Vettelschoß
Vettelschoss is a municipality in the district of Neuwied, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality of Linz am Rhein, which has its headquarters in the city of Linz am Rhein.
- 2.1 17th to 19th century
- 2.2 20th century
- 2.3 Population development
- 3.1 municipal
- 3.2 Coat of Arms
- 4.1 Attractions
- 4.2 religions
- 4.3 Regular events
- 5.1 Established businesses
- 5.2 Public bodies
Geography
Vettelschoss situated at an altitude of 280 m above sea level. NN, 7 km northeast of the city of Linz am Rhein as well as 9 km southeast of the town of Bad Honnef and extends to the edge of the Asbacher plateau in the western foothills of the Westerwald. To the west rises the Will Scheider mountain ( 360 m above sea level. NN ) with its Basaltsee. The Vettel bolters municipality covers an eastward sloping terrain of the west and lies 190-365 m above sea level. The highest ground point is reached on the Rhine Westerwald volcanic ridge above Kalenborn, the lowest in the valley of Seelbachs at Oberelsaff. Within the wooded landscape and strong in relief of the municipality, located in the Rhein-Westerwald Nature Park, 25 km run trails. About two marked with a yellow icon trails towards the Rhine Breitbach and towards drake you reach the Rhine gate.
Community structure
To Vettelschoss include the districts Kalenborn, chewing, Willscheid and upper Willscheid and residential places Klaushof, Seiferhof and Will Scheider mountain. In addition, a south-eastern part of Kretzhaus heard ( City of Linz am Rhein) as part of municipality to Vettel 's lap. There is also near the Seelbachs in which to Neustadt ( Wied) belonging to the district Oberelsaff, two houses and a chapel, which also include as part of municipality Oberelsaff to the municipality of Vettel 's lap.
Expansion of the municipal area
In the West, the municipal boundary natural boundaries is largely on the regional road 254 For the most part form the north of Vettelschoss the streams " Erpeler Bach" and " Hallerbach " and in the south of the " Seelbach ". 1974 and 1993, there were field corrections, which led to a formerly belonging to the local church drakes part of the corridor is now one ripe stone (near the same forester's house ) to Vettel 's lap.
Neighboring communities
In the south, the municipality of Saint Catherine's borders with its districts and Notscheid Homscheid to Vettel 's lap. In the West, the local church shares the border with the city of Linz am Rhein, on whose district the said Vettel bolters district Kalenborn neighboring Kretzhaus is. Other neighboring municipalities are drakes in the northwest, wind Hagen in the north and east, and Neustadt ( Wied) in the southeast, where the latter is only for a very short boundary.
History
Grave finds in the hallway District " Walhelde " between Vettel lap and Oberelsaff occupy an already pre-Christian settlement of Vettel bolters municipal area. Were examined by the Rhenish provincial administration in Bonn ringwalls on lying in the vicinity of the place mountains Hummelberg and Asberg in the 1930s, attributable to the Hunsrück- Eifel culture and were built in the period 600-400 BC. The circular walls were destroyed by the basalt degradation.
The place name is probably from the time of the late Early Middle Ages. The last syllable was in the 9th century, but " Sciotz " 960 " Scoz ", which referred to the Old High German the gable end of a building, actually a protection granted ahead. " Vettel " is related to the Gothic " fatha ", Middle High German " vade " or "fade" for fence or septum. Thus Vettelschoss could as much as " containment, which is located on the protected side of the mountain Will Scheider " mean. According to another interpretation of the name is " Vettel " derived from the Old High German personal name " Wetilo ", which is synonymous with Voteipächter or pledge agreement. In the church records of Neustadt an der Wied found for Vettelschoss The notations Feddelschoß, Fettelschoß and Vetelschoß.
The field names " Beielsberg " and " Beielswiese ", also called " Bilsberg ", " Bilswiese ", " Bilstein meadow " written, could indicate Cunegonde from Bilstein. Their daughter Hedwig of Gudensberg bequeathed in 1100 their Rhenish possessions her husband Ludwig, among other things, that belonged to the Altenwied Vettelschoss later in office. The field names listed could therefore indicate a settlement around 1100.
The first-time documentary mention of the place comes from a will on 25 May 1344 in which a " Cristina de Vertilschos " (= " Christine of Vettelschoss " ), anchoress in Dattenberg their possessions different people and monasteries bequeathed.
Other documents in which people are called from Vettelschoss are from the years 1418, 1434 and 1540.
17th to 19th century
In the 17th century Vettelschoss belonged to the parish of Neustadt in the Official Altenwied, the Office Altenwied belonged to the Electorate of Cologne. Vettelschoss formed the so-called " second part" of the Honnschaft Lorscheid. At the request of the Archbishop Maximilian Henry of Bavaria, an inventory of all Honnschaften in the Official Altenwied was conducted in 1660. These were enumerated for the " Vettel bolters Honschaft ":
The rule Kurkölns ended 1803 more than 500 years with the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss. The Electorate of Cologne area in this region was initially assigned to the Principality of Wied - Runkel and came in 1806 due to the Act of Confederation, the Duchy of Nassau. The Honnschaft Lohr Scheid II then was under the administration of the Nassau Office Altenwied. Under the contracts at the Congress of Vienna agreements, the area was ceded to the Kingdom of Prussia in 1815.
