Walhorn

Walhorn is a Belgian village in the German-speaking Community of Belgium. The place is since the municipality merger of 1977, a part of the community Lontzen. To Walhorn associated hamlets Rabotrath and Astenet.

Today, the E 40 motorway and the parallel running speed rail line cut through the place.

Worth seeing

• The Romanesque-Gothic St. Stephen's parish church, whose construction dates back to the year 1504.
• The gatehouse of the castle gate into Astenet, in the early 18th century, built according to plans by Johann Joseph Couven.
• The 1968 St. Catherine of Siena consecrated chapel and meeting center in Astenet, with windows of Raerener artist André Blank.

History

As royal court " Harna " founded around 850, the place is the first time in a bull Lothar II from the year 888 mention. In 1072, Emperor Henry IV the royal court the Marienstift Aachen. From a church perspective, the Duke of Limburg alloyed 1176 the abbot of the monastery Rolduc ( Rode ) the pastoral care of the parishes of the duchy. Rolduc set to 1792 the pastor and priests in the area. Walhorn was until 1695 mother parish nearby settlements, as Lontzen, Raeren, Kettenis or Eynatten. Until 1795 Walhorn was one of the five high banks (administrative and judicial districts ) in the Duchy of Limburg. In the time of the French occupation under Napoleon Bonaparte Walhorn belonged from 1803 to 1815 to the canton of Eupen and then came then to Prussia. As a result of World War Walhorn 1920 Belgium has been allocated.

The native Walhorner Nicolaus Wilhelm Becker was personal physician of Emperor Leopold I and was knighted by this.

Three Walhorner were abbots of Rolduc so Winand Lambertz (1617-1664), abbot from 1650, Nicolaus Heyendal from Astenet, Prior his nephew Johann Joseph Haeghen, ( 1699-1781 ) was abbot from 1706 and abbot from 1712 to 1731, also from 1757th In her role as abbots of Rolduc also they were members of the " High Council " of the Duchy of Limburg. Ancestors and family members of the three mentioned, were Drossarde, lay judges and clerk of the court within the high bank Walhorn or the duchy.