Welfringen
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Welfringen ( German ) Welfréng ( lux. ) Welfrange ( French ) community Dalheim
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| Coordinates : | 49 ° 32 ' N , 6 ° 17' E | |
| Residents : | 185 (Jan 1, 2013) | |
| Postal code : | 5698 | |
Location of Welfringen in Luxembourg
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 View of Welfringen
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Welfringen ( Luxembourgish Welfreng , English Welfreng , French Welfrange ) is a village in the municipality of Dalheim in Luxembourg, 600 meters as the crow flies from Dalheim in a valley.
St. Wendelin Chapel
The St. Wendelin Chapel in Welfringen is part of the Remich-Dalheim Parish Association, the Remich deanery and the East Pastoral Region. The chapel is looked after by the pastoral team of the Remich-Dalheim parish community.
The first chapel in Welfringen was built in 1721. In 1926 it was decided that this chapel would not be repaired because it was in disrepair, but would be torn down completely and that a new chapel would be built. The honorary state architect Jean-Pierre Knepper from Luxembourg was entrusted with drawing up the plans for a new chapel. In the spring of 1928, the old chapel was demolished and the construction of the new chapel began, the foundation stone of which was laid on July 8th. In 1930 the chapel was completed and the inauguration took place on April 21st. The windows of the chapel were donated by the families living in Welfringen and show the pictures of various saints, such as St. Anne, St. Aloysius von Gonzaga and 11 other saints. These windows were manufactured in 1929 in the FA Linster glassworks in Mondorf. In the chapel you will find 5 wooden statues, a statue of Jesus Christ , Mary , St. Donatus, St. Mark and St. Joseph as well as the inscription One is your Master Christ above a round arch . The high altar of the church was made in 1709 by Nic Greeff-Roesdorf from Altwies, an essay was added in 1741 by Nic Greef-Greisch. The high altar was renovated in 2000 by employees of the art studio Juan Morales from Remich and a people's altar was made by the same company. The patron saints of the church are St. Wendelin and St. Mark as the second patron. In front of the church there are 2 statues of St. Theresa von Liseux and the patron saint of the church, St. Wendelin and a wayside cross from the Greeff company from Altwies, which is dated to 1735.
Former elementary school Welfringen
The Welfringen primary school is located next to the chapel and was built before 1721. In the 1990s the school children and teachers were transferred to the new elementary school in Dalheim and the elementary school building in Welfringen was empty. Before 2010, the building was expanded and a kitchen was installed. Where the entrance was previously, a sacristy was created for the chapel and the entrance was moved to the extension. From 2010 to 2011 the building was used as a preschool for a short time. Since 2011 there has been a cultural center in the building that the local associations can use for events and meetings.
societies
Landwirtschaftleche Lokalveräin Welfreng
The association "Landwirtschaftleche Lokalveräin Welfreng" was founded in 1946 by 20 local farmers in order to reduce the costs of using agricultural equipment. The association enables farmers in the area to borrow the often very expensive machines that they cannot buy themselves for work in the fields for a fee. The machines are bought, maintained and repaired by the association. The machine park is located in Welfringen and around 70 farmers are currently using the association's services. The current president of the association is Mr. Jean-Marie Meyerer and other members of the board are Mr. Norbert Biewer (managing director) as well as Mr. André Biren and Ms. Marie-Louise Beissel.
Choral St. Cecile
The Chorale St. Cecile is the church choral society of Welfringen. She organizes the trade fairs in Welfringen and is directed by Mr. Norbert Biewer. The president of the choral society is Henriette Boss. The songs are played on an electric Ahlborn organ , which was consecrated in 1978 by Pastor Edmond Urth. The choral society consists of 6 sopranos, 3 altos, 3 tenors and 3 basses.
literature
- Robert Vandivinit, Gust Linden, Sandy Linden, Aloyse Estgen, Victor Loos, "Vu Ricciacus via Dalahem op Duelem", Fanfare Gemeng Duelem, ISBN 2-87996-944-1
Individual evidence
- ↑ Administration Communale de Dalheim: La commune en chiffres ( Memento of the original of March 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
