Differten

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Differten
community Wadgassen
Coat of arms of the former municipality of Differten
Coordinates: 49 ° 14 ′ 30 ″  N , 6 ° 46 ′ 43 ″  E
Height : 190 m above sea level NHN
Area : 12.74 km²
Residents : 3669  (May 1, 2006)
Population density : 288 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st January 1974
Postal code : 66787
Area code : 06834
Differten (Saarland)
Differten

Location of Differten in Saarland

Differten is a part of the municipality of Wadgassen in the Saarlouis district ( Saarland ). Differten is located on the Bist , a left tributary of the Saar , and on the northern edge of the Warndt . The name Differten is derived from Diffurthe ( deep ford ; other spellings: Diefurt, Diffurde, Diffurte, Diffurthe, Diffurt, Diffurten and Dyffurthe), because the place is located on a ford through the Bist.

history

Based on the archaeological finds in the Differten area, z. B. Stone ax remains from the Neolithic Age , it can be proven that there were settlement structures there by people around 2500 to 2000 BC. BC gave. The first documentary mention of Differten took place in 1067 in a document from Duke Gerhardt of Lorraine to the Echternach monastery . In 1080, Differten and Wadgassen (Wadegozingen) came into the possession of Sigisbert, the progenitor of the later Counts of Saarbrücken.

Mercury statue

The deed of donation of the noblewoman "Gertrudis von Saarbrücken", in which she transferred a chapel and a larger estate to Diffurde, ie Differten, to the "Wadegozingen" abbey, is dated 1223. Archbishop Theodoric II of Trier confirmed the donation and entrusted the abbey with the pastoral care in Diffurde. This right was extended on December 17, 1292 by Archbishop Boemund von Trier, who granted the Ecclesie Wadegociensis the right to have the upper church and the chapel in Dyffurthe looked after by secular priests. The abbey in Wadgassen, which at that time was not a real place, but consisted almost exclusively of the abbey itself, significantly expanded the monastery property in Differten in 1319.

In 1620 Mr. Duhoutz built a glassworks in Differten, of which only the Glashüttenstrasse bears witness today. One last historical reference can be dated April 6, 1633.

In 1815, with the establishment of the Franco-German border, Differten became part of the Prussian state.

Differten is where the so-called Mercury von Differten was found , a Celtic-Roman image of a god from the first centuries after Christianity. This is a completely preserved sandstone slab showing the Roman god Mercury with a herald's staff. The find was discovered when the old church was demolished in 1893 and caused a sensation among experts.

On January 1, 1974, the community Differten, to which the place Friedrichweiler belonged, was incorporated into the community Wadgassen .

coat of arms

Blazon of the former municipal coat of arms: "In the silver wave head, in it three floating red common crosses, in gold an overturned blue tip, covered with a golden lily". Awarded to the then still independent community of Differten on August 10, 1967.

Leisure and culture

As usual for primary residential areas, Differten offers numerous leisure and recreational opportunities. The indoor swimming pool of the municipality of Wadgassen was built in Differten, which together with the Parkbad Wadgassen (outdoor swimming pool) is one of the municipal swimming pools . The wildlife park is also located in Differten, which is home to numerous animals from all over Europe and which is publicly owned.

In the vicinity of the Catholic parish church of St. Gangolf is also the Differter war memorial, which is one of the town's architectural monuments . In Differten there are also the monuments for mining and the iron and steel industry behind the church, the so-called worker sculptures, and at the Bisttalhalle in the form of a pulley and ironworks roller.

Due to the location of Differtens, it borders directly on the forest areas there on three sides, it is well connected to the cycling and hiking trails, local recreation areas such as the warning pond or the fish pond are only a few kilometers away. The former ammunition depot of the US military between Differten and the warning pond was cleared for the Gulf War.

Personalities

literature

  • Wadgassen Abbey, Josef Burg: Regesten of the Premonstratensian Abbey of Wadgassen up to the year 1571. The middle, 1980, ISBN 978-3-9212-3632-1 .
  • Michael Bohlinger: Volunteer Fire Brigade Differten 1908–2008: 100 years of evolution - more than theory. 2008.
  • Peter Frey-Kaeff: Home book of the community Differten-Friedrichweiler. 1962.

Web links

Commons : Differten  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Saar - history of a river. Röhrig-Verlag, St. Ingbert, 2nd edition 1993, ISBN 978-3924555856 .
  2. ↑ a b Cf. Differten. Retrieved November 12, 2014 .
  3. ↑ See dates of the Museum Saarbrücken, Museum Saarlouis.
  4. ↑ Albert Ruppersberg , Friedrich Köllner, Adolph Köllner: History of the former county of Saarbrücken: From the oldest time to the introduction of the Reformation, Volume 1 of the history of the former county of Saarbrücken . Verlag Saarbrücker Bücher, 1979, ISBN 978-3-921815-03-8 .
  5. ↑ Wadgassen Abbey, Josef Burg :: Regest of the Premonstratensian Abbey of Wadgassen up to 1571. The middle, 1980, ISBN 978-3-921236-32-1 .
  6. ↑ Hans Peter Klauck: Lexicon of Saarland places, farmsteads, mills, industrial plants and residential areas: with information on parish and registry office affiliations, Volume 10 of the publication of the Association for Local Studies in the Saarlouis District. V .: Special volume, Association for Local Studies in the Saarlouis district . Self-published by the Vereinigung für die Heimatkunde, 2005, ISBN 978-3-933926-37-1 .
  7. ↑ Kurt Hoppstädter: Historical regional studies of the Saarland: From the hand ax to the winding tower messages of the historical association for the Saar region e. V., Volume 1 of Geschichtliche Landeskunde des Saarlandes . Minerva-Verl., 1960, ISBN 978-3-477-00002-5 .
  8. ^ 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 .
  9. ↑ Saarland Official Gazette of August 25, 1967 , p. 689
  10. ↑ Coat of arms of the community. Retrieved October 7, 2014 .
  11. ↑ Community Wadgassen: indoor swimming pool - community district Differten ( Memento of the original from October 11, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. and Parkbad Wadgassen ( Memento of the original from February 16, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , last accessed December 17, 2010. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.wadgassen.de @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.wadgassen.de
  12. ↑ Municipality of Wadgassen: move successfully completed ( memento of the original from February 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , last accessed December 17, 2010. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.wadgassen.de
  13. ↑ museum.academia-Wadegotia: Differten , last accessed on July 10 of 2010.
  14. ↑ Community Wadgassen: Monuments mining and iron and steel industry ( Memento of the original from November 8, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , last accessed December 17, 2010. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.wadgassen.de
  15. ^ Peter Burg: Saar-French . Paulinus Verlag, Trier 2011, ISBN 978-3-7902-0230-4 .