Schönecken

Schoenecken is a municipality in the western Eifel in the district of Bitburg -Prüm, in Rhineland -Palatinate and belongs to the municipality of Prüm on. Schoenecken is a nationally recognized tourist and reported by the state planning as a basic center.

• 4.1 Structures 4.1.1 Double Church " Our Lady " and " St. Leger "
• 4.1.2 chapel of St. Anthony

Geography

Beautifully situated on the corners Nims at an altitude of about 400 to 550 meters above sea level. NN. In a northerly and westerly direction, the " Schönecker Switzerland " borders on the place, the largest nature reserve in the district of Bitburg -Prüm. Here are among other rare insects and orchid species, calcareous grasslands and extensive walking trails. Schoenecken is in the midst of the Prüm Kalkmulde, a largely unspoilt karst landscape.

The municipality consists of the villages of beautiful corners and Wetteldorf.

History

First settlements in the area Schoenecken go to the Celts time back ( about 400 BC to 100 AD ). The Keltenfliehburg ( massive dolomite blocks to about 20 m in height ) and some Celtic graves show the first signs of settlement. Traces from the late Roman era show Weißenseifen in space in the form of the Roman road Trier- Cologne.

762 gives King Pepin the Prüm Abbey Wetteldorf the yard. Protective stewards of the abbey are the counts of Vianden.

933 was first called " Schoeneck " in the interest of the Prüm directory abbot and with the rise of the Prüm Abbey wins also the space Schoenecken important.

The further history of the place Schoenecken is mainly influenced by the construction and ownership of the 12th- century castle " Clara Costa ". This must have been about 120 m long and 60 m wide one of the largest military installations throughout the West Eifel. Set on a ridge located it testifies to a high military strength.

In 1264, Count Heinrich von Vianden Castle Schoenecken took to the residence and called himself Lord of Schoenecken. Until 1480, the castle and dominion over Schoenecken changed owners several times and then went on permanently ( until 1794 ) the property of the Electorate of Trier. Middle of the 16th century was Schoenecken seat of a Kurtrier Office and a court, the board a bailiff. For administrative district included about ten parishes with 30 villages.

When local fire in 1802 the castle is partially damaged and stones, wood and roofing slate are sometimes used for the reconstruction of the burned village.

1848 is the ruin into the possession of the Prussian state; Today it belongs to the state of Rhineland -Palatinate. 1970-1975 towers and walls of the castle ruins were restored by the Rhineland-Palatinate Schlösserverwaltung.

The history of the castle is described in more detail under castle Schoenecken.

In 1960 the two previously independent municipalities Schoenecken and Wetteldorf were merged under the name Schoenecken - Wetteldorf. On 1 June 1967, the municipality "Nice corner Wetteldorf " was renamed " Beautiful corners ".

The development of the population of Schoenecken based on the present-day municipality; the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Schoenecken 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.

The distribution of seats in the local council:

Mayor

The mayor in the period from 1960 today:

Culture and sights

Due to the relatively low destruction in World War II are located in the old town of Nice corners still about 120 medieval buildings, some of which are like the " Kellnerei " or the " Hermann -von- Hersel - house", now a listed building.

Structures

Double Church " Our Lady " and " St. Leger "

The double church is a late Gothic building with handsome western tower. It contains a grave stone of 1592, a monstrance from St. Vith ( 1567/68 ), a Pieta from the period around 1500 and several saints of the 18th century.

From a late Gothic hall building with extruded, closed on three sides choir and handsome western tower was built in 1875 or 1882 by attaching two side aisles basilica complex. 1955/56, a considerably larger new building was added on the south side of the church, which uses the south aisle as a gallery. The first unused old in 1976 outside and to the inside thoroughly restored in 1980 and again in 1995 put into use, the north aisle in 1976 canceled for the widening of Nimstalstrasse. The streetside north side now displays the image of the period around 1500, since the reaching up to the eaves buttresses were preserved in the arcade piers. The windows were reconstructed after the 1883 model equipped with two-web tracery choir windows. The tower cornices divide into three different storeys high, as a conclusion, an eight -sided, strongly retracted spire was placed. In the northern angle between the tower and the ship contains a polygonal stair turret. From the neo-Gothic, by 1882 manufactured equipment of the main altar, the pulpit and some of the stalls are obtained. 1921 emerged the figurative wall paintings by Nicholas Kraemer. In the choir you will find the tomb of the late 1592 Hermann von Hersel.

Chapel of St. Anthony

The chapel was built in the 15th century as a chapel in 1790 and expanded. It is equipped mainly in the Baroque style, partly Gothic Revival. A former altarpiece dated in 1622.

In the castle chapel temporarily art exhibitions, irregular ( for example, to chapel hard ) also Catholic services are celebrated.

See also: List of cultural monuments in Schoenecken

Regular events

• In July and August the Schönecker Wednesday stage takes place in beautiful corners at the old office. In addition to the appearance of regional bands that hosts Community, guests may enjoy.
• On the first Sunday in July, the castle chapel festival takes place in beautiful corners at the old office.
• On Easter Monday of every year the traditional Schönecker egg situation takes place.

Customs

When Schönecker eggs location is one of the oldest Easter Traditions in Western Europe and it first appeared in 1764 in a document on. According to a legend, the egg situation has already arisen in 1500 and the launch of a folk festival on Easter Monday. The eggs of the situation is Junggesellensodalität called " Zalditschen " oriented and is a regional magnet for the public.

When Schönecker egg situation a gatherer and a runner compete against each other. The runner must run to the village Seiwerath and come back with a confirmation of the barrier - receiver, he lays 7.2 kilometers back and have to overcome 150 meters. The feed rake has 104 eggs, which lie at a distance of a yard in a line at the starting point, gather up, so individually in one basket without damaging an egg in the meantime. He puts this using the Gaussian sum formula 6.6 km return ( only the last egg may also be damaged on the way to the target, usually it is thrown into the air). The winner is whoever has done its job first.

Economy and infrastructure

Schoenecken according Planning a basic center with a primary and secondary school and a kindergarten. Wood and metal processing plants are the main employers in the town, providing about 250 jobs.

The place has a youth camp, an independent youth hostel, a holiday village and hotel and catering establishments. The medical care is ensured locally, the necessary shopping for daily needs can also be found in Schoenberg corners. The indoor and outdoor pool is no longer in operation.