Müddersheim

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Müddersheim
Vettweiß municipality
Coat of arms of the former municipality of Müddersheim
Coordinates: 50 ° 45 ′ 9 ″  N , 6 ° 39 ′ 49 ″  E
Height : 141 m above sea level NHN
Area : 6.25 km²
Residents : 721  (Jun 30, 2020)
Population density : 115 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : January 1, 1972
Postal code : 52391
Area code : 02424
Müddersheim (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Müddersheim

Location of Müddersheim in North Rhine-Westphalia
Old brick factory
Old brick factory

Müddersheim is a district of the municipality of Vettweiß in the Düren district in North Rhine-Westphalia .

geography

The place is northeast of Vettweiß on the steep slope of the Neffelbach , a tectonic settlement in the Zülpicher Börde . Neighboring towns are Disternich and Gladbach .

coat of arms

The blazon reads: “In silver, a toothed red windmill cross; a silver cross in the black shield head ”.

history

Storage vessel 5000 BC Christ

As early as 1955 and 1959, evidence of a Neolithic settlement of the ceramic band culture was investigated west of the village . One of the vessels uncovered there, dating from between 5500 and 4900 BC. For example, it was one of the large ceramic storage containers that are considered a sign of a settled population.

The numerous traces of extensive Roman settlement areas and the corresponding finds also suggest a very early settlement . A number of matron stones also found in Müddersheim shows a certain continuity of settlements that goes back to the post-Roman period.

Franconian times and the Middle Ages

The place name is derived from the Franconian gentleman's name Modirih . Müddersheim was first mentioned as Muotersheim in 1057 . Archbishop Anno II of Cologne declares in a document that Queen Richeza of Poland received from him, in addition to a number of other goods , the usufruct of the Villa Moedesheim .

For centuries Müddersheim was a glory of its own .

18th, 19th and 20th centuries

During the Second World War , Müddersheim was the seat of the district administration after the evacuation of Düren .

On July 1, 1969, Disternich, Gladbach , Lüxheim and Sievernich were incorporated. On January 1, 1972, Müddersheim became part of the new municipality of Vettweiß under the Aachen Act .

traffic

The old Roman military road from Zülpich to Neuss leads directly past the village . The B 477 follows the course of Heerstraße today . There is no through traffic in the place.

Buses on the Düren district railway now connect the town to local public transport via line 208 . From 1908 the small train and tram ran along the site from Düren via Nörvenich to Zülpich and Embken. The traffic was stopped in 1960.

economy

The place is characterized by agriculture. There are some smaller businesses in town.

Attractions

church

The church

In 1074 the church is mentioned for the first time as belonging to the St. Kunibert Abbey in Cologne . The Cologne master builder Nikolaus Krakamp was also active nationwide. In 1764 he built the church of St. Amandus for the family of Freiherr von Geyr , for whom he had built a prestigious house on Breitestrasse in Cologne as early as 1754.

The parish church of St. Amandus (named after St. Amand) was built in 1777/78 by the building company Zervos from Liblar, which still exists today, using bricks from the local brickworks. It has a rich rococo decoration. In 1865 the church received a mechanical slide organ with 15 registers from the workshop of the Kalscheuer siblings from Nörvenich. The organ is one of the few remaining instruments from this workshop.

Directly on the B 477 at one of the local driveways is the striking Antonius Chapel with a valuable wrought-iron grille from 1669.

Castle

The entrance to Müddersheim Castle
Outer bailey with park

The rectangular moated castle was built on older foundations between 1716 and 1720 by Rudolf Adolf, Baron Geyr von Schweppenburg. The free-standing, two-storey mansion is a sandstone-articulated, almost square brick building with a central projection on the courtyard side and an outside staircase . A park surrounds the castle, which is supplemented by an extensive system .

The castle is still owned by Barons Geyr von Schweppenburg and is used for agriculture. In the vernacular, the castle owner is simply called "baron".

Schools, kindergarten

The children from neighboring towns are brought to the elementary school , which has existed since 1767, by school bus. There are secondary schools in Düren and Zülpich.

Personalities

Others

  • The ruins of the St. Antonius brickworks in Müddersheim are right next to Bundesstrasse 477 . In 2004, the Düren district had to dispose of 212,500 old tires from the site of the old brickworks. After the brick factory was bought in 2006, dilapidated parts were torn down and the halls that were still to be used were converted into storage space. The old house has also been completely renovated and is inhabited again. The old clay pit turned into a lake and was fished for years by a fishing club until it was placed under nature protection in 1994. In 2008 the lake was leased again by a fishing club.
  • The Bannmühle from 1628 is located at the entrance to the village, directly at the moated castle . Gisela Nobody lives there. At the other end of the village there is a clay pit. This clay pit was only in use for half a year because bad clay had been mined there. At the moment (2010) it is used as a gravel storage facility.
  • The local community hall is administered by IG Ortsvereine Müddersheim eV.

literature

  • Hans Vogts: The Cologne house until the beginning of the 19th century. Cologne 1966. (Extended new edition of the work from 1914)

Web links

Commons : Müddersheim  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Population figures accessed on July 15, 2020
  2. ↑ Martin Bünermann: The communities of the first reorganization program in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1970, p. 98 .
  3. ↑ Martin Bünermann, Heinz Köstering: The communities and districts after the municipal territorial reform in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1975, ISBN 3-555-30092-X .
  4. ^ Hans Vogts, The Cologne House up to the beginning of the 19th century. Volume II, p. 229 ff
  5. ↑ community Vettweiss - Our Church - Müddersheim. Retrieved October 18, 2012 .