Otzenhausen

Otzenhausen community Nonnweiler
	Coordinates: 49 ° 36 ′ 15 ″ N , 6 ° 59 ′ 41 ″ E
Height :	447 m above sea level NHN
Area :	8.6 km²
Residents :	1608 (April 25, 2017)
Population density :	187 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	1st January 1974
Postal code :	66620
Area code :	06873
Location of Otzenhausen in Saarland
	The ring wall of Otzenhausen is a unique testimony to Celtic culture in Germany.

Catholic Church of St. Valentin

Otzenhausen is the second largest district and district of the municipality of Nonnweiler in the St. Wendel district ( Saarland ). Until the end of 1973 Otzenhausen was an independent municipality.

geography

The place is located in the northeast of the municipality on the Primstalsperre and is the northernmost place in Saarland . It is located directly at the Nonnweiler motorway triangle .

history

An old name of Otzenhausen is Erzenhausen. This name is noted in map series from the 16th century. Iron and ore ( Lebacher eggs ) were already being smelted in Otzenhausen by the local Celts, the Treverians . There are still field names that indicate digging: Schwarzbruch, with the Schwarzbruchweiher and the ore rubble, a parcel in today's industrial area. For a long time there was a large funnel in the forest. The legend about the two brothers Otto and Bruno Braun, who founded Braunshausen (Bruno) and Otzenhausen (Otto) in the dispute, was fictitious. During the Napoleonic period Otzenhausen was raised to Mairie and was therefore administratively responsible for Nonnweiler, Braunshausen with the Bousse , Kastel, Buweiler, Kostenbach and Bierfeld. Otzenhausen later became the seat of the Otzenhausen mayor in what was then the district of Trier . As part of the regional and administrative reform in Saarland , the previously independent municipality of Otzenhausen was assigned to the municipality of Nonnweiler on January 1, 1974.

politics

The head of the village is Petra Mörsdorf. The local council is formed with six seats from the SPD and three seats from the CDU .

coat of arms

Blazon : "Under a red shield main crossed in a golden Eberstab and a golden sword; in gold the red outline of a Celtic ring wall . "

The coat of arms refers to the Celtic past of the place. It shows the ground plan of the so-called Hunnenring, a refugee castle rotated 90 ° to the right compared to its actual location. Boar staff and princely sword were grave attachments; the meaning of the boar staff is unclear. The traces of the Celtic past can be traced back over two thousand years. The Dollberg near Otzenhausen was the seat of a Celtic prince.

economy

In the Münzbachtal south of Otzenhausen there is an industrial area of 50 hectares and a business park of 15 hectares. Since 1954 there has been a steadily expanding political educational institution, the European Academy Otzenhausen , which employs 60 people. In addition to their own events, other providers can also hold conferences and courses here. The academy is located on the northwest side of the village on Kahlenberg.

traffic

Otzenhausen used to have a connection to the rail network through the Hochwaldbahn . The line has been closed and is up for sale. The trips of the museum train are currently stopped. The R 200 bus line from Trier or Hermeskeil or from Türkismühle is an alternative .

Business and tourism benefit from the favorable traffic situation directly at the Nonnweiler motorway triangle .

Attractions

The ring wall of Otzenhausen is a mighty Celtic fortification on the slope of the Dollberg near the Primstalsperre . The " Celtic village " at the foot of the ring wall is a replica of a Celtic village as it could have looked 2000 years ago. The settlement consists of 10 residential, craft and storage buildings, the architecture and construction of which are based on historical findings and models. In addition to the Celtic village, a visitor center is to be built from 2019 to 2021, one of three "National Park Gates" of the Hunsrück-Hochwald National Park .

St. Valentine's Church was built in 1850.

Sons and daughters of the place

Theodor Puff (1927–1999) football player for the Saarland national team
Sabine Hark (* 1962), German sociologist

literature

Literature about Otzenhausen in the Saarland Bibliography

Web links

Commons : Otzenhausen - collection of images

Georg Bärsch : Some news about the Steinring near Otzenhausen in the Trier district . Edited by A. Schriever. Trier: Hetzrodt, 1839 ( dilibri )
European Academy Otzenhausen
private page to Otzenhausen

Individual evidence

^ 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. 810 .

^ The coat of arms of Otzenhausen. Retrieved June 1, 2016 .

↑ On decommissioning, see the text at the very bottom, accessed on October 11, 2017, from hochwaldbahn.info ( memento of the original from June 28, 2017 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. @1@ 2
↑ The Celtic Village Otzenhausen , website on www.keltenpark-otzenhausen.de ; accessed on March 26, 2019

[1] 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. 810 .

[2] The coat of arms of Otzenhausen. Retrieved June 1, 2016 .