Nonnweiler

Basic data
State :	Saarland
County :	St. Wendel
Height :	414 m above sea level NHN
Area :	66.74 km 2
Residents:	8416 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	126 inhabitants per km 2
Postcodes :	66616-66620
Primaries :	06873, 06875 (Primstal)
License plate :	WND
Community key :	10 0 46 115
LOCODE :	DE NNW
Community structure:	8 parts of the community
Address of the ; municipal administration:	Triererstr. 5 ; 66620 Nonnweiler
Website :	www.nonnweiler.de
Mayor :	Franz-Josef Barth (independent)
Location of the municipality of Nonnweiler in the St. Wendel district

Nonnweiler is the northernmost municipality in the Saarland and is located around 30 km southeast of Trier . The localities Bierfeld , Braunshausen (with Mariahütte ), Kastel, Nonnweiler, Otzenhausen , Primstal , Schwarzenbach and Sitzerath belong to it. Nonnweiler is a climatic health resort .

geography

The municipality is traversed by the Prims , which is dammed up in the district of Nonnweiler to the Primstalsperre . In the north, the Black Forest high forest , part of the Hunsrück, is also affected. Nonnweiler is a national park community in the Hunsrück-Hochwald National Park .

history

The first written reference to Nonnweiler is on the "Hubertushorn" owned by the parish community and dates to 1182. The Hubertus cult, which was first mentioned in 1516, went hand in hand with the development of Nonnweiler into a place of pilgrimage. Pilgrims were those who had been healed of the "Hundswuth" by the Hubertus key. The Hubertus Brotherhood was recorded in 1759 by a bull of indulgence from the Pope . In 1828 the use of the Hubertus key and the pilgrimage to Nonnweiler were forbidden by the episcopal vicariate. In 1897 Nonnweiler was connected to Lebach by a railway line . On January 1, 1974, the municipality of Nonnweiler with the towns of Bierfeld , Braunshausen , Kastel, Otzenhausen , Primstal , Schwarzenbach and Sitzerath emerged from the Nonnweiler office . With the construction of the A1 , section Primstal-Reinsfeld, in 1973 and the handover on October 20, 1975, the municipality was connected to the network of federal motorways. On January 4, 1981, the sub-section of the A62 Otzenhausen-Türkismühle was handed over.

The construction of the Primstalsperre, which was completed in 1982, began with the construction of the motorway. Overburden resulting from the construction of the motorway was used for the dam. In 1982/83 a service water line was laid from the Primstalsperre to the Blies in Gronig , so that there was always enough cooling water available for the Bexbach power station . The route is 18.5 km long, has a diameter of 1000 mm and works entirely without pumping stations, as the inlet point is higher than the outlet point. Today several communities are supplied with drinking water from the dam.

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council election on May 25, 2014 brought the following result:

City council election 2014
Political party	be right	Share of votes	Seats
CDU	1,665	34.54%	10
SPD	2,558	53.06%	15th
THE LEFT	110	2.28%	-
FDP	140	2.90%	-
FWG Nonnweiler	348	7.22%	2

Local council election on May 26, 2019

(Turnout 67.30%)

%

60

50

40

30th

20th

10

0

42.5%

51.2%

6.3%

n. k.

Gains and losses

compared to 2014

% p

8th

6th

4th

2

0

-2

-4

-6

-8th

+ 7.96 % p

-1.86 % p.p.

+ 6.3 % p

-2.28 % p

-2.9 % p

-7.22 % p

In the election on May 25, 2014, the SPD achieved an absolute majority of the seats in the municipal council and was able to increase its share of the vote by 6.3%. The CDU suffered losses, but kept its 10 seats. The FWG Nonnweiler was able to win 2 seats again with slight gains. The turnout was 67.30%

The municipal council election on May 26, 2019 brought the following result:

City council election 2019
Political party	be right	Share of votes	Seats
CDU	2198	42.55%	12 (+ 2)
SPD	2645	51.20%	14 (- 1)
The green	323	6.25%	1 (+ 1)
THE LEFT	- / -	- / -	0
FDP	- / -	- / -	0
FWG Nonnweiler	- / -	- / -	0

