Neunkirchen had its first documentary mention on 23 August 1288.
Religion
Neunkirchen has been shaped by the great influence of various Free-Church-Evangelical (freikirchlich-evangelisch) religious communities. This even, and especially, applies to the economic field, making its mark on the kind of approaches to management seen in the community. This practice works anachronistically, and for uninitiated atheists – and even for Christians of both greater denominations in Germany – it can be quite incomprehensible. Those from outside seeking jobs are well advised to make inquiries as to the leadership style to be expected here, as well as to be sure of getting the most generous possible probationary period.
Geography
Neunkirchen lies on the river Heller, about 10 km south of Siegen.
Until 1 January 1969 all these places were independent municipalities, before they were all merged to form today's greater community of Neunkirchen.
Climate
Neunkirchen's climate is classified as oceanic (Köppen: Cfb; Trewartha: Dobk). The average annual temperature in Neunkirchen is 10.0 °C (50.0 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,006.7 mm (39.63 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 18.3 °C (64.9 °F), and lowest in January, at around 2.3 °C (36.1 °F).
The Neunkirchen weather station has recorded the following extreme values:[3]
Highest Temperature 38.4 °C (101.1 °F) on 25 July 2019.
Warmest Minimum 22.2 °C (72.0 °F) on 2 July 2015.
Coldest Maximum −11.2 °C (11.8 °F) on 8 January 1985.
Lowest Temperature −21.6 °C (−6.9 °F) on 18 January 1963.[4]
Highest Daily Precipitation 68.7 mm (2.70 in) on 14 September 1998.
Wettest Month 239.1 mm (9.41 in) in December 1965.
Wettest Year 1,335.4 mm (52.57 in) in 1966.
Driest Year 666.7 mm (26.25 in) in 1971.
Earliest Snowfall: 4 November 1966.
Latest Snowfall: 4 May 1979.
Longest annual sunshine: 1,909.4 hours in 2018.
Shortest annual sunshine: 1,418 hours in 2013.
Climate data for Neunkirchen (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1962–present[a])
Neunkirchen's civic coat of arms might be described thus: Or three lozenges in bend sable.
The greater community's current arms are the same as those formerly borne by Altenseelbach before amalgamation. They were adopted as Neunkirchen's arms in 1969. The charge of the three lozenges comes from the arms borne by the Lords of Seelbach in the Middle Ages. A similar charge – in the same colours – can be seen in nearby Burbach's arms.[1]
Heinrich Baumgarten KG – special plant for making handles for the cookware industry
Baumgarten automotive technics GmbH
Schäfer Werke
EMW Eisen- und Metallhandel
Karl Sauer GmbH
K. Sauer GmbH - lamps and contents
F. WEIDT GMBH Logistics Consulting
Literature
Otto Braun: 700 Jahre Neunkirchen. Neunkirchen 1988.
Notes
^The data from 1 August 1962 to 29 February 1992 are from the Neunkirchen-Seelscheid-Meisenbach weather station, and the data from 1 September 1992 to the present are from the Neunkirchen-Seelscheid-Krawinkel weather station. There are no meteorological observations for the six months in between.
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