Habkirchen
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Habkirchen
community Mandelbachtal
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| Height : | 212 m | |
| Residents : | 604 (Feb 2016) | |
| Incorporation : | 1st January 1974 | |
| Postal code : | 66399 | |
| Area code : | 06804 | |
Location of Habkirchen in Saarland |
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 View from the southeast towards Habkirchen
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Habkirchen is the smallest place in the municipality of Mandelbachtal . The place is in Saarland in the Federal Republic of Germany .
geography
location
Habkirchen, part of the municipality of Mandelbachtal, is located in the southern Bliestal in the Saarpfalz district in Saarland . Here the Mandelbach flows into the Blies . The area, which is very hilly, has an agricultural character.
climate
The climate is influenced by the Atlantic. The average annual precipitation is 786 mm, the rainiest time is in the spring months. The mean annual temperature is 9 ° C. The long-term average temperature does not drop below 0 ° C even in January. The prevailing wind direction is west / southwest. The bio-climate is mild to irritant-friendly.
history
Habkirchen, already mentioned in a document in 819, had a central local function in the early Middle Ages with a church, royal estate and count's seat. The place Mandelbach, first mentioned in 1239, at the confluence of the Mandelbach into the Blies, belonged to the parish of Habkirchen, the district was incorporated into Habkirchen in 1791. In 1525, Habkirchen was also the scene of clashes during the peasant uprising , in which the "Billen Nikel" particularly excelled. After the Thirty Years War there were only two residents in Habkirchen in 1651 and three in Mandelbach. Habkirchen, Mandelbach, Bliesebersingen with the Wiesingerhof, Folpersweiler and Frauenberg belonged to the parish of Habkirchen in 1688 .
Until the French Revolution , Habkirchen belonged to the Electorate of Trier Blieskastel . In the 19th century Habkirchen experienced a great boom, industrialization changed the living conditions. Most of the residents now worked in the Saargemünd porcelain factory and the Halbergerhütte in Brebach . The Franco-German War had no decisive impact, whereas 29 people were killed in the First World War . The Second World War brought as in other towns in the Gaus also subject to serious losses, and twice had the population during the clearance of the red zone leave. The ancient Anna Chapel was destroyed in September 1939 and rebuilt in 1947. In the winter of 1944/45 the place was in the main combat zone, ownership changed twice between the Americans and the Germans. In the end, no building was without damage.
On January 1, 1974, Habkirchen was incorporated into the new municipality of Mandelbachtal.
Notarizations
- On August 7, 819, Emperor Ludwig the Pious restituted the Hornbach monastery its property at the ecclesia, quae dicitur Apponis (church called Appos ). The monastery property had been illegally withdrawn from the monastery during the time of his father Karl .
- On December 18, 833, Emperor Lothar I confirmed the Hornbach monastery again with the same property that had once been illegally withdrawn from the monastery in loco qui dicitur ecclesia Abbonis (at the place called the Church of Abbo).
- On June 28, 888, King Arnulf gave noble Folkwin six hooves and five servants in Bliesgau, in villis que dicuntur… et Appenchiricha (in the hamlets called … and Appenchiricha ).
- On May 25, 1046, King Heinrich III. the bishopric Metz possessions in villa que dicitur sancti Arnualis… in comitatu Happinchiricha et in pago Rosselegouue (in the hamlet called Sankt Arnual… in the county of Happinchiricha and in the Gau Rosselgau). The certificate has only been handed down in a later falsified form.
- Nine documents from 1290 to 1327 deal with the right of patronage at the parish church in Habkirchen.
religion
The population of Habkirchen is mostly Catholic . The Catholics belong to the parish of St. Martin , which is assigned to the parish association Blieskastel in the dean's office in Saarpfalz, which in turn is part of the diocese of Speyer .
The Protestant Christians belong to the Protestant parish Ensheim - Eschringen - Mandelbachtal , which also has a church in Ormesheim , where services are held at least once a month.
politics
Local council
Distribution of seats in the local council (from 2019):
Mayor
- 1984–1989: Dieter Starck (CDU)
- 1994–1999: Manfred Nagel (Free Voting Group)
- 1999-2004: Karl Welsch (SPD)
- 2004–2008: Clemens Schindler (CDU)
- 2008-2019: Wieland Eckardt (CDU)
- 2019-today: Michael Flieger (FWG)
Culture and sights
Parish Church of St. Martin
Leon Jaunez's summer residence
Anna Chapel
Road cross from 1664
The Catholic parish church of St. Martin from 1768, with a Romanesque tower from the 12th century, is worth seeing . In Zweibrücker Straße there is also the summer residence of Leon Jaunez (Saargemünd) from 1879, which is surrounded by a high wall. On the main street there is a cross, probably the only surviving cross of the former Stations of the Cross of the Gräfinthal monastery from 1664. In the middle of the village stands the Catholic Anna Chapel , which was rebuilt in its old form after its complete destruction in World War II in 1949/50.
