Briedel
Encyclopedia
Briedel is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality
belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde
, a kind of collective municipality – in the Cochem-Zell
district
in Rhineland-Palatinate
, Germany
. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Zell
, whose seat is in the municipality of Zell an der Mosel
. Briedel is an old winegrowing centre on the Middle Moselle.
. Briedel is in the middle of the Briedeler Schweiz (“Briedel Switzerland”), a nature conservation area comprising a woodland area with craggy outcrops, impressive lookout points and well marked hiking trails. To Bernkastel-Kues
it is some 42 km, and to Cochem, roughly 41 km.
. This established that settlers were here from late Hallstatt times
to the end of Roman times
, thus over more than a thousand years. In 293, Constantius Chlorus
, the Roman proconsul in Trier, apparently took some wine from Briedel with him back to Rome
that Emperor Diocletian
supposedly greatly enjoyed. About 475, Briedel and the Moselle province passed unequivocally into the Franks
’ hands. The Romance-speaking and Romanized inhabitants remained in great numbers along the Moselle valley, living alongside the Frankish conquerors, some in their own settlements, and some in the same settlements as the Franks. The two peoples melded together only gradually. Until the High Middle Ages
, the inhabitants had their own “Germano-Romance” language. Linguists assume that Germanization was completed only in the 12th century.
, with the later Carolingian King (751–768) but meanwhile Mayor of the Palace
Pepin’s consent, donated to the newly founded Gorze Abbey
near Metz
, among many other holdings, the wine tithes at Briedel, which was named in this document as Bredaculo. This also makes the document one of the oldest pieces of evidence for winegrowing in the Moselle valley. On 17 February 893 Bishop Rodbert of Metz furnished the Collegiate Foundation of Neumünster with a wine benefit from the estates now known as villa bredallio. This tithe was reconfirmed in 936, 944 and 1138.
Many further references confirm a church and the names Bredal, Bridal and Bridell as well as various estate and vineyard holders. On 5 February 1264, the St. Trond
Benedictine
Abbey sold its holdings in Briedel to Himmerod Abbey
along with the tithes and patronage rights to the parish church at Briedel for 1,150 marks sterling. With this acquisition, Himmerod Abbey’s hold on Briedel became quite fast and the village’s fate was in the Abbey’s hands for more than 500 years. In 1343, Briedel had a girding wall with a tower (the Eulenturm, or “Owl’s Tower”) and four gates. On 31 May 1376 it was granted town rights, making Briedel a firm component of the Trier Electoral State. The townsmen celebrated the attendant end of serfdom
, although they quickly realized that this would not change their lives in any way. Drudgery, tithes and servitude were as much life’s everyday realities as they always had been. The Briedel court was made up of the Schultheiß
and seven Schöffen (roughly “lay jurists”). In 1377, Briedel became part of the Amt of Zell.
borne today. In 1595, the village, which was said to be well off, was attacked by bands of mercenaries
led by Captain Langhans at the time of the church consecration festival. The Briedel villagers, supported by their neighbours, scattered them and sent them home with “bloody heads”. In 1632 and 1635, Swedish
troops plundered Briedel and killed some of the inhabitants; the survivors were then reduced in number by a third with the coming of the Plague in 1636. The already concluded Peace of Westphalia
, which was supposed to have ended the Thirty Years' War
, did not spare the village further plundering by French
troops, who sacked the church and set the village ablaze.
In 1674, Briedel, and also some of the neighbouring places, denied French occupational troops in Trier
any contributions. In an act of revenge, the troops set out from Trier to punish the wayward villages, but on the way met with Imperial
troops who beat them back. The village’s fortifications were destroyed by the French in 1689. The villagers then had to do compulsory labour, building the fort, Mont Royal.
was built in. In 1784, Briedel had 732 inhabitants, namely 144 fathers, 160 mothers, 210 sons, 197 daughters, 6 menservants and 15 maidservants. Moreover, the village had 142 buildings with a worth of 37,900 Reichstaler.
Beginning in 1794, Briedel lay under French
rule. In 1815 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia
at the Congress of Vienna
.
