Olk
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Olk
Local community Ralingen
Coordinates: 49 ° 49 ′ 1 ″ N , 6 ° 33 ′ 9 ″ E
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| Height : | 329 m above sea level NHN | |
| Residents : | 405 (March 31, 2018) | |
| Incorporation : | March 17, 1974 | |
| Postal code : | 54310 | |
| Area code : | 06585 | |
Location of Olk in Rhineland-Palatinate |
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After Ralingen and Wintersdorf, Olk ( Olek in Luxembourg ) is the third largest district of the Ralingen municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district in Rhineland-Palatinate .
The name Olk is probably derived from the Celtic term for vineyard. This is passed down in 1023 as "Ulca" and contains the meaning of a delimited fertile field.
Location and traffic
Olk is located near the B 51 between Bitburg and Trier in the southern foothills of the Eifel, surrounded by the neighboring communities of Welschbillig , Newel and Trierweiler . The place is about 350 m above sea level. NHN above the Sauer, which forms the border with the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg .
Olk has been connected to the public transport network since May 21, 1952. Today the place is approached by buses of the Moselle Railway, which is a member of the Trier Region Transport Association (vrt).
history
Paleolithic and Neolithic
The history of settlement in Olk begins about 36,000 years ago. In some areas, coarsely chopped quartzite and quartz tools were found that point to Paleolithic people, and tools made of flint have also been found. Mostly scrapers , blades, impact devices and hand axes were dug up. They were discovered near water sources and suggest that these were resting and working places for the non-sedentary population who lived exclusively on the hunt. It was not until the Neolithic Age (approx. 3rd to 4th millennium BC) that the Olker area began to be permanently settled. The climate became warmer, people were building houses and farming and raising livestock. The only indications for this are only stone axes from this time. Remains of houses or the like have not been discovered.
Bronze and Iron Ages
A large burial mound field on the Brandenbüsch suggests that people lived in the area around Olk at the beginning of the Iron Age (approx. 800 BC). So far, no remains of houses or huts have been found, but the remains of clay pots from this period suggest that people were settled.
Roman times
At the time of the Romans , the population lived on scattered individual farms. Debris, walls, roof tiles and numerous pot shards discovered in the 19th century are evidence of the settlement of people. The nearby Roman road Trier – Cologne ( Augusta Treverorum - Colonia Agrippina ) promoted trade and traffic. However, there are no signs of a village settlement.
middle Ages
Olk was first mentioned in a document in 1023, at that time under the name Ulca. Olk was a border point of a forest area - determined by Emperor Heinrich II. - in which only the Archbishop of Trier had the right to hunt. At the beginning of the 13th century, the St. Maximin Abbey owned 10 farms with arable land in Olk, which served the general benefit of the population and were managed by farming families.
National Socialism
After Adolf Hitler came to power on January 30, 1933, a systematic development of the Hitler Youth and the Young People in Olk began. Through strong propaganda, the NSDAP managed to attract almost all young people in the area to their side by 1935. By 1938, the National Socialists managed to get almost all adult citizens on their side. During the Second World War , the residents of Olk were evacuated twice: the first time in 1939 and the second time towards the end of the war when the Allies were approaching the borders of the German Reich. The Americans moved into Olk on March 1, 1945, the war was over and the damage caused by the war, which was mainly caused by air raids, was great. Eight bunkers were built in the immediate vicinity of the community. 38 villagers were drafted into military service, seven of them died and four went missing.
post war period
On March 3, 1945, the Americans appointed Johann Knebel as the first local mayor of the post-war period. In 1946, the quarrying of gypsum began near Ralingen on Landesstrasse 42. The gypsum pit provided jobs for many of the Olk villagers. For a long time after the Second World War it was one of the few jobs in the area. In the years 1971-73 an empty farmhouse was converted into a community hall, it contained a large community hall and housed the volunteer fire department . In 1998 the volunteer fire brigade moved into a house built especially for them. It was built with the help of the villagers; the money for the material was donated.
On March 17, 1974, Olk was incorporated into the municipality of Ralingen.
St. Clement
politics
In the local council elections on June 7, 2009, the CDU received 25.9% of the votes (1 seat). The Olk group of voters received 74.1% (4 seats). No other parties have appeared. The turnout was 65.2%.
In the local council elections on May 25, 2014, the CDU received 27.8% of the votes (1 seat). The Olk group of voters received 72.2% (4 seats). No other parties have appeared. The turnout was 54.0%.
In the local council elections on May 26, 2019, the CDU received 23.6% of the vote (1 seat). The Olk group of voters received 76.4% (4 seats). No other parties have appeared. The turnout was 63.8%.
Mayor / Mayor
- 1946–1952 Johann Knebel
- 1952–1956 Peter Nikolai
- 1956–1969 Peter Bisenius
- 1969–1974 Johann Bernhard May
Olk has been part of the Ralingen parish since 1974. Johann Bernhard May, who held the office of mayor until 1974, was elected mayor. In the local elections on June 7, 2009 May no longer ran. Maria Koller-Corban (Olk voter community; member of the Greens ) and Uwe Jaquemod (CDU) applied for the office. Koller-Corban was elected with 78.6% of the vote. In the local elections on May 25, 2014 Renate Schneider (WG Olk) was elected as the new mayor with 76.8%. She ran unopposed. In 2019 she was confirmed in office with 87% of the votes.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Inhabitants with main residence as of March 31, 2018, population statistics of the Verbandsgemeinde Trier-Land ( Memento of the original from April 30, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Official municipality directory (= State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate [Hrsg.]: Statistical volumes . Volume 407 ). Bad Ems February 2016, p. 176 (PDF; 2.8 MB).
- ↑ https://www.wahlen.rlp.de/de/kw/wahlen/ko/verbindungen/2350711100025.html
- ↑ https://www.wahlen.rlp.de/de/kw/wahlen/kd/gebiete/2350000000000.html
