Minden, Rhineland-Palatinate

Minden is a municipality in the district of Bitburg -Prüm, in Rhineland -Palatinate, in Sauer. It belongs to the municipality Irrel. Minden is a nationally recognized resort.

History

In the district of the town Minden finds from prehistoric times as well as Roman and Frankish settlement traces can be detected. The first expressed written reference is found in a document from the 12th century, in a " formerly belonging to the Abbey of Echternach Good at the mill in Munda " is mentioned. Another document of the 12th century reports of benefits in favor of the Abbey " Munda ".

In the 15th century Johan was of Vinstingen, Falkenstein and Bettingen owner of Minden. The taxa mentioned generalis by 1326 a church in " Munda ". It was built at the beginning of the 12th century in the Romanesque style and is extended or reconstructed in 1717, until today. Pfarrlich belonged Minden along with Menningen and Irrel until its dissolution in the context of the French Revolution to the United Parish of St. Peter and Paul in Echternach, then the place came in 1802 with Menningen the parish of Enghien. In December 2007, the two places were taken out as part of the structural reforms of the diocese of Trier from this parish and incorporated into the parish Irrel.

While most of the population was in the past your purchase within agriculture, there are now only a few active farms in Minden. Many of the residents work now in the neighboring Luxembourg.

On June 7, 1969 Minden was made ​​and incorporated in the district of Trier later resolved in the district of Bitburg.

The development of the population of Minden, the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Minden consists of six 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

Blazon: " Silver, divided by a blue source drawbar; above a double-arched red bridge, on the right a red and silver mage fibula, left a red heraldic lily, topped with a silver cross. "

Attractions

The Romanesque village church is dedicated to St. Silvester ( patrocinium: 31 December) and dates from the period around 1220 was restored in the 17th and 18th century, refers to the latter restoring the the then newly built entrance beaten year 1717 at the. . zweijochigen cross- vaulted hall room closes at the slightly indented choir tower, behind which a small vestry room was added to the east. The choir is vaulted birnstabförmiges a cross vault resting on Horn consoles as, inter alia, in Trier, St. Matthias, see. In the central niche of the Baroque high altar a Marienfigut is with child of the Holy New Year's Eve (left, shown as pope ) and Wendelinus flanked. In a small sandstone arch in the nave is a Sebastian figure. Near the entrance is seen in the north wall of a Roman Figurenspolie.

In 2007 the church was outside a major overhaul and received a new, foot of findings attributable to old paint, the building is now a very well-made look with a powerful Eckquaderbemalung and colored version of the sound arcaded openings in the tower. As part of the measures implemented since a few years the village center redevelopment also the former cemetery around the church and the square in front of it was completely refurbished and redesigned.

See also: List of cultural monuments in Minden

Minden ( Sauer) was breakpoint ( without reception building) the Nim -Sauer Valley Railway Bitburg- Erdorf - Hedgehog. This railway line was last sporadically in freight traffic until final closure and subsequent decommissioning of the section Wolsfeld - Irrel ( - Enghien ) operated in 1988. On the route of the railway line, a cycle path in the field of Minden.