Braunweiler

Braunweiler is a wine village and a municipality in the district of Bad Kreuznach in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Rüdesheim.

• 5.1 Structures
• 5.2 Regular events

• 6.1 Public bodies
• 6.2 traffic

Geographical location

Brown hamlet located in the Nahe region, just north of the Gauch forest and thus the Hunsrück connects. It is situated in a promontory over its vineyards. Adjacent neighboring communities to which there is a connection through county roads are the silly season and Saint Catherine. Furthermore, the districts of almond, Sponheim, Argenschwang and Wallenhausen adjoin the site.

To Braunweiler includes the living space longhorn.

History

The first occupation of the site probably dates back to the 9th century. At that time the village said to have been cleared as a settlement in the island forest. Reason for this was less the debt of agriculture and the consequent clearing of other areas, but especially the use of the existing forest and the typical Soonwaldsteig meadows. The Counts of Sponheim had at least since the year 1100, the country's sovereignty and gave her Kloster Sponheim repeatedly property and income in Braunweiler. Since its creation, the place was first called only Wilre ( hamlet ). After the founding of the monastery of St. Catherine in 1217, the of Godefried, provost of Kreuznach, Udo, Archpriest to Mannendal ( Almond ), Frederick, Land dean of Hilbersheim, and their fellow citizens was donated ( the members of the country chapter), Braunweiler was the addition by Sante Catherine distinguished from other hamlets places. In 1271 Braunweiler was first mentioned in the chronicle of the monastery of Sponheim by John Tritemus. At the time, bought the abbot of the monastery, Peter von Sponheim, for 200 marks goods to build with the help of a courtyard. This went to statements of Tritemus but soon, and the lands were given to the villagers against interest.

During the following centuries there was an opaque ownership history. Thus, the residents had to give, among other shares of the harvest to many different lords, tenants and owners. Until the 15th century the village belonged to the free villages in the district court Kreuznach. In times of emergency, the inhabitants were allowed to flee to the city that was safer through their attachment. But this they had to contribute to the defense and, for example, represent a juror. The district of Braunweiler therefore constituted a part of the early medieval imperial Kreuznach dar.

Politically, Braunweiler 1350-1798 to the office, and later to the upper office Kreuznach. Except for a few counts of the population there is no evidence about the population of brown hamlet. In 1580 was one of the place - spread over 34 houses - 153 inhabitants.

From the 15th to the 18th century Braunweiler was also called Praum or Prümweiler. This derives from the name researcher H. Kaufmann of the name Bruno, but this is unlikely, because the name refers to the early Middle Ages, Braunweiler but emerged only in the High Middle Ages clearing phase. It could also be that the name was derived from the monastery of Prüm in Roxheim, but which existed only until the 9th century.

The construction of the first chapel probably falls in the period around 1475 back: but it is expressly mentioned only in 1565 At that time, she was dedicated to Saint Quirinus. . This was regarded as a saint of cattle, particularly horses.

1604 burned down the town hall, whose construction is unknown. It served several purposes at once after it was built in 1700 again. So there were, for example, next to the apartment and the "office" of the mayor, a sewing room ( Nähstub ), a bakery ( Backes ) and a prison ( Bollesje ). The Backes was not a bakery with the baker, but a space in which a furnace was and everyone was able to bake his bread by his own ingredients.

There are oral traditions that the place was due to a source ( fountain? ) Starting at the foot of the mountain Gauch. After the great fire in 1604 not only the town hall, but the whole village was then burned down. Then you would have rebuilt it on the height in the present situation. However, this is unlikely because to do so is no more clues. However this would have had similarity with almond and St. Katharienen that are also right next to a fountain. In Braunweiler contrast, the original fountain is located just outside and was best achieved by the of fountains, which still exists to this day.

A Weistum has survived from 1654. It is a so-called court and Gutsweistum. The Lords of Koppenstein had on brown Weiler district therefore fields, pastures and vineyards to the extent of about 40 acres that were leased to residents. The Squire of Koppenstein stood to 8 bushels of corn, 5 bushels of oats and 12 albus.

In 1665 a first janitor is already called, who came from the Office Stolberg, Saxony. Although part of the students at that time was Catholic, Andreas Simon was probably a Protestant. Later, a Catholic school, which was first mentioned in 1693 created. The teacher was also an organist and sometimes even church computer and clerk of the court at the same time. The content was higher and the time started when the teacher was allowed to use the then controversial church meadow intensive, which you turned this into a cash payment of 5 guilders in 1697. Soon the sovereign stem increased the wages of 5 to 20 guilders and an additional 10 bushels of corn. In February 1689 the first Catholic Mass was held in a long time: The previously rather Protestant village had become a Catholic except for a few families. In 1745 then was in Braunweiler, especially through the use of the Palatine government in Mannheim, again established its own Catholic parish.

Agriculture set up in the middle of the 20th century, the main source of income of the inhabitants Brown hamlet dar. This explains the fact that few other activities were exercised in Braunweiler during the 19th century. An example is the work of merchants, shoemakers, carpenters, locksmiths or even mentioned.

Religion

The first sanctuary that was probably first discovered around 1475 in the time, was dedicated to St. Quirinus.

Traditional Brown hamlet is dominated Catholic. The Church of St. Joseph was a few years ago parish church of the parish Braunweiler - St.Katharinen. After a connection to the parish of St. Lawrence - Wallenhausen, it is now part of the parish Spabrücken. Braunweiler belongs to the evangelical community almond.

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Braunweiler consists of twelve council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 in a personalized proportional representation, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

The distribution of seats in the local council:

Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows a red background on the St. Quirinus in silver armor, in his left hand a silver banner in his right hand a silver shield. The St. Quirinus standing on green ground.

Culture and sights

Structures

Important building is the Catholic parish church of St. Joseph in the center of Braunweiler.

Other buildings:

• Former Town Hall ( At the beginning of the last century burned )
• Pumping station of fountains

See also:

• List of cultural monuments in Braunweiler
• List of natural monuments in Braunweiler

Regular events

In the village life of Braunweiler many traditional festivals and events are firmly rooted: for example, the Forest Festival of the Musikverein, the fire festival, the carnival - organized by the sports club Braunweiler -, regular eating of Bolivia circle, concerts of the church choir and the Musikverein. Braunweiler is also known for its Corpus Christi Procession: Many visitors come to this ecclesial event from all over the region to witness this event can. Likewise, a village festival with numerous exhibitors will be carried out regularly.

Economy and infrastructure

Public institutions

• Kindergarten Braunweiler
• Heegwaldhaus: This building was home to the 1960's the village school. Following this, it was rebuilt as a community center and is used to this day for celebrating an event.
• Public playground
• Public Playing field with goals, goal and cable car
• Heegwald - square with a small skate park
• Various marked hiking trails through the adjacent forest Gauch
• Nature trail that runs through the district of the village

Traffic

In the south, Brown hamlet federal highway B41 runs. These are the nearest motorways are the A61 to the northeast, and the A60 to the east. The connection with the next neighboring villages, Saint Catherine and the silly season is given by county roads ( K50 and K51 ).

Sons and daughters of the town

• Leo Black, former Auxiliary Bishop of Trier ( to 2006)