Weinfeld
Weinfeld (in the 11th century Winelde , in the 14th century Wyneveldt ; etymologically derived from "consecrated field") is a deserted area (abandoned settlement) on the Weinfelder Maar in the Vulkaneifel , two and a half kilometers southeast of Daun .
The place Weinfeld must have been important, because in the 15th century the parish Weinfeld also included the places Mehren , Schalkenmehren , Saxler and Udler as well as three houses in Gemünden , which stood to the left of the Lieser . In the Middle Ages, however, the town's population emigrated due to hardship, fire or war, or died of the plague . The place was completely abandoned by 1562 and the houses were used as a quarry by the residents of the neighboring villages over the years. Pastor Peter von Mehren was the last to leave the village in 1562 and move to Schalkenmehren.
From the eponymous town of Weinfeld, only the church dedicated to Saint Martin now stands in its cemetery, where the residents of Schalkenmehren are still buried today. It is one of the oldest churches in the Eifel, the earliest foundations date from Roman times, as can be seen from their herringbone pattern. A Celtic sanctuary may have stood at this point before. The church is mentioned for the first time in 1044, but it must have existed before because the Weinfeld parish was mentioned in a document as early as 731 and the Lords of Daun on the Altburg were its collators . Today's west tower and the vaulted choir with cross ribs date from the 14th century and are Gothic . The current nave dates from 1723. Until 1726 this church was still the parish church of the surrounding villages, in 1727 the Holy of Holies was transferred to Schalkenmehren and from 1803 Schalkenmehren became its own parish. As a result, the old church slowly fell into ruin and was closed in 1827 due to dilapidation until it was re-inaugurated in 1889 after a renovation carried out with the population of Schalkenmehren and state subsidies.
The church's Gothic altarpiece was stolen in the 20th century. A miraculous image of the "mother of seven sorrows" and the saints Rochus and Sebastian have been venerated in the church since the 18th century . In the entrance area of the church, believers still put up marble thank-you boards when relatives recover from serious illnesses.
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Coordinates: 50 ° 10 ′ 44.3 " N , 6 ° 50 ′ 56.9" E