The SPD again achieved an absolute majority in the election on May 26, 2019, but lost −1.86% and one seat on the local council. The CDU, on the other hand, gained + 8.01% and added two seats. The Greens achieved 6.25% from the start and won a seat on the local council. FDP, Die Linke and Free Voting Group Nonnweiler did not run for the election. The turnout was 74.94%, an increase of 7.64%

mayor

1974–1984: Edmund Becker (Nonnweiler), CDU
1984–1989: Egon Meyer (Otzenhausen), SPD
1989–2003: Dieter Keller (Schwarzenbach), SPD
2003–2011: Hans-Uwe Schneider (Otzenhausen), CDU
since October 1, 2011: Franz-Josef Barth (Braunshausen), non-party / SPD supported!

The first four mayors were elected by the municipal council, the following then by person voting by the citizens.

District election 2015

Community result Nonnweiler
Name (party)	number	percent
Udo Recktenwald ( CDU )	1744	52.6
Magnus Jung (SPD)	1574	47.4

coat of arms

The coat of arms of the municipality of Nonnweiler was awarded on December 12, 1958 to the then Amt Nonnweiler, by the Minister of the Interior of the Saarland government.

Description: The head of the shield split, the front in red a pair of tongs crossed with the golden pouring ladle, in the back three golden ears of wheat in black, below in gold on a black three-hill a red deer striding to the right.

Reason: In the representation, the coat of arms embodies the three main branches of income of the population of the municipal parts of the district of Nonnweiler past and present, its economic-geological structure as a high forest area: the foundry tongs and ladle refer to 300 years of iron processing industry (iron smelting and iron hammering) in the high forest. The ears of wheat should indicate the agricultural part of the districts. The stag is said to indicate the abundance of forests, large game hunting and the Hubertus cult. The Dreiberg symbolizes the highest elevations in the community: Dollberg (695 m, Otzenhausen), Peterberg (584 m, Braunshausen) and Benkelberg (565 m, Sitzerath). The mountains also have different heights in the coat of arms.

Economy and Infrastructure

One of the largest manufacturers of frozen pizzas in Europe, Nestlé Wagner GmbH, is based in Nonnweiler and employs around 1,800 people there (as of 2018). In addition, the spa is an important branch of the economy in town.

traffic

The municipality is connected to the national road network via the federal highways 1 ( Heiligenhafen - Saarbrücken ) and the 62 (Nonnweiler - Pirmasens ). The BAB 1 serves four connection points within the municipality: Nonnweiler-Bierfeld (135), Nonnweiler-Otzenhausen (136), Nonnweiler-Braunshausen (137) and Nonnweiler-Primstal (138). The Nonnweiler triangle connects the BAB 1 and BAB 62. The " Eichenlaubstraße " runs through several districts of the community.

The decommissioned Hochwaldbahn runs through the municipality of Nonnweiler. There were train stations in the districts of Bierfeld, Nonnweiler , Otzenhausen and Schwarzenbach. At the Primstalbahn branching off at Nonnweiler station , there were also stops in Mariahütte , Kastel and Primstal .

Population development

Population development
District	2019	2018	2017	2016	1982	1973
Beer field	500	k. A.	k. A.	k. A.	571	540
Braunshausen	740	k. A.	k. A.	k. A.	741	732
Kastel	1129	k. A.	k. A.	k. A.	1304	1195
Nonnweiler	1072	k. A.	k. A.	k. A.	979	849
Otzenhausen	1601	k. A.	k. A.	k. A.	1385	1330
Primstal	2078	k. A.	k. A.	k. A.	2349	2289
Schwarzenbach	695	k. A.	k. A.	k. A.	745	not yet incorporated
Sitzerath	712	k. A.	k. A.	k. A.	901	867
total	8477	8590	8641	8724	8975	8896

Addition: Up until December 31, 1973, Buweiler-Rathen, Kostenbach belonged to the Nonnweiler office; with the regional reform on January 1, 1974, they belong to the Merzig-Wadern district , Schwarzenbach from the Nohfelden community is added to the Nonnweiler community. In the information on Braunshausen, the residents of Mariahütte are included because Mariahütte was a district of Braunshausen.

leisure

The Peterberg leisure center is located in the Braunshausen district . In summer, the longest south-west German summer toboggan run, at 1.8 kilometers, as well as other leisure facilities such as a neighboring slide paradise or a bungee trampoline can be used. Since summer 2017, a druid playground has rounded off the offer for children.