Since 1946, Briedel has been part of the then newly founded state
of Rhineland-Palatinate
. The Maiermund housing development sprang up on cleared swathes of the Briedeler Hecke after the Second World War in the course of the housing development movement. In 1969, administrative restructuring in Rhineland-Palatinate
put Briedel in the new Cochem-Zell
district
.
In 1991, a lady from Briedel named Bettina Fischer became the Mosel-Saar-Ruwer Regional “Wine Queen”; the following year she also became “German Wine Princess”.
at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.
The municipal election held on 7 June 2009 yielded the following results:
The municipality’s arms
might in English heraldic
language be described thus: Argent a cross gules, in dexter chief and sinister base tendril patterns, in sinister chief the letters BR, and in dexter base a bunch of grapes on a vine palewise reversed, leafed of two and slipped, all vert.
The old 1518 seal used by the court of Schöffen (roughly “lay jurists”) served as the model for today’s coat of arms. The cross refers to the former landholder, the Prince-Archbishop-Elector of Trier. “BR” simply stands for the first two letters in the municipality’s name. The grapevine and the grapes refer to the municipality as one of the oldest winegrowing centres in the Moselle valley, and the winegrowing itself, which is still a part of local life today.
The arms have been borne since 1 February 1957, and they were designed by Dr. Bruno Hirschfeld of Koblenz
, after the old seal.
houses, a Baroque
church with a Stumm organ and ceiling paintings, and a fountain in the village centre. Nearby is the wooded area Briedeler Schweiz (“Briedel Switzerland”).
The following are listed buildings or sites in Rhineland-Palatinate
’s Directory of Cultural Monuments:
s, inns and private pensions.
Municipalities of Germany
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belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde
Verbandsgemeinde
A Verbandsgemeinde is an administrative unit in the German Bundesländer of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt.-Rhineland-Palatinate:...
, a kind of collective municipality – in the Cochem-Zell
Cochem-Zell
Cochem-Zell is a district in the north-west of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are Mayen-Koblenz, Rhein-Hunsrück, Bernkastel-Wittlich, and Vulkaneifel.- History :...
district
Districts of Germany
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in Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the 16 states of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has an area of and about four million inhabitants. The capital is Mainz. English speakers also commonly refer to the state by its German name, Rheinland-Pfalz ....
, Germany
Germany
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. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Zell
Zell (Verbandsgemeinde)
Zell is a Verbandsgemeinde in the district Cochem-Zell, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The seat of the Verbandsgemeinde is in Zell....
, whose seat is in the municipality of Zell an der Mosel
Zell (Mosel)
Zell is a town in the Cochem-Zell district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Zell has roughly 4,300 inhabitants and is the seat of the like-named Verbandsgemeinde.-Location:...
. Briedel is an old winegrowing centre on the Middle Moselle.
Location
The municipality lies on the river Moselle’s right bank at the mouth of the Briedeler Bach, which rises in the HunsrückHunsrück
The Hunsrück is a low mountain range in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is bounded by the river valleys of the Moselle , the Nahe , and the Rhine . The Hunsrück is continued by the Taunus mountains on the eastern side of the Rhine. In the north behind the Moselle it is continued by the Eifel...
. Briedel is in the middle of the Briedeler Schweiz (“Briedel Switzerland”), a nature conservation area comprising a woodland area with craggy outcrops, impressive lookout points and well marked hiking trails. To Bernkastel-Kues
Bernkastel-Kues
Bernkastel-Kues is a well-known winegrowing centre on the Middle Moselle in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany...
it is some 42 km, and to Cochem, roughly 41 km.
Constituent communities
Belonging to the Ortsgemeinde are the centres of Maiermund, Briedeler Heck, Bummkopf and Hohestein, as well as the formerly state-owned domain of Margaretenhof.Prehistory to AD 500
Digs undertaken in 1870 on the Briedeler Heck showed that the area was settled as early as the New Stone Age. Other digs in 1936-1937 and 1953-1954 unearthed great burying grounds which were rich in grave goodsGrave goods
Grave goods, in archaeology and anthropology, are the items buried along with the body.They are usually personal possessions, supplies to smooth the deceased's journey into the afterlife or offerings to the gods. Grave goods are a type of votive deposit...
