Veldenz

Veldenz is a Rhineland-Palatinate municipality in the district Bernkastel -Wittlich and former headquarters of the county of the same name, formerly a significant principality, which belonged to 120 villages and towns in today's Rhineland -Palatinate and in northern Alsace. Veldenz is a nationally recognized resort.

• 3.1 municipal
• 3.2 Coat of Arms

• 4.1 Village Culture
• 4.2 Attractions
• 4.3 Motor Sport

Geography

Geographical location

Veldenz is in the range of the middle Mosel in a wide valley landscape, which is dominated by gentle slopes and the former Mosel loops. Veldenz is located on the right bank of the Moselle, but is not directly on the water, but about two miles inland directly under the first Hunsrück forests. About 850 acres of the 1441 acre community area is forest; on about 130 acres of wine production.

Spatial Planning

The place is divided into Veldenz and Thalveldenz. Neighboring communities include castles and Mulheim an der Mosel. Nearest resources centers are Bernkastel -Kues, about ten kilometers away, and Wittlich, about 17 kilometers away. Trier is about 45 kilometers away.

Climate

Veldenz lies within the temperate zone; it there is a very warm and sunny compared to other regions of Germany climate - in neighboring Brown Mountain was born on 11 August 1998, the record temperature of 41.2 ° C in the shade, the highest ever measured in the Federal Republic of air temperature detected. Being located in the lee of the Eifel rainfall in Northwest weather conditions are often held. A constant evaporation of the nearby Mosel water leads to regular high humidity, which ensures, in particular in the summer for some incriminating, humid weather and also brings numerous storms with them.

On 26 August 2011, the site was hit by a heavy storm during which hail by almost all roofs and many house walls were damaged and a large part of mature vines and other crops have been destroyed.

History

Already around 500 BC settled the Treverians, a Celtic- Germanic mixed people, in the fertile valley of Veldenz. Around 50 BC to 500 AD followed colonization by the Romans. Built in 1129, Gerlach I. Maybe a castle, the present castle Veldenz. 1286 were town and market rights conferred by Rudolf von Habsburg, in 1444 fell castle and surrounding countryside to the Count of Palatinate -Zweibrücken; 1543 to 1694 were place and surrounding areas with the Principality of Pfalz- Veldenz. In the year 1752 was in castles in Veldenz the nationally known robber Johann Peter Petri, called Black Peter, was born. 1777-1797 was Veldenz ( like the entire Palatinate ) to Pfalz- Bavaria. In 1835, the Veldenzer lion was adopted as the Palatinate Lion into local coat of arms. Even today, one can find numerous examples of the count's construction in the 18th century, including around the town hall. Since 1946 it has been part of Rhineland- Palatinate then newly founded.

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Veldenz consists of twelve 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 twelve seats in the Council are divided into two groups of voters.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of Veldenz shows the Veldenzer lion and the Wittelsbach lozenges. In 1835, the lion was adopted as the Bavarian lion in the local national coat of arms of the King of Bavaria, where he. Till the end of the First World War, when the last Bavarian king Ludwig III had to resign in the wake of the November Revolution, remained.

Culture and sights

Village Culture

In the years 1993 and 1995 Veldenz won the silver medal of the Federal Republic in the competition Our village is beautiful; in 2006 it was once again triumph in the circuit and district decision. In the layers Elisenberg, Kirchberg, mill mountain, Grafschafter Sonnenberg and Carlsberg wine production. In the resort still exist about a dozen wineries; Riesling is the most common variety.

Attractions

Famous sights include Villa Romana and the Veldenz Castle. There are other monuments such as the Town Hall, a signal tower of the 12th century, a mint, a Celtic wall and museums with various exhibitions. Other attractions include a Krammarkt, a cottage garden, a wild garden, Josefine altitude, the pioneer rock, numerous ore and slate quarries, the leisure facility Red Bohle and numerous grand rock formations.

See also: List of cultural monuments in Veldenz

Motorsport

The Hunsrück Car Club ev simmering taught from 1964 to 1975 twelve hillclimb at the K of 88. A well-attended event, in the example Drivers such as Jürgen Neuhaus and William Bartels fighting for the overall victory. Veldenz organized with the Morgan Club Germany regularly, the " Hunsrück Hill Climb Revival", a consistency test for classic sports cars. In 2000, also was the official venue for the Rally Germany Trier, a round of the World Rally Championship. Regularly since then also special stages in the vineyards of the environment take place. The courses are characterized by short, fast straights followed by sharp from branches and switchbacks on the hillside. Tens of thousands of people come so at each weekend in August in the region around Veldenz.

Economy and infrastructure

Viticulture and tourism play an important role. In Veldenz there are two village greens, three village houses, a village hall, several picnic huts and places, a wine and a woodland trail, a memorial, a cemetery, two churches and a sports court. Furthermore Veldenz has its own primary school, a kindergarten, a youth room, a football field and four children 's play areas. In the village is a regional children's and youth center. Around 45 kilometers of hiking trails lead around the place. Veldenz counts for Transport Association Region Trier ( VRT).