▁mother ▁parish ▁of ▁Ober - R oden . ▁ ▁Form er ly ▁an ▁E pp stein ▁holding , ▁the ▁place ▁belonged ▁from ▁ 1 4 2 5 ▁to ▁ 1 8 0 3 ▁to ▁the ▁Arch bishop ric ▁of ▁Main z ▁and ▁enjoyed ▁great ▁importance ▁as ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁a ▁t ith ing ▁area ▁and ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁a ▁tit he ▁court . ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 3 , ▁the ▁village , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Amts v og tei ▁of ▁Die burg , ▁ended ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁Land gra vi ate ▁of ▁H esse - D arm stadt , ▁the ▁later ▁Grand ▁Duch y ▁of ▁H esse . ▁When ▁the ▁R öder mark ▁( a ▁commun ally ▁held ▁par cel ▁of ▁land ▁to ▁which ▁belonged ▁several ▁villages ) ▁was ▁divided ▁up ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 8 , ▁Nieder - R oden ▁received ▁a ▁share ▁of ▁the ▁forest . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 2 , ▁Nieder - R oden ▁passed ▁to ▁the ▁Off en bach ▁district . ▁From ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁the ▁community ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁Die burg ▁district . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁the ▁Rod ga ub ahn ▁( ra il way ) ▁with ▁a ▁railway ▁station ▁in ▁Nieder - R oden ▁opened . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁during ▁the ▁National ▁Social ist ▁rég ime , ▁there ▁arose ▁a ▁pen al ▁and ▁prison ▁camp , ▁the ▁L ager ▁Roll wald ▁( “ R oll wald