Kirrberg (Saar)

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Location of Kirrberg in Saarland

Overlooking the village of Kirrberg

Kirrberg is a district of the Saar district town of Homburg Saar Pfalz-Kreis. Until the end of 1973 Kirrberg was an independent municipality in the district of Homburg, which now has the status of a municipality with its own mayor and local councils, but to assist the City Council in an advisory capacity only. In the local dialect of the place name is pronounced Kerrbrich.

Location

Kirrberg is located on the eastern edge of the Saarland on the border to Rhineland- Palatinate. Major cities in the area are next to Homburg ( 5 km) still Zweibrücken (7 km ) and Saarbrücken and Kaiserslautern (both about 35 miles). Kirrberg is crossed from east to west from Lambsbach.

History

As early as the Stone Age performed a swipe and commercial road through the Lambsbachtal as custodian finds prove. The north-facing elevations are still showing traces of early Celtic (1000-800 BC ) Height fortifications. The Salian Merburg seems to have lost its importance after the quarrel between the Emperor Barbarossa and Simon of Saarbrücken, because the important salt route followed from then on another route and no longer led by the Lambsbachtal. Even today, however, the northern route of the Palatinate Jakobswege this route and runs from Speyer Coming by Kirrberg - probably because of the Pilgrimage Church of the Assumption - on to Hornbach.

Kirrberg, after having remained after the First World War as well as Bruchhof sand village in Germany, affiliated to the Saarland on 23 April 1949. The place is thus one of the youngest parts of the Saarland

As part of the Saarland administrative and territorial reform the then independent municipality on 1 January 1974 Kirrberg was assigned to the county town of Homburg and has since become a district.

Attractions

As the remains of the sights Merburg from the 11th century and the pilgrimage church of the Assumption, which dates back to the 13th century apply. The church was first mentioned in 1290 in a document called " Capella in Kirchperch ". It is believed that it is derived the present name of Kirrberg. The certificate is now stored in the Bavarian State Archives.

To Kirrberg there is a wide range of hiking possibilities, such as the Kirrberger circular route with the Merburgruine.

Personalities

• Joseph Maria Ruthig (1874-1958), Minoritenpater, chaplain in Turkey, 1923-1929 Provincial ( head ) of the South German branch of the Order of Friars Minor.

Sports

SV Kirrberg

The SV Kirrberg was founded in 1945 by Max Sunday, Fritz Bach and Otto inhibitor under the name gymnastics and sports club 06. Since the military government banned the name gymnastics club, the club adopted its current name SV Kirrberg. Fritz Bach 1946 was named the first chairman of the SV Kirrberg.

1955 Sports Park Lerch Hubel for around 3,500,000 Frs was ( FF ) built on the Lerch Karpacz. In 1958 the first silver badge of honor was awarded to Erich Didion. Four years later, the SV Kirrberg began with the construction of the sports home. In 1995 there was a festival on 2 and 3 September 1995 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary. 1996 Today's Sports Park Lerch Hubel was renewed.

Gallery

The Mala rock with the Merburg

Ruin Merburg

Plaque at the Merburg

The Fisherman's Cottage on fishing lake

The fish pond

The Lambsbachtal in Merburg

Reed meadow at the entrance direction Homburg