Rügerrieth
Rügerrieth (mostly called Das Rügerrieth ) is a deserted area in the district of Mainbernheim in the Lower Franconian district of Kitzingen . The village was abandoned in the 15th century. Probably the economic situation forced the residents to leave the settlement area. To this day, however, a Rügerriether mayor is elected from the descendants of the former residents and the current owners of the corridor.
Geographical location
The desert is located in the extreme southwest of the Mainbernheim municipality. To the north is the so-called Erlachgraben , while the municipality of the Willanzheim market begins in the east . The Willanzheimer Keltenschanze rises to the south . Further south, the district of Seinsheim begins with the district of Tiefenstockheim . The closest to the desert is in the northwest Michelfeld . The Rügerrieth corridor still reminds of the village today. It is partially forested.
history
The village of Rügerrieth was first mentioned in the early 14th century as "villa rugriet" (village of Rugriet). Thirty years later, the place only appeared as "villula", that is, a village in a document. In 1337 a Berthold von Rügriet was mentioned as a guarantor. The land register of the Cistercian monastery Ebrach also recorded some income from a farm of Konrad von Mainberg in "Rugerith".
In 1356 at the latest, the bailiwick of the village had been acquired by the Lords of Mainberg as a Würzburg fief. In 1362 Heinz von Mainberg bought the goods "in the village (...) Ruggeriet" from the Würzburg cathedral chapter. In 1406 Rügerrieth was still in the possession of Jakob von Mainberg. Without knowing the sources, the village then changed hands before 1456. Now the lords of Seinsheim were the new lords of the village. Probably the settlement of Erkinger VI. acquired by Seinsheim .
The village was deserted as early as 1496 and was deserted. The people probably had not found enough cultivation areas in the swampy area of the village and moved to the larger settlements in the area, especially Obernbreit and Mainbernheim, also because of the increasing interest payments to the village lords . Similar to Ostheim am Rennfurt , the legend arose that the village had sunk into the swamp .
Nevertheless, the former residents continued to cultivate their village hall. Subsequent generations told the legend that the village only perished during the Thirty Years War . Even the centgrave's servant visited the desert village regularly and called for the court day in the presence of two lay judges . The place name "Rügerrieth" probably also comes from this tradition, because "rügen" meant holding a court.
Another legend tells of a woman who got lost in the area of the village of Rügerrieth. She was on the verge of despair when she heard the church bells of Frickenhausen in the distance . Out of gratitude she then donated some fields in the Rügerrieth area to the parish of Frickenhausen. However, the pastors had to undertake to hold a service in the hallway once a year at Pentecost . This tradition was still upheld in the 20th century.
In the 19th century, the city of Mainbernheim had the ruins of the village demolished for good. However, the users of the Rügerriether Flur wanted to continue to manifest the right of location. Therefore, they had a barn built in 1862 and settled a shepherd family . The Kitzingen District Office supported this settlement. Due to pressure from the government of Lower Franconia , the family soon had to leave the barn. It was not settled again until the 20th century.
The "lawyers" of Rügerrieth, descendants of the former owners and owners of the fields, gave themselves their own municipal constitution in the 20th century , according to which the "Rügerrieth mayor" is elected every three years. Until the beginning of the 21st century, this self-government was maintained in municipal property-related matters. The mayor's post is currently (as of 2017) the Obernbreiter Ludwig Döppert. In the meantime the corporation of the Rügerrieth farmers has expired and the Rügerrieth homeland and cultural association takes over its tasks. Today the mayor is only the chairman of the home association.
Barn and memorial
In contrast to many other deserted areas, structural remains are still preserved in the corridor of Rügerrieth. In the 19th century, the barn formed the basis for maintaining communal independence. It was also used in 2005 to celebrate the "rebirth" of the sunken village after the land consolidation. The pastors of Mainbernheim and Marktsteft baptized a child in the barn. Today the barn is regularly used for ecumenical services; In 2017 it will be equipped with a bell.
Also in 2005 a monument was erected in the corridor of the village. It commemorates the French prisoners of war who were forced to work here in 1939 and 1940 to build a railway line. The remains of the unfinished railway embankment , which ends abruptly in the hallway, can still be seen. The Würzburg artist Thomas Reuter created a column on which three historical scenes from the local history of Rügerrieth were immortalized. The 3.90 m high column itself is reminiscent of the church tower of the village.
Before that, the motif of the railway embankment was taken up and another column was sunk halfway into the ground. There is an inscription on it that promotes international understanding and urges peace . It reads: “La guerre mène au néant, la paix nous fait vivre - War leads to nowhere, peace leads to life”. The place is used today as a meeting place.
literature
- Günther Aulig, Ursula Eberhard, Thomas Lauer, Michael Ritter: Home moves. From feeling to action. Commitment to history, culture and landscape. (= Heimatpflege in Bayern , Volume 2.) Munich 2009.
- Hans Bauer: The Kitzinger Land. Valuables, monuments, curiosities. Volume II. Volkach 2007.
- Peter Rückert: Land expansion and desertification of the high and late Middle Ages in the Franconian Gäuland. Diss . Wuerzburg 1990.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Günther Aulig include: moving home. P. 22.
- ↑ Hans Bauer: The Kitzinger Land. P. 160.
- ^ Rückert, Peter: Land expansion and desertification of the high and late Middle Ages . P. 245.
- ↑ Hans Bauer: The Kitzinger Land. P. 164.
- ↑ Hans Bauer: The Kitzinger Land. P. 163.
- ↑ a b Spirit of freedom wafts over Rügerrieth. In: Main-Post (online offer subject to charge), accessed on February 5, 2017.
- ↑ Günther Aulig include: moving home. P. 22.
Coordinates: 49 ° 41 ′ 21 ″ N , 10 ° 11 ′ 37.3 ″ E