Wedern

Wedern City of Wadern
	Coordinates: 49 ° 33 ′ 36 ″ N , 6 ° 53 ′ 16 ″ E
Height :	282 m above sea level NHN
Area :	4.58 km²
Residents :	262 (Jul 31, 2019)
Population density :	57 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	1st January 1974
Postal code :	66687
Area code :	06871
Location of Wedern in Saarland

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

geography

Districts

Location of Wedern in the city of Wadern

Wedern consisted of the villages Wedern and Reidelbach until July 2019. This communal political solidarity goes back to the year 1803. Wedern lies in the Wadrill valley between the villages of Wadrill and Wadern .

history

Like Wadern and Wadrill, Wedern originated in pre-Celtic times. In the settlement records of the Wadrill country chapter, the place is registered in 1447 under the name "Weddern". Located in the valley of the Wadrillbach, Wedern belonged to the Dagstuhl estate until the end of the 18th century and is closely linked to the history of Dagstuhl.

Wedern belonged to 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 Hochwald communities (districts of Wadern, Losheim and Weiskirchen), including Wedern, 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 Wedern again became part of Germany. 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 Wedern was dissolved on January 1, 1974 and assigned to the new municipality, from 1978 city of Wadern.

politics

Local council

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

CDU : 68.9%, 6 seats
SPD : 31.1%, 3 seats

Mayor

Since the territorial reform in 1974:

Johann Meier (1974 to 1974)
Josef Klauck (1974 to 1979)
Hans Paulus (1979 to 1981)
Franz Klauck (1981 to 1994)
Hans-Werner Paulus (1984 to 1994)
Wolfgang Wirth (1994 to 1997)
Werner Barth (1997 to 2014)
Marc Adams, CDU (from 2014)

coat of arms

The coat of arms was designed by Willy Weinen: In the head of the shield there is a red cross on silver as an indication of the membership in the Electorate of Trier. In a curved tip on gold, a wolf tang in red as a reference to the Sötern rule Dagstuhl, to which Wedern belonged. To the right of it on green a wave beam, a mallet and a cross in silver. Here the Wadrill is shown in the green river valley with the symbol for the miners and ironworkers and the chapel. On the opposite side, a silver fir tree on green as an indication of the wealth of forests in the Wedern district.

Culture and sights

Ecclesiastically Wedern belongs to the parish of Wadern. The chapel in Wedern was rebuilt in 1950.

Events

Fair (August)

societies

Heimat und Naturfreunde Wedern eV.
German Red Cross Local Association Wedern

Economy and Infrastructure

The “Hotel Reidelbacher Hof” is located in the Reidelbach district. Reidelbach also houses a rifle house.

media

Saarbrücker Zeitung
Wochenspiegel Hochwald
Official notice of the city of Wadern

literature

Literature on Wedern in the Saarland Bibliography

Web links

Commons : Wedern - Collection of images

Wedern on the pages of the city of Wadern

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b data and facts on www.stadt-wadern.de
^ Restructuring Act - NGG of December 19, 1973, § 34, published in the Saarland Official Gazette 1973, No. 48, p. 855 (PDF page 27; 499 kB)
^ 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 .

[daten-1] ta 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 .