Kottenborn

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 50 ° 21 '  N , 6 ° 54'  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Ahrweiler
Association municipality :	Adenau
Height :	500 m above sea level NHN
Area :	3.78 km 2
Residents:	172 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	46 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	53518
Area code :	02691
License plate :	AW
Community key :	07 1 31 042
Association administration address:	Kirchstrasse 15 53518 Adenau
Website :	www.kottenborn.de
Local Mayor :	Klaus Jüngling
Location of the local community Kottenborn in the district of Ahrweiler

Kottenborn , official spelling until December 6, 1935: Cottenborn, is a municipality in the Ahrweiler district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Adenau community .

Kottenborn, aerial photo (2016)

St. Anthony the Hermit

Kottenborn Memorial

geography

Kottenborn is located in the Hocheifel , four kilometers southwest of the city of Adenau on an area sloping from south to north into the valley of the Goldbach . The residential development of the village covers altitudes of 470  m above sea level. NHN to 515  u m. NHN . The boundaries of the municipality are formed over large parts of the Goldbach in the north and the Wirftbach in the west, at the confluence of which it is about 395  m above sea level. NHN reaches its lowest point of the ground . The residential area Unter dem Acker , which lies north and slightly below the main town, belongs to Kottenborn .

Neighboring communities are Wimbach and Quiddelbach .

history

The name "Kottenborn" indicates "Kottenbauer" ("Hüttenbauer") and was used as a name for the first inhabitants of the place. The name was later probably transferred from the farm "Cottenborn" to the place it is today. The name "Cottenbuyr" was first mentioned in a chapel building document from July 20, 1403.

The date of origin of the first settlement yard in Kottenborn, from which the place developed, is unknown. Kottenborn belonged to 1794 to the office of mayor Adenau in the Electoral Cologne office Nürburg . When the French administration began to break up all rulers on the left bank of the Rhine from 1794 , the place went to the newly formed canton Adenau . After the French Empire had been pushed back again, Kottenborn belonged to the Prussian mayor's office and to the Adenau district. From 1813 arose border disputes with Wimbach , Wimbach emerged as the winner, which received the districts "Hatzerder Busch" and "Selbach". The Goldbach formed the border between the two places. Renewed disputes between the two villages from 1817 onwards Kottenborn was not able to end as a victor until 1847.

In 1916, Kottenborn's water supply was greatly expanded. The place was electrified in 1923.

From 1932 Kottenborn was in the area of ​​the Ahrweiler district. Bombings in World War II caused some aircraft to crash in the Kottenborn district . During the land consolidation in 1960/61, the place was canalized and an asphalt road was laid.

Statistics on population development

The development of the population of Kottenborn, the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 are based on censuses:

year Residents 1815 120 1835 161 1871 109 1905 93 1939 101 1950 108

year Residents 1961 121 1970 155 1987 140 1997 172 2005 182 2017 175

politics

Municipal council

The council in Kottenborn consists of six council members, who in the local elections on May 26, 2019 in a majority vote were elected, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

mayor

Klaus Jüngling is the local mayor of Kottenborn. Since there was no candidate for the direct election on May 26, 2019, the upcoming election of the mayor was incumbent on the council in accordance with municipal regulations. He confirmed the youth in his office on July 4, 2019.

coat of arms

Blazon : “In the blue head of the shield there is a silver cross of St. Anthony, each with a golden bell on the cross arms. A red St. John's cross in the silver shield base. "

Reasons for the coat of arms: The coat of arms shows the sign of the local patron St. Antonius, the T-shaped Antonius cross with a bell on each of the transverse arms. The chapel, which the Johanniterkommende Adenau allowed to be built, has the year 1525 in the late Gothic choir in the keystone. The two-axle nave was built in the 17th century. In the past it was often visited by pilgrims on St. Anthony's Day (January 17th). The special connection between Kottenborn and the Order of St. John is documented by the inclusion of the St. John cross in the coat of arms.

Culture and sights

• The branch church St. Antonius in Kottenborn was built around 1403. With over 600 years of age, it is the oldest church in the Trier diocese. The late Gothic choir was built in 1525, the two-axle nave was added in the 17th century. An exchange and renovation of the roof took place in 1826. During the extensive restoration financed by the state, district, diocese and community, late Gothic frescoes that were valuable from a cultural point of view were exposed. A second bell was installed in 1984. Another renovation was carried out from 1999 to 2000, whereby u. a. the exterior plaster was renewed and the top of the bell tower was rebuilt.
• Some old grave crosses are scattered across the municipality .
• Hiking routes in and around Kottenborn.

See also: List of cultural monuments in Kottenborn

tourism

Due to the proximity of the Nürburgring motor racing track, there are several places to stay for visitors.

traffic

Kottenborn is in the area of ​​the Rhein-Mosel transport association . The bus line 861 of the Rhein-Mosel-Verkehrsgesellschaft connects the place with the city of Adenau on weekdays . The next train station is Ahrbrück on the Ahr Valley Railway to Remagen .

The community is accessed through the K 19 .

Web links

Commons : Kottenborn  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Internet presence of the local community Kottenborn
• Local community Kottenborn on the website of the association community Adenau
• St. Antonius Chapel Kottenborn
• SWR portrait of Kottenborn
• Literature about Kottenborn in the Rhineland-Palatinate state bibliography

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
2. ↑ Statistics of the German Reich, Volume 450: Official municipality directory for the German Reich, Part I, Berlin 1939; Page 267
3. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate (ed.): Official directory of the municipalities and parts of the municipality. Status: January 2019 ^{[ Version 2020 is available. ]} . S. 6 (PDF; 3 MB).
4. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate - regional data
5. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections
6. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Adenau, Verbandsgemeinde, 17th line of results. Retrieved August 8, 2020 . 
7. ↑ Description of coat of arms / justification. Retrieved August 16, 2017 . 
8. ↑ Hiking in Kottenborn. Retrieved August 18, 2017 . 
9. ↑ Ringrooms. Retrieved July 25, 2017 . 
10. ↑ Irene guest room. Retrieved July 25, 2017 . 
11. ^ Apartment Anni Dreser. Retrieved July 25, 2017 .