Wormeldange

Wormeldingen ( Luxembourgish Wormer or Wuermeldeng, French Wormeldange ) is a municipality in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, in the canton Grevenmacher. It lies on the Moselle, and is connected with the German town of Wincheringen on the opposite bank by a road bridge.

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Community structure

The municipality consists of the villages of Wormeldange:

• Ancestor
• Dreiborn
• Ehnen
• Kapenacker
• Lehbusch
• Machtum
• Wormeldange
• Wormeldange Skin

The community is member of the following local organizations: Billek, SIAEG, SICEC, Sidere, SIDEST, SIGI, and SIGRE SYVICOL.

History

The history of the community Wormeldingen begins with the court Lenningen. Lord of the court was the Trier cathedral chapter. The farm Lenningen included the villages Beyren, Ehnen, Gostingen, Greiweldingen, Kanach, Lenningen and several bailiwicks in Wormeldingen. The administration and the courts were in the hands of a mayor and aldermen of eleven. For many years presented, based in Ehnen family Wellenstein the mayor. The family itself had its origins in Bech- Kleinmacher. Engelbert wave stone is believed to be the architect of the so-called wave stone house in Ehnen. He was also high Gerichtsschöffe the Landrichterei Grevenmacher. His son Johann Wilhelm wave stone (* 1661, † January 5, 1736 in Ehnen ) was mayor of the Trier cathedral chapter for the farms Lenningen and Wawern. He was married to Margaretha de Loen. There is evidence of a Schöffenweistum the Court Lenningen of 23 May 1485 a tribute, a renewal of Weistums, and a fixing of weights and measures on 5 July 1663rd time a Peter Griffin box Ingen of Ehenen ( = Ehnen ) was mayor. According Jahrgeding Dating from 1751, belonged to the farm Lenningen several villages with their " Gehöber " namely: Kanach 66; Beuren ( Beyren ) 17; Gostingen 37; Greiweldingen 38; Lenningen 31; from the church today Wormeldingen, but at that time belonging to the farm Lenningen, Ehnen 85 and Wormeldingen 6

Ancestor

Ahn is mentioned in 1245 for the first time in a will; According to this bequeath to Alexander, Lord of Zolver, and his wife Hedwig the monastery Differdingen 500 pounds. This will also be farm Ahn curias de ana is mentioned.

The later reason courtiers Ahn were one half the lords of Wincheringen and Reck -Schmidt castle. The landlords had ever a Meier and three lay judges appointed in the court that the basic and Vogt court exercised while the high court subordinate to the county judge of Grevenmacher, the latter on behalf of the Prince.

The Schöffenweistum von Ahn existed since 17 October 1626.

Ehnen

Before the Thirty Years' War, there were 52 households in Ehnen, in 1656 only 20 These were the mayor ( escoultet ;) Valentine Strict. Except for a cooper and a miller (whose mill the Trier cathedral chapter belonged ) and a shepherd were the inhabitants of Ehnen predominantly wine-growers.

The village had Ehnen 1656 72 1/2 morning wine country and was first in line behind Grevenmacher. The latter had 125 acres. Remich had 57 Wormeldingen 34, Bech- Kleinmacher 33 1/4. In Ehnen two vineyard owners each had 10 acres; 1 had 9 acres; 2 had 7 acres; 1 had 5 1/ 2 acres; 1 had 5 acres; 2 each had 3 acres; 2 had 2 1/ 2 each morning; 3 had 2 morning and 2 had one morning.

Farmland that time there were, in 1656, not much in Ehnen. So had 10 households of Ehnen throughout the 20 1/2 morning today, but also were 7 morning when not ordered (non arrable ). The size of the plots was between 1 and 5 acres.

Machtum

The baron Georgius of Zitzwitz explained in the name of his wife, Eva of Metzenhausen that the castle was Linster on 23 April 1759 in " Machtumb " owned by vineyards. These vineyards were created at the expense of the castle and were managed by its people. They had an annual income 13-14 cartloads of wine, depending on the vintage.

Wormeldingen

Wormeldingen had before the Thirty Years War, 66 households, in 1656 only 25 were the former heads of household in the village Wormeldingen:

Bach Michel; Bach Theis; Durre Peter; Fickerts Susanna, widow; Fickius Sonndagh; Friedrichs Adam; Goes Tingen Matheis; Kirst, Hans; Korff Ditz; Lermes Theis; Linden Welter; Michel Müller; Paul Jacob; Peiffer Theis; Pinel Matheis; Pünnelle Peter; Schmidt Susanna, widow; Theis Schmidt; Steymetz Peter; Style Peter; Strouppe Matheis; Thiele Claus, Shepherd in the village; Welters Theis; Winckel Susanna, widow; Zumer.

In Wormeldingen is except miller Michel Müller on his own mill and the village anyway destitute shepherds ( which was quite rare) otherwise mentioned not a single lance inhabitants. All other residents of the village, except for two poor widows who were living from agriculture or viticulture.

It was shared by 22 owners the proportion of 34 morning wine country in Wormeldingen, and 18 households had together 56 acres of land. Only 19 morning was real farmland. Have not worked the morning of 4 Linden Theis and the 12 acres of Korff Dietz ( " pour estre meschantes terres ").

The far away from the village community forest consisted only of the bushes.

Wine

Wormeldingen is 13 km stretch of the Moselle Hütter mill ( Hettermillen ) to Deyermühle ( Deysermillen ) and 360 hectares of vineyards, the municipality with the largest wine growing area in the Grand Duchy.

One famous, if not the most famous Luxembourg wine is able Wormeldinger Koeppchen. From this hilltop with her small chapel you also have a beautiful view over the Moselle Valley.

Besides the great Cremantkellerei the wine cooperatives in Wormeldingen find in the municipality numerous private wineries. The winemakers total offer premium quality wines that are available for the excellent reputation of Luxembourg wines.

Ehnen is headquarters of the Organization of Professional Viticulteurs Independants ( OPVI ), founded on July 30, 1966 Association of Private winery Luxembourg.

Regular events

• The Wäifest to Ohn will be held on the first weekend in July and attracts thousands of wine lovers in the idyllic Moselle village. In this village fete, the local wineries offer their wines for tasting and for sale. Artisans have their stalls, further occur many music choirs.

• Every year in August there is the Weinhappening in Machtum. This festival is held together with Nittel, which lies on the opposite side of the Mosel ( Germany ). The festival starts in Machtum every year with the opening of an art exhibition. This will take place on Thursday. Friday organized by the local youth club " UJM " - Union des Jeunes Machtum a festival with bands Luxembourg and bands from the Greater Region, the rock de Schleek. On Sunday, the actual Wine Festival.

• Mid-September is held the Riesling Open. This festival put all winemakers from around the commune of their wines for tasting and for sale. The event takes place over three days of the coronation of Rieslingskinnigen about shows, musical entertainment in the wine cellars to selling local specialties. As with the Ohner Wäifest thousands of wine lovers and gourmets in the community.