Wolfersheim

49.1894447.223889276Koordinaten: 49 ° 11 ' 22 " N, 7 ° 13' 26" E

Location of Wolfer 's home in Saarland

Wolfer home ( in dialect Wulwaschum ) is a district of Blieskastel in Saar Pfalz-Kreis, Saarland. Until the end of 1973 Wolfersheim was an independent municipality in the district of Sankt Ingbert.

The site received multiple national and international awards, including 2004 Our village has a future or Our village is beautiful.

Geography

Wolfer home located in the southeast of the Saar and in the midst of the biosphere reserve Bliesgau, just a few kilometers from the German - French border on the eastern slope of the mountain calf.

History

Wolfersheim was first mentioned in 1274 and was a settlement of the Frankish lord Wolfhari, after whose name the town's main street is named. In the late Middle Ages, the village belonged to several owners, among them were the monasteries Hornbach, Gräfinthal and Wadgassen. Since 1453 was the Duke of Palatinate -Zweibrücken the sovereign. 1777 was Baron Christian Cathcart of Carbiston of the Count Palatine Charles II Augustus of Zweibrücken the village Wolfer home. But the place need of money to the Countess Marianne in 1778 was sold von der Leyen in Blieskastel.

As part of the Saarland administrative and territorial reform the then independent municipality Wolfer home was on 1 January 1974 allocated the city Blieskastel. Wolfersheim has since become a district and a district.

Religion

The village forms the Protestant Church, which dates from the 14th century. Before the church is one of the many village wells, which are adorned with stone carvings. The religious affiliation of the population is exceptional for the Saarland, as 90 % of the population are Protestant faith.

Policy

Mayor of Wolfersheim Stephan Schepp - Weyrich (SPD).

Others

  • The place has lots of walnut and chestnut trees and orchards.
  • Many of the old farmhouses dating from the 19th and 20th centuries have been restored in recent decades, so that the place has retained its original character.
  • In the competition, our village is beautiful - Our village has a future Wolfer took home gold at the state level in 2003 and 2004 gold at the federal level.
  • On the ridge at Wolfer home is a grave mound group of the Hallstatt period (about 800-500 BC).
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