Bisten

Bisten Community Überherrn
	Coordinates: 49 ° 15 ′ 14 " N , 6 ° 42 ′ 21" E
Height :	200 m
Area :	1.35 km²
Residents :	937 (Dec. 31, 2010)
Population density :	694 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	1st January 1974
Postal code :	66802
Area code :	06836
Location of Bisten in Saarland
	Catholic Church of St. Peter

Bisten is the smallest district (municipality) of the municipality of Überherrn in the Saarlouis district ( Saarland ). Bisten was an independent community until the end of 1973.

location

Bisten is located on the river Bist , right on the border with France , at the foot of the Saargau , below Berus , right next to Überherrn .

history

Bisten was first mentioned in a document from the Wadgassen Abbey from 1221. In a letter from Pope Honorius III. to the abbey this "patronage rights" are confirmed to a chapel in Bisten. This chapel was located on the site of today's village cemetery.

As part of the regional and administrative reform in Saarland , the previously independent municipality of Bisten was assigned to the municipality of Überherrn on January 1, 1974.

Personalities

MEP Jo Leinen comes from Bisten . The politician who works for the SPD in the European Parliament was born here on April 6, 1948.

Michael Kunzler , Catholic priest and professor for liturgical studies at the theological faculty in Paderborn, lived in Bisten .

Others

Bisten houses the municipal administration, the municipal building yard and the municipal services Überherrn (KDÜ).

The landmark of the place is the parish church "St. Peter ”, built from 1783 to 1788.

Individual evidence

^ 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. 808 .

Web links

[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. 808 .