Country Germany Admin. region Darmstadt Elevation 86 m (282 ft) Area 13.77 km² Local time Wednesday 9:11 PM Dialling code 06152 | State Hesse District Groß-Gerau Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Population 10,080 (30 Jun 2009) Postal code 64569 Administrative region Darmstadt | |
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Nauheim is a community in Groß-Gerau district in Hesse, Germany.
Contents
- Map of Nauheim Germany
- Location
- Neighbouring communities
- History
- Manufacture of Saxophones
- Municipal council
- Partnerships
- Culture and sightseeing
- Personalities
- Clubs and associations
- References
Map of Nauheim, Germany
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
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. 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. D&J manufactured saxophones under their own brand name, though the majority were given various "stencilled" labels including:-
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.
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.