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Melting is a municipality in the district of Saarlouis, Saarland.

• 3.1 Mayor
• 3.2 municipal
• 3.3 Coat of Arms
• 3.4 partnerships

• 4.1 traffic
• 4.2 Educational facilities

Geography

Melting is in the nordsaarländischen mountain and hill country ( about 200 to 430 m above sea level. NN ). The village lies on the prims. Melting is the most populous municipality in the northern Saarland (~ 17,500 inhabitants).

Community structure

The place is divided into enamel ( outer and Bettingen with Goldbach ), Hüttersdorf ( with Buprich ), Limbach, Michel Bach, Primsweiler and village in Bohnental.

History

The municipality melting has only existed since April 1, 1937. On January 1, 1974, the previously independent municipalities village, Hüttersdorf, Limbach (district Saarlouis ), Michel Bach and Primsweiler were added.

Policy

Mayor

• To 1991: Konrad Steffen, CDU
• Since 1991: Armin Emanuel, SPD

Parish council

The municipal council with 33 seats is made after the local elections of 7 June 2009 as follows:

• CDU: 42.2% - 14 seats
• SPD: 37.3 % - 13 seats
• Left 7.1% - 2 seats
• FW 6.9% - 2 seats
• Green 3.4% - 1 seat
• FDP 3.2% - 1 seat

Coat of arms

The blazon is: " Argent, a continuous notched red cross, covered with a heart sign, is in silver on a green ground silbergefugter furnace black with red and racking up whipped out a red flame. "

Partnerships

• Mitry -Mory, France ( since 1972)
• Astfeld, South Tyrol (since late 1971 )

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

Through the community melting the federal highway 268 which connects among other things, the capital of the Saarland (Saarbrücken ) with the located in Rhineland- Palatinate Trier runs. In addition, extensive work has been carried out on the road network in recent years, thereby melting now has three main roundabout and a redesigned center. In addition, the large community is connected to the public transport network of the Saar -Pfalz- bus, which the locals connections are available in all major cities in the surrounding area.

Educational institutions

Five kindergartens, four primary schools, one junior high school Advanced, Catholic adult education, music school melting, free art school melting

Culture and sights

• Attractions

Big oak

Schrämwalzendenkmal

Bettinger mill

• The cultural monument Bettinger mill is a mill with mill Ensemble Building, House, Workshop, Backhaus and barn, which is produced by the Association for the Preservation of Bettinger mill as a cultural center again.

• The Muhlenberg in Bettingen is probably the remains of a medieval motte.

• The Außener bell tower is a tower of a former choir, possibly Romanesque church from the 12th century. It has been restored and is now used for religious purposes ( Location: melting, Robert-Koch -Straße).

• The natural monument thickness oak is a 380 year old oak tree in the Great Horst. The tree is a relic of the center forest management, which was operated until about 1850.

• The Old church in Limbach consists of four components, which have been built at different times. The oldest of these four parts is the late Romanesque tower. In addition to a similar tower in the nearby community Siersburg exists throughout the district Saarlouis no building of any kind, which reached a similarly high age. In the book The Monuments of the circle and the circle Saarlouis Ottweiler the 13th century is given as the date of composition. In the 15th century the tower was provided with a Gothic window and expands inside a Gothic vault. On the inner wall remains of old images are obtained. Martyrdom of St. Sebastian represent. Tower and church have survived the Thirty Years' War. The mounted to the tower of the Old Church Choir probably dates from the time before the Thirty Years' War.

• The Birg at Limbach is a Celtic rampart, which is situated at an elevation of a spur of the Great Eyrie.

• The Hütter villages Chapel ( Chapel )

• The chapel on Marienfried ( Renges ) was built in 1949 and inaugurated in 1950. Was built the chapel in gratitude, because there were no injuries during an air attack on a crowded passenger train.

See also: List of monuments in melting

Climate

The annual rainfall is 1048 mm and is in the upper third of the detected by the measuring points of the German Weather Service values ​​. About 87 % indicate lower values. The driest month is April; most rains in December. The wettest month falls about 1.6 times more rain than in the driest month. The seasonal fluctuations in precipitation are in the upper third. In 67% of all places in the monthly rainfall varies less.

Personalities

• Karl construction (1904-1994), catholic church historian and patrologist
• Roland Merten ( born 1960 ), educationist and Secretary of State in the Thuringian Ministry of Education, Science and Culture
• Rare Herman Bell ( b. 1949 ), former drummer of the Scorpions, born in Hüttersdorf - Buprich
• Erwin sense Well ( * 1929), former Minister of Economy, Transport and Agriculture of the Saarland in the Cabinet Röder V