Detzem

Detzem on the Mosel is a municipality in the Trier -Saar castle in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Schweich on the Roman wine road.

To Detzem includes the living space "House Arenz ".

Name

The name comes from the Latin decem ( " ten " ) because Detzem is ten Celtic marker from (miles, 22 km ) downriver from Trier (ad Decimum lapidem = the tenth milestone ), on the Roman highway Trier - Neumagen - Bingen - Mainz ( see also fifth).

History

King Arnulf gave the Abbey of St. Maximin in Trier 893 the Frankish royal estate Detzem.

In the land register of the abbey of St. Maximin in 1200 the church, the manor house are listed with 20 hooves and seven smaller farmsteads for Detzem.

Later Detzem belonged to the Official St. Maximin and counted after the Trier Fire Book 1563 29 hearths in 1684 and 27 fireplaces.

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

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Detzem 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.

Mayor

Since the local elections 2004 Albin Merten directly elected mayor of the local church Detzem. He was reelected in 2009.

Attractions

In the middle of the village is the so-called ten -mile stone, a stylized representation of a Roman Leugensteins. The original was not found until today.

Center of the village is the Catholic parish church of St. Agritius, which was rebuilt in the year 1735/36 by Abbot Martin valuation and consecrated in 1736. It is home to a late baroque choir dating from the 15th century. Between 1986 and 1991, the church, which is the Holy Agritius, the fourth Bishop of Trier consecrated, was renovated inside and restored.

In the walls of today's inn " Zum Anker " was located at the time of Maximiner a noble estate. About a sandstone fireplace taken from this period still echoes the coat of arms of John Theodorus Meelbaum de Castel Castle at this time.

A well house from the 18th century stands before the Maximiner yard, as a reminder of earlier village life.

In Detzem is since the Mosel channeling the barrage with the highest drop height of 9 meters. Lock and dam located on a Mosel island.

A hiking trail leads to a 23 m high observation tower in Detzemer forest, from which you can see from the eye in good weather the arch of the Moselle five times, the so-called five-lake views.

See also: List of cultural monuments in Detzem

Events

On the first weekend in August, the Detzemer Riesling Festival takes place at the community center instead of the large public wine tasting.

Vineyards

• Maximiner Klosterlay
• Detzemer Würzgarten