Wernings
Wernings was a village in the county, later the Principality of Isenburg-Birstein and finally in the Grand Duchy of Hesse . Today there is a group of homesteads there.
Geographical location
Wernings was in the area of Gedern in the Wetteraukreis in Hesse , in the Vogelsberg and 13.5 km northeast of Büdingen between the places Wenings and Mittel-Seemen .
history
The oldest surviving mention of the place comes from the year 1322. The Reformation was introduced in the place in the 1540s.
Ecclesiastically, Wernings was originally a branch community of Wenings . Wernings belonged to the Office Wenings the county Isenburg-Birstein, the one with the Act of Confederation, the Principality of Isenburg the Grand Duchy of Hesse was slammed arrived and with it the 1,816th
Due to the miserable economic situation, the village emigrated to the USA - with the permission and organizational support of the state - a total of 156 people, in 1842 or 1843 . Most residents settled in and around the places Waterloo and Columbia , in Monroe County (Illinois) , in the southwest of the state of Illinois . Wernings fell wildly . Today there is a homestead group here.
Remains of the Marienkirche have been preserved northeast of the village.
Web links
- Gierhard: Wernings is emigrating .
- Wernings, Wetterau district . In: LAGIS : Historical local dictionary ; As of March 15, 2018.
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 50 ° 23 '29.3 " N , 9 ° 12' 36.1" E