Vettelschoss was administered ( from 1848 circle Neuwied ) in the Region of Koblenz and initially from 1817 to 1823 by the mayor Altenwied, followed by the mayor's Neustadt ( Wied) (from 1927 " Official New Town "), a municipality in the then newly able glorious circle Neuwied. The Vettelschoß corresponded to the former Honnschaft Lohr Scheid II without Notscheid. 1892 Vettelschoss got its own post office, were among their delivery area and the towns of the former town Rederscheid and a large part of the community Elsaffthal.
20th century
In economic terms, were significantly earlier basalt mining and processing. 1921 sold Vettelschoss the land in the district Kalenborn to build the basalt work to the " melting basalt - Aktien-Gesellschaft " (today Kalenborn Kalprotect ) in Linz am Rhein. With this money, the community was in the years 1922 and 1923 to finance the connection to the power grid.
On 7 November 1970, the local community in the course of Rhineland-Palatinate, administrative and territorial reform of the dissolved municipality (up to October 1, 1968 Official ) Neustadt ( Wied) was assigned to the municipality of Linz am Rhein.
In the 1970s, was Vettelschoss seat of the corporate group Streif house that produced with 4,000 employees in 8 works also Neckermann manufactured homes. Today, the headquarters of the Streif GmbH is located in Weinheim.
Population Development
The development of the population of Vettelschoss, the values from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:
Policy
Parish council
The council consists of 20 elected members and the honorary chairman and mayor.
Allocation of seats in the elected municipal council:
(As at municipal election on June 7, 2009)
Coat of arms
The Vettel bolters coat of arms since 1983 in official use. The flame sword is the Archangel Michael, the horseshoe symbolizes the former importance of agriculture to the place and the basalt columns represent the mining industry and the succession.
Culture and sights
Attractions
- Blue Lake The Blue Lake is the result of one of the three basalt quarries in the local area. Until about 1940 here basalt was mined, today he is a natural lake with camping and a restaurant business a popular tourist destination.
- Will Scheider mountain West of the center of Vettelschoss the Will Scheider mountain rises to a height of 360 m above sea level today. NN, originally 370 m. Here basalt was mined until 1974. The area around the mountain Will Scheider is reported as biotope complex, and since 1999 as compensation or compensation for an area south arisen industrial area.
- Will Scheider mountain lake From the basalt quarry a lake was created after closure, which lies about 50 m below the present plateau. The lake is due to the almost vertical rock walls are not accessible and thus a retreat and development area for the animal and plant world.
- Lookout on the mountain Will Scheider A erected in the 1990s wooden tower enables both a good insight on the former basalt quarry and the lake, as well as a wide view to the Westerwald up to Puderbacher country.
- Landmark of 1680 In the district of Kalenborn is a landmark from 1680, which marked the boundary between the offices and parishes Linz, Neustadt and drakes. Today it touch the city of Linz am Rhein and the local communities Vettelschoss and drakes.
- Bernarduskapelle The Bernarduskapelle dating from 1683 probably stands on the site of an older chapel, as in a document from 1570 has already been called for this place a chapel. It is the only half-timbered chapel within the municipality of Linz am Rhein and the only monument of culture of the local community Vettelschoss.
- Antoniuskapelle The Anthony Chapel is above the Neustadt (Wied ) belonging Oberelsaff place in the municipal area of Vettel 's lap. The interior houses a neo-Gothic altar, which dates from the Remagen Anna- pin.
- Schmitzhof The oldest preserved half-timbered house in Vettelschoss was built around 1640 and until 1803 was owned by the monastery of St. Catherine. Its name is derived from the former owners. The municipality has bought the house and uses it since 2010 as a village museum. In order to make the museum more attractive, also the wine bar was opened in the building.
Religions
The 1975 and 1977 went into building inaugurated St. Michael's Church in Vettelschoss and the branch church in Kalenborn belong to the Catholic parish of St. Michael Vettelschoss. The Evangelical Church is represented by St. John's Church, which was built in 1967 together with the community and parish house.
Regular events
- Kirmes in Vettelschoss: the first weekend in October
- Kirmes in Kalenborn: the last weekend in May
- Carnival Parade: on Carnival Sunday
Economy and infrastructure
Established businesses
In the district of Kalenborn is the seat of the company founded for the production of cast basalt in 1921 Kalenborn Kalprotect company, now one of the leading manufacturers in the field of universal wear protection.
The commercial area Will Scheider mountain is a site of the shoe manufacturer Birkenstock. The company had moved its headquarters in 1998 from Bad Honnef to Vettelschoss after it had already taken here in 1997 a newly built distribution center in operation. Beginning of 2014 the management of Vettelschoss to Neustadt (Wied ) was moved while Vettelschoss continues to serve as a logistics center of the company.
Public institutions
- The Municipal Office in the "old school " at the Michael Street is the seat of the local church.
- In education Vettelschoss has both a primary school and a kindergarten and a nursery.
- The communal swimming club house " Will Scheider Mountain" is located near the crater and can such as the municipality Kalenborn be rented for events of all kinds.
- Established on May 1, 1899 Volunteer Fire Department consists of about 30 members and in 2002 a new fire station related.
Personalities
- Egidius Schneider (1893-1958), social speaker and adult educator, born in Vettelschoss
- Astrid van Nahl, German Skandinavian medievalist, journalist and translator, lives in Vettelschoss for some time