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Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Trier-Saarburg
Association municipality :	Schweich on the Roman Wine Route
Height :	133 m above sea level NHN
Area :	31.09 km 2
Residents:	7848 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	252 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	54338
Area code :	06502
License plate :	TR, SAB
Community key :	07 2 35 125
Association administration address:	Brückenstrasse 26 ; 54338 Schweich
Website :	www.stadt-sch Weich.de
City Mayor :	Lars Rieger ( CDU )
Location of the city of Schweich in the Trier-Saarburg district

Silence on the Moselle

Panorama from Annaberg from

Moselle before expansion near Schweich (1955)

Schweich (from Celt. Soiacum ) is a town on the Middle Moselle in the district of Trier-Saarburg in Rhineland-Palatinate in the Moselle-Franconian- speaking area. Schweich is the administrative seat of the Verbandsgemeinde Schweich on the Römische Weinstrasse , to which the city and 18 independent local communities belong. One district of Schweich is Issel . According to state planning, Schweich is designated as a basic center.

geography

Geographical location

Schweich lies on the edge of the Meulenwald . Running waters in the urban area are the Moselle with its left tributaries Quintbach , Merzbach , Ermesgraben , Föhrenbach and Landwehrgraben . The Rothenberg lies between Schweich-Issel and Trier-Quint .

Schweich refers to the table sheet No. 6106 (formerly No. 3456) of the topographic map on a scale of 1: 25,000.

City structure

The town of Schweich includes the district of Issel and the parts of the community Am Tunnel, Unterm Rotenberg , Am Atzertwald, Am Bahnhof Schweich , Am Heilbrunnen, Andresmühle, Auf Mascheid, Auf Schodenpfädd, Bohnenfeldhof, Forsthaus in der Quint, Haardthof, Haus Mülchen, Hinter der Andresmühle, Kempsmühle, Leinenhof, Loiseleuxmühle, Molitorsmühle , Osterbornhof, Schimmelhof and Thesenmühle.

Neighboring communities

Neighboring (clockwise, starting in the north): Zemmer , Naurath (Eifel) , Föhren , Hetzerath , Bekond , Mehring , Longen , Longuich and the city of Trier .

history

Roman finds on the eastern edge of Schweich and on the Heidekopf , about four kilometers from Schweich, prove a settlement at that time. Franconian graves were found in the western part of the village, on the road to Issel.

Schweich was first mentioned in a document in 721 as a Soiacum : the Franconian noblewoman Bertrada and her son Charibert donated a farm on the Moselle to the newly founded Prüm Monastery . In 762 the whole place became the property of the monastery.

The Niederprümer Hof was built on the remains of a Roman villa and served as the administrative seat of the Prüm monastery. A cultural center is now housed in the restored building from 1706.

In medieval times there was the Quintburg on the castle hill above the Kaiserhammerweiher and not far away in the Kastelaun district there was a hill fort .

At the landmark of the city, the ferry tower at the marina, one of the most important ferry crossings on the Moselle was the Trier - Koblenz road. To the north of the city is the Schweich train station , which was built in 1878 with the connection to the Trier - Wittlich railway line .

In the Electorate of Trier , Schweich belonged to the Pfalzel office with the seat of a mayor's shop . In French times , Schweich became the seat of a Mairie and the seat of the canton of Schweich with the other Mairies Longuich, Hetzerath, Mehring, Sehlem and Trittenheim. The Verbandsgemeinde Schweich was formed in 1968 from the Prussian mayor's office in Schweich and the later office of Schweich.

On June 7, 1969, the previously independent community of Issel was incorporated into Schweich. The city charter was granted on May 30, 1984.

Population development

The development of the number of inhabitants in relation to today's area of the city of Schweich, the values from 1871 to 1987 are based on censuses:

year	Residents
1815	1,381
1835	2,494
1871	3,000
1905	3,616
1939	4,217
1950	4,597

year	Residents
1961	5,071
1970	5,590
1987	5.511
2005	6,522
2011	6,778
2019	7,848

Graphic of the population development

religion

The city of Schweich near the episcopal city of Trier is traditionally Catholic . A Jewish community has also been recorded since 1639 ; the only relic is the Jewish cemetery . As part of a project by young people from the local youth area, attempts were made - unsuccessfully - to locate Jews in Schweich who are still present today; At least contemporary witnesses from that time could still be interviewed. There is also a Protestant church in Schweich, where services and confirmations are held regularly.

politics

City council

City Council Schweich 2019

6th

8th

10

6th 8th 10

A total of 24 seats

SPD : 6
FWG : 8
CDU : 10

The City Council in Schweich has existed since the local election in 2019 of 24 council members (as the city in the legislature from 2014 to 2019, the population had jumped from 7500), in a personalized proportional representation were elected, and the volunteer city mayor as chairman.

