Orscholz

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Orscholz
municipality Mettlach
Orscholz coat of arms
Coordinates: 49 ° 30 ′ 17 ″  N , 6 ° 31 ′ 25 ″  E
Height : 418  (167-425)  m above sea level NHN
Area : 10.74 km²
Residents : 3611  (May 1, 2019)
Population density : 336 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st January 1974
Postal code : 66693
Area code : 06865
Cloef viewpoint over the Saarschleife in the early morning

The health resort of Orscholz is the largest part of the municipality of Mettlach in the Merzig-Wadern district ( Saarland ). In the climatic health resort there is a rehabilitation clinic of national importance, a forest playground with beer garden and the spa park. Orscholz's " natural landmark " is the Cloef , a rocky vantage point at the top of the Saar loop .

geography

location

Orscholz lies on the Saargau . The upper Saargau is the ridge between the Saar and the Moselle , where it is also called the Moselgau . It begins in the south near Merzig and runs west along the French border. The northern part is bounded by the Moselle and the eastern edge drops steeply towards the Saar valley. The Gaulandschaft is wide and hilly. Orscholz is the capital of the upper Saargau (municipalities of Mettlach and Perl ).

climate

Precipitation diagram

The annual precipitation is 969 mm and is therefore in the upper fifth of the values ​​recorded by the measuring points of the German Weather Service . Over 83% indicate lower values. The driest month is April; it rains most in November. In the wettest month there is around 1.4 times more rain than in the driest month. The seasonal fluctuations in precipitation are in the lower third. In only 13% of all places, the monthly precipitation fluctuates less.

history

The oldest sources call the place Orkelsvels ( Orkelsfelsen ). A Franconian named Orko is said to have built a castle on the site during the time of Charlemagne .

Orscholz was an independent municipality until the end of 1973. On January 1, 1974 Orscholz was incorporated into the municipality of Mettlach.

politics

Mayor

The head of the health resort is Manuel Kerber (CDU).

coat of arms

Blazon : "From a silver oblique beams , in a fallen red key with quatrefoil Ride and linksgewandtem beard, divided by blue and green, above a silver scallop , down a silver globe vase."

Declaration of coat of arms: Orscholz belonged to the dominion of Montclair in the Middle Ages . The Lords of Montclair from the House of Clermont have a silver key as their coat of arms. The key may at the same time refer to the popular interpretation of the name Cloef (the most famous viewpoint in the Saarland) on the spell of Orscholz (from French: la clef = the key). The fiefdom of Montclair was given to the Lords of Sierck in 1427 , whose coat of arms was described as “a red sloping bar in gold, covered with three silver pilgrim shells”. Orscholz remained in the possession of this family and their successors for centuries, which is why a silver scallop shell was placed in the upper blue field.

In the lower green field (below and green should indicate the valley that is deep down as seen from Orscholz) is a silver vase, because the municipality of Orscholz has enjoyed a strong economic boom over the past hundred years due to the employment of many residents in the ceramic industry in Mettlach took.

Worth seeing

The Cloef atrium

  • View of Orscholz from the Cloef atrium

  • View of the Saar loop

  • The Cloef Atrium (interior view)

  • Rehab clinic

  • Well at the rehab clinic

  • View of the "Treetop Walk Saarschleife"

  • The cusp line of the Orscholzriegel at the brickworks between Orscholz and Oberleuken.

literature

Web links

Commons : Orscholz  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 804 .
  2. ↑ Erich Brücker: Orscholz: Manuel Kerber new mayor. Accessed July 31, 2019 .
  3. ↑ CLOEF-ATRIUM homepage
  4. ↑ Treetop Walk Saarschleife