Pingsheim Peace
The Pingsheim Peace was signed on October 14, 1279 between the Archbishop of Cologne , Siegfried von Westerburg , and the House of Jülich in Pingsheim near Nörvenich .
General
Since trade and industry suffered severely during this period through robbery , capture , usury , blackmail and counterfeiting , the Peace of Pingsheim was preceded by a state peace federation on August 28, 1279, in which the important sovereigns between the Rhine and Dender participate.
Content of the peace treaty
The peace at Pingsheim includes the atonement, Countess Ricarda von Jülich and her sons Walram, Provost zu Aachen , Otto, Provost zu Maastricht and Gerhard, mediated by Count von Sayn and Archbishop Siegfried von Westerburg from Cologne :
- The archbishop receives the bailiwick of the city of Zülpich back.
- In addition, he receives all interest and rights in Zülpich that come from the Palenz .
- The Jülich keep the patronage of the Zülpich Marienkirche.
- The archbishop is free to expand the castle in Zülpich and to fortify the city.
- The Jülich give back the Liedberg Castle .
- The new building of Kaster is allowed.
- The Rudine (Rödingen bei Titz ) and Petternich farms , which Archbishop Philipp had pledged because they had given him the castle of Nideggen as a fief , remain in their pledge for 1,600 marks in Cologne currency and Nideggen keep them as fiefs from Kurköln .
Contract location
In Pingsheim, the Dorfstrasse (now: Alfons-Keever-Strasse), running in north-south direction, separated the settlement into an eastern part belonging to the Archdiocese of Cologne and a western part belonging to the County of Jülich . The atonement is said to have been signed in the St. Martinus Church in Pingsheim. So the two parties met on the border of their territories . This can also be understood as an indication that Archbishop Siegfried von Westerburg had no intention of touching old Jülich areas that had not been the point of contention in the years of conflict.
The Pingsheim coat of arms
The coat of arms created a few years ago is a reminder of the Peace of Pingsheim. On one side is the Jülich lion, on the other the cross of the Archdiocese of Cologne. Both sides are separated by the red ribbon (Dorfstrasse). The dove of peace flies over Jülich and Cologne .