Kannenbäckerland
The Kannenbäckerland is a cultural landscape that stretches from Wirges in the Westerwald to the Middle Rhine Valley to Bendorf and Vallendar . The Kannenbäckerland owes its name to the fact that the largest clay deposits in Europe were found in this region and that the gray-blue Westerwald stoneware has been produced here since the late 16th century .
education
In addition to the jug bakery and the pipe bakery, which is mainly maintained in Hilgert , for the production of the clay pipes that were previously widespread, ceramic handicrafts and training have also been concentrated in the Kannenbäckerland. The ceramics college has been working in Höhr-Grenzhausen since 1879 , which later became the ceramics department of the Koblenz University of Applied Sciences . The training lasts eight semesters and ends with a diploma as an engineer in materials technology for glass and ceramics.
In the Education and Research Center for Ceramics (BFZK), in addition to the university of applied sciences, six other specialist institutions have come together and offer a worldwide unique network of expertise in ceramics. This also led to the organization of the special exhibition "Ceramics - Material of the Future" at the World Exhibition Expo 2000 in Hanover, which was organized by the BFZK. The BFZK includes a. the start-up center CeraTech for ceramic technologies and materials, the research institute for glass and ceramics, the institute for artistic ceramics and glass at the University of Applied Sciences as well as various educational institutions - and of course the Westerwald Ceramics Museum .
places
The main places of the clay industry developed from the main mining areas near Wirges down to the Rhine. Mining was carried out in Wirges, processed in the western districts of Höhr-Grenzhausen and Ransbach-Baumbach and stored on the Rhine near Bendorf and Vallendar and transported to the sales markets. Other well-known, now partially incorporated places in Kannenbäckerland are Bannberscheid , Boden , Ebernhahn , Hillscheid , Hilgert , Hundsdorf , Leuterod , Mogendorf , Moschheim , Nauort , Ötzingen , Sessenbach , Siershahn and Staudt .
history
The Kannenbäckerland is already known as such in the late 18th century, although there is evidence of continuous pottery production from 1402 onwards. The surrounding regions and areas describe the profession of potter either as Dippemacher (in Hessian), Döppesbäcker (in the Cologne area) or potter and Hafner (in Palatinate). Kannenbäcker (also Kannebäcker) they are only called in a relatively small area south of Cologne and in the southern Westerwald. Traditionally, the "Kannebäckerland" supplies the Frankfurt area up the Rhine with cider - Bembel . Down the Rhine in the Netherlands , clay pots with a classic blue decor are known as “Keulse pot” (Cologne pot). The Moselle winemakers had their daily wine or Fluppes ration in the brown "Bimmes" (see photo) with them while working in the vineyards.
tourism
Due to its location between the Rhine Valley in the west and Westerwald in the east, the Rhine-Westerwald Nature Park in the north and the Nassau Nature Park in the south , the Kannenbäckerland is a very good location for active vacationers. Numerous hiking trails, e.g. B. the Brexbachschluchtweg ("Wäller Tour") and the GEO hiking trail near Nauort, a large Nordic walking park and well-laid bike paths run through the area.
Popular excursion destinations in Kannenbäckerland include: a. Sayn Castle with its "butterfly garden" in two greenhouses, the Brexbachtal , the Limes Tower and the small fort in Hillscheid, the Westerwald Ceramics Museum in Höhr-Grenzhausen, the non-profit sculpture and miniature museum in Ransbach-Baumbach and the annual Europ. Ceramic market Höhr-Grenzhausen and Europ. Pottery market in Ransbach-Baumbach.
In 2010, the two municipalities Höhr-Grenzhausen and Ransbach-Baumbach founded a tourism working group under the name Kannenbäckerland-Touristik-Service , with the aim of jointly promoting the Kannenbäckerland tourism.
literature
- Ulrich Fliess: Folklore Department. Exhibition catalog of the Historisches Museum am Hohen Ufer . Hanover 1972. pp. 99–102: “Westerwälder Steinzeug” and “Wall showcase 142” together with panel 15.
- In Krugbäckerland . In: The Gazebo . Issue 7, 1867, pp. 108, 110-111 ( full text [ Wikisource ]).
Web links
References and comments
- ↑ Wanderatlas Germany
- ↑ Ceramics Education and Research Center
- ^ History ( Memento from May 27, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (kannenbaeckerland.de, Deguto advertising agency)
- ↑ Atlas zur deutschen Sprache, dtv-Verlag, April 1978, page 192
Coordinates: 50 ° 30 ' N , 7 ° 46' E