▁est ates ▁whose ▁own ers ▁were ▁charged ▁with ▁guard ing ▁the ▁hunting ▁forest ) ▁was ▁maintained ▁in ▁J ü ges heim . ▁In ▁ 1 4 2 5 , ▁the ▁L ords ▁of ▁E pp stein ▁sold ▁the ▁Amt ▁of ▁Stein heim ▁along ▁with ▁J ü ges heim ▁to ▁the ▁Arch bishop ▁and ▁Elect or ▁of ▁Main z . ▁ ▁The ▁Th irty ▁Years ' ▁War ▁took ▁a ▁heavy ▁to ll ▁on ▁the ▁community , ▁which ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁R öder mark ▁( comm unal ▁lands ). ▁The ▁place ▁only ▁recovered ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁it ▁established ▁a ▁le ather ▁industry ▁with ▁many ▁workers ▁working ▁le ather ▁at ▁home . ▁Besides ▁this ▁there ▁were ▁of ▁course ▁many ▁far ming ▁households . ▁After ▁Sec ular ization ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 3 , ▁J ü ges heim ▁passed ▁to ▁H esse . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁the ▁Rod ga ub ahn ▁( ra il way ) ▁with ▁a ▁railway ▁station ▁in ▁J ü ges heim ▁opened . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 7 0 s , ▁a ▁commercial ▁area ▁was ▁laid ▁out , ▁which ▁over ▁the ▁years ▁that ▁followed ▁further ▁grew . ▁The ▁new ▁Town ▁Hall ▁made ▁J ü ges heim ▁into ▁a ▁centre ▁of ▁Rod g au . ▁Today ▁Rod g au ' s ▁second ▁biggest ▁constitu ent ▁community ▁has ▁some ▁ 1 1 , 7 0 0 ▁inhabitants . ▁ ▁North ▁of ▁the