Mehring, Rhineland-Palatinate
Mehring on the Mosel is a municipality in the Trier -Saar castle in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Schweich on the Roman wine road. Mehring is a nationally recognized tourist.
Community structure
On March 17, 1974, until then independent municipality Lörsch was incorporated.
The hamlet Mehring includes the residential places hunting lodge broom hero, Cottage Eller, Mehringer Mountain, Mehringer Switzerland, New Mehring and Schleicher mountain.
The origin of the place name
Many old settlements on the Moselle are of Roman origin. Evidence of these roots are in addition to the manifold excavation finds from this period, the naming of the individual towns and villages. Often you can find compositions iacum from a Roman man's name and the usual for Gallo- Roman settlement sites ending. With this suffix latifundia were named after its first owner in Roman Gaul. In the case of Mehring it is probably a Roman name Marinus. So the original naming of the Gallo- Roman settlement may have been Mariniacum. Translate this can be with the courtyard of Marinus. Then the place name Marningum first appears in the 8th century. During the Middle Ages appear different spellings. The Prüm land register has five alone on, including in 1295 for the first time the form Mehring. However, this notation established only gradually from the 16th century. To be found until the 19th century deviations of these valid today morphophonemic orthography, such as Mehringk ( 1569 ) or Mähring (1805 ).
Population Development
The development of the population of Mehring based on the current community area; the values from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:
Policy
Parish council
The local council in Mehring consists of 16 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 a proportional representation, and the honorary mayor as chairman.
Allocation of seats in the elected local council:
Community partnership
There is a community partnership with the Belgian municipality Linter.
Attractions
In the district of Mehring was on the Roman road a villa rustica, which can be visited as a reconstruction. About the original remains of the portico area was rebuilt.
On the northern outskirts of the village is located on the Goldkuppstraße the Roman Qanat of Mehring (tunnel water pipe ).
In the district Lörsch remains of an extensive Roman Bauanlage were excavated, which extended to about 600 m along the bank of the Moselle.
In a vineyard wall today are still there to see built ashlar a Roman grave monument.
Links of Mosel company specialized on the gentle slopes in the Middle Ages with the wine, while the right side of the Moselle rather served the agricultural and livestock sector. The agricultural use brought the pasture the name Kühstantinopel. On the still existing Fährturm you put the ferry across the Moselle until the new bridge was built.
The Landwehr cross from the late 19th century, a popular hiking destination, is at the highest elevation of Mehringer Mosel mountains.
See also: List of cultural monuments in Mehring
Clubs
- SV Mehring
- Winzer Chapel Mehring
- St. Sebastian protecting Brotherhood 1636 Mehring
- Winemakers dance group Mehring
- MTB Club Mehring
Economy
Mehring is significantly influenced by winegrowing and with 237 hectares under vine Piesport, cell, Leiwen, Konz and Neumagen -Dhron fifth largest wine-growing town of Mosel. It is traditionally mainly grown Riesling. Viticulture also provides the basis for tourism, which also represents an important economic sector.
Vineyards
- Mehringer Blattenberg
- Mehringer Goldkupp
- Mehringer Zellerberg
Great Location: Saint Michael
Public institutions
- Church office, tourist information, wine and Folk Museum
- Kindergarten, elementary school, sports field, gymnasium
Personalities
- Peter Schröder (1875-1935), called Peter von der Mosel, writers and poets home
- Karl Bollrath, honorary citizen of the community and founder of the winery Chapel Mehring