten had its first documented mention in 1399 as Waldschmidt . The name comes from

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