Masholder
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Masholder
City of Bitburg
Coordinates: 49 ° 56 '59 " N , 6 ° 30' 54" E
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| Height : | 320 m above sea level NHN | |
| Residents : | 484 (December 31, 2016) City of Bitburg | |
| Incorporation : | 7th June 1969 | |
| Postal code : | 54634 | |
| Area code : | 06561 | |
Location of Masholder in Rhineland-Palatinate |
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Masholder is a district (district) of Bitburg in the Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm in Rhineland-Palatinate . Until it was incorporated on June 7, 1969, Masholder was an independent municipality .
geography
The place is in the southern Eifel about 4 km south of the center of Bitburg. The Masholderbach - a tributary of the Nims - flows past Masholder .
history
According to tradition, the origins of the place Masholder go back to the 8th century. The village center still has old houses and the Saint Quirinus Chapel, which is around 220 years old. At all times in history, the main source of income for the population came from agriculture. This has only changed in the past few decades - especially after it was incorporated into the city of Bitburg.
politics
The interests of the Masholder district are represented by a local advisory council made up of seven members. The mayor is Thomas Kröffges.
Culture and sights
Buildings
- Catholic branch church St. Quirinus, Firminus, Ferrutius
- Cemetery chapel at the new cemetery
- Parish hall with community square
See also: List of cultural monuments in Masholder
Green spaces and recreation
- Mary's Grotto ⊙
- War memorial at the old cemetery
- The over 160-year-old linden tree in the old cemetery
See also: List of natural monuments in Masholder
Regular events
- In the church of St. Quirinus, Firminus, Ferrutius, an evening mass is held every other week on Thursdays.
- Annual fair or parish fair
- Hut burning on the first weekend after Ash Wednesday (so-called Scheef Sunday)
Economy and Infrastructure
Due to the proximity to Bitburg, there are only a few service companies in Masholder . Several companies have settled in the Masholderer Höhe industrial park . One of the most important employers is the German Red Cross with an ambulance station. There is also a cabinet maker, a car workshop and a large tunnel technology company.
traffic
Masholder is located between the federal highways B 51 of the B 257 . There are bus connections to Bitburg, Trier , Prüm and Luxembourg City . There are connections to the Nimstal cycle path and the Kylltal cycle path on cycle paths .
Associations and associations
The Masholder volunteer fire brigade and the parish are important bearers of cultural customs . The fire brigade is currently the only active association in Masholder. It is subdivided into the Masholder Youth Fire Brigade, the Voluntary Fire Brigade and the Masholder Fire Brigade Support Association.
literature
- Michael Berens: Catholic branch church St. Quirinus, Firminus, Ferrutius . In: Geschichtlicher Arbeitskreis Bitburger Land (Hrsg.): The churches and chapels of the Bitburger Land . 1992, p. 62 ( online [PDF; accessed December 13, 2017]).
Web links
- To search for cultural goods in the Masholder district of the city of Bitburg in the database of cultural goods in the Trier region .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Official municipality directory (= State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate [Hrsg.]: Statistical volumes . Volume 407 ). Bad Ems February 2016, p. 200 (PDF; 2.8 MB).
- ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate (ed.): Official directory of the municipalities and parts of the municipality. Status: January 2019 [ Version 2020 is available. ] . S. 94 (PDF; 3 MB).
- ↑ Masholder. Retrieved March 13, 2018 .
- ↑ Hüttenbrennen in the Eifel. Retrieved May 1, 2016 .
- ↑ Hut Sunday in the Eifel. Retrieved August 10, 2017 .
