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in 802 as "Weidenbach", the village was divided into two, Oberweidbach and
Niederweidbach, in the 14th century, much as had been done with neighbouring Bischoffen. In 1432, the villages were granted to the House of Solms-Hohensolms, and passed to the Count of Solms-Hohensolms in 1606. As of 1628,
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quite early on, in 802. The other communities' first documentary mentions followed lin the late 13th or early 14th century. The villages belonged to various ecclesiastical and secular rulers, but a great deal of the current municipal area came to be part of the County of Solms as time went by,
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and was forsaken. Niederbischoffen was then, in later documents, called simply
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The wavy bend stands for the river Aar, which flows through the community. The crook stands for the community's name (from
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The community consists of the centres of
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