Oberesch (Rehlingen-Siersburg)
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Oberesch
Community Rehlingen-Siersburg
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| Height : | 293 m above sea level NN | |
| Area : | 13.4 km² | |
| Residents : | 320 (December 31, 2010) | |
| Population density : | 24 inhabitants / km² | |
| Incorporation : | 1st January 1974 | |
| Postal code : | 66780 | |
| Area code : | 06869 | |
Location of Oberesch in Saarland |
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 Aerial view of Oberesch
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Oberesch (Saarländisch Uerweresch , Uweresch ) is located on the northwestern edge of the municipality of Rehlingen-Siersburg ( Saarland ) in rural areas and forms part of the border between the entire municipality and France . Luxembourg is about 20 km away.
history
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Oberesch was founded in the second half of the 14th century. Until the Thirty Years' War (1635), the three villages of Esch, Mittelesch and Oberesch were under the jurisdiction of the owners of the nearby castle Burg Esch . Together they formed a parish. The parish church was in Esch, about 90 meters in front of the castle gate in a straight line from the gate to Oberesch. It was in honor of St. Consecrated to Wendelin, it was approximately 13 meters long and 7 meters wide. It was built by the Counts of Esch, whose coat of arms can be seen on the keystone of the vaulted arch in the choir and on a tombstone that served as an altar step. Around the church or chapel there was a churchyard that was common to the three villages.
The church was destroyed in the Thirty Years War except for the choir. In 1723 it was restored by the residents of Oberesch and remained their property until 1795. Since it was under the spell of Burgesch, it was confiscated by the French government in 1795 and sold to a Hennequin from Grindorf, who later returned it to Oberesch returned.
The procession to Mettlach on Whit Monday, prescribed since ancient times, and two processions to Rettel and Neunkirchen and Colmen , were converted into a procession to this chapel around 1780, and so the church of Oberesch became an important place of pilgrimage until its destruction in 1831. The Today's chapel in Oberesch dates from the same year 1831.
During the Thirty Years' War the villages of Esch and Mittelesch disappeared. In 1664 Oberesch came into the parish of Schwerdorf and in 1789 it was also incorporated into the municipality of Schwerdorf. From 1792 it formed a special Mairie until 1812, came back to Mairie Schwerdorf from 1812 to 1815 and then became Prussian. In 1802 Oberesch had 155 inhabitants and 27 houses, in 1893 there were 300 inhabitants.
Burg Esch Castle, located near Oberesch on Lorraine soil, was also founded in the 14th century and used to be the seat of a lordship whose jurisdiction extended over a number of villages. The first gentleman was Hesso von Esch, who came from Esch Castle near Diekirch in Luxembourg ; he had the castle built in 1353 and called it Schloss von Esch, hence the name Burg Esch.
Later the three villages rose up in the vicinity, which, as already mentioned, were dependent on the castle and had their names from it: Esch or Burg Esch, Mittelesch and Oberesch. The first was on the right by the castle, towards Oberesch, where the gardens are today; the second was between the castle and Oberesch and the third is today's Oberesch.
In the 18th century, the de Villers family came into possession of Esch Castle. After the outbreak of the French Revolution, Herr von Burgesch, Count Villers and his family, had to flee to Germany in 1792. The castle with all its goods was confiscated by the French government and sold to a master stonemason from Paris. The latter never came to Burgesch, but had the estate administered by a Hennequin from Grindorf. The son of the refugee Count von Villers bought the Burgesch estate again from the stonemason in 1804 and the family has lived there ever since.
In 1815 this part of the country came to Prussia , and the then Count von Villers was appointed mayor; but when the border was regulated, Esch Castle was given back to France, while Oberesch remained with Prussia.
The upward development of the village in the 19th century is remarkable. In 1800 there were 145 souls and 20 households. In 1821 there were already 212 residents and 38 houses. In 1843 there were even 312 inhabitants.
During the Second World War , Oberesch was part of the “ Red Zone ” in the run-up to the West Wall . The residents were evacuated twice during the war and returned to their homeland on May 26, 1945.
Until the end of 1973 Oberesch was an independent municipality. In the course of the territorial and administrative reform , the previously independent municipality of Oberesch became a district of the municipality of Rehlingen on January 1, 1974, which was later renamed Rehlingen-Siersburg.
politics
Local council
The Oberescher Ortsrat consists of nine members. After the local elections in 2019, the SPD has 7 seats and the CDU 2 seats in the Oberescher local council. In August 2019, Michael Engel was unanimously elected by the local council for the second term of office as mayor.
coat of arms
Emptied; at the top right a mutilated silver eagle in red; top left in silver a green ash branch with three leaves growing from a common stem side by side; below right in silver three green ears of corn side by side; lower left two silver bars in red, topped with three and below with two black balls.
