Bebelsheim

Bebelsheim community Mandelbachtal
	Coordinates: 49 ° 9 ′ 56 ″ N , 7 ° 9 ′ 40 ″ E
Height :	250 m above sea level NN
Residents :	682 (Mar 2020)
Incorporation :	1st January 1974
Postal code :	66399
Area code :	06804
Location of Bebelsheim in Saarland
	View from the south of Bebelsheim

Bebelsheim is a local part and municipality of the Mandelbachtal municipality . The place is in the Saarpfalz district in Saarland .

geography

location

Bebelsheim is located in the southern part of the Bliesgau biosphere reserve in the Saar-Palatinate district in Saarland . The place lies on both sides of the Almond Brook , which collects its water at Aßweiler and feeds the Blies at Habkirchen . The area, which is very hilly, has an agricultural character.

climate

The climate is influenced by the Atlantic. The average annual precipitation is 786 mm, the rainiest time is in the spring months. The mean annual temperature is 9 ° C. The long-term average temperature does not drop below 0 ° C even in January. The prevailing wind direction is west / southwest. The bio-climate is mild to irritant-friendly.

history

The place was first mentioned in a document in 1223. Proven by finds, the origin goes back much further. In the Mühlenbach - Heidenkeller parcel - remains of walls from Roman settlements, hollow and flat bricks, and on the "Ackerglamm" parcel in the Magerbach Valley, iron wagon parts, coins and various forged round bars were found.

In May 1991 two Celtic barrows began to be excavated in the Bebelsheim forest. The Archaeological Association has secured bone and ceramic finds that probably date from the Bronze Age (approx. 700 BC).

A witness from earlier years is also the so-called round tower at the church of Bebelsheim and an old military road in the immediate vicinity of the state border. Bebelsheim has always suffered very badly in the wars of all centuries. Bebelsheim was almost completely destroyed in the Thirty Years' War and suffered a similar fate during the last world war. The degree of total destruction was about 72%, the rest was badly damaged (as a result, there was almost no old building fabric). Only a few houses were built in the old style during the reconstruction.

Heidschnuckenbock in Bebelsheim

On January 1, 1974, Bebelsheim was incorporated into the new municipality of Mandelbachtal.

religion

Catholic parish church of St. Margaretha with round tower

Bebelsheim is mostly Catholic . The Catholic parish of St. Margaretha belongs to the Blieskastel parish association of the Saarpfalz dean's office in the Speyer diocese . The evangelical Christians belong to Protestant parish Ensheim that of a church in Ormesheim has, in at least once a month worship take place.

According to tradition, the Brudermannsfeld in Bebelsheim was the location where the miracle of Brudermannsfeld is said to have occurred and to which the founding of the neighboring Gräfinthal monastery is said to go back. The Brudermannsfeld is still the destination of Catholic processions and pilgrimage pilgrimages.

politics

Local council

Distribution of seats in the local council

CDU 6 seats
SPD 3 seats

Mayor

Mayor is Bertram Nagel ( CDU )

Before that, Werner Untersteller (CDU) was the local mayor for 25 years.

coat of arms

Coat of arms of the district of Bebelsheim in the municipality of Mandelbachtal

Description ( blazon )

Under a golden shield head, in it three red iron hats, in blue a silver post covered with a continuous red cross, accompanied on the right by a silver cloverleaf pointed cross and on the left by a silver round tower with a curved conical roof, a window and a door. (Design: Horst Kohler / Heinz Spies)

