Gaugrehweiler

Gaugrehweiler is a municipality in the Thunder Mountain district in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Alsenz - Obermoschel, which has its headquarters in the town of Alsenz.

Geography

The municipality is located in the Munster north of the Palatinate Forest, between Kaiserslautern and Bad Kreuznach. By Gaugrehweiler flows called the Appel Bach or the Appel. To Gaugrehweiler includes the residential places Gutenbacherhof and Leiningerhof.

History

Since 1401 Gaugrehweiler is next to 30 other parishes first mentioned as part of the country chapter Münsterappel the Mainz archdiocese. Thus committed Gaugrehweiler in 2001, the 600 - year celebration.

Since the 15th century a Grehweiler in Appel and in Moscheltal will ever distinguished by the fact that it characterizes the former as in the district, ie situated in the open, treeless country other than in the forest. Both village names include the Middle High German " greve ", or " grebe ", and the Middle High German word " grave" = Count. Thus means Grehweiler: " hamlet of the Earls".

Wild and Rhine Count Friedrich Wilhelm elected in 1689 after the destruction of Rheingrafenstein by General Mélac Gaugrehweiler to his new residence. His grandson, Carl Magnus (1718-1793) began in 1748 with the building of a large castle in the style of Versailles. The builder was totally in debt and was indicted for fraud in Vienna. Emperor Josef II in 1775 sentenced him to ten years imprisonment in Königstein. The castle has been completely destroyed in 1795 by French revolutionary troops. In the rest foundations of the castle, the village hall was later built.

Castle Gaugrehweiler

Grave plate of the first Rhinegraves in Gaugrehweiler - Friedrich Wilhem

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Gaugrehweiler 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

On a blue background, St Nicholas with a red robe and golden mantle. The golden rim ( halo ) around his head shows his holiness. On his head he wears a miter (Greek μίτρα " diadem "). It is the traditional liturgical headdress of bishops of many Christian churches. In his left hand holds the crozier, also referred to as crook. A religious symbols of power in many countries. His right hand holds three golden balls, these are the attribute of Saint Nicholas, and come from the dowry legend about him.

Economy and infrastructure

Through the town, the L 400 runs over the A 63 in the east is connected to the long-distance transport. Nearest train stop are Alsenz and Rockhausen at the Alsenztalbahn.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Friedrich Wilhelm, wild and Rheingraf in Rheingrafenstein and Gaugrehweiler (1644-1706)
  • Carl Magnus von Rheingrafenstein (1718-1793), game and Rheingraf
  • Johann Ludwig Alexander Herr Schneider (1760-1843), meteorologist and astronomer, professor of mathematics, physics and astronomy at the University of Strasbourg, City Librarian, Tomb of Strasbourg's Église Saint -Thomas
  • Joseph Martin Reichard (1803-1872), politician and revolutionary
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