Schweich

Schweich (of kelt. Soiacum ) is a town in the Mosel valley in the district of Trier -Saar castle in Rhineland -Palatinate Moselle Franconian language area. Schweich is the administrative seat of the collective municipality Schweich on the Roman wine road, which belong to the city and 18 independent local churches. A district of Schweich is Issel. Schweich a nationally recognized tourist and in accordance with state planning is recognized as a basic center.

• 2.1 Population development

• 4.1 City Council
• 4.2 Mayor
• 4.3 Twin towns

• 5.1 Attractions
• 5.2 associations

• 6.1 traffic
• 6.2 Public bodies
• 6.3 Established businesses
• 6.4 Media

Geography

Geographical location

Schweich is on the edge of the forest Meulen. Rivers in the urban area are the Moselle, with its left tributaries Quint Bach, Untermerzbach, Föhrenbach and Landwehr ditch. Between Schweich - Issel and Trier -Quint is the Rothenberg.

Neighboring communities

Adjacent are ( clockwise from the north): Zemmer, Naurath (Eifel ), Scots pine, Hetzerath, Bekond, Mehring, lunge, Longuich and the city of Trier.

Boroughs

To town Schweich include the local district Issel and the vilage Am Tunnel, Bottom Rotenberg, On Atzertwald, Am Schweich station, Am Heilbrunnen, Andre Mill, On Mascheid, on Schodenpfädchen, Bohnenfeldhof, forest house in the fifth, Haardthof, house Mülchen, Behind the Andre mill Kempsmühle, Leinenhof, Loiseleuxmühle, Molitor mill Osterbornhof, Schimmelhof and thesis mill.

History

Roman finds on the eastern edge of Schweich, the Heath head, about four kilometers from Schweich, evidence of a settlement at that time. Frankish graves were found on the road to Issel in the western district.

Schweich was first mentioned in 721 as Sara Inga: the Frankish noblewoman Bertrada and her son Charibert gave the newly founded monastery of Prüm them a yard on the Mosel. 762 went the whole place into the possession of the monastery.

On the remains of a Roman villa of the Niederprümer farm was built, which served the Prüm Abbey as the administrative headquarters. The restored building in 1706 now a cultural center is housed. At the landmark of the city, the medieval Fährturm the harbor, was one of the most important Fährübergänge the Moselle the medieval street Trier - Koblenz. North of town is the station of Schweich, who in 1878 with the connection to the railway line Trier - was built in Wittlich.

In Kurtrier time Schweich was the seat of a Schultheißerei to the Official Pfalzel. In French time Schweich was the seat of a Mairie and the seat of the canton Schweich with the other Mairies Longuich, Hetzerath, Mehring, Sehlem turn home. From the Prussian mayor's office and the later Schweich was created in 1968, the community association Schweich.

On June 7, 1969, until then independent municipality Issel was incorporated into Schweich. The city rights were granted on 30 May 1984.

Population Development

The development of the population, based on the present territory of the city Schweich, the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:

Religions

The city Schweich near the episcopal city of Trier is traditionally characterized Catholic. Since 1639, a Jewish community is busy.

Policy

City ​​council

The council Schweich consists of 22 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 of personalized proportional representation, and the honorary mayor as chairman city.

Allocation of seats in the City Council:

Mayor

From 1983 to 1994, Josef tube ( CDU) city mayor from 1994 to June 2009 Vitus Blang (SPD). In the election on 7 June 2009 Otmar Roessler ( FWG ) scored 38.8 percent of the vote, John Heinz (CDU ) 37.4 percent and Achim Schmidt (SPD ) 23.9 percent. The turnout was 59.1 percent. In the runoff election on June 21, 2009 Roessler received 57.3 percent and 42.7 percent of the vote Heinz. The turnout was 48.8 percent.

Twin Cities

Partner communities are Marsannay -la -Cote (France), Portishead (United Kingdom), Krokowa (Poland), Renesse (Netherlands) and Murialdo (Italy).