The castle ruins in the neighboring French town of Frauenberg are also worth seeing .
From the heights between Bebelsheim and Habkirchen you have a very good view of the Mandelbach valley.
Other sights in the area are the cultural landscape center Haus Lochfeld (district Wittersheim), the optical telegraph (district Bebelsheim), pilgrimage site and natural stage Gräfinthal (district Blieshaben-Bolchen), the House of Village History in Blieshaben-Bolchen and the European cultural park Bliesbruck-Reinheim .
Museums
At the Friendship Bridge is the Habkirchen Customs Museum , which documents the history of the border and the associated customs between Habkirchen on the German side and the neighboring Frauenberg on the French side on an area of approx. 90 m² .
Soccer
In Habkirchen there was a unique form of cooperation between the football club FC Habkirchen and the football club of the neighboring French town of Frauenberg . In 2004 the first cross-border gaming community (SG) of a Saarland and Lorraine football club was jointly founded. The first team of the SG played in the German national league, but played their home games on the grass pitch of the French partner club with special permission from the Saarland Football Association . The German-French cooperation FC Habkirchen-Frauenberg was suspended from the 2013/2014 season and no active team was reported. FC Habkirchen-Frauenberg disappeared from the Landesliga Ost and from Saarland football despite remaining in the class.
Regular events
- Franco-German Bridge Festival (every two years at the Friendship Bridge, most recently in 2015)
- Curb (parish fair) on the second weekend in November
- Chapel Festival (annually to finance the renovation of the chapel)
- German-French Easter market on Palm Sunday
Economy and Infrastructure
Public facilities
There is a kindergarten, a village community center, a cemetery with a blessing hall, the Catholic Church of St. Martin, the fire station and the Anna chapel.
traffic
The connection is via the federal highway 423 .
Associations and associations
The clubs in Habkirchen include the Friends of the Habkirchen Volunteer Fire Brigade eV, Kolping, the Mandelbach-Habkirchen local history and history club, the fishing club, the fruit and gardening club, the Habkirchen table tennis friends (TTF) and the youth club.
Personalities
- Johannes Groh (1786–1857), Catholic priest, seminary rain and cathedral chapter in the Diocese of Speyer ; 1814–1823 pastor of Habkirchen
literature
- Heimat- und Geschichtsverein Mandelbachtal-Habkirchen (ed.): Habkirchen - as it was and is - residents of the parish of St. Martin Habkirchen . B. Faber GmbH Verlag, 2006.
- Verkehrsverein Mandelbachtal eV (Ed.): Borderline experiences - The customs museum in Habkirchen , Mandelbachtal, 3rd edition 2010.
- Verkehrsverein Mandelbachtal eV (Ed.): Pearl on the wayside - The St. Annakapelle in Habkirchen , Mandelbachtal 2011.
- Verkehrsverein Mandelbachtal eV (Ed.): The coats of arms of the municipality of Mandelbachtal and its eight municipal districts , Mandelbachtal 2009.
- Verkehrsverein Mandelbachtal eV (Ed.): Canoe tours on the Blies , Mandelbachtal, 2nd edition 2013.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ 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. 809 .
- ↑ Monumenta Boica , Volume 31.1, Munich 1836, p. 43 ( digitized version ), Certificate No. XVII.
- ↑ Theodor Schieffer (Ed.): Diplomata 5: The documents of Lothar I and Lothar II (Lotharii I. et Lotharii II. Diplomata). Berlin 1966, p. 84 ( Monumenta Germaniae Historica , digitized version ), certificate no.16.
- ^ Paul Kehr (Ed.): Diplomata 10: The documents of Arnolf (Arnolfi Diplomata). Berlin 1940, p. 49 ( Monumenta Germaniae Historica , digitized version ), certificate no.33.
- ↑ Harry Bresslau and Paul Kehr (eds.): Diplomata 16: The documents of Heinrich III. (Heinrici III. Diplomata). Berlin 1931, pp. 195–196 ( Monumenta Germaniae Historica , digitized version ), certificate no. 154.
- ↑ Franz Xaver Glasschröder : Documents on Palatinate Church History in the Middle Ages , Munich 1903, pp. 284–288, documents No. 701, 702, 706, 707, 711, 712, 714, 715, 716. Online
- ↑ St. Martin, Habkirchen ( Memento from January 27, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) On: cms.bistum-speyer.de, accessed on June 25, 2012
- ↑ Result of local council election Habkirchen 2019. 2019, accessed on February 28, 2020 .
- ↑ Michael Flieger is the new mayor of Habkirchen. In: Saarbrücker Zeitung. August 25, 2019, accessed February 28, 2020 .
- ↑ saarbruecker-zeitung.de: Rumors about the future of FC Habkirchen
- ↑ scbonline.ath.cx: Habkirchen-Frauenberg: The reasons for the end
