Wadrill

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Location of Wadrill in Saarland

Wadrill is a neighborhood in the district of Wadern Merzig- Wadern in the northern Saarland. Until the end of 1973 Wadrill was a separate municipality.

Geography

Location

Wadrill lies south of the running in the southwest-northeast direction Hunsrück part Black Hochwald. It is located about 5 km north of the core site of Wadern on the northern prims inflow Wadrill, empties into the above the village of Gothbach and below the village of Doerrenbach. The national road 150 leads from Wadern by Gehweiler and Wadrill into northern Grimburg ( Rhineland -Palatinate). These crosses in the village take the road 365, which runs from Sitzerath by Wadrill to Steinberg.

Climate

History

In a deed of Archbishop Egbert of Trier Wadrill place as Waderola in the year 981 for the first time mention. The term Waderola means " piece of water " and goes back to the pre-Celtic times, describing the current flowing through the valley stream, which gives the place its name today.

The parish Wadrill with the affiliated churches in Sitzerath and Gusenburg was under the Kollatur of the congregation of St. Paulin in Trier. During this time it was the main church of the generic geometry Country Chapter Wadrill, the total of 29 parishes were under. Wonderful country, the village belonged to the late 18th century to the Electorate of Trier, Wadrill was the seat of a " centering " said county, which part of the care Reinfeld was and was under the jurisdiction of the Office Grimburg.

After taking the left bank of the Rhine by French revolutionary troops, the region was annexed by France in 1797. From 1798 to 1814 Wadrill belonged to the Canton Wadern the department of the Saar.

After the Congress of Vienna (1815 ) Wadrill came within the circle Merzig in the Trier region under Prussian administration. The community Wadrill was assigned to the mayor's Wadern. In 1843 lived in Wadrill 624 inhabitants in 99 houses.

The separation of the Saar from the German Empire at the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 led to the formation of the residual circle Merzig- Wadern, which continues belonged to the governmental district of Trier and the Rhine Province. After the Second World War Wadrill 1945 was part of the French zone of occupation in July. On July 18, 1946 " Connecting communities arrangement relating to the administration of the Saar territory " was introduced by the French military government under General Koenig adopted. Since then Wadrill belonged to separate Saarland.

As part of the Saarland territorial and administrative reform on 1 January 1974 the then independent municipality Wadrill the new community, assigned from 1978 Wadern.

Culture

An acquired probably from the time of Keltentums custom is celebrated every year in Wadrill today. Thus, the so-called Erbsenrad is on the first Sunday of Lent from the hill of " Perscher head " rolled into the creek Wadrill. The Erbsenrad is a wrapped with Stoh or hay iron wheel. The straw is set on fire and then rolled down the hill where it finally in the " Wadrill " disappears. Subsequently, all participants and spectators gather in the hall to Wadrilltal traditional eggs food. This custom is to give local farmers a good and profitable crop and welcome the spring.

The event of the peas wheel precedes the custom of " collecting eggs " on the same day. Volunteers, mostly volunteers of peas wheel, pull with spirits through the streets of the town to Wadrills to ask at the front doors of the residents to eggs. If the volunteers donated eggs, they get a thanksgiving or more glasses of liquor or liqueur. The collected eggs are cooked according to the Erbsenrad, as mentioned above in the Wadrilltalhalle and finally eaten.

The Wadriller Maikirmes is known almost throughout the Saarland and the neighboring district of Trier. It takes place on the first weekend in May.

Another very well-known event is the Wadriller Sit Ball, which takes place at the beginning of each year.

Church

The Church of Wadrill is under the patron of the holy St. Martin. The present nave was built in 1888. The Romanesque church tower, however, is over 1000 years old, is one of the oldest in the Saarland and is a listed building.

While the St. Martin's Church is the Christian center of the town and the nearby surrounding communities, additionally contains a cemetery chapel and the Bruder Klaus Chapel in which at regular intervals also shows are held.

