Weißenthurm

Weissenthurm ( dialect shortened Thur ) is a town in the district of Mayen- Koblenz in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality of the same name and is its administrative headquarters. White tower is recognized as a basic center in accordance with state planning.

• 4.1 traffic
• 4.2 Commercial
• 4.3 Municipal

Geographical location

The city is situated on the left bank of the Rhine in the Middle Rhine between Andernach and Koblenz, opposite Neuwied.

History

Name the city after the White Tower, a late medieval living and customs tower, which at the beginning of the 15th century, probably in the order of Trier Archbishop and Elector Werner von Falkenstein ( 1388-1418 ) is at the former border crossing between the electorates of Trier and Cologne at the trade route was built from Koblenz to Cologne. In the 17th century originated in his neighborhood a settlement; 1663 was granted by the Leyen the market the rate payable by the Archbishop of Trier and Elector Karl Kaspar. Today, the White Tower houses the local museum the city and can - be seen - by agreement with the city administration. Other attractions of the city include the Catholic church and the monument General Hoche, reminiscent of the Rhine crossing of the Sambre and Meuse French Army under General Lazare Hoche on 18 April 1797. The city rights were granted Weissenthurm on 25 June 1966.

Policy

City ​​council

The City Council of white tower consists of 24 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 of personalized proportional representation, and the honorary mayor as chairman city.

Allocation of seats in the elected City Council:

Twinning

Since 1975 Weissenthurm forms with the small town Courrières in northern France Pas- de -Calais a partnership.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

White tower has two national roads ( B 9, B 256 ), a station on the left Rhine route, a feeder of the Navigation of the Rhine, and with Raiffeisen bridge to Neuwied on a great transport links.

Before the town is the Rhine island Weißenthurm value, which is accessible via the Rhine bridge. In the north Weissenthurm borders the mouth of the Cute into the Rhine.

Trade

Previously, the place was dominated industrially mainly. Because of the three main industries - Bimsindustrie, breweries ( Schultheis, Cute Brau, Bock and Efinger ) and sheet metal processing ( Ball Packaging and Impress, former narrow -Lubeca ) - White tower was also called " 3B - city ".

The Bimsindustrie is gone, because the raw pumice in the region is to Weissenthurm largely degraded. The two recent major breweries Schultheis and Cute brewery had the pressure of the "Great " soft. The Schultheis Brewery was acquired by the Bitburger brewery and closed a short time later, the brewery to Nice belonged to the Königsbacher brewery in Koblenz, who abandoned this site and the beer since then produces the flagship store. The sheet metal processing is currently the largest commercial taxpayers.

SchwörerHaus KG maintains in Weissenthurm the Furniture Center West / North.

Municipal

To Weissenthurm includes two schools ( primary school, Breslauer Straße; Realschule plus, Church Street, formerly the main School ) and two churches ( one Catholic in the Church Street and a Protestant in the Bethel Road ) and a house of prayer of the Mennonite Brethren community in the street "Am Cute Good ".

In the city and the volunteer fire department Weissenthurm has its headquarters was founded in 1898 and is the oldest military unit of the municipality Weissenthurm. It provides up to 100 operations per year. Also established is the Umweltzug VG white tower, which takes over the disaster for a sector of the district of Mayen -Koblenz.

On the church square on the main street hosts a weekly market since March 21, 2007 Wednesdays from 8 to 13 clock instead. On it you can buy meat, fruit, vegetables and flowers.

Personalities

Norbert Alich, Bonner comedian, born on 13 March 1955 in Weissenthurm