Steinberg (Wadern)

Steinberg City of Wadern
Coordinates: 49 ° 34 ′ 9 ″  N , 6 ° 50 ′ 58 ″  E
Height :	388 m above sea level NHN
Area :	4.63 km²
Residents :	1002  (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	216 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	1st January 1974
Postal code :	66687
Area code :	06871
Location of Steinberg in Saarland

Steinberg is a district of the city ​​of Wadern in the Merzig-Wadern district in northern Saarland . The place is located in the Black Forest high forest and is part of the Moselle-Franconian language area.

geography

Location of Steinberg in the city ​​of Wadern

Steinberg is about 370 meters above sea level and is characterized by its hillside location. The red and white tower of the Teufelskopf transmitter at 695  m above sea level. NHN high Teufelskopf , the highest point on the ridge above Steinberg, can be seen from afar. The abundance of forests and the associated hiking opportunities, the Wahnbachtal nature reserve and the view over large parts of the Saarland make the place attractive for tourists.

history

Steinberg is first mentioned in a document in Trier's Urbar (tax writing) from 1200, after which it belonged to the Kell forestry office (Forsthubendorf). Findings suggest that the place was probably created by Franks around the turn of the 13th century. The place used to belong to the Electorate of Trier and was subordinate to the Office of Grimburg in administrative, judicial and tax matters .

Steinberg was until the end of the First World War the district Merzig on the part of the Prussian governmental district Trier was. The Merzig district was assigned to the Saar area under the League of Nations administration in 1920 according to the provisions of the Versailles Treaty - with the exception of the high forest communities (districts of Wadern, Losheim and Weiskirchen), including Steinberg, which continues to be part of the administrative district under the name " Restkreis Merzig-Wadern " Trier remained. The district administration of the "remaining district" was in Wadern . After the Second World War , France decreed that the “remaining district” belonged to the newly formed Saarland, which was under French influence .

On January 1, 1957, Saarland and with it Steinberg became part of Germany again. The economic connection to the Federal Republic did not take place until July 6, 1959. As part of the regional and administrative reform in the Saarland , the previously independent municipality of Steinberg, which until then belonged to the Weiskirchen office, was dissolved on January 1, 1974 and the new municipality, from 1978 assigned to town, Wadern.

politics

Local council

Results of the local council elections on May 26, 2019:

• SPD : 64.4%, 6 seats
• CDU : 35.6%, 3 seats

Mayor

Since the territorial reform in 1974:

• Bernhard Hewener (1968 to 1974)
• Peter Dewald (1974 to 1984)
• Fredi Dewald (1984 to 1998)
• Christoph Trampert, SPD (1998 to 2018)
• Michael Dewald, SPD (from 2018)

Local partnership

The districts of Steinberg and Morscholz have maintained a partnership with Wahrenbrück in Brandenburg for the city ​​of Wadern since 1991 .

coat of arms

The coat of arms - designed by Willy Weinen - is divided as follows: On the top right, on silver, a red cross, the coat of arms of the Electorate of Trier , which indicates the former affiliation of the place. The black St. Andrew's cross on gold at the top left is the coat of arms of the Lords of Saarbrücken, Grimburg and Dagstuhl. It indicates that Steinberg belonged to the former Grimburg office. In the middle, a silver fir on green symbolizes forest management in the former forest hub village of Steinberg. In the lower part there is a black three-mountain on gold and silver. It is a reference to the place name Steinberg with its three main mountains Rodelberg, Bremerkopf and Faidenberg.

Culture and sights

Parish Church of St. Liborius

Interior of the church with a view of the apse

The first documented chapel in Steinberg was demolished in 1743. In the same year, a new chapel was built on the same site, dedicated to St. Liborius . In 1803 Steinberg became a chapel parish of the parish of St. John the Baptist in Konfeld . The Steinberger Chapel was completely destroyed by fire in 1860. A new building took place in the years from 1863 to 1868. In 1921 the chapel congregation was elevated to a parish vicarie. In 1947 the elevation to parish took place.

The construction of a new church began in 1951 under Pastor Josef Pülske. On October 25, 1953, today's parish church , which had been designed as a tiered hall church by the architect H. Rost from Merzig , was inaugurated on Christ the King's Festival by the Trier Vicar General Peter Weins. The Liborius patronage was continued. The baroque high altar from 1725 is designed as a canopy altar resting on four columns. It comes from the medieval parish church of St. John and Paul in Beckingen, which was demolished in 1880/1881 . Above the altar there is a twelve-spoke rose window , which was donated by the then Saarland Prime Minister Johannes Hoffmann . It addresses the Holy Spirit in fiery colors . The side apse houses the baptistery . The sacristy is located in the gusset between the apse and the church hall. The church tower is positioned as a campanile to the right of the nave.

The equipment of the Steinberg church includes a reliquary - ostensorium with a relic of St. Liborius, which has been in the possession of the Steinberg chapel community since 1762. In 2004, a burglar-proof show niche was installed to display the relic. Up until the 1950s, Steinberg was also the destination of pilgrimages due to the relic , which were especially undertaken in the case of stone and kidney problems.

Numerous figures of saints, church windows and the Stations of the Cross in the Steinberger Church are from the previous building. The furnishings were restored in 2004. On April 18, 2007, the bones of St. Therese von Lisieux were exhibited in the church , a statue of the saint commemorating this. Since December 2019, a large painting of the Immaculate Conception has been hanging in the apse , which was probably painted by the "painter countess" Octavie de Lasalle in the 1880s. The picture was given to the church on permanent loan from the city of Wadern. The builder of the church, Pastor Josef Pülske, is buried in the church. The Steinberger Church is assigned to the Diocese of Trier . Patronage day is the feast of St. Liborius of Le Mans on July 23. The festivities in Steinberg always take place on the third Sunday in July.

Events

• Fair (mid-July)

societies

The most important clubs in alphabetical order:

• Fishing club Steinberg
• Women's gymnastics and gymnastics group Steinberg
• Eichenlaubschützen Steinberg
• Church choir "Cäcilia" Steinberg
• Kolping Chapel Steinberg
• Malteser Auxiliary Service Steinberg
• Naturschutzbund (NABU) local group Steinberg
• Steinberg Fruit and Horticultural Association
• Sports club "Grün-Weiß" 1927 Steinberg
• TTG Steinberg-Morscholz (table tennis)
• VdK Steinberg-Morscholz

Economy and Infrastructure

The Steinberg district has a children's playground, a mobile post service, a forest district office, a fire station , inns and a sports field. The oak leaf hall is available for larger events.

media

• Saarbrücker Zeitung
• Wochenspiegel Hochwald
• Official notice of the city of Wadern

Educational and educational institutions

• Primary school St. Martin Wadrill-Steinberg, Steinberg location

literature

• Literature on Steinberg (Wadern) in the Saarland Bibliography

Web links

Commons : Steinberg  - Collection of Images

• Steinberg on the sides of the city of Wadern

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} data and facts on www.stadt-wadern.de
2. ^ Restructuring Act - NGG of December 19, 1973, § 34, published in the Saarland Official Gazette 1973, No. 48, p. 855 (PDF page 27; 499 kB)
3. ^ 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. 804 f .
4. ↑ Bernhard Hewener was mayor of the independent municipality of Steinberg from 1968 to 1974, and from January 1, 1974 in the role of mayor
5. ↑ Kunstlexikon Saar ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed May 10, 2015. 
6. ↑ Ruth Wagner: In 1953 the Steinbergers celebrated their new church (series church portrait), Saarbrücker Zeitung, Momente, E 1, Easter 2020.