Attractions

As the only site of Saarland Wadrill has the Hochwaldalm Wadrill a pasture as it is, for example, from the Alps known. It is located in the Black Forest Hochwald just 2.5 km north- west of Wadrill on the road " to pasture " that branches off from there, leading to the village of Steinberg provincial road 365. Between the fall of soap mountain (about 499 m above sea level. NN ) in the northeast and jumping head ( 523 m above sea level. NN ) located in the Southwest it is located 460-515 m above sea level. Sea level and is about 18 hectares. The early 1990s was the stable of the original pasture by fire and completely burned down. Today is at this point and surrounded by pastures, a log cabin, which houses a restaurant is open during the summer from Monday to Sunday, and in winter from Friday to Sunday. It is thus an attractive destination and within walking distance as well as by car.

Past the pasture runs the Saar -Hunsrück -Steig. Since 2006, the 17 km long premium hiking tour Wadrill panel, which passes inter alia, to the medieval castle Grimburg and its starting point is Sitzerath exists.

Infrastructure

The place has a daycare center and a primary school, whose catchment area and Others also Gehweiler, Reidel Bach and Steinberg belong. Moreover, the place has the volunteer fire department Wadrill. In addition, a commercial area is available. For large-scale events is the location since the year 2002, a purpose- built multi-purpose hall ( Wadrilltalhalle ) available, which is space to find right next to the football ( turf ). The central meeting place and the club house of the German Alpine Club ( section Hochwald ) is located in Wadrill. In addition, the Alpine Club operates an indoor climbing wall in Wadrill.

Club Life

Wadrill has a very strong association life with over 35 local associations. In terms of the number of members, the DAV - mountain skiers and Hochwald eV with over 1,000 members represent the biggest club, followed by FC Wadrill 1946 eV FC Wadrill is with two active teams, and represented in all youth classes. In addition, for over 50 years, there is a old boys club. The currently at Bayer Leverkusen under contract Philipp Wollenberg comes from the youth department of FC Wadrill.

The local carnival club " The Fratzenmacher " Wadrill eV comes every 11 years in the focus of the Saarland media. As most recently in 2008, the association celebrates its existence ( only 45 years old, as of 2009) every 11 years with a so-called " Sommerfaasend ". To this end, the 5th season is unceremoniously laid up in the summer and celebrated by cap sessions and a summer carnival parade.

The Youth Club Wadrill eV was founded over 40 years ago and is one of the main meeting places for the young and young at heart from Wadrill and the environment.

The majority of clubs from Wadrill, Gehweiler and Reidel Bach has teamed eV Association Community Wadrill - Gehweiler - Reidelbach. The VG is responsible for the fiduciary management of Wadrilltalhalle, as well as the coordination of various events in the Wadrilltalhalle as well as the training operation in the hall.

Others

As the northernmost district Waderns Wadrill forms with the places Gehweiler and Reidelbach a close cultural community, although Reidelbach is assigned administrative law the town Wedern. The closeness between the three villages manifests itself, inter alia, on the one hand in the formation of the " Association Community Wadrill - Gehweiler - Reidel Bach" and also to the fact that, for example, the vast majority of deceased Reidelbach be buried in Wadrill and not in Wedern which own graveyard has. Deceased from Gehweiler are all buried in Wadrill because both communities share the Wadrill located in the cemetery.

Until after the Second World War was mined in Wadrill slate. Traces of degradation are still along the road to Grimburg visible.

As the Saarland was not affiliated with the Federal Republic of Germany (yet), was located at the northern end of the village, the road Hermeskeiler one of the northernmost frontier homes. At this time, the limit was still secured with barriers. Immediately after the annexation of the Saarland to the Federal Republic of the border crossings were opened and the border houses away. There is now a pasture at this point. Unfortunately, no traces are visible from this border crossing.

1999 occupied Wadrill the competition " Our village is beautiful ," the first place.