With the figures used, the coat of arms of the town of Oberesch refers to its historical past, its name and its scenic location. The mutilated silver eagle in the upper right field stands for centuries of territorial membership in the Duchy of Lorraine . Although Oberesch was first mentioned in a document in the early 14th century, the area around Oberesch certainly belonged to the old property of the Lorraine territory created after the division of the empire by Charlemagne, which was created by Emperor Heinrich III. was raised to a duchy in 1048 and existed until 1766. The mutilated, d. H. Eagle (French: alérion eagle) depicted without a beak or fangs is taken from the coat of arms of the dukes of Lorraine, who led three such Alérions one behind the other on a red sloping beam in a golden shield.
Diagonally opposite the Lorraine eagle is the coat of arms of the Lords of Esch in the lower left field: in the red field two silver bars, the upper one with three and the lower one with two black balls. The coat of arms of the first lordship owner of the same name stands for the permanent affiliation of the place to the Esch rulership (over 450 years).
The ash branch on the top left and the ears of wheat on the bottom right symbolize the place name, whereby the current (and also earlier) sound form of the second part of the name Esch gave the clue for the choice of the emblem of the ash branch. This derivation of the name, made purely from the feeling of language, makes the coat of arms “talking”.
The ears, on the other hand, stand for a possible “correct” linguistic derivation of the name: Esch can be equated with “large grain field”. The second possible derivation of the name from mhd. Asche or asche = ash was neglected for the design of the coat of arms. On the other hand, both figures in their green color represent the location of Oberesch in a charming rural area that is still dominated by agriculture. But they also underline the varied appearance of the Oberesch district with its forests, meadows and fields.
Culture and sights
Mary's Grotto
After the First World War , a Marian grotto was built at the entrance to Oberesch . The residents of Oberesch owe their Oberesch gem to a man from Merzig . Wilhelm Cattany had it built out of gratitude after the First World War. He was a sailor on a warship that sank in a sea battle. In this deep distress he prayed to the Blessed Mother Mary and swore an oath. Should he actually be saved, he would have a grotto built in honor of Mary. For decades the parishioners of Oberesch have been going in a procession from the church to the grotto on the feast of “Assumption of Mary” (August 15th) to pay homage to the Mother of God Maria.
Cholera cross
The Oberescher Cholerakreuz is the oldest surviving village cross and dates from the 18th century. According to tradition, the cross was erected about 300 years ago when many people in Lorraine died of cholera. In this emergency, the Oberescher set up this cross on the old "Flandernstrasse". Oberesch was spared from cholera . The sandstone cross used to stand at the exit of the village in the direction of Biringen. The monument was carved from one piece, the rare shape and relief marks are remarkable. A turbulent past lies behind the small Oberesch monument: in 1940, many houses in Oberesch were demolished as a result of the “reorganization of rural areas”. In the course of these measures, the village cross was also cleared away. The Cholera Cross was saved and saved from destruction by the citizens of Obereschern. In 1969, after the construction of the new St. Antonius Church, the stone cross was put up again near the church building. The location at that time was very unfavorable, it was hardly noticeable. In 1995 the cross found its final place in the entrance area of St. Antoniuskirche. District horticultural master and hobby stone sculptor Rudolf Altmeyer from Fürweiler created a new base for the old cross from sandstone extracted in the Eifel.
Pond
A pond was built to increase the recreational value in Oberesch.
Regular events
- January: New Years Cafe
- March / April: dialect theater
- May: Piddelchesfest (village festival)
- June: fun fair
- June: farmers and craft market
- July: Two villages play soccer
- August: tandem fishing
- August 15th: Marian procession
Competition "Our village has a future"
In 2017 Oberesch took part in the district competition of “ Our village has a future ” and won the gold medal. With the victory, the location qualified for the state competition 2018 and thus represented the Saarlouis district at state level, where they also won a gold medal. Oberesch is one of the Saarland “gold villages”. With the victory, Oberesch represented Saarland in the 26th national competition in 2019 and was able to win a silver medal here. In addition, the federal jury awarded the village community a special prize for its cross-generational commitment “Cohesion for village development”.
Club life
The local volunteer fire brigade is one of the pillars of village life . The Fanfarenzug Oberesch is known beyond the borders. The Theaterfreunde Oberesch present dialect theater once a year.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Geoplatt ( Memento of November 13, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 807 .