Expanses (Mettlach)
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Expanses
municipality Mettlach
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| Height : | 374 (302–451) m above sea level NHN |
| Area : | 16.94 km² |
| Residents : | 1163 (December 31, 2015) |
| Population density : | 69 inhabitants / km² |
| Incorporation : | 1st January 1974 |
| Postal code : | 66693 |
| Area code : | 06865 |
Weiten is part of the municipality of Mettlach in the Merzig-Wadern district ( Saarland ). Until the end of 1973, Weiten was an independent municipality.
Geographical location
The place is located northwest of the district Mettlach on the Saargau directly on the border with Rhineland-Palatinate. The Luxembourg border is 15 kilometers away. On the spell of the place is with the Langensteinchen with 451 m above sea level. NHN is the highest point on the left of the Saar in Saarland. Weiten is the largest part of the municipality of Mettlach in terms of area.
history
Weiten is the oldest documented place in today's Merzig-Wadern district . In 634 the place was mentioned in the will of Adalgisel Grimo , the oldest surviving document in the Rhineland, as "villa fidinis". However, on the basis of Roman finds, including the remains of a Villa Rustica , it can be assumed that the site was built further back.
In 1984 the village celebrated the 1350th anniversary for a week. The annual Kaapesfescht emerged from this festival , the highlight of the Weiten village events until 2014. The 30th anniversary of the village festival was the last edition of the Kaapesfescht so far . The reasons for this are sharply declining visitor numbers and the clammy club coffers of the many Weitener associations that had hosted the village festival until then.
On January 1, 1974, Weiten was incorporated into the municipality of Mettlach.
Since June 2001 there has been an official partnership with the town of Weiten in Lower Austria . This partnership resulted in monuments in the form of sundials, which are each just before the town exits in the direction of Faha and the old "Weitener" path (to Orscholz ).
Development of the name
890 viden
1150 Witte
1222 wits
1344 Wyt
1484 Wyten
1518 Weitten
1587 Weytten
1631 Weitten
Population development
| year | Residents |
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| 1817 | 478 |
| 1830 | 630 |
| 1845 | 739 |
| 1851 | 758 |
| 1860 | 751 |
| 1876 | 878 |
| 1913 | 1013 |
| 1927 | 1107 |
| 1948 | 1098 |
| 1961 | 1228 |
| 1965 | 1218 |
| 1968 | 1299 |
| 1970 | 1302 |
| 2015 | 1163 |
coat of arms
After the Saarland minister of the interior of the municipality of Weiten had approved the use of its own coat of arms in a document dated July 28, 1964, it was presented to the representative of the municipality of Weiten on August 15 of the same year with the participation of the entire population and prominent guests of honor in a dignified celebration , presented to Mayor Nikolaus Reuter.
The coat of arms of Weiten is divided into three fields. The upper left third shows the red coat of arms of the Archbishops of Trier on a silver background, which verifiably appears for the first time on the secret seal of Archbishop Heinrich von Finstingen . The ecclesiastical connection from afar to the bishop's chair in Trier goes back to the Franconian times. The people of Weiten were always able to enjoy the favor and custody of the Archbishops of Trier, as can be seen in individual visitation protocols. In the upper right field the Lorraine cross is shown with two crossbars on a silver background. As a dynastic symbol, it came from Hungary via Poland to Lorraine and is a reminder of the fact that the former municipality of Weiten belonged to the former Duchy of Lorraine . The centerpiece of the Weitener coat of arms is the silver deer antlers with a cross on a broad base on a green ground. The deer antlers with the crucifix refer to the Weiten parish patron, St. Hubertus of Liège . The green area indicates the extensive meadows and fields of the place.
literature
- Ernst Wackenroder : The art monuments of the Saarburg district . (= Paul Clemen (Hrsg.): Die Kunstdenkmäler der Rheinprovinz , Volume 15, III. Department). L. Schwann, Düsseldorf 1939 (reprint from the Academic Bookshop Interbook, Trier 1982), pp. 278–279.
Individual evidence
- ^ 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 .
- ^ M. Hubertus Zimmer: Heimatbuch des Dorfes Weiten . Ed .: Miss Maria Zimmer, Trier. Dillingen / Saar, S. 172 .
