Dahlem, North Rhine-Westphalia

Dahlem in the Eifel is a municipality in the district of Euskirchen. It has each of the less populated and population density of all communities of North Rhine -Westphalia.

  • 4.1 municipal
  • 4.2 partnership
  • 4.3 Crest and Banner 4.3.1 Coat of Arms
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Geographical location

Dahlem is located in the northern Eifel High Fens -Eifel between Blankenheim in the northeast and in the southwest Stadtkyll. Through the Kyll inflow Glaadtbach flows. In eastern Ripsdorfer forest are the Heideköpfe.

Community structure

The Dahlem consists of the following districts:

  • Baasem
  • Berk
  • Dahlem
  • Frauenkron
  • Kronenburg
  • Schmidtheim

History

Finds of brick shards from the Roman period (50 BC to 400 AD ) were near the Roman road, east of the so-called " tumuli " made ​​. In the hallway " In Casual " cremations were discovered with grave goods.

The first mention was Dahlem as dalaheim in a certificate issued in Aachen in Latin deed of gift of the noble Lord Otbert dated January 20, 867:

"And so were the ( a forest ) where 1000 pigs can be fattened ( us ) previously mentioned Otbert to our royal estate [ ... ] in the Eifelgau in the village of Dahlem a small farm and in the district of the village, a field area where 100 hooves built and. However, it is this forest between Schidtheim and Baasen. "

In the 19th century Dahlem was known under the name Dalheim. The name derives from " Talheim " from.

Incorporations

In the context of local government reform on 1 July 1969, the former municipalities Baasem, Berk, Kronenburg and Schmidtheim were incorporated. The administrative headquarters is located in Schmidt 's home.

Policy

Parish council

In the municipal election on 30 August 2009 was for the period 2009-2014, the following distribution of seats in the local council:

Partnership

Dahlem is twinned with the French community Sarzeau in Brittany.

Crest and Banner

Banner

Coat of arms

Blazon: " divided by silver ( white) to red; above a growing gold (yellow) reinforced red eagle, below three (2: 1) right diagonal Asked silver (white ) Hammers ".

The municipality has been awarded with certificate of Government President 6 April 1976 the right to bear a coat of arms, a seal and a flag (banner ). The eagle refers to the former rule Kronenburg; the hammers are from the Office of Arms Schmidt home. They point to the iron industry in Dahlem room.

Banner

" Red-White in the ratio 1: 1 vertical stripes with the over the center shifted upward coat of arms of the municipality. "

Traffic

The breakpoints in Dahlem and Schmidt home on the Eifel circuit ( KBS 474) Cologne - Euskirchen - Gerolstein Trier be operated by a RE- line every two hours. As of December 2013, the operation is done every hour.

The connection of the rear districts ( Kronenburg, Frauenkron, Berk ) to the railway-station Dahlem Mon-Sat every hour on the bus line 834 RVK. Outside of school transport here comes the taxi bus is used, ie the rides operate only at tel appointment. It is the rate of the transport association Rhein-Sieg and collective space border of the NRW tariff.

By Dahlem the B 51 and B 421 lead over the partially four-lane B 51 A 1 is reached.

Between Dahlem and Schmidt home is the public airfield Dahlem Binz.

Attractions and Tourism

  • Castle ruins and medieval town in Kronenburg with late Gothic church
  • Kylltalsperre ( Kronenburger lake ) in Kronenburg
  • Trappist abbey Maria peace in Dahlem
  • The Church of St. Mary's birth ( Baasem ) dates in its present form from the middle of the 15th century and is a listed building.
  • Binz airfield Dahlem Dahlem.
  • Castle Schmidtheim: the present castle, originally a moated castle, derived mainly from the first half of the 17th century, 1890, the moats were filled. The castle is one of the best preserved in the Eifel. Worth the park with trees is (now Natural Monuments ).
  • Due to the location of the bike path leads Eifel- altitude route that leads as a circuit around the national park Eifel.
  • Dahlem is a possible starting point for the Kylltal bike path.
  • The bike path valleys route also runs through the village. It opens up interesting tourist places in North Rhine -Westphalia on family-friendly route.
  • List of monuments in Dahlem (North Eifel)
  • List of archaeological monuments in Dahlem (North Eifel)

Breakpoint Dahlem (Eifel )

Dahlem Binz

Burgbering in Kronenburg, right parish church of St. Baptist

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Knackfuß Hubert (1866-1948), architectural historian and archaeologist
  • Wilhelm greed (1867-1951), Divine Word Missionary priests and the Superior General, author of sacred writings
  • Johann Peter Brandenburg (1905-1977), politician (FDP / DVP ), a member of the Landtag of Baden -Württemberg State Parliament Vice-President, Mayor of Pforzheim
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