Gonnesweiler

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Gonnesweiler
District of Nohfelden
Coat of arms of the former municipality of Gonnesweiler
Coordinates: 49 ° 34 ′ 6 ″  N , 7 ° 5 ′ 37 ″  E
Height : 381 m
Residents : 894  (Jan 2012)
Incorporation : 1st January 1974
Postal code : 66625
Area code : 06852
Gonnesweiler (Saarland)
Gonnesweiler

Location of Gonnesweiler in Saarland

Gonnesweiler is a district of the municipality of Nohfelden in Saarland . It is located on the upper Nahe on the dam side of the Bostalsee . The road to Bosen used to lead through the now dammed lake . The name of the place, which is recorded with Gondersvilre and later with Gundesvilre in 1333, is probably derived from a personal name.

history

Until the end of the 18th century, the village was part of the Neunkirchen jurisdiction , while the mill on the right bank of the Nahe was subject to the court in Wolfersweiler . Both areas belonged to the Duchy of Pfalz-Zweibrücken . As part of the Neukirchen High Court, the fiefdom changed hands many times over the centuries. Since 1794 the place was under French occupation. From 1801 the community belonged to the Mairie Neunkirchen in the canton of Wadern , which was part of the Birkenfeld arrondissement in the Saar department . From 1817 to 1918 the place belonged to the Principality of Birkenfeld as an exclave of the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg . After the First World War from 1918 to 1937, the Principality of Birkenfeld was administered as part of the Birkenfeld region by the Free State of Oldenburg . From 1937 the place belonged to the Prussian district of Birkenfeld . Gonnesweiler has been part of the Sankt Wendel district in Saarland since 1946 . On January 1, 1974, Gonnesweiler became part of the municipality of Nohfelden as part of the regional reform .

At the end of the 18th century, Duke Karl II August von Zweibrücken had the existing castle restored for his mistress Caroline Augusta Freiin Gayling von Altheim (1748–1823), later Baroness von Esbeck. A few years after completion, however, it was devastated by French revolutionary troops, then auctioned and demolished. The field name Schloss is a reminder of this episode.

Attractions

  • The eastern bank of the Bostalsee with its recreational opportunities lies in the area of ​​the district of Gonnesweiler.
  • The baroque altar in the parish church of Gonnesweiler comes from a chapel that was demolished in 1970.
  • The Jewish cemetery was probably only created around 1800. It was desecrated and destroyed during the Nazi era . It was restored after the Second World War. As a result of the destruction, only 21 of the 60–70 graves can be seen.
  • The Bocksborn hunting lodge was built in 1894 by the Saarbrücken engineer Fritz von Rexroth on the Silberberg near Gonnesweiler for himself and his hunting guests. Today it is known to the population as the “Jagdschlösschen”.

Trivia

In the 1960s there was a Rostwurst (Bratwurst) war in Gonnesweiler . Two neighboring food stalls alternately drove their prices down to 50 pfennings for the sausage.

Web links

Commons : Gonnesweiler  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gonnesweiler on www.nohfelden.de
  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. ↑ Online GeoPortal Saarland , accessed on December 1, 2016
  4. ↑ Online edition of the Saarbrücker Zeitung from December 4, 2012 ; accessed on December 1, 2016