Antweiler

Antweiler is a municipality in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Adenau. Antweiler is a nationally recognized tourist.

Geography

Antweiler is located about 50 km west of Koblenz on the southern edge of the Ahrgebirges in the upper Ahr Valley. At 286 m above sea level. NN ( measuring point at the church ) below the Arembergs the site is crossed by the River Ahr. To Antweiler include residential places Old Castle and house broom cock.

History

In Antweiler was already in the time of the Merovingian a settlement. The first written mention of the village was carried out in 975, as the Trier archdeacon Wicfried the Abbey of St. Maximin in Trier different lands zusprach that to " Amentwilere " ( Antweiler ) and " Musca " or " Seashells " ( Müsch ) bordered. From the 12th to the late 18th century, the place of the rule, the duchy of Arenberg last belonged to. The spatial development of the past 300 years is reflected in numerous, well-preserved buildings.

In 1794, French revolutionary troops had occupied the left bank of the Rhine. Under the French administration Antweiler belonged to the Canton Adenau, who was assigned to the Rhine-Moselle department. Under the contracts at the Congress of Vienna contracts the region, thus Antweiler, 1815 came to the Kingdom of Prussia. Antweiler belonged from 1816 to the mayoralty Aremberg in a circle Adenau, the part of the district of Coblenz and from 1822 to the Rhine Province was. Already in 1820 the seat of the Bürgermeistereiamtes was moved to the convenient location and larger by Antweiler, but the name of the County " mayor Aremberg " was maintained until the 20th century. He belonged to 20 communities. In the late 1920s the name was changed to "Official Antweiler ". 1932, the county Adenau was dissolved, the Office Antweiler was assigned to the district of Ahrweiler. Since 1946, the community belongs to the state of Rhineland -Palatinate and since 1970 the municipality Adenau.

In Antweiler, there is a school camp, which is run by the school hostel association Antweiler / Ahr and mainly students from Duisburg to guest.

Currently, the development area " On the three- quarters " is created.

The development of the population of Antweiler, the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Antweiler consists of twelve council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 by majority vote, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

Coat of arms

The three yellow loquat point to the former belonging to the reign of Arenberg; Book (St. font ), bishop's staff, miter and hiking bag are the attributes of the Holy Maximin, the patron saint of the village; Hammer and Flail point to the previous Bergau.

Attractions

Other attractions in the community include:

  • Catholic parish church of St. Maximin, baroque hall construction, 1762
  • A working water mill
  • Restored farmhouses
  • A community house with half-timbered
  • Historical Ahr bridge
  • Station building of the former railway line Dümpelfeld - Lissendorf
  • Primary school and kindergarten
  • Disused mine plant the pit Wilhelm
  • See also list of cultural monuments in Antweiler

Tourist Facilities

  • Hiking trails, bike paths
  • A Eifelverein hut

Personalities

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