Kesten (municipality)
Kesten is a municipality in the district of Bernkastel -Wittlich, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality of Bernkastel- Kues. Kesten is a nationally recognized tourist.
- 3.1 municipal
- 3.2 Coat of Arms
Geography
Geographical location
Kesten is surrounded by vineyards in the natural and cultural landscape of the Moselle valley of the Trier region, and is located in a small valley widening on the left bank of the river. Nearest resources centers are Bernkastel -Kues and Wittlich. The university town of Trier is located around 28 kilometers as the crow flies. The municipality also includes the living space Dreimühlen.
Climate
Kesten is located in the transition zone from temperate maritime climate to continental climate; it exists in relation to other regions of Germany very mild climate - in neighboring Brown Mountain, the highest ever measured in the Federal Republic of air temperature was on 11 August 1998; ( 41.2 ° C in the shade).
Through the Eifel barrier Kesten is the protection and the rain shadow of the westerly winds, which can also cause a Föhneffekt. At the same time an air heating is favored by low air exchange with the surrounding area. This is associated with a regular high humidity that makes the summer for some incriminating, humid weather and brings many storms with them due to the constant evaporation of water Mosel.
History
Kesten - in the 18th and 19th centuries also boxes - was first mentioned in 936. The small community can thus look back on over 1000 years of history.
Findings also show that the place was probably inhabited in the Roman and Celtic times. The oldest known place name Castanidum ( chestnut grove of Latin: castanea - sweet chestnut ) is preserved as a place name from the Middle Ages and possibly dates back to the Roman times. In nearby Dreistal a Roman Sauerbrunnen version remained.
From the 13th century to the end of the 18th century the church belonged to the Electorate of Trier - the red cross in the coat of arms has until now out. Since the year 1946, Kesten part of Rhineland- Palatinate then newly founded.
Kesten is highly prone to flooding due to its location on the Moselle, since time immemorial. In 2009, therefore, a technical flood protection has been built, which is designed for a 15 - year flood event.
Policy
Parish council
The local council in Kesten 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
The blazon is: " Argent, a continuous red beam cross, occupied with a scutellum, is in black and a golden vine with green rice wine and grape leaf. " Older coats of arms show the vine without leaf.
Regular events
Regular home and wine festivals. On the second weekend in July is the sports festival of the SV - Kesten, on the second weekend in August, the big street party. The Musikverein Kesten also held every two years in spring a wine festival, in which the local wine queen is crowned.
Personalities
- Herbert Franz Jacoby