Kirchheim an der Weinstraße

Kirchheim on the wine route is a municipality in the Palatine district of Bad Durkheim, who belongs to the municipality green town and country. The place is located about 17 km north- west of Ludwigshafen on the edge of European Metropolitan Region Rhine -Neckar.

• 5.1 Structures
• 5.2 Cemeteries
• 5.3 Regular events

• 6.1 Economics
• 6.2 traffic
• 6.3 Volunteer Fire Department

• 7.1 Sons and daughters of the town
• 7.2 Other personalities

Geography and Geology

Kirchheim is to just 150 meters above sea level. NHN height at the northern end of the German Wine Road and on the western edge of the Rhine valley. To the west rises at the edge of the Palatinate Forest Leininger spur as a northern continuation of the Haardt, to the east, 35 km wide and extends Upper Rhine Valley. Through the town flows eastwards of Corner Brook, which is regionally also called the corner and flows near Worms in the Rhine.

Neighboring communities, the small town of Kirchheim Green City in the north and the villages Bissersheim in the east, Herxheim on the mountain in the south and Kleinkarlbach the west clockwise.

History

Down in the floodplain of the Eckbachs was the nucleus of the village, the first on the right to the southern shore spread upward. 764 AD Kirchheim was first mentioned. Historical findings suggest, however, point to a settlement as early as the Bronze Age.

In the High Middle Ages Kirchheim fief of the monastery White Castle was until 1250 part of 1304 and then completely fell to the gender of the Leininger. In the 15th century the village was temporarily in the possession of the Electors of the Palatinate. In the early modern period, it experienced several disasters: in 1661 a plague broke out in 1690 destroyed the troops of Louis XIV Kirchheim. 1757 raged the Ruhr and in the time of the French Revolution, there was more looting and destruction. This is also a first in 1785, built by the Counts of Leiningen castle was destroyed in 1793.

The 19th century was marked by the emigration of many Kirchheimer and a resulting sharp decline in population. The first half of the 20th century brought numerous war victims, including 58 in the first and 54 in the Second World War.

The village was called until 1952 Kirchheim an der Eck and belonged to the district of Frankenthal, until it was dissolved in 1969. After completed in the same year change in the new district of Bad Durkheim Kirchheim the municipality also newly formed Green City land was allocated in 1972.

2006, the NPD tried to open a training center in Kirchheim. These should be the Count's former Leininger mill, the farm buildings served as a restaurant for quite some time, be purchased and remodeled. The purchase of the property failed because the municipality green urban-rural prompted that it was declared a National Monument, which was associated with a change lock. 13-14. May 2006 had been severely damaged by an unexplained arson economic building. Were suspected as perpetrators on the one hand NPD militant opponents, on the other hand, the party itself, which was the purchase price want to push. In spring 2009 the farm buildings not under a preservation order was demolished; the rest of the plant is to be rehabilitated.

Religion

In 2007, 45.9 percent of the population Protestant and 26.9 percent Catholic. The other belonged to a different religion or no religious affiliation were.

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Kirchheim 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.

Allocation of seats in the local council:

Coat of arms

The blazon of the arms is: " From silver and blue split, right a black cross of St. Andrew, left on a green background a rotgedeckte silver church with golden cross ".

It was approved in 1904 by Ministerialentschließung in Munich and going back to a seal of 1509th The church refers talking on the place name. The cross commemorates the Saint Andrew, the patron of the parish.

Sights and culture

Structures

The village, consisting of back alley 2, Kleinkarlbach Str 2 and Wine Road North 1-43 is designated as conservation zone. For the municipal area Cultural heritage listed as worthy of protection in the list of Rhineland-Palatinate General 30 buildings or parts of buildings. These include:

St. Andrew's Church - landmark of Kirchheim is the Protestant St. Andrew's Church, which was mainly attributable to the late Gothic and Baroque additions and extensions has experienced particularly on the turret. Inside stands, with a Annaselbdritt group from the Middle Ages, one of the oldest altars of the Palatinate. With the Hartung - organ from 1750, 1993 by the Company monk ( Überlingen ) was restored, the church has an instrument with 24 registers.

Protestant Presbytery - the Protestant parsonage next door is a late Baroque Walmdachbau with timber interests and dates from the late 18th century.

Friedrich Diffiné House - The building complex of the Friedrich- Diffiné - house opposite St. Andrew's Church consists of a baroque Mansardwalmdachbau of 1732/37 and a classic farm buildings from the 1844 It serves as a community center, also is in the premises of the community college. Kirchheim- Bissersheim operated.

