Vussem

Vussem City of Mechernich Coordinates: 50 ° 33 ′ 58 " N , 6 ° 39 ′ 47" E
Height :	304 m above sea level NHN
Area :	3.41 km² (with Bergheim)
Residents :	830 (June 30, 2017)
Population density :	243 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	53894
Area code :	02484
	Vussem, aerial photo (2015)

Vussem is a district of Mechernich in the North Rhine-Westphalian district of Euskirchen .

geography

Vussem lies in the valley of the Feybach , which flows through it from south to north in the direction of Euskirchen, where it flows into the Erft . The highest elevation in the vicinity is the Rüttlenkniep ( 406.3 m above sea level ) in the north.

history

There used to be an ironworks . From 1926 to 1968 the “Cooperative of the Sacred Heart of Jesus” prepared students for ordination in the Mission House.

On July 1, 1969, the municipality of Vussem-Bergheim was incorporated into Mechernich.

Sightseeing and tourism

St. Margaretha

Vussem aqueduct bridge

Chapel in the former mission house
Half-timbered chapel St. Margaretha
The aqueduct bridge of Vussem is part of the Roman Eifel aqueduct , which was built in the 1st century AD to supply fresh water to Roman Cologne. During construction work for a sports field in the late 1950s, two Roman pillar foundations were carelessly destroyed. The Rhineland Regional Council took this as an opportunity to carry out a comprehensive archaeological excavation there in 1959 under the direction of Waldemar Haberey. The excavation results from 1959 formed the basis for a partial reconstruction of the facility, which is now open to tourists and can be viewed as part of the Römerkanal hiking trail at km 22.4 on the Römerweg.

The long-distance cycle paths lead through the village:

Eifel-Höhen-Route , which runs as a circular route around and through the Eifel National Park .
Valley route , it opens up interesting tourist places in North Rhine-Westphalia on a family-friendly route.

traffic

State road 115 runs through the village . The section runs 1000 m away between the Mechernich and Nettersheim motorway junctions on the A 1 .

Daughters and sons of the place

Father Stanislaus Sobieszczyk (MSC) (1913–2001), last Sacred Heart missionary in Vussem, lifesaver of many expellees in what was then East Prussia, ordained a priest in 1940 by Bishop Clemens August von Galen.
Udo Winand (* 1943), professor of business informatics and author

Individual evidence

↑ Vussem. City of Mechernich, June 30, 2017, accessed September 25, 2017 .
↑ Martin Bünermann: The communities of the first reorganization program in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1970, p. 100 .

Web links

Commons : Vussem - collection of images

District side with photo of the chapel

[1] Vussem. City of Mechernich, June 30, 2017, accessed September 25, 2017 .

[2] Martin Bünermann: The communities of the first reorganization program in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1970, p. 100 .