Kinzweiler

Kinzweiler City of Eschweiler Coordinates: 50 ° 50 ′ 40 ″  N , 6 ° 13 ′ 40 ″  E
Height :	162 m
Residents :	1802  (December 31, 2016)
Incorporation :	January 1, 1972
Postal code :	52249
Area code :	02403

Pannhaus

Kinzweiler is a north-western part of Eschweiler in the North Rhine-Westphalian city ​​region of Aachen and a place of pilgrimage with centuries of tradition: pilgrimage church to the mother of good advice with image of grace from 1767. The place name is on a French map from 1802 "Kinsweiler" and on a Prussian map of Written in 1846 by Kintzweiler . Together with Hehlrath , Kinzweiler forms a twin city district, clearly separated from the L240 Wardener Straße , which runs between Röhe and Warden .

history

Kinzweiler belonged to Eschweiler until 1858, and from January 1, 1858 to December 31, 1971, together with Hehlrath and St. Jöris, formed the municipality of Kinzweiler in the district of Aachen, which was spun off from Eschweiler . Since January 1, 1972, Kinzweiler has belonged to Eschweiler again, together with Hehlrath and St. Jöris. Until 1901, however, the new municipality of Kinzweiler, formed in 1859, is still co-administered by Eschweiler. The postal code from 1961 to 1971 was 5181 Kinzweiler (via Eschweiler) . At the beginning of the 1970s there were also votes that wanted to incorporate the community of Kinzweiler together with Hoengen to Alsdorf .

Population development

development	year	Residents
	2013	1,793
	2014	1,787
	2015	1,777
	2016	1,802
	Source: . Values ​​as of December 31 of each year.

Pilgrimage Church of St. Blaise

St. Blaise

The Catholic parish and parish church in Kinzweiler is called St. Blasius and is located on Kirchstrasse . The town of Kinzweiler is mentioned in a document around the year 1200, and the baptismal font, which is still in use, dates from around the same time. Kinzweiler is mentioned by Albert von Aachen , a clergyman from Aachen who wrote the history of the first crusade . Knight Ezelo from Kinzweiler was present himself when Jerusalem was conquered in 1099. Ezelo from Kinzweiler mentioned in the thirty-fourth chapter of the first volume (of two). Kinzweiler has existed as a parish for at least as long. The relationship to the name of the Armenian martyr bishop Blasius can no longer be determined. According to the inscription, the church tower of the parish church has stood since 1498.

Kinzweiler became a place of pilgrimage in 1767 with the miraculous image of the "Mother of God of Good Advice" from Genazzano / Latium, which hangs in the south aisle of the church. The Kreuzkapelle on the Calvary west of the church also became a popular place of pilgrimage . The 14 stations of the cross were set up in 1915/1916. Repairs after the war damage were completed by April 1949. In 1969/1970 the church was enlarged and significantly redesigned under Pastor Josch. As a result of the resettlement of neighboring villages as a result of lignite mining , Kinzweiler and the parish of St. Blasius expanded considerably from the 1960s onwards, but not organically. The spiritual highlight is the annual octave of pilgrimage in the third week of Easter .

The church is the only parish church in the Aachen diocese that is dedicated to this saint.

traffic

Long-distance roads: The next motorway connections are "Eschweiler-West (5a)" on the A 4 and "Alsdorf (5b)" on the A 44 .

Local public transport The two bus stops “Kambach” and “Pannesstraße” are served by line 28 Hüüllen / Weisweiler - Eschweiler Bushof - Röhe - Hehlrath - Kinzweiler - Hoengen - Alsdorf . There is also the EW 6 bus, which runs as follows: St. Jöris Bf, St.Jöris Church, Kinzweiler Pferdegasse, Kinzweiler Kambach, Hehlrath Westerwaldstraße, Hehlrath Schwarzwaldstraße. The "ALT" concept exists on line EW 6. The next DB station is Eschweiler Hbf .

Attractions

Site plan: Kinzweiler, Neu-Langweiler and Kambach

• House Kambach moated castle with 18-hole golf course
• Kinzweiler Castle
• Pannhaus
• Moths
• Calvary with 14 stations of the cross

New boredom

Between Kinzweiler and Niedermerz, the villages of Langweiler , Laurenzberg , Lürken and Obermerz were demolished in the 1950s and 1960s because of the brown coal mine. The majority of Langweiler and Obermerzer opted for the resettlement area north of "Kalvarienbergstraße" in Kinzweiler. The Kinzweiler vernacular called this new district Neu-Langweiler (see map). Further information can be found here .

Trivia

• Kinzweiler is the seat of fire fighting train 21 of the voluntary fire brigade of the city of Eschweiler. The fire engine is mainly responsible for Kinzweiler itself, Hehlrath, St. Jöris and the garbage dump near Warden .
• Kinzweiler has a drummers and whistle choir and a shooting club.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Annual statistical report  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
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. 305 .
3. ↑ Timetable EW 6. In: Timetable Book Region Eschweiler. AVV (Aachener Verkehrsverbund), June 12, 2016, accessed on November 19, 2016 (German).