The distribution of seats in the city council:

choice	SPD	CDU	FWG	total
2019	6th	10	8th	24 seats
2014	6th	8th	8th	22 seats
2009	7th	9	6th	22 seats
2004	7th	9	6th	22 seats

FWG = Free Voting Group in the City of Schweich eV

mayor

After World War II, Mr. Schilling was mayor from 1946 to 1952. He was followed by Josef Geiben from 1952 to 1969. In 1969, Kurt Ensch (SPD) took over the office of mayor, who was replaced in 1974 by Friedrich Zeyen (CDU), who held the office until 1983. From 1983 to 1994 Josef Rohr (CDU) was mayor , from 1994 to 1999 Günther Porten (FWG) and from 1999 to June 2009 Vitus Blang (SPD). In the election on June 7, 2009, Otmar Rößler (FWG) received 38.8 percent of the vote, Johannes Heinz (CDU) 37.4 percent and Achim Schmitt (SPD) 23.9 percent. The turnout was 59.1 percent. In the runoff election on June 21, 2009, Roessler received 57.3 percent and Heinz 42.7 percent of the vote. The turnout was 48.8 percent. On May 25, 2014 Otmar Rößler (FWG) was re-elected as city mayor with 57.5 percent of the vote and a voter turnout of 57.7 percent. Mayor Rößler resigned in April 2015. In the new election on July 12, 2015, Lars Rieger (CDU) won against Achim Schmitt (SPD) with 65.4 percent and a turnout of 38.7 percent. In the local elections on May 26, 2019, Lars Rieger (CDU) was re-elected with 76.8% of the votes, with a turnout of 66.3 percent.

Twin cities

Partner municipalities are Marsannay-la-Côte (France), Portishead (United Kingdom), Krokowa (Poland), Renesse (Netherlands) and Murialdo (Italy).

Culture and sights

Attractions

High altar in the Church of St. Martin

Sports field at the wine cellar

Old ferry tower at the campsite and the boat harbor
Church of St. Martin in Schweich, game cross
Chapel of St. Georg in Issel
Stefan Andres Fountain
Molitorsmühle on Föhrenbach
Niederprümer Hof
The former synagogue in the city center was restored from 1987 to 1989 and set up as a cultural site.
Jewish Cemetery
Hisgenhaus (St. Maximiner Amtshaus)
Geibenhaus
The chapel at the Heilbrunnen is at the end of a long avenue ( Kreuzweg ) near the hiking car park that leads to the Meulenwald . In the late Middle Ages, the Heiligen-Born became a destination for pilgrims after the water had cured the sick.
Water treading basin and the biotope in the Sauerwiese
Isseler Hof in Issel
Sports field "Am Winzerkeller"
Sports facility at the school center
Former Schweicher Morgenstern iron ore mine and Morgenstern well in the Obersässer valley

societies

There are around 50 clubs in Schweich, the largest of which is TuS Mosella Schweich ; the gymnastics department was founded in 1901, the soccer department in 1919. In terms of men's choirs there is the men's choir 1902 Schweich, the men's choir 1910 Issel and the men's choir Cäcilia Schweich. The city band Schweich e. V. emerged on January 15, 1995 from the Schweich Music Association, which began around 1912. The Schachklub 1933 Schweich e. V. has around 100 members and is involved with seven teams in the game operations in the Rhineland-Palatinate Chess Federation . The marching band of the Schweich volunteer fire brigade. V. with about 20 active musicians was founded in 1950. Other larger clubs are the Turn- und Sportverein Issel 1952 e. V., the fishing club Fährurm Schweich 1956 e. V., the Schweicher Carnival Association 1970 e. V., the Isseler Cultur Association 1970 e. V. and the Narrengilde Stadthusaren 1985 e. V. The Handball Sport Club Schweich e. V. was founded on January 20, 1995. He is a member of the Rhineland Sports Association and the Rhineland Handball Association .

In addition, DRK local association Schweich, the DLRG local group Schweich eV, the voluntary fire brigade Schweich, the Freundeskreis Schweich- Marsannay , the trade association Schweich, the Heimat- und Verkehrsverein Schweich, the Funkhilfe Schweich, the church choir Schweich, the Kolping family Schweich and the winegrowers association Schweich enrich that urban club life.

Economy and Infrastructure

The vineyards of the wine village Schweich in the Moselle growing area belong to the large Probstberg site . The individual layers are Herrenberg , Annaberg and Burgmauer .

traffic

Traffic jam at the Moseltal motorway triangle. On the left the A1 federal motorway in the direction of Saarbrücken, the A 602 federal motorway branches off to the right in the direction of Trier. In the middle the tower of the parish church St. Martin in Schweich.

