Eich, Rhineland-Palatinate

Calibration is a Rheinhessen municipality in the district Alzey- Worms in Rhineland -Palatinate and the seat of the municipality of the same name, which it also belongs.

  • 3.1 Church
  • 3.2 Eicher lake
  • 3.3 Music
  • 3.4 Structures
  • 3.5 Sport
  • 3.6 Regular events
  • 4.1 Education

History

The first mention was made in the 14th year of the reign of Charlemagne in the period between October 781 and October 782 at a donation of Wanbert in Heichinen (calibration ). The monastery Lorsch two Hofreiten with two Huben, seven meadows and three serfs were then given.

The first six written documents of calibration are recorded in the Lorsch Codex, which is in the State Archives of Würzburg, under old stocks, monasteries and convents, Mainzer books various content stored:

  • 1881 deed of 781/782, gift of Wanbert
  • Certificate in 1860 from 14.10.782, donation of Eberhold
  • Deed 180, 4.11.782, donations of Icha
  • Certificate from 1880 1.7.784, donation of Gerold and Imma
  • Deed in 1965 by 22.4.791, gift of Erlulf
  • Certificate in 1450 from 4.6.793, donation of Bruno

The former places upper (superior) and lower ( inferior) hole home are run by the floods and changes of the Rhine no longer available, but remember the following documents in the Lorsch codex in mind:

  • Deed 187, 9.10.770/771, donation of Bernhar over a meadow in hole Home
  • Deed 188, 4.2.785, donation of Starchrad three yoke Farmland in hole Home
  • Deed 186, 1.12.788, donation of Fricco and Eberwin on an estate in hole Home
  • Deed 189, 1.5.790, donation of Uodalgoz over meadows and pastures in hole Home
  • Deed 190, 10.11.790, donation of Wigbert and Godehild a Hofreite with three acres of land in hole Home
  • Deed 191, 8.5.792, donation of Brunicho, Emicho and Heribert a Hofreite with ten acres of farmland in Upper Loch Home
  • Deed 192, 17.4.796, gift of Burad a Hofreite in Upper Loch 's home and two hearing men
  • Deed 193, 6.6.799, donation of Bernher two shares in a hole in Hofreite Home

The districts hole home are inferior and superior drawn on the map Descripto pagi Wormatiensis by Andreas Lamey and Ferdinand Denis.

On March 22, 1515 by Franz took SICKINGEN a loaded Rhine with citizens of Worms on the Rhine away because they did not follow a Zahlungsauffoderung before. Several councilman and former mayor, the was brought to the castle boars and let them only against heavy ransom.

From a fishing village, it has evolved into an agricultural community, which now serves as a residence for employees of the nearby towns.

Policy

Parish council

The local council in calibration consists of 20 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 of personalized proportional representation, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

Allocation of seats in the local council:

Mayor

Klaus Willius was re-elected on 7 June 2009 with 75.05 % of the valid votes against the CDU candidate Christine Müller.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows a fish in blue cross band. The coat of arms is crowned by a golden acorn on red background. The fish shows the history of the place as a fishing village, the blue ribbon stands for the Rhine. The acorn indicates the name of the community.

Culture and sights

Church

The Protestant parish church was built from the year 1839 according to the plan of the Grand Duke of Hesse provincial architect Ignaz victims Mann ( 1799-1866 ) from Mainz.

Eicher lake

The Eicher Lake is a for calibration and Hamm belonging Stretch with access to the Rhine. It is also called "Rhine Hessian sea ", because it is the largest lake in Rheinhessen. The lake is surrounded by several hundred weekend homes and has a marina, and large yachts can create.

Music

The Eicher are very sangesfreudig: In addition to the evangelical church choir there is the Men's Choir Choral Society and the Catholic St. Michael 's choir. The ecumenical church choir sings in the cath. and in the Protestant church. There is also the Mandolin Club Gold sound. Another musical ambassadors for calibration act of marching band volunteer firefighters calibration, as well as the punk rock band "We Against All ".

Structures

In the village center there is a vaulted stone barn, this historic cross vault is now used as a wine tasting room of a winery.

The school building was used from 1904. It has two and a half floors of apartment. It was occupied by a Protestant and a Catholic class. In 1927 a girls' training school was set up in the basement. From Easter 1934 there were no more and the classes were merged parochial school. After giving up the classrooms in 1966, the lower part of the school building in 1967 was used as a commercial space. Since 1978, the rooms are used for a youth center on the ground floor and the first floor of a local museum was established in the same year.

Monument klassizitische column

Schoolhouse in the Goethe Straße 2

Sports

With the Altrheinhalle calibration has since 1974 on sporting venue with a 6,000 spectator seats, but which is also used for concerts and television broadcasts. In the environment of the hall there are also venues for athletics and tennis courts ( since 1977). At Eicher lake there is a sailing club and two boules. On Altrheinsee a beach is set up. There is also the Turnverein 1888 calibration, the FC Germania 07 Eich, the Tennis Club Blue - White and two fishing clubs. There are AC RheinLust 1954 calibration and the ASV calibration.

Regular events

  • From 1992 to 2013, the so-called motorcycle blessing took place on the second Saturday after Easter. To this end, over 12,000 motorcycle riders came from all over Germany in the place and let her motorcycle and bless yourself and then taking part in an exit through the whole region. The event series was abandoned by a tightening of the rules meeting and reimbursement for emergency services from 2014. In 2006, the blessing of Cardinal Karl Lehmann was made.
  • In addition, the volunteer fire department organizes an annual calibration on the last weekend in June, the three -day festival Altrhein.

Economy and infrastructure

Focus is still the peasant agriculture. But the sand and oil production have emerged as important sectors of the economy.

Education

Calibration has a primary school and since the school year 1998/ 99 on a regional school, now Realschule plus, on the secondary school certificate can be purchased.

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