Culture and sights

Attractions

• Age Fährturm the campsite and at the marina
• Church of St. Martin in Schweich, Games Cross
• Chapel of St. George in Issel
• Stefan Andres wells
• Molitor mill on Föhrenbach
• Niederprümer yard
• The former synagogue in the city center was restored from 1987 to 1989 and established as a cultural site. Is regularly used for concerts and other events.
• Jewish Cemetery
• Hisgenhaus (St. Maximin Amthaus )
• Geibenhaus
• The chapel at the wells of salvation at the end of a long avenue ( Way of the Cross ) near the hiking parking lot that leads to the Meulenwald. In the late Middle Ages, the Holy Born developed into a pilgrim stronghold, after the water had cured the sick.
• Wassertretbecken and the biotope in the sour meadow
• Isseler court in Issel
• Stadium "Am winzerkeller "
• Stadium on horses slope in Issel
• Former iron ore mine Schweicher Morgenstern Morgenstern and wells in the valley Obersässer

See also: List of cultural monuments in Schweich

Clubs

In Schweich, there are about 50 clubs, the biggest of which is the TuS Mosella Schweich, whose football section goes back to the year 1919. At Men choral societies there is the male voice choir in 1902 Schweich, the glee club Issel in 1910 and the Men's Choir Cecilia Schweich. The town band Schweich eV was founded on January 15, 1995 from the Musikverein Schweich, of which the beginnings until about 1912. The chess club in 1933 Schweich eV has about 100 members and is involved with seven teams in the game operating in the Chess Federation of Rhineland- Palatinate. The marching band volunteer firefighters Schweich eV was founded in 1950. The association consists of about 20 active musicians. Other major clubs are the gymnastics and sports club Issel 1952 eV, the fishing club Fährturm Schweich 1956 eV, the Schweicher Carnival Club 1970 eV, the Isseler culture club 1970 eV and the fools guild city Hussars 1985 V. Other clubs are the DRC local association Schweich, the eV DLRG local group in Schweich, the volunteer fire department Schweich, the Friends of Schweich - Marsannay, the trade association Schweich, home and Tourist Schweich, the radio help Schweich, the church choir Schweich, the Kolping Family Schweich and Winzervereinigung Schweich. The handball club Schweich eV was founded on 20 January 1995. He is a member of the Sports Federation Rhineland and in the Handball Association of the Rhineland.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

The Federal Highway 1 ( European route 44) runs to the east of Schweich, across the Moselle bridge Schweich motorway Moseltal at Longuich. The Federal Highway 53 runs along the Mosel about Schweich and Issel. Country roads in the urban area are the L141 towards pines high cross and the L47 towards pines. The Schweich railway station is on the railway line Trier- Koblenz, the bus stops are served by Transport Association Region Trier. A city bus Trier also leads to Schweich. The city lies on the Mosel bike path and on the bike path Wittlicher sink.

Public institutions

• Civic center Schweich
• Primary school on the ground Ländchen
• Stefan Andres- school center with Stefan Andres High School
• Dietrich Bonhoeffer -Gymnasium
• Special school Levana Schweich
• Special school Meulenwald
• Kindergarten St. Martin Schweich
• Kindergarten Angela Merici Schweich - Issel
• Kindergartners country Schweich
• Community College Schweich
• Catholic Adult Education Schweich
• Fire service headquarters Schweich
• Volunteer Fire Schweich
• Volunteer Fire Schweich - Issel
• Adventure Schweich

Established businesses

• Jozi -Reisen GmbH

Media

Local media are the Trierische friend of the people, of the week mirror and the Official Journal of the municipality Schweich on the Roman wine road.

Personalities

• Heinrich Oberhoffer (1824-1885), composer, musicologist, music teacher, Kathedralorganist in Luxembourg, worked as a teacher in Schweich
• Markus Konder ( born March 5, 1854 in Schweich, † May 30, 1898 in Hamburg) was a teacher and businessman in Itajahy, Brazil, and namesake of the Markus - Konder Street in Schweich. He was the father of nine children, including Marcos Konder (1882-1962): 1915-1930 Mayor of Itajahy
• Adolph Konder (1884-1956): 1926-1930 President of the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina
• Victor Konder (1886-1941): 1926-1930 Transport Ministers of Brazil and namesake of the International Airport Minister Victor Konder

Pictures

Boat harbor

Stefan Andres wells

Niederprümer yard

Old Synagogue

Portal on Hisgenhaus

Heilbrunnen

Biotope