Gutweiler

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 49 ° 43 '  N , 6 ° 44'  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Trier-Saarburg
Association municipality :	Ruwer
Height :	305 m above sea level NHN
Area :	2.51 km 2
Residents:	657 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	262 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	54317
Area code :	06588
License plate :	TR, SAB
Community key :	07 2 35 038
Association administration address:	Untere Kirchstrasse 1 54320 Waldrach
Website :	www.ruwer.de
Local Mayor :	Ralph Biedinger
Location of the local community Gutweiler in the district of Trier-Saarburg

Gutweiler seen from the west

Gutweiler an der Ruwer is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Ruwer , which has its administrative headquarters in Waldrach . The place is in the Moselle Franconian language area.

history

The oldest secured documentary evidence of Gutweiler dates back to 1098, when Emperor Heinrich IV confirmed his rights to 57 different localities, including Gudewilre , to Archbishop Engelbert of Trier . In an older document from 980, in which a place Wilre is mentioned, the reference to Gutweiler is not yet sufficiently secured.

politics

mayor

Günter Jakobs has been the local mayor of the community since 1986 . At the end of April 30, 2018, Jakobs resigned from office. His predecessor Franz Meier (born April 10, 1922, † December 4, 2004) had held this office for 33 years. In 2019, Ralph Biedinger was elected as the new local mayor.

coat of arms

Blazon : split from silver in front of red, in front the continuous red Electoral Trier cross , behind a silver snake staff.

Foundation of the coat of arms: Gutweiler belonged to the Electorate of Trier until the end of the feudal period, around 1800 . As a reference to this centuries-long national affiliation, the Electorate of Trier cross is in the first field of the municipal coat of arms . The saints Cosmas and Damian have been patrons of the Gutweiler church and community since time immemorial . They wield a snake staff as an attribute . In the second field, the snake is recorded as a sign of the local cartridge.

Attractions

Catholic rectory, with church

The monumental Catholic church and the attached rectory are the main features of the site.

Catholic Church of St. Cosmas and Damian

The church of St. Cosmas and Damian was built in 1895 in neo-Gothic style. The architect was Eberhard Lamberty from Trier, the executive builder Peter Ambré from Waldrach. The foundation stone from June 10, 1895 is embedded in the outer wall. The church was consecrated in 1898. The simple hall with three window axes replaced the dilapidated old chapel. In 1953, according to plans by the architect Gerold Dietrich from Trier, a 22 m high church tower was built as a transverse structure to the nave, which also serves as an entrance hall after the original octagonal tower top had to be demolished in 1949. The neo-Gothic column portal was preserved. The tower is the landmark of Gutweiler.

In the church there is a stone votive altar , which was erected in 1634 by Dean Dr. Johannes Binsfelt was donated, and two stone figures of Saints Cosmas and Damian made of gray sandstone from the 17th century in the side niches. Of the rich interior fittings from the construction period, only the pulpit with the carved reliefs of the evangelists, the organ with the neo-Gothic organ case and the pews, acquired in 1902, still exist today.

Associations / institutions

• Gutweiler volunteer fire department , founded in 1928, with the Gutweiler / Korlingen youth fire department , founded in 1999
• Gutweiler sports club , founded in 1969, consisting of the football, tennis, volleyball, 2nd way and gymnastics departments
• Altenberghalle

Economy and Infrastructure

The Gusterath-Tal industrial area is partly in the area of ​​the Gutweiler community . Gutweiler is on the district roads 57 and 64 . The place has a communal day care center for children from Gutweiler, Korlingen and Sommerau.

Personalities

With the Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon were honored:

• Günter Jakobs, 2003. Another award (2010) with the Freiherr vom Stein plaque . Already in 1984 he was awarded the badge of honor of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate .
• Siegfried Kinzig (1940-2013), 2010
• Lydia Kinzig, 2015

Honorary citizen

In 2019 Günter Jakobs was made an honorary citizen of his home municipality.

See also

• List of cultural monuments in Gutweiler

Web links

Commons : Gutweiler  - Collection of Images

• Gutweiler community
• Link catalog on Gutweiler at curlie.org (formerly DMOZ )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
2. ^ Trierischer Volksfreund
3. ↑ http://www.katholische-kirche-ruwertal.de/index.php/gutweiler