Mittenaar

Mittenaar is a community in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis in Hesse, Germany.LocationMittenaar lies in the Lahn-Dill Highland.Municipal area's extentOn Mittenaar's 3 518 ha live more than 5,000 people. About 45 km of roads connect the various centres. More than half the municipal area is wooded.Neighbouring communitiesMittenaar borders in the north on the community of Siegbach, in the northeast on the community of Bischoffen, in the east on the community of Hohenahr, in the southeast on the town of Aßlar, in the south on the community of Ehringshausen, in the southwest on the community of Sinn, and in the west on the town of Herborn (all in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis).Constituent communitiesThe community consists of the centres of Ballersbach, Bellersdorf, Bicken and Offenbach.HistoryMittenaarThe community of Mittenaar came into being on 1 January 1972 with the merger of the formerly independent municipalities of Ballersbach, Bicken and Offenbach. Bellersdorf was amalgamated on 1 April 1972.BallersbachBallersbach had its first documentary mention in 1270. The Ballersbach Church (Capelle zu Ballersbach) was also most likely built in this time. That the chapel had some special importance can clearly be seen in the much bigger village of Seelbach being placed under it.