The illustrated STAUDT coat of
arms is documented in RIETSTAP ARMORIAL GENERAL
officially. The original description of this coat of arms is as follows:
"D'ARG. A UN BUSTE D'HOMME, HAB. DE GU., AU RABAT D'ARG.,
COIFFE D'UN BONNET A L'ANTIQUE DE GU., RETR D'ARG.,
ORNE SUR LE DEVANT DE TROIS FEUILLES DE SIN."
How the name, "Staudt" came to be and what the name indicates.
The last name Staudt seems to be of spatial proximity origin. Our research shows that the name is derived from German and is descended from an Upper German name of a person who lived in a location with bushes and shrubbery. In the Middle Ages, one was named based on characteristics of their town, the local geography, their trade, town and personal history or other elements in their surroundings. In a number of towns there was also a "House of Staud", the resident being named by his fellow townspeople. (Since this description was gathered from the register of a named directory), we can assume that the name, Staudt can arise from other sources, too.Different expressions of the name, Staudt.
Many original names have been transposed through the years
into many different spellings. Many people could not read and write so the
names were often passed on verbally. So it is no surprise that the name
Staudt is often seen as Stautt, Staudl and Staut. Keep this in mind when
researching your ancestory. It is also possible that past relatives
made name changes. Changes in the way a language expresses itself can come
in to play as can simple carelessness of a person writing or recording the name
on a document.
In tracing registry documents (in the left Rhenish area since the end of the
18th century, in the other Germany since 1876) such name alterations have been
rare but have occurred. The name, Staudt is by far the most common.
The origin of many names were based on the name of their town.
Professional names were often used, too. The name, Staudt is undoubtedly
an "origin name" from the ancestors living in Staudt. Many
Germans have moved abroad and spread the name around the world since the 18th
century."
A Warm Welcome to Staudt, Germany!
Small place history:
The place of Staudt exists from the time of the late Middle Ages. It always belonged to the Wirges parish, a daughter parish of the Humbach-Montabaur parish and became independent in the course of time. The patronage law and tithe of the parish Wirges in turn went to St. Florinsstift of Koblenz. The first documented mention of Stude was from a Florinstift document in the year 1367. It more precisely stated there was also a lease of grain, oats, and chickens in the Montabaur territory belonging to Staudt. The archbishop of Trier exerted exclusive authority over the residents in the Montabaur territory, the villages obligated to compulsory services, that the inhabitants were not free, counted as Goods, and changed in to the possession of the new sire at a sale or trade. The territory was divided into single administrative districts. Staudt together with 6 other places formed - at least from 1488 - the so-called “large guild”, until a new partition formed in the year 1653. From there it led to a guild with Leuterod, Hosten, Otzingen and Staudt.
Shortly after the end of the 30-year war, which also for Staudt no doubt remained consequences, family numbers had shrunk from 18 in the year 1605 to 9 in 1684. It is assumed that there were still fewer inhabitants by war’s end, since a census listed only 7 families. Armies marching through the Montabaur territory brought fear and poverty, many people escaped, and almost two thirds died. Presumably at the end of the 17th century (a correct date isn’t known), the Montabaur territory was divided forming a Wirges territory to which Staudt belonged. The administrator Hofrat Linz reported in 1786 the following: The inhabitants of the territory Wirges stand out noticeably, are industrious, stout hearted (ie. enterprising) and yet intelligent, love strangers, are thrifty stinginess in the house and boastfully wasteful in the pub, known to be more fair than unfair. Since the end of the Holy Roman Empire of the German nation in 1806 to the German War of 1866, census counted the place (fighting on the side of Austria at the time) as the newly found Duchy of Nassau. Nassau was annexed, Staudt was henceforth Prussian, next to the North German Federation, later the German Empire. The place and its residents lived through two world wars. During a bomb raid, 18 buildings were completely destroyed on March 18, 1844. Not only were these houses rebuilt long after, it started a change from agriculture to a settlement characterized by industry and services.Worth seeing:
The towns center the
Old School (today's city hall) and the Old Church, presenting themselves
as two pieces of jewellery following their renovation. The old school was
erected in the year 1907/08 in the same place as the first school in 1753. The
Lessons were first grade, then second grade, and at the beginning of the 70’s
they were totally adjusted. The building was altered completely and offers
versatile possibilities of use today. The house finds itself a meeting room and
a study for the mayor, as well as a large hall for celebration and a party
cellar. The Old School is actively used for group work and many celebrations.
The Old Church was built next to the school in 1865. Originally she was only a small chapel and got her form today after
remodeling in 1922. The church offered little space for the growing community of Staudt,
so a new building was necessary. The Church was misused from 1959 up to
its acquisition in the middle of the 1980’s as a bank storeroom. The
administration office of historical preservation put the former house of God in
1985 under permanent protection of historical monuments, registering a protest
from the community. The town was split into supporters and opponents. After lawsuits
lasting for years, the Old Church was classified a historical monument
anyway and shines in the old brightness again after her renovation in 1990.
After the planned remodeling, the building may be used as an exhibit and
showroom in the future. Besides the two main landmarks, Staudt also has much
to offer by way of its splendidly convenient community Birkensportplatz
facility, a 1990 modern spacious athletic house that can also be used for
private celebrations. Three tennis courts and the TC clubhouse are directly
beside it.
The Kindergarten at the Kirmes Platz was opened in 1994. Two
children’s classes are cared for with the best equipment available. The
New Church in Staudt is immense from near or afar, built in 1958 and consecrated a year later. The entry at the
rear of the church designed in 1995 offers enough comfortable space to talk
after the service. The Erbsengarten (Pea Garden) is a former gravel pit, altered into a
leisurely park at the end of the 1970’s. It now offers sorting opportunities,
games and cricket, and a beautiful setting for large events.
Current Day Staudt:
In 1995, 1121 people lived in Staudt, the population doubling within the last 50 years. While the whole population of Staudt and its surroundings was in farming or gravel mining at the turn of the century, this has basically changed. The increasing mechanization and improved traffic flow in these areas has caused the change to trade and industry. Staudt is today a small center where its residents live pleasantly, providing the best and quickest way to work. The industrial district Feinchesweise - Auf der Heide” and the numerous undertakings in the workplace are evidence of these developments like the newly opened business district Am Kramberg and the beginning of another business district between Erbsengarten and the cemetery. This development is not without problems; the good traffic routes are so to speak paid for with a high traffic count (approximately 6000 cars daily). Construction and rent prices have become considerately more expensive. Staudt is today a municipality striving for progress, with an intact town and organized life, known for its cohesiveness and social ness. We look forward to your visit!There worldwide is only one place Staudt, but thousands of people with this name.
