Winnerath

Winnerath is a municipality in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Adenau.

Geography

Winnerath is located six kilometers northwest of the city Adenau on a sloping north ridge forms (537 m above sea level. NN ) whose tip of the south to Hürsnück. The place is surrounded by the valleys of the running brook in the west and in the east of the Auenbachs. In the outer west territory extends right up to the Ahr, where u at about 250 m. NN reaches its deepest point on the ground. To Winnerath heard of lying in the Ahr valley living space Streitenau.

History

The first mention Winneraths place in the year 1501. However, the first occupation of the site was probably long before that place. The suffix "- rath " on behalf of the local church is at the time of the great clearing in the 10th - 14th Century due. The current name comes from " Winnenrode " ( clearing the Wino or Winne ). If the root word " profits " of " wünne " and therefore identified " Pasture " comes, the name would mean " the settlement on the cleared pasture ".

Winnerath belonged to the late 18th century to the office of mayor of the "Four Honschaften " Electoral Cologne office in Nürburg, which in 1638 undertook the Winnerather families to submit a chicken at the Nuerburgring.

Among other things, to counteract the often impassable in winter way to school in debt, was set up in 1875 Winnerath own school, which moved into a newly built school building in 1901 /02. 1966 Winnerather school was disbanded.

The development of the population, the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:

Parish council

The local council in Winnerath consists of six council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 by majority vote, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

Attractions

The Branch Church of St. Apollinaris was built in 1666. The around the turn of the 20th century occurred disrepair required a renovation of the chapel, which had to be re-roofed. In 1926 she was a new extension. A second restoration was performed in 1960.

See also: List of cultural monuments in Winnerath