Wallersheim
Waller home is a municipality in the district of Bitburg -Prüm, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality of Prüm. Waller home is a nationally recognized tourist.
Geography
The village is located about seven kilometers east of Prüm in the Prüm Kalkmulde and the North Eifel Nature Park. The municipality consists of the villages of Gell mountain, mountain dog, dispensing, changing soaps, soaps and White Wolf Wasen and the living space Hunting Sea Katz. The former hamlet "hole" has grown together with the village Waller home. The village Weißenseifen belongs only partly to Waller 's home.
History
The area around Waller home was settled very early, two standing stones are dated to the Neolithic period. Also from the Roman period have been found Wallersheim a Roman settlement and Roman graves in the district. The Roman military road from Trier to Cologne led by the Waller Heimer community forest.
The place name is probably derived from Waller home of a person " Walamar ". The suffix "- heim" is to be interpreted as a property of the Walamar. The first mention is found in the " Carta Gisleberti " a deed of gift to the abbey of Prüm of 777
Another mention of the village dates from the year 852, in a charter of Emperor Lothar of the place was called " Walli Maris in pago Caroscow ".
Caesarius called the place in the 13th century " Walmersheym " and lists the goods and fiefs, which had the Prüm Abbey there.
Waller 's home was a Prümsche Schultheißerei to which, apart from Waller home nor the court Anzelt was expected. In 1777, 38 home sites and 32 chimneys were counted in Waller home.
Waller home belonged to the late 18th century to kurtrierischen Office Prüm. 1815/16 came home Waller under Prussian administration and became the seat of a mayor who later became the mayor Prüm country.
The development of the population of the municipality of Waller Home, the values from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:
Policy
Parish council
The local council in Waller home consists of twelve council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 by majority vote, and the honorary mayor as chairman.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms explanation is: "Among the main silver with three red baubles in red a silver church banner covered with a red cross."
The spheres represent the symbol of the church's patron St. Nicholas Church represents the silver flag is the coat of arms of the Abbey of Prüm borrowed, in which the Prüm lamb ( lamb Salvator ) carries this flag. The colors red and silver indicate the membership of Prüm and the Electorate of Trier.
Attractions
- In Waller Home 17 Ways crosses are to discover which are distributed throughout the municipal area.
- On a hill to the northwest of Waller home is a standing menhir of 1.60 meters, which is probably due to the spread in the Neolithic megalithic culture.
See also: List of cultural monuments in Waller Home