Castles (Moselle)

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Castles (Moselle)
Map of Germany, position of the local community Burgen highlighted

Coordinates: 50 ° 13 '  N , 7 ° 23'  E

Basic data
State : Rhineland-Palatinate
County : Mayen-Koblenz
Association municipality : Rhine-Moselle
Height : 90 m above sea level NHN
Area : 11.28 km 2
Residents: 748 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 66 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 56332
Area code : 02605
License plate : MYK, MY
Community key : 07 1 37 206
Association administration address: Bahnhofstrasse 44
56330 Kobern-Gondorf
Website : www.burgen-untermosel.de
Local Mayor : Fritz Martin Bear
Location of the local community Burgen in the Mayen-Koblenz district
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Place view

Burgen is a municipality on the Lower Moselle in the Mayen-Koblenz district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Rhein-Mosel community , which has its administrative headquarters in Kobern-Gondorf . Castles is a state-approved resort .

geography

Geographical location

Burgen is located at the mouth of the Baybach in the Moselle .

The municipality also castles belonging habitations Birkenhof, Gänshof, house in Au, Mosel Kerner ferry and oil mill.

climate

The annual precipitation is 661 mm. The precipitation is in the lower third of the values ​​recorded in Germany. Lower values ​​are registered at 32% of the measuring stations of the German Weather Service . The driest month is February, with most rainfall in June. In June there is 1.8 times more rainfall than in February. The rainfall varies moderately. Lower seasonal fluctuations are recorded at 43% of the measuring stations.

history

Burgen was first mentioned in 928 in a land loan document ( Prekarie ) of Duke Giselbert of Lorraine with Trier's Archbishop Ruotger of Trier . The place was probably settled earlier, as Roman and Celtic remains were found during construction work.

Until 1780, Burgen belonged to the "Dreiherrischen" condominium Beltheimergericht , after which it was divided into Kurtrier . The collegiate monastery of Münstermaifeld had property in the place and exercised pastoral care until the half of the 16th century . Other landowners were the dioceses of Cologne and Trier, various monasteries and monasteries that gave the regional noble families administrative and fiefdom functions.

The district of Rome to the right of the Baybach , formerly also Roma, Room, Rhom, was a place in the court and administrative district of Gallscheidergericht until the end of the Electoral Trier rule in 1798 . The largest landowner was the St. Kastor Abbey in Koblenz .

After the Left Bank of the Rhine was taken by French revolutionary troops (1794), Burgen came to France and belonged to the canton of Treis in the Rhine-Moselle department from 1798 to 1814 . Burgen became the chief town ( chef-lieu ) of a Mairie in 1800 , to which Brodenbach , Dommershausen , Macken and Morshausen also belonged.

Due to the agreements made at the Congress of Vienna , the region was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia in 1815. Under the Prussian administration castles belonged to the mayor Brodenbach in 1816 formed district Sankt Goar in Koblenz .

The place has been part of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate since 1946 and has belonged to the Mayen-Koblenz district since 1970 .

In December 1993, Burgen suffered from the flood of the century , which flooded parts of the village.

Population development

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

year Residents
1815 701
1835 836
1871 781
1905 772
1939 694
1950 819
year Residents
1961 763
1970 819
1987 762
1997 902
2005 786
2019 748

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council in Burgen consists of twelve council members, who were elected in a personalized proportional representation in the local elections on May 26, 2019 , and the honorary local mayor as chairman.

The distribution of seats in the municipal council:

choice SPD CDU FWG FWG total
2019 - 1 4th 7th 12 seats
2014 - - 7th 5 12 seats
2009 1 3 6th 2 12 seats
2004 2 1 3 6th 12 seats
  • FWG = Free Voting Group Sigmar Pfeiffer
  • FWG = Free Voter Group Burgen e. V.

mayor

Fritz Martin Bär (FWG Burgen) became the local mayor of Burgen in 2014. In the direct election on May 26, 2019, he was confirmed in his office for another five years with a share of the vote of 83.25%.

Attractions

The Bischofstein Castle is located on the opposite side of the Moselle on the western shore on a rocky spur. The Paulus Chapel from the 13th century is located below Burg Bischofstein . There are many Moselle half-timbered houses in the village, some of which have been well preserved or have been restored. Some of the old buildings are empty and in danger of falling into disrepair. But the tithe houses of the Eltzer and Waldecker are preserved.

See also: List of cultural monuments in castles

Viticulture

Vineyards (seen downstream from the Moselle)
  • Burgener Bischofstein

Festivals

  • Probably the biggest festival of castles is the Schützenfest. It always takes place on the first weekend in August. Until 2006 the festival was celebrated on the large Mosel meadow. From 2007 the Schützenbrüder celebrated their party at the end of castles at the sports field and the shooting hall.
  • On the first weekend of September, the bikers from the ARK (Alpen Räum Kommando - Burgen) invite you to the bike festival. The festival takes place in the Baybachtal on the Trimmdichplatz.

Infrastructure

Burgen is located directly on the federal road 49 Koblenz - Treis-Karden - Cochem. Buses that connect the Moselle communities with the city run between Koblenz and Burgen. Until the 20th century Burgen could also be reached via a train station on the Moselle route Koblenz - Treis-Karden - Cochem on the other bank of the Moselle near Burg Bischofstein .

Web links

Commons : Castles  - collection of images
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View of Bischofstein Castle, castles in the background

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, municipalities, association communities ( help on this ).
  2. ↑ a b State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate - regional data
  3. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate (ed.): Official directory of the municipalities and parts of the municipality. Status: January 2019 [ Version 2020 is available. ] . S. 44 (PDF; 3 MB).
  4. ↑ BURGEN Gem. (VG Untermosel, Ldkr. Mayen-Koblenz). (PDF) In: regionalgeschichte.net. Institute for Historical Regional Studies at the University of Mainz e. V., accessed on September 30, 2017 .
  5. ^ ROM OT. (According to castles). (PDF) In: regionalgeschichte.net. Institute for Historical Regional Studies at the University of Mainz eV, accessed on September 19, 2017 .
  6. ^ Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections
  7. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Rhein-Mosel, Verbandsgemeinde, fourth line of results. Retrieved January 11, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Joachim Krieger: Terrace culture on the Lower Moselle. Joachim Krieger Verlag, Neuwied 2003.