Sotzweiler
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Sotzweiler
Tholey parish
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| Height : | 265 m | |
| Residents : | 1200 | |
| Incorporation : | 1st January 1974 | |
| Postal code : | 66636 | |
| Area code : | 06853 | |
Location of Sotzweiler in Saarland |
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Sotzweiler is a district of the Tholey municipality in Saarland with around 1200 inhabitants and is located at the foot of the Schaumberg . The Tholey junction of the A 1 is nearby .
history
Foundations of a villa rustica , parts of a settlement and a pottery indicate that the area was already settled in Roman times .
In 1258 Sotzweiler is mentioned for the first time as "Sucwilre" and in 1361 as "Sotzwilr" . The interpretation of the name is not yet complete, although ... Weiler was a common name in this area for a small settlement. For some time the village was owned by the Tholey Monastery and the Dukes of Lorraine . The parish was appointed by the Benedictine Abbey of Tholey. Was assigned to the canton of Tholey until 1814 , in the Moselle department . In 1846 the village consisted of 80 buildings. In 1870 there were still 33 farms. In 1961 there were 1252 inhabitants, 521 of whom were gainfully employed. On May 27, 1970 the place had 1,472 inhabitants.
As part of the Saarland regional and administrative reform , the previously independent municipality of Sotzweiler was assigned to the municipality of Tholey on January 1, 1974.
Worth seeing
The neo-Gothic parish church was built between 1913 and 1914 and is dedicated to Saint Mauritius . It was consecrated in 1915 and consecrated a year later. The four bells could only be purchased in 1936. The two-manual Stahlhuth organ is a rare example of a multiplex organ .
The Wendelinus Chapel from 1745 went into private ownership in 1922.
To the north-west of the village in an open field is the word sail , an approximately 13-meter-high steel sculpture by the local artist Heinrich Popp .
Clubs and events
There are several associations in Sotzweiler, some of which are affiliated with like-minded people from other parts of the community. These are:
- Rifle club Hubertus Sotzweiler-Bergweiler
- SG Theeltal / SG Ill-Theel (soccer team in youth soccer)
- TSV Sotzweiler-Bergweiler (sports club)
- Chamber choir Sotzweiler
- Country women's association Schaumberg Bergweiler Sotzweiler
- Musikverein "Stern" eV Sotzweiler-Bergweiler
- Friends of Kindergarten u. Sotzweiler-Bergweil primary school
- Handball club Rot-Weiß Schaumberg Sotzweiler eV
- Yodelling Association Hagen-Sotzweiler eV
- Association for German Shepherds "SVOG Bergweiler-Sotzweiler eV"
- Boxing Club Schaumberg eV
Sotzweiler has a spacious hall, the Heldenrechhalle, in which various events take place.
Personalities
- Eusébio Oscar Cardinal Scheid SCJ (* 1932), retired Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro, Primiz in Sotzweiler
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Restructuring Act - NGG of December 19, 1973, § 37, published in the Saarland Official Gazette 1973, No. 48, p. 857 (PDF page 29; 499 kB)
- ^ 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 .