Schöndorf (on the Ruwer)

Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Trier-Saarburg
Association municipality :	Ruwer
Height :	309 m above sea level NHN
Area :	10.03 km 2
Residents:	789 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	79 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	54316
Area code :	06588
License plate :	TR, SAB
Community key :	07 2 35 124
Community structure:	3 districts
Association administration address:	Lower Kirchstrasse 1 ; 54320 Waldrach
Website :	schoendorf.eu
Local Mayor :	Uwe Kirchartz ( FWG )
Location of the local community Schöndorf in the district of Trier-Saarburg

Schöndorf ( Moselle Franconian : Schennerf ) is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Ruwer , which has its administrative headquarters in Waldrach . The district and former Gutshof Lonzenburg , the district Pluwigerhammer and the Raulsmühle on the Ruwer belong to Schöndorf .

Geographical location

Schöndorf is located on the north-western edge of the Osburger Hochwald , halfway above the Ruwertal . The Ruwer flows west of Schöndorf . The Entergraben in the Enterbachtal nature reserve and the Rotegraben flow towards it.

Schöndorf (an der Ruwer), aerial photo (2016)

history

In 634 the place was mentioned in the Grimo testament as "fidivis". In the Egbert document from 981, the Archbishop of Trier Egbert also gave the St. Paulin Monastery of Trier "videum with church" (Latin "videre" = to look, from Schaudorf - Schöndorf). In 1228, Archbishop Theoderich II confirmed the affiliation of the church in Schöndorf to the St. Paulin monastery. In 1839 the church was rebuilt in the classicist style and expanded in 1907 with a massive, square tower. Schöndorf is the central parish for the surrounding communities Bonerath, Hinzenburg, Holzerath and Ollmuth.

Population development

The development of the population of Schöndorf, the values from 1871 to 1987 are based on censuses:

year	Residents
1815	296
1835	434
1871	502
1905	483
1939	652
1950	716

year	Residents
1961	744
1970	757
1987	761
1997	789
2005	820
2019	789

politics

Local mayor

2004 to 2014: Matthias Wick (CDU)
since 2014: Uwe Kirchartz (FWG)

coat of arms

The coat of arms description reads: "Under a split shield head, in which there is a red bar cross in silver at the top right and a silver St. Andrew's cross in blue on the left, three silver tits appear in red, two to one."

Explanation: The Electorate Balkenkreuz reminds of the former sovereign affiliation to Electorate . The St. Andrew's cross refers to the patron saint of the parish church in Schöndorf. The Meisen stand for the lords of Meisemburg who had basic rights in Schöndorf until the end of the 18th century.

Attractions

The Catholic parish church of St. Andrew is classified as a cultural monument. The free-standing hall building in the classical style was built in 1830/31 by local master builder Johann Baptist Bingler from Trier; Noteworthy is the retracted apse and the multilayered facade with arched panels. The free-standing neo - Romanesque bell tower was added by Ernst Brand from Trier in 1908. The rectory (main street) and the churchyard with priest grave stones and the war memorial are also under monument protection.

The church was built in place of an earlier church that was demolished in 1833 due to dilapidation. The first church in Schöndorf was mentioned in 981 in a document from Archbishop Egbert of Trier .

societies

The largest local club is FC Schöndorf, whose beginnings go back to 1929. Today (as of 2009) the club has around 380 members and maintains the football, bowling and gymnastics departments.

Other associations in Schöndorf are the men's choir , the church choir , the Malteserhilfsdienst , the carnival association and the women's community.

Economy and Transport

Several small and medium-sized companies are based in the village. Until 2016 there were also branches of Sparkasse Trier and Volksbank Trier . Schöndorf is located on Landesstrasse 146 and on county roads 56 and 62 . Municipal roads connect the main town with the districts of Lonzenburg and Neuhof. A connecting cycle path of over one kilometer leads from the center down to the Pluwiger Hammer , where there is a connection to the Ruwer-Hochwald cycle path , which was built on the route of the former Hochwaldbahn .

Public facilities

The volunteer fire brigade was founded on July 22, 1928. Today it has 28 active members (as of 2009). Since June 1, 1990 there is also a youth fire brigade with currently 15 young people. The Friends of the Schöndorf Fire Brigade eV was founded in 1996.

Public facilities in Schöndorf are the community center, the library, the Andreashaus, the Enterbach primary school, the sports hall, the sports area, several playgrounds, the youth room and, since 2017, the Poarbus community bus .

literature

Willi Körtels has published a book on the dialect of Schöndorf since September 2003 , which now comprises 204 pages. It provides information about the idioms, the proverbs, the field names, the house names and Yiddish expressions. You can look up the individual terms in a register and explore their meaning. A grammar section shows the declension of nouns and the conjugation of verbs. In addition, some selected terms are explained in dialect:

Willi Körtels: Schöndorfer dialect. Schennerwer Platt , compiled and edited by Willi Körtels, [Oberemmel, Ernst-Hartmann-Straße 17]: W. Körtels, 2003