Ãœxheim
Üxheim is a municipality in the volcanic Eifel region of Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the Hillesheim. The district Niederehe is accredited resort.
- 3.1 municipal
- 3.2 Coat of Arms
- 4.1 Structures
- 4.2 Natural Heritage waterfall Dreimühlen
- 4.3 lime kiln
Geography
Geographical location
The municipality is located in the Hillesheimer Kalkmulde in the Volcanic Eifel West, one of three sub-regions, in which the volcanic Eifel region is divided, at the border to Rhineland -Palatinate North Rhine -Westphalia.
Community structure
Üxheim consists of the districts of Üxheim Ahütte, Leudersdorf ( with Flesten and Noll Bach ), low marriage and Heyroth. The places Üxheim Ahütte and Leudersdorf with Flesten form the parish Üxheim. They are called together in the area as well " Kijeschbel " ( parish ). The parish consists of the villages Niederehe Kerpen with Loogh, Heyroth and low marriage. The historically interesting monastery church in Niederehe houses one of the oldest royal organs.
History
Üxheim was first mentioned in the year 844.
1175 the monastery Niederehe was founded, which was inhabited by Premonstratensian.
The village belonged Üxheim until the late 18th century to direct imperial rule Kerpen, which was owned by the Dukes of Arenberg.
The community Üxheim was newly formed by the municipal reform in Rhineland -Palatinate on 1 January 1968 from the previously independent municipalities Leudersdorf, Niederehe and Üxheim - Ahütte. The community Heyroth was incorporated on February 1, 1968.
The development of the population of Üxheim based on the present-day municipality; the values from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:
Policy
Parish council
The local council in Üxheim 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. The 16 seats in the City Council are distributed among four groups of voters.
Coat of arms
Blazon: "Under a silver shield with a red zigzag main beams, from red to silver left diagonally split, top 4 (3:1) golden Mispelblüten with blue hickeys, below a black rust".
Meaning: On the Knights of Kerpen, whose coat of arms was included as a regional gender, indicated the red zigzag bar points to a silver background. The four golden Mispelblüten on a red background stand for the four formerly independent communities Heyroth, Leudersdorf, Niederehe and Üxheim - Ahütte that form as the local church districts Üxheim. The Mispelblüten are the coat of arms of the Counts and Dukes of Aremberg borrowed, among whose rule Kerpen the districts of Üxheim. The black grille on a silver background is the attribute of St. Lawrence.
Culture and sights
Structures
See list of cultural monuments in Üxheim
Natural monument waterfall Dreimühlen
In Ahbachtal, 1.0 km from Ahütte and 2.8 km from Niederehe away, the waterfall is three mills. Evaporation and deposition in moss to Kalksintergestein, which helps foster the waterfall by six to eight inches per year makes. You can reach the natural monument on hiking trails and mineral springs on the route and the Kalkeifel bike path.
Limekiln
A restored lime kiln can be found on the road from Stroheich after Nohn, about halfway between the low marriage and Nohn.
Personalities
- Dr. Peter Anth (synonym: Theodulphus Joseph van den Elsken ), ( * 1745 † 1810 Ahütte Cologne) was preacher, canon of St. Andrew (Köln) in Cologne and author of numerous pamphlets
- Johann Jakob Schmitz (1755-1814), was Councillor and Professor of Constitutional Law