Vettweiß

Vettweiß is a town in North Rhine- Westphalia and belongs to the district of Düren.

  • 2.1 reclassifications
  • 2.2 religions
  • 3.1 municipal
  • 3.2 Crest and Banner
  • 6.1 traffic
  • 6.2 Education

Geography

Geographical Location

The municipality is located in southeastern Vettweiß in Düren and bordered with a small piece to the Rhine -Erft and to the district of Euskirchen with the city Zuelpich in the east, southwest and west on the communities Nideggen and Kreuzau, in the north on the community Noervenich.

Vettweiß is the Zuelpicher beading and bordering the North Eifel. Through the middle of the village flows the Neffelbach, the frames a conservation area on both banks.

The highest point in the municipality is situated on the water tower Ginnick at 231 meters above sea level. NN, the deepest on Neffelbach at Gladbach at 120 m above sea level. NN. Their north-south dimension is 11 km in east-west direction 12.8 km.

Community structure

The municipality consists of the eleven districts Vettweiß

  • Vettweiß with Kettenheim
  • Froitzheim with Frangenheim
  • Ginnick
  • Jakobwüllesheim
  • Kelz
  • Lüxheim
  • Gladbach with Mersheim
  • Müddersheim
  • Disternich
  • Sievernich

History

Reclassifications

In 1932, the mayors Froitzheim, Kelz, Sievernich and Füssenich were merged for mayor Vettweiß. From the mayor's Drove Jakobwüllesheim and Soller were added. In 1947 Juntersdorf were added at this office Vettweiß.

1 July 1969, emerged from the 13 places the three communities Vettweiß, Müddersheim and Füssenich. For Office Füssenich is added Geich. On January 1, 1972, the municipality Füssenich was incorporated into the city Zuelpich. The community Vettweiß was increased by the municipality Müddersheim.

Religions

In the town there are several old Jewish cemeteries:

  • Jewish Cemetery ( Gladbach)
  • Jewish Cemetery ( Lüxheim )
  • Jewish Cemetery ( Kelz )
  • Jewish Cemetery (Chain Home )

Also, there are between Vettweiß and Jakobwüllesheim an old cemetery, which was created before the Second World War.

Policy

Parish council

The 28 seats of the council distribute at:

  • CDU: 16 seats ( 1)
  • BI: 6 seats (-1)
  • SPD: 3 seats (-1)
  • GREEN: 2 seats ( 1)
  • FDP: 1 seat ( ± 0)

(As at municipal election held on August 30, 2009 )

Crest and Banner

Banner of the community Vettweiß

The community Vettweiß has been awarded with certificate of the Minister of the Interior of North Rhine -Westphalia on May 24, 1967, the right to bear a coat of arms, banner and seal.

Blazon: ". In green is a golden (yellow ) shield with a black lion, about growing a blue-clad Madonna with Child in a golden ( yellow ) halo " The coat of arms shows the Jülich Lions ( Duchy of Jülich) in the small shield and the Mother of God with the child, the patron saint of the place. The crest is a simulated jurors Seal of the year 1550.

Description of banner: " Green with the content of the municipality coat of arms in the upper third. "

History

The area has been inhabited since around 3000 BC Then the Celts settled here, the Romans and later the Franks.

Vettweiß is first mentioned in a forged document in 989. 1215 inhabited Ritter Otto von Wyss, a Situated in the city castle.

The name originated from " vihsse " (village, stains, white) and is preceded by the word " Veseuniahenis ". Veseuniahenis, abbreviated Vett, was the patron goddess of the village.

Culture and sights

In the agricultural community, there are about 110 listed buildings. Old Four side yards, brick and half-timbered houses, but also the castles are worth seeing buildings. The old water mills in the Neffelbach are no longer practiced today.

In Vettweiß a Hemmoorer bucket was found at Matronenstein.

Worth seeing are:

  • Antoniuskapelle ( Müddersheim )
  • Petronella Chapel Dirlau
  • Castle Gladbach
  • Castle Müddersheim
  • Hallenburg Disternich
  • Castle Sievernich
  • Trinity Chapel ( Vettweiß )
  • Trinity Chapel ( Jakobwüllesheim )

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

The community has a well-developed road network. Through the municipal area run the B 56 and B 477 is quickly reached the A1 at Zuelpich and the A 61 in Erftstadt. From north to south the 2002 privatized flare path crosses the area. Operators for regular freight from Düren to Zuelpich is the Rurtalbahn, passenger up to Euskirchen on weekends is operated by a citizens' initiative with vehicles Rurtalbahn. The reception hall of the station Vettweiß is privately owned.

Education

In the municipality there are three elementary schools, one in Vettweiß, Kelz and Müddersheim. The main school is located in central town. Secondary schools are available in Düren, Kreuzau, Erftstadt and Zuelpich. They are easy to reach by public transport.

Kindergartens are available in Vettweiß, Froitzheim, Gladbach, Disternich, Kelz and Jakobwüllesheim.

Personalities

  • John Henning of Freyend (* 1941), visual artist, lives in Sievernich
  • Linda Pfeiffer ( b. 1948 ), writer, lives in Sievernich
  • Martin Rehmann (* 1983), German chef, grew up in Jakobwüllesheim

Others

  • There are groups fighting the volunteer fire department Vettweiß In all districts.
  • Frank Fussbroich, the son of the documentary series The Fussbroichs, lives in Vettweiß.
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