Weinsheim, Bitburg-Prüm

Weinheim is a municipality in the district of Bitburg -Prüm, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality of Prüm.

Geography

Weinheim is located in the West Eifel, on the northwestern edge of the Prüm Kalkmulde.

The municipality is divided into four districts (population of 2012):

History

Northeast of wine home is on a hill a protected watercourses ring wall 150 x 75 meters in size, which is probably of prehistoric origins.

Weinheim 1335 was first mentioned as Hartart of Schoenecken the Elector Baldwin of Trier auftrug his court to " Winzheim " fief. After an additional certification of the local in 1343 as " Winsheim " the name " Wyntzem " appeared in 1570th

Weinheim belonged at that time to the Electorate of Trier and since the 14th century gondola home was merged into a dairy farm (estate in area ). 1720, the ownership in Weinheim were recorded in a so-called stock records.

After the invasion of French revolutionary troops in 1794, the region was joined in the Saarland Department and after the Congress of Vienna, the place belonged since 1816 to the circle Prüm.

After the end of World War II, the village was until 1919 under American occupation. At the end of World War II occupied 1945 the first American troops to the heavily damaged site, then Weinheim belonged to the French occupation zone and since 1946 to the then newly founded state of Rhineland -Palatinate.

On January 1, 1971, the previously independent municipalities Gondelsheim were (then 140 inhabitants), Hermespand (114 inhabitants), Weinheim (295 inhabitants) and Willwerath (92 inhabitants) together in the form of a formation of a new municipality, determines their name Gondelsheim by lot been. On 1 May 1980, the local church in Weinheim was renamed.

The development of the population of Weinheim based on the present-day municipality; the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:

Parish council

The local council in Weinheim consists of 16 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 a personalized proportional representation, and the honorary mayor as chairman. The 16 seats in the City Council are distributed among four groups of voters.

Economy

Weinheim is a regionally important industrial center. This produces in the local industrial area of ​​the prefabricated house manufacturer Streif GmbH. More local companies are the Prüm Türenwerk and magnesium die casting of Andreas Stihl AG as well as a work of Westeifel works.

Attractions

  • The Catholic parish church of St. Willibrord was first mentioned in 1330. After a renovation of the tower in 1703 and the nave was rebuilt in 1706. The furnishings are from the time it was built, including a stone Supper relief.
  • The former sanctuary of St. Fides in Gondelsheim is largely preserved in its expansion form of the 16th century.
  • The memorial cemetery in Gondelsheim is the final resting place for some 450 fallen soldiers of World War II.

See also: List of cultural monuments in Weinheim

Municipal council Saint Faith Bleialf Brandscheid Buchet, Germany Dingdorf Feuerscheid Fleringen, Germany Giesdorf Gondenbrett Habscheid Heckhuscheid Heisdorf, Germany Hersdorf Kleinlangenfeld Lasel Masthorn Matzerath Neuendorf, Rhineland-Palatinate Niederlauch Nimsreuland Oberlascheid Oberlauch Olzheim Orlenbach Pittenbach Rommersheim Schwirzheim Seiwerath Sellerich Wallersheim Watzerath Wawern, Bitburg-Prüm Winringen Winterscheid
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