Walporzheim

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Walporzheim
Coordinates: 50 ° 31 ′ 51 ″  N , 7 ° 4 ′ 43 ″  E
Height : 110 m above sea level NHN
Residents : 670  (Jan 31, 2011)
Postal code : 53474
Area code : 02641
Walporzheim (Rhineland-Palatinate)
Walporzheim

Location of Walporzheim in Rhineland-Palatinate
Viticulture in Walporzheim
Viticulture in Walporzheim

Walporzheim is a district and district of the city of Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler in the Ahrweiler district in Rhineland-Palatinate . The Marienthal district also belongs to the Walporzheim district .

Steep rock formations - the rock nose called "Bunte Kuh" is best known - form a gorge-like valley notched up to 200 meters deep near Walporzheim. Using machines when working in the vineyard is almost impossible.

history

Walporzheim was first mentioned in a document in the Prüm register of goods in 893 . The place belonged to the city of Ahrweiler. Sanct Peter , the oldest inn on the Ahr, which went into private ownership in 1805, was part of the property of the Counts of Are around 1100 until it was transferred to the Cologne Cathedral Chapter in 1246 . 1210 became own property u. a. in Walporzheim transferred as a fief from the Laach monastery to the Archbishop of Trier, Johann I , who had to pass it on to Count Gerhard von Are to the umbrella bailiff.

At the time of Napoleon, Walporzheimer wine was used to make sparkling wine, which was particularly popular in England as Sparkling Wine from Walporzheim . On March 19, 1871, the Walporzheimer Winzergenossenschaft was founded, the second oldest on the Ahr. In 1927 Walporzheim had 380 inhabitants.

St. Joseph's Chapel

St. Peter is immediately adjacent to the St. Josef Chapel. The first records of this chapel date from around 1660 in connection with the delivery of Klockwein , i.e. H. Bell-ringer wine. On December 6, 1964, a new bell weighing 180 kilograms was consecrated. In 1988/89 the St. Josef's Chapel , a single-nave plastered quarry stone building 13 meters long and 5.50 meters wide, was renovated. The chapel was rebuilt in 1770, as can be seen from the carving above the portal. The chapel received two bells, St. Joseph and St. Sebastianus. The annex to the chapel was consecrated on July 20, 1924. On December 6, 1964, a new bell weighing 180 kilograms was consecrated. In 1988/89 the St. Josef Chapel was renovated. In 2001 the old organ was replaced by a new one. In 2017 the “Friends of the Chapel of St. Josef Walporzheim” was founded by Walporzheim citizens. The aim is to promote community life and contribute to the preservation of the chapel.

politics

District

Walporzheim, together with Marienthal, is one of ten districts in the city of Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler. The district is represented by a local advisory board and a local mayor .

Local advisory board

The local advisory board consists of five members who were elected in the local elections on May 26, 2019 in a personalized proportional representation, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

The distribution of seats in the local advisory board:

choice CDU FWG 1 total
2019 2 3 5 seats
2014 2 3 5 seats
2009 2 3 5 seats
1Free voter group Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler e. V.

Mayor

Gregor Sebastian (FWG) became mayor of Walporzheim in 2009. In the direct election on May 26, 2019, he was confirmed in office for a further five years with a share of 84.59% of the votes.

economy

The most important economic factors for Walporzheim have always been viticulture and wine trading. The place is known for its locations Domlay (9 ha), the Alten Lay (5 ha), the Kräuterberg (3 ha), the Himmelchen (10 ha), the Pfaffenberg (18 ha) and especially because of the fermentation chamber , which with 0.6 ha is the smallest location in the world. Pinot Noir is mainly grown. These vineyards, partly criss-crossed by retaining walls and dry stone walls (29 kilometers total length), are laid out in terraced form on steep slopes.

Attractions

Ahr Valley Colorful Cow.JPG
Rock formation Bunte Kuh on the road to Marienthal and Dernau
Walporzheim Ahr Josefskapelle21.JPG
The St. Josef Chapel in Walporzheim
Walporzheim wayside cross 453.JPG
Crossroads in Walporzheim
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Historic Sanct Peter inn from 1246
  • Colorful cow rock formation : Roman coins were found here.
  • former train station
  • Domherrenhof, Walporzheimer Strasse 134
  • Hakenhof , half-timbered house (Walporzheimer Straße 163) from the 18th and 19th centuries. century
  • Crossroads from the 18th century, corner of Walporzheimer Strasse and Pfaffenbergstrasse
  • Historic Sanct Peter inn from 1246

literature

Web links

Commons : Walporzheim  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Rheinischer Antiquarius, Part 3, Vol. 10, p. 112
  2. ↑ Ahr on "www.wein-ziel.de" ( Memento from April 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ Ignaz Görtz : 100 Years of Winzergenossenschaft Altenahr, in: Heimatjahrbuch Kreis Ahrweiler (HJbKAhrweiler), 1979, p. 148
  4. ^ Michael Rademacher: German administrative history from the unification of the empire in 1871 to the reunification in 1990. ahrweiler.html. (Online material for the dissertation, Osnabrück 2006).
  5. ^ Werner Schüller: Walporzheim - Church, School, Customs and Festivals . In: Festschrift . 1924 ( online [accessed May 18, 2017]).
  6. ↑ Main statute of the city of Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler. (PDF) § 2. City of Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, April 7, 2020, accessed on July 29, 2020 .
  7. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local Advisory Council election 2019 Walporzheim. Retrieved July 29, 2020 .
  8. ↑ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local Advisory Board Election 2014 Walporzheim. Retrieved July 29, 2020 .
  9. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local Advisory Council election 2009 Walporzheim. Retrieved July 29, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Mayor remains: Sebastian appointed for another five years. In: General-Anzeiger. General-Anzeiger Bonn GmbH, August 1, 2014, accessed on July 29, 2020 .
  11. ↑ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, community-free municipality, last line of results. Retrieved July 29, 2020 .
  12. ^ Anne Lambertsen: portrait of Walporzheim in Hierzuland , SWR Landesschau