Beilstein, Rhineland-Palatinate
Beilstein is a municipality in the district Cochem-Zell, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality of Cochem.
History
Frankish grave findings point to Beilstein settlement around 800 AD. Since 1268 the place was fief of the lords of brown horn. Under Johann von Braun Horn (1299-1346) Beilstein VII received town privileges in 1309 by King Henry and was fortified. Since 1309 a Jewish community is mentioned in documents whose Jewish cemetery above the castle still exists today. 1310, the former parish church was donated. After the extinction of the race of brown horn, the feud passed in 1360 to the of Winneburg over. After Kurtrier had 1488 Beilstein repossessed, it belehnte 1652 Imperial Count von Metternich with the rule Winneburg and Beilstein. 1689 was the destruction of the castle Metternich ( " The proud walls " ) by French troops. A Carmelite monastery was founded (repealed 1803) 1636, 1691, laid the foundation stone of the Carmelite monastery church, which was completed in 1783. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the local image which has been preserved until today largely originated. The rule of the Imperial Count von Metternich ended in 1794 with the occupation by the French revolutionary troops. From 1798 to 1814, the town belonged to the canton of cell in the Rhine -Moselle department and was the capital of a Mairie. 1815 it to the Congress of Vienna was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia and belonged to the mayor's Senheim in a circle cell. Since 1946 he is part of Rhineland- Palatinate.
Policy
Parish council
The local council in Beilstein consists of six 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 blazon, in the order of the fields, states: " In gold, a red chevron oblique beams. In black a silver shell. Gules, a hunting horn. Argent, a red bar cross ". The coat of arms was designed by Alfons Friedrichs.
The older coat of arms of Beilstein dates from 1951 and includes the coat of arms of the von Braun horn.
New coat of arms
Attractions
The small village has one of the best preserved historical townscapes on the Moselle and is therefore also referred to as miniature Rothenburg or ' Sleeping Beauty of the Moselle '. Towering above the village, which despite its small size has the urban character of the ruins of the castle Metternich, who once belonged to the princely family of the same name.
The place is a place of pilgrimage, because there the " miraculous Black Madonna " in the baroque monastery church of St. Joseph is located. There is a statue of Spanish origin from 12-13. Century was, which was left behind by the Spaniards at the end of their brief reign over Beilstein after the Thirty Years' War, was abducted shortly after France, and in 1950 returned with great interest of the population.
The organ in the monastery church is the work of the organ builder Balthasar King of Munster Eifel / Cologne in the year 1738. A restoration in 2002 gave the instrument back to the original sound or the original disposition.
In July and August each year is aligned " Beilsteiner summer fairy tale " in which the puppet theater from Cochem in Weinbaumuseum lists fairy tales. At the start and end of the event series ever Grimm's "Sleeping Beauty " will be performed in a traditional version on the box set, with a reason for the name Beilstein as Sleeping Beauty of the Moselle.
See also: List of cultural monuments in Beilstein
Marketplace
Burg Metternich
Old Customs House
Zehnthaus
Monastery stairs around 1956
Abbey Steps, 2009
Monastery Church of St. Joseph: Interior
Others
- According to journalist and author Walter Henkel (1906-1987) was awarded the freedom of the local church Beilstein on 4 September 1981.
- The place was the scene of numerous German home movies, such as the well-known film adaptation of The Schinderhannes with Curd Jürgens, if we were all angels, 1936 Heinz Riihmann or the embarrassment child, 1938 Ida Wüst and Paul Klinger.