Schweich railway station (DB) with steam train

The federal motorway 1 ( Europastraße 44 ) runs east of Schweich and leads over the Moselle bridge Schweich to the motorway triangle Moseltal near Longuich . The federal highway 53 runs along the Moselle via Schweich and Issel. State roads in the city are the L141 in the direction of Föhren -Hochkreuz and the L47 in the direction of Föhren. The Moselle Bridge Schweich (L141) connects Kirsch (Longuich) and Schweich.

The Schweich (DB) railway station lies on the railway line Trier-Koblenz and the train station Schweich South was due to the small railway line Trier-Bullay. The Trier city bus runs daily to Schweich. The tariffs of the Verkehrsverbund Region Trier (VRT) apply . Schweich is located on the Moselle Cycle Path , the Wittlicher Senke cycle path and the Moselsteig Trail .

Public facilities

Civic Center Schweich
Elementary school on Bodenländchen
Stefan Andres school center with the Stefan Andres grammar school
Dietrich Bonhoeffer -Gymnasium
Levana Schweich special school
Meulenwald special school
Kindergarten St. Martin Schweich
Kindergarten Angela Merici Schweich-Issel
Kindergarten Kinderland Schweich
Adult Education Center Schweich
Catholic adult education Schweich
Fire brigade operations center in Schweich
Schweich volunteer fire brigade
Schweich-Issel volunteer fire department
Schweich adventure pool

Established businesses

Jozi-Reisen GmbH

media

The Schweicher Bote was a newspaper of the Schweicher Druckerei Sachsenweger and was published from 1885 to 1935. Since 1924 the supplement Mein Heimatland has also appeared in loose succession .

Local media today are the Trierische Volksfreund , the Wochenspiegel and the official gazette of the Verbandsgemeinde Schweich on the Roman Wine Route .

Personalities

Franz Richard Maria Joseph Gattermann (1753–1830), judge and civil servant
A street in Schweich is named after Ludwig Uhland (1787–1862). In the summer of 1840 Uhland and his wife drove to the Rhine and Moselle .
Heinrich Oberhoffer (1824–1885), composer, musicologist, instrumental pedagogue, cathedral organist in Luxembourg, worked as a teacher in Schweich
Markus Konder (born March 5, 1854 in Schweich, † May 30, 1898 in Hamburg ) was a teacher and businessman in Itajahy , Brazil , and namesake of Markus-Konder-Strasse in Schweich. He was the father of nine children, including
- Marcos Konder (1882–1962): Mayor of Itajahy from 1915 to 1930
- Adolph Konder (1884–1956): from 1926 to 1930 President of the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina
- Victor Konder (1886–1941): Minister of Transport of Brazil from 1926 to 1930 and namesake of the International Airport Minister Victor Konder
Christoph März (1867–1931), Roman Catholic pastor and church painter
Johannes Haw (1871–1949), father and founder of the order
Henny Porten (1890–1960), film star of the silent film era
Markus Konder (1891–1969), local poet and school councilor in Recklinghausen , works a. a .: Et Schärlchen an d'r Mihl , Hämweh , De Schwächa Spraoch , Wat me weaker everything hun . ( DNB 1042785546 )
Wilhelm Ziegelmayer (1898–1951), Government Councilor in the Reich Ministry of War
Stefan Andres (1906–1970), writer, see also Stefan-Andres-Gesellschaft , Stefan-Andres-Preis
Bernd Münchgesang (* 1944), former member of the DFB Presidium, honorary member of the Rhineland Football Association and honorary president of TuS Mosella Schweich , holder of the sports plaque of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate
Franz Josef Gebert (* 1949), Roman Catholic clergyman, auxiliary bishop in Trier
Ingeborg Sahler-Fesel (* 1956), politician (SPD)
Gabriele Pauli (* 1957), born in Schweich, politician, patron of the Festival of the Roman Wine Route 2007
Katarina Barley (* 1968), politician (SPD), member of the Bundestag for the constituency of Trier, federal minister in various ministries

photos

Ferry tower
Boat harbor
Stefan Andres Fountain
Niederprümer Hof
Old synagogue
Portal at the Hisgenhaus
Healing fountain
Chapel by the healing fountain
Filial church St. Georg in Issel

literature

Artur Gemmel: Chronicle of Schweich , Schweich 1984
Wilfried Blumann and Fritz Zeyen: Schweich in old views , Schweich 1984
Fritz Zeyen: Schweich in the course of this century , Schweich 1986
Ralf Hansjosten: Schweich on the Roman Wine Route - The history of a Moselle town from Roman times to the present , Trier 2004