Briedel

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 50 ° 1 ′  N , 7 ° 9 ′  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Cochem cell
Association municipality :	Zell (Moselle)
Height :	118 m above sea level NHN
Area :	26.6 km 2
Residents:	900 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	34 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	56867
Area code :	06542
License plate :	COC, ZEL
Community key :	07 1 35 013
Association administration address:	Corray 1 56856 Zell (Moselle)
Website :	www.briedel.de
Local Mayor :	Thomas Steinbach
Location of the local community Briedel in the district of Cochem-Zell

Southern part of Briedel (2009), the parish church of St. Martin raised in the center of the picture

Church of St. Martin and half-timbered impression from Briedel

Briedel is a municipality in the Cochem-Zell district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Zell (Mosel) .

geography

Briedel is an old wine town on the Middle Moselle . The local community also includes the residential areas Briedeler Heck, Bummkopf, Grube Gute Hoffnung, Haus Lichthell, Hohestein and Maiermund as well as the former domain Margaretenhof.

history

Prehistory to 500 AD

Excavations in 1870 on the Briedeler Heck testify that the region was already settled during the Younger Stone Age . During excavations in 1936/37 and 1953/54, large grave fields with rich grave goods were found, which indicate an occupancy from the late Hallstatt period to the end of the Roman period, i.e. over around 1,000 years. In 293, Constantius I Chlorus , the Roman governor in Trier, allegedly had Briedeler wine in his luggage on his return to Rome, which Emperor Diocletian is said to have enjoyed very much. Around 475, Briedel and the Moselle Province finally came into the hands of the Franks . The Romanesque and Romanized population remained largely in the Moselle valley and lived next to the Frankish conquerors, partly in their own settlements, partly together with them. Only gradually did the ethnic groups merge. Until the high Middle Ages, the residents still had their own language, the Moselle Romanic . Linguists assume that Germanization was not completed until the 12th century.

Middle Ages: 500–1400

The first church with the patron St. Martin was built around 600. The first documentary mention was made about 150 years later on May 20, 748, when Bishop Chrodegang of Metz, with the consent of Pippin , the later Carolingian king (751–768), gave the newly founded Gorze monastery near Metz, among many other possessions, also the wine tithes zu Briedel, which is described as Bredaculo , gave. This means that this certificate is also one of the oldest documents for viticulture in the Moselle valley. On February 17, 893, Bishop Rodbert von Metz endowed the Neumünster monastery with a wine rent for the goods now known as villa bredallio . This tithe was reconfirmed in 936, 944 and 1138.

Numerous other documents confirm a church and the names Bredal , Bridal or Bridell as well as several owners of the farms and vineyards. On February 5, 1264, the Benedictine Abbey of St. Trond sold its farms in Briedel to the Himmerod Abbey, along with the tithe and the patronage right over the parish church of Briedel for 1150 sterling marks. With this purchase, the Himmerod Abbey finally established itself in Briedel and then decisively determined the fate of the Briedel community for more than 500 years. In 1343 Briedel had a curtain wall with a tower (Owl Tower) and four gates. Briedel received the on 31 May 1376 city law . Briedel was thus an integral part of the Trier electoral state. The citizens celebrated the associated end of serfdom, but soon had to realize that nothing changed for them. Labor, tithe, and bondage continued. The Briedeler court consisted of the mayor and seven lay judges. In 1377 Briedel became part of the Zell office.

1400-1700

Since 1518, the Briedel court had its own court seal, which later became the template for today's municipal coat of arms. In 1595, the place, which was considered to be wealthy, was attacked by mercenary gangs under the leadership of Captain Langhans at the parish fair. The Briedelers, supported by their neighbors, drove them apart and sent them home with "bloody heads". In 1632 and 1635, Swedish troops looted Briedel and killed parts of the population, which was then decimated by a third by the plague in 1636. In 1650, despite the Peace of Westphalia, French troops looted the Briedel church and pillaged the place.

In 1674 Briedel and a few neighboring towns refused to make contributions to the French occupation troops in Trier. As an act of revenge, they went out to punish the places. However, they were repulsed by imperial troops. The fortifications were destroyed by the French in 1689. The Briedeler had to do labor in the construction of the fortress Mont Royal.

