Morlautern

Morlautern City of Kaiserslautern
Coordinates: 49 ° 28 '8 "  N , 7 ° 45' 55"  E
Height :	319 m above sea level NHN
Area :	4.52 km²
Residents :	3145  (Jun. 30, 2018)
Population density :	696 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	7th June 1969
Postal code :	67659
Area code :	0631
Location of Morlautern in Rhineland-Palatinate
The battle tower, the symbol of Morlautern

Morlautern is a northern district of Kaiserslautern in Rhineland-Palatinate with around 3000 inhabitants. Until 1969 it was an independent community.

Geographical location

Morlautern is about 1.5 km north of the Kaiserslautern core city. While the district of Waschmühle - known for the outdoor pool of the same name - lies along the Eselsbach in the valley, the center of Morlautern and the district of Waldhof are located on a small plateau at an altitude of around 320 meters.

history

timeline

Morlautern was first mentioned in a document in 1215 by Emperor Friedrich II . As the “farm with forest in Morluter”, the place belonged to the Premonstratensian monastery in Kaiserslautern. From 1559 to 1592 Morlautern belonged to Palatinate-Lautern , then until the end of the 18th century to the Electoral Palatinate . From November 28th to 30th, 1793, the battle of Kaiserslautern took place in the catchment area of ​​the village , which is alternatively referred to as the battle of Morlautern .

From 1798 to 1814, when the Palatinate was part of the French Republic (until 1804) and then part of the Napoleonic Empire , Moorlautern was incorporated into the Canton of Kaiserslautern and was subordinate to the Mairie Kaiserslautern . In 1815 the community had a total of 312 inhabitants. In the same year the municipality of Austria was struck. Just one year later, the place, like the entire Palatinate, changed to the Kingdom of Bavaria . From 1818 to 1862 he was a member of the Land Commissioner in Kaiserslautern ; from this the district office of Kaiserslautern emerged.

From 1939 the community was part of the Kaiserslautern district . After the Second World War , Erlenbach became part of the then newly formed state of Rhineland-Palatinate within the French occupation zone . In the course of the first administrative reform in Rhineland-Palatinate , the community was incorporated into the independent city of Kaiserslautern on June 7, 1969, with 2,579 inhabitants at the time, despite the rejection of the population, with which it left the district of the same name. At the end of 2004 Erlenbach had a total of 3,380 inhabitants.

origin of the name

The word Mor is derived from the Low German muor / mor and, like its High German counterpart, Moor, stands for a swampy landscape. This part of the word refers to the first settlement of Morlautern in the Hagelgrund valley. The second part of the word refers to the earlier name of today's Eselsbach ( Morluter , from Lutehara : clear water). The place name changed from Morluter via Morlutra , Moorlautern and Mohrlautern to today's Morlautern.

religion

The service can be attended either in the Catholic St. Bartholomew Church or the Protestant Church.

politics

Local advisory board

A local district was formed for the district of Morlautern . The local council consists of 15 members, the chair of the local council is chaired by the directly elected mayor .

For more information on the local council, see the results of the municipal elections in Kaiserslautern .

In state elections, Morlautern belongs to the Kaiserslautern II constituency .

Mayor

The mayor is Alexander Lenz from the SPD. In the direct election on May 26, 2019, there was no candidate, so he was elected by the local council on June 27, 2019.

coat of arms

Unofficial coat of arms of Morlautern before 1960

Blazon : "In green a golden forest hook, crossed diagonally with a golden reed cob, above it a floating silver lily."

Justification of the coat of arms: On the old local coat of arms, which was also the court seal, an image of the Mother of God can be seen with the child on the left arm. Since there was a small chapel in Morlautern - which was dependent on the Premonstratensians in Lautern - the image of the patron saint of the Lautern monastery was adopted. The coat of arms known since 1684 was replaced in 1752 by a similar, but clumsier coat of arms. The new coat of arms shows a golden forest hook in green, crossed diagonally with a golden reed ear. A symbolically represented silver lily floats above it (as a sign of the Mother of God Mary). The reed cob is reminiscent of the moor in the Eselsbach valley. The forest hook is the symbol of the Kaiserslautern Abbey . It was newly created in 1960 and approved by the state government on March 9, 1960. It was the official coat of arms of the municipality until it was incorporated into Kaiserslautern.

Culture and sights

Cultural monuments

There are a total of seven objects on site that are listed buildings, including the battle tower .

societies

There is a lively club life in Morlautern. The largest club is the Morlautern gymnastics club with almost 1000 members and a wide range of sports. The SV Morlautern has a lot of teams in the youth and student area. Other large associations are the Morlauter local group of the Palatinate Forest Association , the choral society, the rural women, the riding and driving club, the tennis club (TCM) and many smaller clubs. The larger clubs are united in the club ring. This organizes, among other things, the annual village festival. The proceeds are intended for the youth work of the clubs or for local projects.

Economy and Infrastructure

economy

Many medium-sized and smaller companies and shops are located in Morlautern. The place itself is justified at the Reichswald .

traffic

Morlautern is on Landesstraße 387 , which connects it with the Kaiserslautern core city, Otterberg and Imsweiler . Line 112 - formerly line 12 - of Stadtwerke Kaiserslautern, formerly TWK connects the Morlautern district to the city of Kaiserslautern. The buses run every half hour on weekdays.

education

There is a kindergarten and a primary school in the village.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the place

• Ralf Göbel (* 1961), politician (CDU)

People who worked on site

• Bernd Klimmer (* 1940), author, lecturer and painter, has a studio on site

literature

• Daniel Häberle : Morlautern in the 16th century In: Palatine history sheets 1908. P. 2–3.
• Theodor Zink : The name Morlautern. In: Pfälzische Geschichtsblätter 1906. pp. 68–69.
• Josef Lorenz: History and stories from Morlautern. Verlag Franz Arbogast, Otterbach 1993, ISBN 3-87022-187-9 .
• Josef Lorenz, Otto Heil: Pictures from Morlautern. Verlag Franz Arbogast, Otterbach 1995, ISBN 3-87022-223-9 .

Web links

• Morlautern
• Morlautrer Kerwe. Retrieved April 12, 2020 . 
• Literature about Morlautern in the Rhineland-Palatinate State Bibliography

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistics / core city & districts. City of Kaiserslautern, July 9, 2018, accessed on July 6, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Official municipality directory (= State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate [Hrsg.]: Statistical volumes . Volume 407 ). Bad Ems February 2016, p. 167 (PDF; 2.8 MB).
3. ^ City of Kaiserslautern: main statute. (PDF) § 9 by July 14, 2019, accessed on October 23, 2019 . 
4. ^ Die Rheinpfalz: Morlautern: Constituent meeting of the local advisory council. June 28, 2019, accessed October 23, 2019 .