Wachendorf (Mechernich)

Guard Village City of Mechernich Coordinates: 50 ° 35 ′ 44 ″ N , 6 ° 44 ′ 26 ″ E
Height :	266 m above sea level NHN
Area :	4.28 km²
Residents :	643
Population density :	150 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	1st July 1969
Incorporated into:	Veytal
Postal code :	53894
Area code :	02256
	Wachendorf (Mechernich), aerial photo (2015)

Wachendorf Castle, aerial photo (2015)

Bruder-Klaus-Feldkapelle (Wachendorf), aerial photo (2015)

Wachendorf is a district of the city of Mechernich in the Euskirchen district in North Rhine-Westphalia .

The village is north of Mechernich. District road 42 and state road 11 run through the village .

history

On July 1, 1969, Wachendorf was incorporated into Veytal .

On January 1, 1972, the municipality of Veytal (with the exception of the district Schwerfen, which came to the city of Zülpich ) was incorporated into the municipality (now the city) of Mechernich .

Attractions

St. Peter

The guard village castle with medieval origins took on its current appearance late 19th century. Inside there is, among other things, a Buddhist Zen center.
The chapel of St. Peter was probably built in the 9th or 10th century and the choir was added in the 15th century. The glass paintings were created by Franz Binsfeld in 1933 and Paul Weigmann in 1977.
The Brother Klaus Field Chapel by the Swiss architect Peter Zumthor was built as a private initiative and inaugurated in 2007 to the southwest of the village . The modern prayer room is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Web links

Brother Klaus field band

Individual evidence

↑ Martin Bünermann: The communities of the first reorganization program in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1970, p. 87 .
^ 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. 309 .

[1] Martin Bünermann: The communities of the first reorganization program in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1970, p. 87 .

[2] 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. 309 .