Mariahütte

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Mariahütte is a district of Braunshausen , municipality of Nonnweiler , in the St. Wendel district in Saarland .

history

The history of the place is inextricably linked with iron smelting. Several iron hammers were built in the region as early as the pre-industrial era (Kastel, Nonnweiler, Hubertushütte in Bierfeld ). Favorable conditions were the occurrence of iron ore in connection with the extraction of charcoal and the use of hydropower. The hammer mill in Mariahütte was founded around 1580 as "Eberswalder Hammer". The name Mariahütte only appears at the beginning of the 18th century. The popularly used name Buss can be traced back to a deserted area ( abandoned settlement) that was in what is now the area of ​​the plant. It was mentioned in 1225 as Buzzhen (Bus, Buss, Bous). Workers at this plant are called "Bussers". In the middle of the 19th century, when modern forms of production became established in more economical industrial locations ( Dillinger , Völklinger , Burbacher , Halberger and Neunkircher Hütte), iron smelting was given up and switched to foundry operations. Today the plant belongs to the defense company Diehl Defense Land Systems .

Attractions

Protestant church

(see list of architectural monuments in Nonnweiler )

  • Industrial and cultural ensemble Mariahütte - 18th to early 20th century - with factory hall (early 19th century), mansion (1764) and villa (1902).
  • Chapel of the Virgin Mary Conception, built in 1836 with an oval floor plan, late classicist style, with pilasters and blind arcades and a curved dome with a lantern. In front of the chapel is a cast iron fountain from the time it was built.
  • Ev. Church, stone construction, built in 1956 according to plans by building officer Heinrich Otto Vogel .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Community and local lexicon: 3rd delivery from Bous / Saar to Dörrenbach, publisher. Statistisches Amt des Saarlandes, 1951, p. 11

Coordinates: 49 ° 35 '  N , 6 ° 59'  E