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The Pfaffenholz

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The Pfaffenholz

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    November 23, 2025

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    The "Pfaffenholz" forest once stretched southwest from the Großer Dielkopf to the Weißen Stein and likely also encompassed parts of the present-day village to the southeast. Records of this section of the forest can be found in medieval documents that record changing ownership since 931/949. From the 11th century onward, clergymen were referred to as "Pfaffen" (from the Greek "papas" = cleric), from which the name of the forest is probably derived.

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    School chronicle of the Welschneudorf local group, and regionalgeschichte.net (Esterau Local History and Mining Museum)
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    Elevation 480 m

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    Location: Welschneudorf, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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