Freudenburg
Freudenburg is a municipality in the Trier -Saar castle in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Saar castle.
Geographical location
The village lies at the foot of Mount Eider, a 439 -meter-high elevation. South of the main town, the border runs to Saarland, about 1.5 kilometers west lies the village Kollesleuken. Saar castle, the seat of the municipal administration, is located about seven kilometers north- north-east, south-east there are about eight kilometers to the Saarland Mettlach. The environment has a large number of hiking trails.
History
Built in 1337 King John of Bohemia, Count of Luxembourg, called at the foot of the mountain the Eider " Freudenburg ," at this time " Frey thing." As part of a castle protection system between Trier and Luxembourg they served as security for the military road Trier- Metz. Already in 1346 Freudenburg is referred to as "City " as part of a kurtrierischen collective privilege. As a small farming town took over Freudenburg central functions for the surrounding villages. With the purchase of the castle county Frey thing by the imperial abbey of St. Maximin, the castle was rebuilt. In the dispute between the abbey and Elector Philipp Christoph von Sötern 1646 the castle was occupied by Kurtrierische troops, destroyed and never rebuilt. With the former spiritual land which the United Hospitals were assigned to the ruins in the wake of secularization, which they sold in 1861 the municipality, which had carried out in 1908 and 1980, securing work.
On July 20, 1946 Freudenburg was together with 80 other municipalities in the counties registers and the Saar castle on February 16, 1946, separated from the rest of the French occupation zone Saarland, which no longer was under the Allied Control Council at the time affiliated. On June 8, 1947, this French territorial expansion was taken back down to 21 municipalities again so came Freudenburg to the 1946 newly formed state of Rhineland -Palatinate.
On 7 June 1969, a part of the community Kirf was umgemeindet with 101 inhabitants according Freudenburg.
The development of the population of Freudenburg based on the present-day municipality, the values from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:
Parish council
The local council in Freudenburg consists of 16 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 of personalized proportional representation, and the honorary mayor as chairman.
The distribution of seats in the local council:
Attractions
- The ruins joy castle from the 14th century
- In a private home a private mikveh of the former Jewish community exists
- In the development area above the village (signposted) a first proven for 1694 Jewish cemetery
- In the district Kollesleuken stands at Leukbach the Lord mill, in succession to the former Maximiner mill which was destroyed in 1944. The mill is privately owned and operated since the late seventies, no longer in operation.
- The Reserve Eider mountain with numerous orchid species
- Rock formations in Leuktal ( Kollesleuker Switzerland ) above the Herrnmühle
See also: List of cultural monuments in Freudenburg
Castle ruins Freudenburg
Catholic parish church of the Holy Trinity
Pils rocks in the " Kollesleuker Switzerland "
Rock formation in Leuktal
Public institutions and sports facilities
Freudenburg has a primary school, a youth and community center and kindergarten and children's playgrounds. For recreational activities, there are two tennis courts, a gym and a sports field.
Economy
Construction companies and small businesses and service companies dominate the local labor market. Freudenburg is recognized tourist and offers a variety of guest and accommodation establishments.