1700-1900

In 1719 the landmarks and ownership of the vines were re-measured. It was recorded that 15.5 percent were in spiritual possession, 39.7 percent in knightly possession, 9.7 percent in the possession of other nobility and only 28.6 percent in private ownership. Today's Martinskirche was built from 1772 to 1774 and an organ was installed in 1780. In 1784 Briedel had 732 inhabitants, including 144 fathers, 160 mothers, 210 sons, 197 daughters, 6 servants and 15 maids. In addition, the place had 142 buildings with a value of 37,900 Reichstalers. From 1794 Briedel was under French rule and from 1798 to 1814 belonged to the canton of Zell in the Rhine-Moselle department . In 1815 Briedel came to the Kingdom of Prussia .

1900 until today

From 1902 to 1905 the Moselle Valley Railway was built , which was popularly known as the "Saufbähnchen". In 1939, 1,887 people lived in Briedel.

Since 1946 the place has been part of the newly formed state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The Maiermund settlement was created after the Second World War as part of the settlement movement on cleared areas of the Briedeler hedge. Briedel was incorporated into the new district of Cochem-Zell in 1969 due to the administrative reform.

In 1991, Bettina Fischer became an area wine queen Mosel-Saar-Ruwer , then in 1992 she became German wine princess.

Population development

The development of the population of the municipality of Briedel, the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 are based on censuses:

year Residents 1815 837 1835 1,304 1871 1,510 1905 1,662 1939 1,887 1950 1,699

year Residents 1961 1,627 1970 1,549 1987 1,173 1997 1,117 2005 1,062 2019 900

Municipal council

The council in Briedel consists of twelve council members, who in the local elections on May 26, 2019 in a majority vote were elected, and the honorary mayor as chairman. In the previous elections, personalized proportional representation took place, until 2014 the municipal council had 16 council members.

The distribution of seats in the municipal council:

choice	CDU	FWG	total
2019	by majority vote		12 seats
2014	by majority vote		12 seats
2009	6th	10	16 seats
2004	6th	10	16 seats

Culture and sights

There are numerous half-timbered houses, a baroque church with a Stumm organ and ceiling paintings, the Owl Tower (part of the old Briedel walling from the 14th century) and a fountain (Briedeler-Herzchen-Brunnen) in the center of the village. The forest area " Briedeler Schweiz " is located nearby .

Owlism

See also : List of cultural monuments in Briedel

Regular events

• The "Briedeler Schöffenmahl" on the Saturday after Corpus Christi.
• The "Great Wine Festival" on the first weekend in August.

Economy and Infrastructure

Briedel is an old wine town. The vineyards are Briedeler Herzchen, Nonnengarten, Schäferlay, Schelm and Weißerberg. The place has hotels, restaurants and private pensions.

Personalities

• Johann von Briedel (1521–1571), vicar general and abbot in the Himmerod monastery

literature

• Alfons Friderichs: Book of Arms of the Cochem-Zell District, Darmstadt 2001, ISBN 3-00-008064-3
• Alfons Friderichs : Personalities of the Cochem-Zell district, Trier 2004, ISBN 3-89890-084-3
• Alfons Friderichs: Documents and registers of the cities and communities in the Cochem-Zell district. Kilomedia, Trier 2010, ISBN 978-3-89890-125-3 .
• Karl-Josef Gilles , Natalie Fatin: The history of the municipality Briedel up to 1816. 1250 years Briedel ; Publication series Ortschroniken des Trier Land , 30; Briedel: municipality of Briedel; Trier: Working group for regional history and folklore of the Trier area, 1998
• Community chronicle, boy: St. Martin Briedel .

Web links

Commons : Briedel  - Collection of Images

• Website of the Briedel parish
• Briedeler annals
• Literature about Briedel in the Rhineland-Palatinate State Bibliography

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, municipalities, association communities ( help on this ).
2. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate (ed.): Official directory of the municipalities and parts of the municipality. Status: January 2018 ^{[ Version 2020 is available. ]} . S. 23 (PDF; 2.2 MB).
3. ↑ Source: 50 years of KG Briedel
4. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate - regional data
5. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections