Windesheim, Germany
Windesheim is a municipality in the district of Bad Kreuznach in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Langenlonsheim.
- 3.1 Museums
- 3.2 Music
- 3.3 Structures
- 3.4 Sport
- 3.5 Regular events
- 4.1 Economics
- 4.2 traffic
- 4.3 Education
- 5.1 Sons and daughters of the town
History
The place was first mentioned in records in 1019 as Windense, today's evangelical church for the first time 1147.
What is the name Windesheim is due is disputed. Kaufmann, a place-name researchers, derives the name from the Franconian. Then Windesheim would be the " home of Franken called Windin ". King, a researcher Celts, however, is the conviction that the name must be derived from the Celtic. After that would be the archetype " Windon - issa ", which means, as the possessions of Celts called " Windonis ".
Celtic inhumation graves and Celtic fortifications on the Romans mountain bear witness to all cases of a settlement long before Christ. Similarly, the Romans lived in the area of today's Windesheim. During construction work in the development area " in Seedling " were discovered as well on masonry of Roman origin, as in the local situation "gold mine ".
Windesheim was from 1019 until the 12th/13th. Century belonged to the abbey Deutz, then it came under the rule of the game and Rhinegraves. From 1390 to 1524 half of the village to Kurmainz was pledged. The Electoral Palatinate had as patron of 1/4 of the court. Since 1701/ 07 Windesheim belonged to the Counts ( 1739 Prince ) of Salm -Salm as heirs of the Rhinegraves.
1816 was the Prussian mayoralty Windesheim, which was dissolved in 1939. Windesheim came to Amtsbürgermeisterei Langenlonsheim, today's community association.
The development of the population of Windesheim, the values from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:
Policy
Parish council
The local council in Windesheim consists of 16 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 a proportional representation, and the honorary mayor as chairman location.
Allocation of seats in the elected municipal council:
Mayor
Culture and sights
Museums
The Watch Museum displays more than 1600 watches.
The Organ Art Museum was opened in 2001. The instruments collection of Oberlinger family forms the basis for the now internationally acclaimed museum in Windesheim.
Built in 2001, the museum building comes from an initiative by the organ builder Wolfgang Oberlinger, which then together with his cousin Helmut Oberlinger with the help of the state of Rhineland -Palatinate and support of the district of Bad Kreuznach, within a newly established sponsorship, consisting of local community, municipality and county this project realized. The design of the building, the design idea of the building director of the district of Bad Kreuznach, Hans Berg, was elected. The design and implementation planning led by architects Anja Oberlinger and Wolfgang Oberlinger. Jürgen Rothenberger was entrusted with the construction management from the office Oberlinger. In addition to the financial commitment for the construction of the building families Oberlinger presented her collection of instruments, and a 10,000 m² of private land available.
Wolfgang Oberlinger of 2001-2006 was the founding director of the museum. From 2006 on, Hans Berg as commissioner of the district administration in Bad Kreuznach, the direction of the Museum
Music
In Windesheim there are many clubs musically active. For example, the KKM Big Band, the evangelical church brass, the Men's Choir and others.
Structures
Among the special attractions include several baroque half-timbered buildings from the 18th century and built in the Prussian tenure middle of the 19th century town hall with clock tower.
The Protestant Church (formerly St. Michael ) is first mentioned in 1147, when Pope Eugenius II of the Abbey Deutz (Cologne) confirmed their possessions. From this period dates back to the Romanesque tower of the present building. In 1504 the church was destroyed in 1517 inaugurated new. Today's ship complies with the then new building. The cultivation of the sacristy during the 18th century. Particularly interesting are the remains of a medieval ceiling painting with different sign of the cross and rich arabesques.
In the Catholic parish church of the Immaculate Conception of Mary is a neuspätgotischen quarry stone from 1897 /98.
Especially picturesque is the " chapel " on the Roman hill.
See also: List of cultural monuments in Windesheim
Sports
Windesheim has an outdoor pool, a soccer field and tennis courts. The local gun club has one of the largest shooting in a circle. There is a football club and the gymnastics club has over the turn offers table tennis, a successful department. Those who enjoy the underwater world, found in Windesheim also a diving club.
Regular events
Every year on the first weekend in September, the " Windesheimer notch " at City Hall. Also invites the KKM Big Band every year on Father's Day at their spring festival in the parish garden of cath. Church. Every year on April 30, the fire festival is held. A firm fixture in the calendar also has the pool hard during the bathing season in the summer. Beginning of each year led the theater group of the village since the 1980s on a piece (usually a farmer or a piece of tabloid piece ) in Roman Mountain Hall in Windesheim. But whether the actors are active again after a pause, is still an open question.
Economy and infrastructure
Economy
Windesheim is characterized by winegrowing and is part of the wine region Nahe. The organ builder Oberlinger and the brewery presidents Pils had their headquarters here in Windesheim, there is also a flour mill as well as restaurants and a hotel.
Traffic
By Windesheim performs a railway line (Hunsrück cross- train). For the opening and closing of the barrier there used to be a crossing guard and a small gatehouse. Today, freight traffic is rarely performed by Windesheim, therefore the limits of the Zugführeren by hand crank itself closed and opened.
Education
- The Naheland school ( school with a program focusing on learning) in Windesheim was dissolved on 31 July 2010. In the summer of 2012, a Waldorf school created here. Earlier this acted as a normal primary school, primary schools before the Windesheim and Guldental were merged and the special school was built. The primary school children from Windesheim attend primary school in Guldental.
Personalities
Sons and daughters of the town
- Nadine Poss (* 1991), German Wine Queen 2013/2014