Historical background

The village of Bebelsheim is a foundation of the Franconian conquest and belonged with the neighboring Bliesgau places to the old court of hundreds at the "Ormesheimer Berg", which was under the influence of the Counts of Blieskastel at the beginning of the 13th century. After the transition of the County of Blieskastel to Kurtrier , the Electors and Archbishops of Trier exercised the sovereignty and half of the high jurisdiction in Bebelsheim, which came to the Counts von der Leyen in the 17th century . Over the centuries, a large number of landlords were wealthy in Bebelsheim. The most important landlords were the Counts of Saarbrücken ( Saarbrücken-Commercy and later Nassau - Saarbrücken ). A family of the smaller nobility named itself after Bebelsheim as the eponymous seat of the family: the knights and servants of Bebelsheim. These knights of Bebelsheim, who appear in documents from 1223 to 1444, were primarily as castle men in the service of the Counts of Saarbrücken, but also in the service of other gentlemen, e.g. B. in Kirkel , active. The remarkable tower of the church of Bebelsheim (round tower made of plastered quarry stone masonry) dates from 11/12. Century and originally served other purposes, probably it was part of a fortified house of the knights calling themselves after Bebelsheim, similar to Erfweiler . The coat of arms reflects this fact in heraldic form. The three iron hats are taken for the knights and servants of Bebelsheim. The colors red and gold in the head of the shield indicate the first counts of Saarbrücken . In the rest of the shield, the silver post in the blue field and the red cross indicate the sovereignty of Blieskastel , Kurtrier and von der Leyen . The silver cloverleaf pointed cross comes from the coat of arms of the Counts of Saarbrücken-Commercy , while the round tower stands for the Bebelsheim church .

The coat of arms was created by a municipal council resolution on February 6, 1984. The municipality of Bebelsheim, which was independent until 1973, had no coat of arms.

Culture and sights

Brudermannsfeld wayside cross (18th century)

Sights in Bebelsheim are the Catholic parish church of St. Margaretha with a round tower (see also St. Markus (Reinheim) ) from the 12th century, historical crosses from the 18th century, as well as farms from the 1940s, which are in the Saarland's list of monuments Individual features are listed.

Also worth seeing is the Brudermannsfeld , located outside the village on the Jakobsweg , with a wayside cross built in 1695. The cross was probably donated by Wilhelm Glocker, prior of the Graefinthal monastery .

Other sights in the area: the cultural landscape center " Haus Lochfeld " (in the district of Wittersheim ), the optical telegraph (in the district of Biesingen ), the Gräfinthal natural stage (in the district of Blieshaben-Bolchen ) and the House of Village History in Blieshaben -Bolchen.

Regular events

Cap meetings of the KV Bebelsheim
Maypole posts on April 30th (Witches Night)
Fire brigade festival on Father's Day
Citizens' festival on Margaret Day
Kirb ( fair / parish fair )

Associations and associations

Football club: Spielvereinigung SVG Bebelsheim-Wittersheim eV

Schützenverein 1984 Bebelsheim-Wittersheim eV

Hundesportverein Bebelsheim eV

Young Union

Musikverein Wittersheim-Bebelsheim eV

Heimatfreunde Bebelsheim eV

Church choir of the parish of St Margaretha Bebelsheim

Gospel choir Body & Soul

Carnival Association Bebelsheim eV (KVB)

Youth club Bebelsheim

Mandelbachtal volunteer fire department , Bebelsheim fire fighting district

Local association of the Icelandic horse riders and breeders association "IPZV Mandelbachtal eV"

Kneipp Association Wittersheim-Bebelsheim eV

Economy and Infrastructure

Bebelsheim is a real place to live and commute. Most of the working people work as commuters in the regions of Saarbrücken , St. Ingbert and Homburg .

traffic

The federal highway 423 runs through the village .

Public facilities

Village community center, cemetery, consecration hall, Catholic Church St. Margaretha, youth club, fire station, sports center, football field, Nordic walking park, village square with large children's playground, parish barn (oldest building in Bebelsheim), forest festival area

literature

Tourist office Mandelbachtal eV (publisher): On the Pilgerweg - The round tower church St. Margaretha in Bebelsheim , Mandelbachtal 2007
Verkehrsverein Mandelbachtal eV (Ed.): The Way of St. James - Rediscovering historical pilgrimage routes through the community of Mandelbachtal , Mandelbachtal 2009
Tourist office Mandelbachtal eV (Ed.): Mandelbachtaler Legenden 1 - The miracle of Brudermannsfeld , Mandelbachtal 2010
Verkehrsverein Mandelbachtal eV (Ed.): The coats of arms of the municipality of Mandelbachtal and its eight municipal districts Mandelbachtal 2009