Weyer, Germany

Weyer is a municipality in the Rhein- Lahn-Kreis in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Loreley.

Geography

Weyer is on the western edge of the so-called Blue Ländchen in Rhein- Lahn-Kreis.

History

The story Weyers can be traced back in written records around 740 years. Around 1250 is " Wilre " mentioned in the same directory of the feudal Lords of Eppstein, of which the knight Heinrich Bitz had a quarter of the "villa in Wilro " and the Bailiwick of there own fief. Written The name > Wilre <, also called " Wylre " ( 1358 ) and " Weiger " ( 1526), has Celtic origin and was one of an area that was called because of the sovereigns involved the " Vierherrische ". After the introduction of the Reformation in the 16th century Weyer it came to the remarkable situation that the Archbishop of Trier as patronage Lord of the Church in Weyer began the Protestant pastor of the church. Weyer was assigned to the Office Reichenberg after the second Nastätter recess in 1755, and remained Hessian with this until 1806. Temporarily occupied by French troops ( "pays reserve" ), the place came 1816 to the Duchy of Nassau. Since 1866 part of the Prussian province of Hesse -Nassau, the place in 1946 for the then newly founded state of Rhineland -Palatinate. Since 1972 a part of the local church Weyer of community association to Loreley.

Since the mid-13th century Weyer has its own church, which was initially branch of Wellmich. At the beginning of the 14th century, the parish became independent, in 1563 Eschbach joined them as branch. 1744 a new church was built, the costs were estimated at 600 thalers. Today, the church with its Baroque barrel vault under monument protection. 1808 the parsonage was built, still operating. Until the 18th century, the respective minister exercised the teaching activity for the children of Weyer and Eschbach at the school in Weyer. 1759, a separate schoolmaster was first mentioned in 1822 and a new school building -related. It was until 1892 owned by the Education Association Weyer -Eschbach and served the community until 1971 Weyer as elementary school.

In the 18th and 19th centuries lived in Weyer few Jews. They formed with the places Nochern and Lierschied a synagogue community. In the house of the community leader Moses Ackermann Schulstraße arose from about 1818 common prayer room. The dead were buried in the Jewish cemetery Nochern. After 1933, only three Jewish families lived in Weyer, two of them were able to emigrate to America. In November 1938, the pogroms prayer hall were destroyed in the house Ackermann, the family of Siegfried Ackermann for forced labor in the former mining village Friedrichssegen - Tagschacht, one Fr. von Lahnstein, spent and deported from there to various extermination camps in the East.

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Weyer 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 location.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was approved on 26 September 1988.

Since the mid-13th century Weyer was in an area that was called the " Vierherrische " because of the sovereigns involved. The emblem of this affiliation comes through the red lion of the divided since 1260 Graf House of Katzenelnbogen, and the lion of the two lines of the Counts of Nassau Nassau shown in color expression. In the lower crest half cloverleaf and hammer with mallet symbolize agriculture and now standstill of mining.

Culture and sights

Weyer is known for its ostrich farm, the hiking trails and the magnificent view over the Rhine Graben in the Hunsrück.

See also: List of cultural monuments in Weyer

Traffic

Nearest station is St. Goar located on the right Rhine route, approximately 6 km south of Weyer.