Güdesweiler

Güdesweiler commune Oberthal Coordinates: 49 ° 31 ′ 14 ″  N , 7 ° 6 ′ 20 ″  E
Height :	357 m
Area :	5.45 km²
Residents :	1350  (December 31, 2011)
Population density :	248 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	1st January 1974
Postal code :	66649
Area code :	06854
Location of Güdesweiler in Saarland
Güdesweiler seen from the Schaumberg

Güdesweiler is one of four districts of the Saarland community of Oberthal in the St. Wendel district .

geography

Güdesweiler is located in the Saar-Hunsrück Nature Park .

history

Local history

Güdesweiler was first mentioned in a document from the Wörschweiler monastery in 1258 . The next known documentary mention is in 1629 in the hall book of Tholey Abbey , from which it emerges that the Güdesweiler Meyerei comprised 20 houses at that time.

The place was assigned to the canton Tholey until 1814 , in the Moselle department . On January 1, 1974, Güdesweiler was incorporated into the Oberthal community.

Parish affiliation

Güdesweiler was formerly part of the parish Bliesen . As part of the establishment of the parish of Namborn, the parish of Namborn came into being in 1803. August 12, 1922 - establishment of the Güdesweiler chapel community, November 25, 1941 - establishment of the Güdesweiler vicarage, May 20, 1947 - establishment of the Güdesweiler parish.

politics

The district of Güdesweiler forms its own municipality and has its own coat of arms.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Two state roads lead through the village (connection Oberthal to Steinberg -ckenhardt and from Güdesweiler to Namborn)

Culture and sights

Quarry above the cemetery (panorama picture), coordinates: 49 ° 31 ′ 49 ″  N , 7 ° 5 ′ 51 ″  E ; A rhyolite that is low in iron and mica has been mined here since 1965 and is popularly incorrectly referred to as "feldspar" in this area. In the quarry's crusher, the raw material is processed into so-called “grand”. The same rock is also found in quarries near Steinberg -ckenhardt ( 49 ° 32 ′ 21 ″  N , 7 ° 5 ′ 34 ″  E or 49 ° 32 ′ 52 ″  N , 7 ° 6 ′ 14 ″  E ), Türkismühle ( 49 ° 35 ′ 32 ″  N , 7 ° 6 ′ 58 ″  E and Ellweiler 49 ° 36 ′ 14 ″  N , 7 ° 8 ′ 19 ″  E ).

Buildings

The Christ the King Church was built in 1928

The Valentine's Chapel was built between 1761 and 1764 by the hermit Johann Nonninger. According to the legend, Nonninger wanted to find his inner peace again because he was to blame for the drowning of a young Jew.

Millpetersch 'Haus , a farmhouse built in 1793 , is now a museum. The functional rooms (weaving and spinning room, as well as shoe and basket-making workshop) are still preserved. There is also a grocery store and a coin collection to visit.

Street of Sculptures (St. Wendel)

In 1979 it was initiated by Leo Kornbrust , the founder of the International Stone Sculpture Symposium St. Wendel e. V., established. It runs past Güdesweiler and is dedicated to the sculptor Otto Freundlich . The street comprises a total of 22 sculptures designed by international sculptors.

Others

Awards at the federal competition Our village should become more beautiful (meanwhile our village has a future ) for Saarland:

• 1969: silver
• 1971: gold

Personalities

• Karl Rauber: former Minister of Culture of the Saarland

literature

• Michael Marx: Small Chronicle of Güdesweiler

Web links

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

• Literature about Güdesweiler in the Saarland Bibliography

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Population statistics as of December 31, 2011 (housing status as of December 31, 2011) of the Oberthal community - residents with main and secondary residence in the community
2. ^ 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. 810 .
3. ↑ http://www.landwirtschaftskammer.de/dorfwettbewerb/arbeitshilfen/statistik/5-05-00.pdf