Him (catfish catch)
Him
Wallerfangen municipality
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Coordinates: 49 ° 19 ′ 24 ″ N , 6 ° 36 ′ 18 ″ E | ||
Height : | 211 (185-280) m | |
Area : | 5.71 km² | |
Residents : | 465 (December 31, 2008) | |
Population density : | 81 inhabitants / km² | |
Incorporation : | 1st January 1974 | |
Postal code : | 66798 | |
Area code : | 06837 | |
Location of him in Saarland |
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Him - Kerlingen dirt road
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It is a district (municipality) of the municipality Wallerfangen in the district of Saarlouis ( Saarland ). By the end of 1973 was him an independent municipality.
geography
It is located in the Saargau on the Ihner Bach, which feeds the Ihner Weiher, which is the center of a popular local recreation area. The Roman cult site Sudelfels near the Ihner Weiher and the baroque church from 1726–32, whose tower has Romanesque and Gothic elements, is worth seeing .
history
The place Inna was first mentioned in a document in 950 in a list of places that were obliged to pilgrimage to Mettlach .
As part of the Saarland regional and administrative reform , the previously independent municipality of Ihn was assigned to the municipality of Wallerfangen on January 1, 1974 . Since then it has been a part of the village and, together with Leidingen, forms a municipality.
In 1999 the village fountain and the associated square were redesigned. In cooperation with the municipality of Wallerfangen , the beautification was largely carried out by the residents themselves. The sculpture "Brunnenbub" by the sculptor Astrid Hilt was specially designed and manufactured for this square.
politics
Local council
The distribution of seats in the joint local council of him and Leidingen is as follows:
Mayor
Mayor is Wolfgang Schmitt (SPD).
Others
He is known for his "dog ass schnapps". The brandy takes its name from the appearance of the medlar fruits from which it is obtained.
photos
cath. Church " St. Hubertus " Him, seen from the southeast.
literature
- Wolfgang Adler , Gerd Weisgerber : Catfish catch. In: Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde (RGA). 2nd Edition. Volume 33, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin / New York 2006, ISBN 3-11-018388-9 , pp. 143-149.
Web links
- Him on the website of the municipality of Wallerfangen
- http://www.juz-ihn.de
- Literature about him in the Saarland Bibliography
Individual evidence
- ^ Catholic parish church of St. Hubertus in Wallerfangen-Ihn. From Martin Klewitz . 1st edition, 1988. ISBN 3-88094-599-3 . Rheinische Kunststätten booklet No. 332
- ^ 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. 808 .
- ↑ www.kunstlexikonsaar.de
- ↑ a b Local Council Ihn / Leidingen On: www.wallerfangen-typo3.de, accessed on September 10, 2015