Herforst

Herforst in the Eifel is a municipality in the district of Bitburg -Prüm, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality memory.

• 5.1 Church of St. Eligius
• 5.2 Lourdes Grotto
• 5.3 Roman Langmauerstrasse
• 5.4 Other points of interest

Location

The local church Herforst is about 5 km east of memory. The local community is greatly influenced by resident here armed forces of the airfield Spangdahlem. Due to the direct location on the L 46 and the B 50 cities Bitburg and Trier can be reached very quickly. The nearby forest with its well -developed roads offers ideal recreational and sports facilities.

History

The surroundings of Herforst was inhabited in pre-Roman times. This is demonstrated by several burial mounds that have been explored archaeologically since the late 19th century.

In Roman times the area benefited by Herforst and storage of large clay deposits and became a major pottery center. Evidence of this are a large number of pottery kilns in which mainly utilitarian pottery was produced for the nearby Trier until the 5th century.

Another indication of a Roman use around Herforst is the late antique long wall that ran through the present site and one of the largest ancient buildings of the Trier region.

The archaeological finds from the vicinity of Herforst can be seen in the Rheinische Landesmuseum Trier, the Rheinische Landesmuseum Bonn, and the local museum store.

Herforst belonged until 1795 to rule Seinsfeld in the Duchy of Luxembourg.

From 1770 to 1800 Herforst was predominantly woodland. In addition, were in the vicinity of the place more large fish pond, which were later converted into meadows. The fishing justice exercised by the Luxembourg rule Seinsfeld and the monastery of men Himmerod.

In 1870, the Herforster made ​​their money Erzgraben. A particularly lucrative source of money were also the sculpture works. The carved stone from Herforst was known and loved and was happy until far down the Moselle in relation to beautiful buildings.

Population

Development of the population (31 December):

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Herforst consists of 16 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 a proportional representation, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

Allocation of seats in the elected municipal council:

Coat of arms

Blazon: divided from gold to green, above a continuous, notched red cross below a golden oak branch with acorn.

Herforst belonged until 1795 to rule Seinsfeld in the Duchy of Luxembourg. For a long time the rule was in the possession of those of Lontzen called robes; they introduced a continuous, notched, red cross in gold. The place name Herforst goes back to the Middle High German " project ", a loanword from medieval Latin foresta, French forêt = forest. As an indication of the place name Her " forest " shows the lower shield member in a green golden oak branch.

Culture and sights

Parish Church of St. Eligius

The minutes of the Visitation of 1570 has a built already in the Gothic chapel for Herforst. This was demolished in 1729 to build a new building on the same site. But this church was soon too small and in 1832 replaced by the present church, St the. Dedicated Eligius. The long hall building with a circular chorus is very simple and is about 25 mx 9 m tall. Six windows in the long sides can be light in the interior. This is determined by the high altar and the 14 Holy Helpers wooden carved figures. 1950 was the parish church of three new bells, after the old had to be delivered during the two world wars.

The Marie bell bears the inscription: 'Maria broadly the coat, make screen and shield for us from it. '

The Joseph bell bears the inscription: ' "St. Joseph and her fourteen great saints with God o plead for us in misery and death. " '

The Eligiusglocke bears the inscription: ' We greet you joyfully to God's throne, Eligius, patron saint. O -strengthening ' our belief that nothing can take away from us, the love and loyalty to Christ the Lord. '

The organ of the company Ernst Seifert was inaugurated in 1959.

Lourdes grotto

Next to the church a Lourdes grotto was built in 1935. It mimics the famous grotto in Lourdes, in Herforst no figure of Bernadette is located. After extensive renovation work the cave shines since 2000 in new splendor.

Roman Langmauerstrasse

The long wall is the largest Roman building in the Trier region and ran through Herforst. It was a 72 km long wall, which included an area of 220 km ². The only two inscriptions of this building were found in Herforst. There are two building inscriptions that prove that military units have built the wall. With the help of inscriptions and by the evaluation of wall art, the construction of the wall could be dated to the second half of the 4th century. On the initiative of the homeland and the cultural association, a portion of the long wall was reconstructed at the entrance and be provided with casts of the two inscribed stones.

Additional points of interest

• Pre-Roman burial mounds
• Roman and Frankish pottery and pottery kilns

See also: List of cultural monuments in Herforst