Hönningen
Hönningen is a municipality in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Altenahr.
- 3.1 municipal
- 4.1 Cultural Monuments
- 5.1 traffic
Geography
The municipality is located in the Ahr valley, in a line extending to the northwest loop of the River Ahr.
Distance default is Hönningen about 7 km southwest of Altenahr and 23 km southwest of Bad Neuenahr- Ahrweiler, as well as 12 km from Adenau and the Nürburgring. Default traffic Hönningen via the B 257 Bonn - Bitburg or with bus links to breakpoint Ahrbrück on the Lower Ahrtalbahn achieve.
To Hönningen part of the district Liers.
History
Hönningen
The name Hönningen indicates a Frankish settlement. It was formerly called Hunighofen. Ever since the mid-7th century, the Abbey of St. Arnulf of Metz is wealthy in Hönningen. The dialectal " Hünge " has its origin here.
In 1084 the Abbey of St. Arnulf enters their property into Hönningen to the monastery of St. Cunibert in Cologne. For this reason, also of St.. Cunibert the patron saint of the parish Hönningen. The Liber Valoris called Hönningen 1316 as a parish Hönningen. The rights in Hönningen go in 1494 to the St. John's Coming in Adenau who were wealthy in Hönningen already since 1291.
About 300 years belonged Hönningen with its subsidiaries Dümpelfeld, Niederadenau and Liers the Order of St. John. The extension of the church was consecrated in 1896. On the keystone of the Church is next to the cross of St. John the coat of arms of the von Orsbeck who were the masters of the Wensburg also landlords Hönningen. Stately belonged Hönningen to 1246 the County Are; since that time the Electoral Cologne office Altenahr, in which it was its own bailiwick. 1816 Hönningen for mayor in the Brück district Adenau. Since 1923 it belonged to the Official Altenahr.
Liers
The 1265 first mentioned place already possessed before the chapel a house of prayer, whose bell was cast in 1633. 1668, the present chapel was dedicated to St. Bartholomew. It is a small, simple single-nave hall building of rubble stone, 10.70 m long and 4.60 m wide. The altar has from the second half of the 17th century in the niche a wooden sculpture of the Virgin Mary, on both sides of wood sculptures of St. Bartholomew and St. Dionysius. Inside there is a arisen around 1600 Pieta, a Holzreliquiar and a gilt chalice, both dating from the 18th century.
The two bells were cast in 1633 and 1786. 1743 were relics of St.. Bartholomew present, who were worshiped at his parties, where then entered a small sacrifice. The chapel was in possession of a small endowment: 1743 = 142 Taler, Taler 1835 = 291 and 1900 = 730 marks. Using funds from the chapel were 1684 and 1934 renovations will be undertaken, where a painting of 1865 by the brothers George from Prüm followed. 1830 were 17 foundations exist, including the St.. Mass for Rev. Michael Simonis ( 1720-1760 ).
Merger
On March 1, 1972, the municipalities Hönningen ( 741 inhabitants) and Liers closed (196 inhabitants) along the local church Hönningen.
Policy
Parish council
The local council in Hönningen consists of 16 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:
Culture and sights
Cultural monuments
In Hönningen are some Asked conservation cultural monuments.
- Catholic parish church of St. Cunibert; the basement of the west tower and the lower parts of the choir date from the first half of the 13th century; the choir was increased in 1494 and 1508 changed; the two-aisled nave is dated to the year 1524.
- Hubertus chapel, a Bruchsteinsaalbau from the year 1610.
- Several half-timbered houses from the 17th and 18th centuries ( Fountain Street, High Street, Chapel Street ).
- Catholic Chapel of St. Bartholomew, a hall building in 1635.
- Former school, a quarry stone from 1886 (mountain road).
See also: List of cultural monuments in Hönningen
Economy and infrastructure
Traffic
- Federal highway 257 leads from Bonn to Bitburg by the community.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Carl Erich Alken (1909-1986), physician