Voissel

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Voissel
City of Mechernich
Coordinates: 50 ° 34 ′ 12 ″  N , 6 ° 33 ′ 36 ″  E
Height : 410-430 m above sea level NHN
Residents : 239  (Jan 14, 2007)
Postal code : 53894
Area code : 02441

Voißel is a place on the northern edge of the Eifel , which belongs to the city of Mechernich in the Euskirchen district. It lies on the edge of the Eifel National Park . The district road 27 from Bleibuir to Wallenthalerhöhe leads through the village .

history

The village name Voißel has had many different spellings over the years:

  • 1493, Foissel
  • 1546, Fosselen
  • 1646, Vossel
  • 1791, Voihsel
  • and since about 1955 the name “Voißel” has been written.

The origin of the name has not yet been clearly established and there are currently two vague assumptions:

  • Fossa = ditch (based on the ditch in which the village is located)
  • Vos = fox (fox enclosure, "the foxes literally said good night here")

Others

Anthony Chapel

Short chronicle
1845 Creation of construction plan by foreman Heiliger
1846 Resolution to rebuild the chapel
1854 Laying of the foundation stone
1855 start of building
1873 Benediction on June 13th in honor of the patron saint Anthony of Padua
1879 Casting of the church bell by D. Rodenmacher
1925 The chapel receives electric light

Old village school

Former single-room village school on Ritterstraße (K27) with the distinctive inscription "God and the King", which is now used as a residential building.

Bike paths

The Eifel-Höhen-Route long-distance cycle path runs through the village and runs as a circular route around and through the Eifel National Park .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Voissel Chapel. Voissel village community, archived from the original on September 28, 2007 ; Retrieved January 25, 2016 .

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