The unprofitable winter sports operation was discontinued in 2013.

religion

Hochwalddom in Nonnweiler

In the Mariahütte district there is a Protestant church, built in 1956 according to plans by building officer Heinrich Otto Vogel . In every other district there is a Roman Catholic church, although only those in Primstal and Nonnweiler are parish churches. In Schwarzenbach, the church is used by both Catholics and Protestants. The old affiliations are still visible here today, as the inhabitants of the lower village belonged to the Protestant rule of Eberswald, while the upper village was predominantly inhabited by subjects of the Archbishopric of Trier and the inhabitants therefore remained Catholic.

"Structure plan 2020"

On June 28, 2007, Bishop Reinhard Marx put the “Structural Plan 2020” into effect. As a result, the parish landscape in the Diocese of Trier is rearranged. This structure plan envisages Primstal as the office of the pastor and the parish office from 2011.

This decision met with violent protests from the parish councils of Nonnweiler-Bierfeld, Otzenhausen and Sitzerath and from the population of these places.

Culture and sights

Nonnweiler is on the Saarland circular hiking trail and is a stage destination of the Saar-Hunsrück climb . Part of the municipality also belongs to the Hunsrück-Hochwald National Park .

Nonnweiler dam

Museums

There is a planetary hiking trail at the Primstalsperre in the Nonnweiler district .

Buildings

Ring wall of Otzenhausen in the district of the same name, a Celtic fortification .
Hubertus Hochwald Cathedral with an outstanding high altar
Reservoir / dam (Primstalsperre) Nonnweiler, 20 million m³ of water with a 12 km circular walk
Historic nail forge in Sitzerath
Catholic Church Primstal
Nonnweiler Viaduct of the Hochwaldbahn

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the church

Gerd Fuchs (1932–2016), writer
Sabine Hark (* 1962), sociologist
Martin Weiler (1923–1993), local history researcher, local politician and holder of the Federal Cross of Merit

Honorary citizen

Reinhold Weiler (1907–1995), Braunshausen, master carpenter, entrepreneur and founder of R. Weiler Küchenmöbelfabrik GmbH (1977)
Alois Kasper, Primstal, entrepreneur and founder of the Alois Kasper elevator factory (1983)
Karl Diehl , Nuremberg, entrepreneur and founder of Diehl, today Diehl Defense (1985)
Ernst Wagner (1929–1999), Braunshausen, entrepreneur and founder of Wagner Tiefkühlprodukte GmbH, today Nestlé Wagner , recipient of the Federal Cross of Merit (1994)
Egon Meier, Otzenhausen, former mayor of the municipality (1995)
The couple Anette (née Wagner) and Gottfried Hares, Braunshausen, entrepreneur and managing director of Wagner Tiefkühlprodukte GmbH (2014)
Arno Krause , founder of the European Academy Otzenhausen (2017)

Others

Jürgen Gräßer (1940–2010), German racing driver, businessman and building contractor.

Web links

Commons : Nonnweiler - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Nonnweiler community
Literature about Nonnweiler in the Saarland Bibliography
Link catalog on the subject of Nonnweiler at curlie.org (formerly DMOZ )

Individual evidence

↑ Saarland.de - Official population figures as of December 31, 2019 (PDF; 20 kB) ( help ).

^ Parish community Nonnweiler (Ed.): Chronicle of the parish "St. Hubertus “Nonnweiler, p. 164 . Nonnweiler ( pfarrei-nonnweiler.de ).

^ Historical association for the Saar region eV (Hrsg.): Saarland - history of a region . Nonnweiler, S. 164 .

^ 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 .