Friedrich Diffiné - house, main house portal

Friedrich Diffiné house, outbuildings

Schoolhouse from 1903 /04

Wormsischer cloister - The Wormsische cloister, whose name refers to the former Bishopric of Worms, is attested from 1617 Dreiseithof with Renaissance staircase tower.

Old Town Hall - The Old Town Hall has decorative half-timbering on with motifs from Gothic and Renaissance and is mentioned in 1595 and 1574.

Schoolhouse - The schoolhouse west next to the Friedrich- Diffiné House 1903/ 04 according to plans of architect Albert Friedrich Speer Mannheim (father of the eponymous Nazi architect ) was constructed as späthistoristischer stucco building and now houses the primary school of the village.

Eckbachmühlen - Along the Eckbachs runs the Corner Brook mill trail. Am Bach numerous mills were operated before; on the boundary of the village of Kandel or Oligmühle, Eselmühle and Count Leininger mill have been preserved more or less well. The latter was originally called Koch's mill; It owes its popular name to the fact that it was 1751/52 the property of Countess Wilhelmine Christiane zu Leiningen, who had married in 1749, Carl Friedrich Wilhelm zu Leiningen, the first collected prince Leininger.

Cemeteries

Likewise recognized as a monument zones are:

• The church cemetery at the small Karlbacher Street (1835 invested ) with classical or historicist tombs that have arisen in the 19th or early 20th century
• Has the Jewish cemetery on the B271 south of the residential community, which was occupied from 1887 to 1962 and eight 1907-1918 set grave stones

Regular events

A nationally known cultural highlight of the resort is annually since 1990, the concert Kirchheimer winter. In St. Andrew's Church find September to March six concerts each with a thematic focus instead. The focus is on chamber music and often the rediscovery of forgotten composers. Founder and artistic director of the concert series is the bass-baritone and Bach prize winner Dominik Wörner.

Through the town of Marathon is run German Wine Route, which is held every two years since 1998.

Economy and infrastructure

Economy

Main economic factors are viticulture and tourism. Kirchheim is part of the Palatinate wine region Mittelhaardt - German Wine Route and is home to the German Wine Queen 2005/ 06, Sylvia Benzinger.

Traffic

The single-track railway line Bad Durkheim Green City Monsheim leads through the village, the breakpoint Kirchheim is operated to the beat movement of regional trains. The public transport system is integrated into the transport association Rhein- Neckar ( VRN), it shall apply the Community tariffs.

The place is located 2 km south of highway 6 (Saarbrücken -Mannheim), which is reached via the junction green city. Federal highway 271 ( Bad Durkheim Monsheim ), here is identical with the German Wine Route, currently leads through Kirchheim and a secured with half barriers railway crossing; a similar transition has the small Karlbacher road.

The construction of a ring road for the B 271 is in the planning phase. The bypass is sought by the inhabitants for several decades. A recommended by accidental damage to his house property concerned citizens, by an inscription on the outer wall with an ironical turning instruction appropriate redirection.

Intravilan is arguing about the pros and cons of western or eastern branch. The eastern branch would come cheaper because it is already a reality in that form between Neustadt on the Wine Route and Bad Durkheim and Kirchheim neighboring communities, they are also planning; Moreover, they would perform less expensive farmland. The western route, which is favored by a majority of the inhabitants would consume more valuable vineyard site and require additional junctions and bridges with both the old B 271 as well as with the railway line.

In February 2009, the State Office has adopted mobility in Speyer after six years of process a zoning decision that establishes the western bypass. It will cost 16.4 million euros and of ( recorded in 2005) 13,000 11,000 vehicles per day ( by now over 15,000 ) discourage the cross-town prior to the time of the decision.

Volunteer Fire Department

In the spring of 2009, a new fire station was put into operation at the small Karlbacher Street, which houses the fire brigade Kirchheim- Kleinkarlbach. Because the exit to the street lies in a curve, had to specifically install a traffic light needs.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

• Johann Friedrich Christian Hess (1785-1845), architect of classicism, son of J. G. C. Hess
• Willi Jacob, longtime mayor, local historian

Other personalities

• Sylvia Benzinger (born 1978 ), German Wine Queen 2005/2006
• Johann Georg Christian Hess (1756-1816), architect of classicism, father of J. F. C. Hess
• Dominik Wörner (born 1970 ), founder and director of the Kirchheim winter concert