Neef

Neef is a municipality in the district Cochem-Zell, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality of Zell an (Mosel). Neef is a nationally recognized tourist.

Geography

The wine town is located on the right bank of the Moselle between Cochem and Zell in the north to the south

History

Evidence of settlements of the high boiler reach into the Middle Stone Age, about 4000 BC, probably as early as 698 Neef is in a deed of gift of the Holy. Irmina listed at the monastery of Echternach with vien - nense. The first written mention safe learns the place only in 1049 as a " vicus Navis iuxta Fluvium Moselanum ". In 1248 the castle was first mentioned in Neef. Heinrich von Heinberg exchanged castle and estate in Neef, Kastellaun and Kirchberg with his brother Simon of Sponheim. This Neef belonged to the anterior County of Sponheim. Founded in 1299 Eberhard of Sponheim -Kreuznach a new side line named after Neef. Mid-15th century castle came Neef as Trie Generic fief to the Lords of Metzenhausen. The Archbishop of Trier Johann III. of Metzenhausen was born in the castle. 1552 the castle in Neef was attacked by the troops of Albrecht of Brandenburg and badly damaged. The rule at the place was shared by the long Klosterstuben, Kurtrier and aristocratic landlords.

Beginning in 1794, Neef under French rule, the monastery of Stuben is since the invasion of the French revolutionary troops in ruins. 1815 it to the Congress of Vienna was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia. Since 1946 he is part of Rhineland- Palatinate then newly founded.

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

Parish council

The local council in Neef 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.

Economy and infrastructure

The two areas of viticulture and tourism are the pillars of Neefer farms represent a variant of the leading through the town of Mosel bike path annually brings thousands of tourists to the town, often overnight guests, which are supplemented by day visitors. Already in the residential area of the place of the vineyard, whose vines grow to heights of 280 meters begins. A special feature of the vineyards in the Mosel loop at Neef: locations such as mountain woman or the Calmont are among the steepest vineyards in Europe.

Traffic

Through the village runs a county road, which is connected with a bridge on the outskirts of the federal highway 49. Also, keep in Neef hourly regional trains on the route Mosel Koblenz -Trier Deutsche Bahn, who have previously passed the Petersberg tunnel.

The Mosel is traversed addition to the numerous cargo ships, excursion boats. On the outskirts there is the lock St. Aldegund. The nearest large community is the 4 km south located on the same side of the Moselle place Bullay, structurally significant are Zell ( Mosel) (10 km ) and Cochem (23 km ), the seat of the district Cochem- Zell.

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