ch ▁for ▁help . ▁The ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁dead ly ▁ep ide mic ▁is ▁still ▁celebrated ▁today ▁every ▁year ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁August ▁with ▁a ▁process ion , ▁whose ▁destination ▁was ▁originally ▁the ▁Ro chus - K ap elle ▁( “ Saint ▁Ro ch ’ s ▁Chap el ” ), ▁consec r ated ▁in ▁ 1 6 9 2 . ▁Now ad ays , ▁though , ▁the ▁newer ▁Ro chus - K irche ▁( “ Saint ▁Ro ch ’ s ▁Church ” ), ▁standing ▁at ▁a ▁different ▁site ▁in ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁the ▁community , ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁process ion ' s ▁endpoint , ▁and ▁has ▁since ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁Saint ▁Ro ch ' s ▁Church ▁houses ▁as ▁an ▁art ▁history ▁tre asure ▁a ▁p iet à ▁from ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 4 th ▁century ▁which ▁dep ict s ▁in ▁sculpt ure ▁Mary ▁and ▁Jesus ▁after ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁taken ▁down ▁from ▁the ▁Cross . ▁After ▁Sec ular ization ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 3 , ▁H ain hausen ▁passed ▁to ▁H esse . ▁ ▁Population ▁development ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 8 1 , ▁ 1 0 1 ▁inhabitants ▁lived ▁in ▁ 1 8 ▁households . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 4 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 3 4 1 ▁inhabitants ▁in ▁H ain hausen . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁this ▁had ▁ris en ▁to ▁ 8 3 5 ▁inhabitants . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁H ain hausen ▁had ▁ 2