Hentern
Hentern is a municipality in the Trier -Saar castle in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality of Kell am See. Hentern is a nationally recognized tourist.
- 5.1 associations
- 5.2 Education
- 5.3 high water level
- 5.4 traffic
Geography
The place is located in the western Hunsrück Nature Park Saar -Hunsrück in the valley of the Ruwer. To Hentern includes the residential places in Füllcheswies and Steinbachweier.
The neighboring communities of Hentern are Zerf, Baldringen, Vierherrenborn, Paschel, Schömerich and shillings.
History
Hentern was inhabited in Roman times. About a kilometer north of the church ruins of a Roman house were found, a so-called villa rustica.
Hentern was first documented in the year 1000.
The place belonged to the late 18th century to the Official Saar castle in the Electorate of Trier.
After the 1792 French Revolutionary troops had occupied the left bank of the Rhine and incorporated after the peace of Campo Formio ( 1797) in French territory. In 1798, the then new French administrative structure was introduced, Hentern belonged to the Canton Saar castle of the Department of the Saar. Unlike the rest of the territory of the left bank of the Rhine, the Canton Saar castle was initially allocated to the Congress of Vienna ( 1815), Austria. In the Second Peace of Paris, Austria joined with effect from July 1, 1816, among other areas, the canton to the Kingdom of Prussia from.
Under the Prussian administration of the place of the mayor's Zerf was assigned in a circle Saar castle of the district of Trier, who belonged from 1822 to the Rhine province.
On July 18, 1946 Hentern was attached together with a further 80 municipalities in the counties of Trier and the Saar castle in February 1946 separated from the rest of the French occupation zone Saar, which no longer was under the Allied Control Council at the time. On June 6, 1947 this territorial carve-out was taken back up to 21 communities again so Hentern came to the 1946 newly formed state of Rhineland -Palatinate.
The development of the population of Hentern, the values from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:
Policy
Parish council
The local council in Hentern consists of eight 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
In the borough arms Hentern is St. George on a red background. On his shield the arms of the Electorate of Trier can be seen. At the foot in the foreground is a coat of arms on the three crossed ears of corn are displayed on a golden background.
Culture and sights
The Catholic parish church of St. George was built in 1835-1856. The Romanesque west front dates from the early 13th century.
In Hentern there are two old water mills that have survived until today: the Kramesmühle and Jägermühle. The Kramesmühle 's traditions after a spell in the 16th century mill in the Abbey of Saint Matthias. Its present appearance dates from essentially by a conversion around 1800.
- List of cultural monuments in Hentern
- List of natural monuments in Hentern
Economy and infrastructure
Clubs
In Hentern following clubs are active:
- SV Hentern 1958 e.V.,
- Church Choir " Cecilia " Zerf - Hentern,
- Volunteer Fire Hentern,
- Young Firefighters Hentern.
Education
The primary school in Hentern is part of the dislocated primary school Hentern - Lampaden. School authorities, the municipality Kell am See.
High water level
In Hentern is the only level meter of the Ruwer, which was established on 1 October 1969. He belongs to the flood warning center Mosel and its catchment area is 102.3 km ².
Traffic
Hentern is located on the disused railway Hochwald and had a breakpoint. The passenger traffic was stopped on 31 May 1981 the freight on 2 June 1991. On 10 August 1998, the line was shut down and dismantled. Today the former railway line is used by the Ruwer -Hochwald - bike trail.