Breitfurt

Breitfurt City of Blieskastel
	Coordinates: 49 ° 11 ′ 54 ″ N , 7 ° 14 ′ 49 ″ E
Height :	217 (210-401) m above sea level NHN
Area :	8.08 km²
Residents :	1122 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	139 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	1st January 1974
Postal code :	66440
Area code :	06842
Location of Breitfurt in Saarland
	View over Breitfurt from the Geißbornhecke in west direction

Bliesmühle in Breitfurt

Breitfurt (in the local dialect Bräwadd ) is a district of Blieskastel in the Saar- Palatinate district . Until the end of 1973 Breitfurt was an independent municipality in the district of Homburg .

geography

Breitfurt is located in the Bliesgau around 4.5 km south-southwest of Blieskastel an der Blies at 217 m above sea level. NHN . A few kilometers east-southeast is the Große Kahlenberg , the location of the Alexanderturm observation tower ruins .

history

Two life-size equestrian statues made of sandstone, which were discovered in an old quarry in 1887, date from Roman times. The never completed sculptures are the largest ancient equestrian statues north of the Alps.

Breitfurt was first mentioned in a document in 1271. A mill has existed in Breitfurt since the 15th century , which is now the largest mill west of the Rhine.

As part of the Saarland territorial and administrative reform , the previously independent municipality Breitfurt was assigned to the city of Blieskastel on January 1, 1974 . Breitfurt has been a district and a municipality since then.

Name origin

The place name is derived from a wide ford in the Blies river . Through this, people could easily cross the river at times when there was no bridge.

politics

Result of the federal election on September 24, 2017.

CDU : 25.7%
SPD : 40.0%
DIE LINKE : 12.3%
GREEN: 5.9%
AFD : 6.4%
FDP : 4.5%
OTHER: 5.2%

The turnout was 77.2%

Local council

Result of the local council elections on May 27, 2019:

SPD : 62.6%, 6 seats
CDU : 37.4%, 3 seats

(As of May 2019)

Mayor

Martin Moschel (SPD) has been the mayor since February 22, 2016. His deputy is Christoph Brengel (CDU).

Worth seeing

In Breitfurt there are several remarkable buildings that are listed as individual monuments in the Saarland's list of monuments . These include the Protestant parish church from the 18th century, an hereditary farm (so-called "Haus Schetting") from 1804 and 1913, several residential buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries, the inn "Zur Linde" from 1764, and the former station reception building by 1885.

societies

In the AG Breitfurter Vereine , 19 local associations have come together.

Personalities

Alexandre Louis Guillaume Jacomin de Malespine (1821-1893), Franco-German nobleman, landlord at the Kirchheimer Hof, founder of the Catholic. Parish Bliesdalheim and the Alexander Tower named after him on the Kahlenberg

literature

Weinland, Eduard (Red.): From the history of the community Breitfurt, Saar. On the occasion of the 700th anniversary (June 25-28, 1971) (St. Ingbert 1971).
Stinsky, Andreas: Emperors or notables? - The Roman equestrian statues of Breitfurt. ANTIKE WELT 5/2011, pp. 40–46.

Web links

Commons : Breitfurt - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Literature about Breitfurt in the Saarland Bibliography
City of Blieskastel: On the history of Breitfurt. Retrieved December 24, 2018 .

Individual evidence

↑ Blieskasteler Nachrichten, January 17, 2020 - Population statistics
^ A. Stinsky, Emperor or Notables? - The Roman equestrian statues of Breitfurt. ANTIKE WELT 5/2011, pp. 40–46.
^ City of Blieskastel: On the history of Breitfurt. Retrieved December 24, 2018 .
^ 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. 809 .
↑ Blieskastel: Elections | Blieskastel. Accessed June 19, 2018 (German).
↑ Results of the Breitfurt local council election 2019 On: www.blieskastel.de, accessed on May 26, 2019
↑ New mayor. In: Blieskastel.de. Retrieved April 24, 2019 .
↑ List of monuments of the Saarland, sub-monuments list Saarpfalz-Kreis (PDF; 1.2 MB), accessed on November 25, 2012

[1] Blieskasteler Nachrichten, January 17, 2020 - Population statistics

[2] A. Stinsky, Emperor or Notables? - The Roman equestrian statues of Breitfurt. ANTIKE WELT 5/2011, pp. 40–46.

[3] City of Blieskastel: On the history of Breitfurt. Retrieved December 24, 2018 .

[4] 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. 809 .

[5] Blieskastel: Elections | Blieskastel. Accessed June 19, 2018 (German).

[6] Results of the Breitfurt local council election 2019 On: www.blieskastel.de, accessed on May 26, 2019

[7] New mayor. In: Blieskastel.de. Retrieved April 24, 2019 .

[8] List of monuments of the Saarland, sub-monuments list Saarpfalz-Kreis (PDF; 1.2 MB), accessed on November 25, 2012