. This established that settlers were here from late Hallstatt times
Hallstatt culture
The Hallstatt culture was the predominant Central European culture from the 8th to 6th centuries BC , developing out of the Urnfield culture of the 12th century BC and followed in much of Central Europe by the La Tène culture.By the 6th century BC, the Hallstatt culture extended for some...
to the end of Roman times
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
, thus over more than a thousand years. In 293, Constantius Chlorus
Constantius Chlorus
Constantius I , commonly known as Constantius Chlorus, was Roman Emperor from 293 to 306. He was the father of Constantine the Great and founder of the Constantinian dynasty. As Caesar he defeated the usurper Allectus in Britain and campaigned extensively along the Rhine frontier, defeating the...
, the Roman proconsul in Trier, apparently took some wine from Briedel with him back to Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
that Emperor Diocletian
Diocletian
Diocletian |latinized]] upon his accession to Diocletian . c. 22 December 244 – 3 December 311), was a Roman Emperor from 284 to 305....
supposedly greatly enjoyed. About 475, Briedel and the Moselle province passed unequivocally into the Franks
Franks
The Franks were a confederation of Germanic tribes first attested in the third century AD as living north and east of the Lower Rhine River. From the third to fifth centuries some Franks raided Roman territory while other Franks joined the Roman troops in Gaul. Only the Salian Franks formed a...
’ hands. The Romance-speaking and Romanized inhabitants remained in great numbers along the Moselle valley, living alongside the Frankish conquerors, some in their own settlements, and some in the same settlements as the Franks. The two peoples melded together only gradually. Until the High Middle Ages
High Middle Ages
The High Middle Ages was the period of European history around the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries . The High Middle Ages were preceded by the Early Middle Ages and followed by the Late Middle Ages, which by convention end around 1500....
, the inhabitants had their own “Germano-Romance” language. Linguists assume that Germanization was completed only in the 12th century.
Middle Ages: 500 to 1400
About 600, the first church was established with Saint Martin as its patron saint. The first documentary mention came some 150 years later on 20 May 748 when Bishop Chrodegang of MetzChrodegang of Metz
Saint Chrodegang was the Frankish Bishop of Metz from 742 or 748 until his death.-Biography:He was born in the early eighth century at Hesbaye of a noble Frankish family that via his mother Landrada was related to the Robertians, and died at Metz, March 6, 766.He was educated at the court of...
, with the later Carolingian King (751–768) but meanwhile Mayor of the Palace
Mayor of the Palace
Mayor of the Palace was an early medieval title and office, also called majordomo, from the Latin title maior domus , used most notably in the Frankish kingdoms in the 7th and 8th centuries....
Pepin’s consent, donated to the newly founded Gorze Abbey
Gorze Abbey
Gorze Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in Gorze in the present arrondissement of Metz-Campagne, near Metz in Lorraine. It was prominent as the source of a monastic reform movement in the 930s.-History:...
near Metz
Metz
Metz is a city in the northeast of France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers.Metz is the capital of the Lorraine region and prefecture of the Moselle department. Located near the tripoint along the junction of France, Germany, and Luxembourg, Metz forms a central place...
, among many other holdings, the wine tithes at Briedel, which was named in this document as Bredaculo. This also makes the document one of the oldest pieces of evidence for winegrowing in the Moselle valley. On 17 February 893 Bishop Rodbert of Metz furnished the Collegiate Foundation of Neumünster with a wine benefit from the estates now known as villa bredallio. This tithe was reconfirmed in 936, 944 and 1138.
Many further references confirm a church and the names Bredal, Bridal and Bridell as well as various estate and vineyard holders. On 5 February 1264, the St. Trond
Sint-Truiden
Sint-Truiden is a city and municipality located in the province of Limburg, Flemish Region, Belgium, near the towns of Hasselt and Tongeren. The municipality includes the old communes of Aalst, Brustem, Duras, Engelmanshoven, Gelinden, Gorsem, Groot-Gelmen, Halmaal, Kerkom-bij-Sint-Truiden,...
Benedictine
Benedictine
Benedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...
Abbey sold its holdings in Briedel to Himmerod Abbey
Himmerod Abbey
Himmerod Abbey is a Cistercian monastery in the community of Großlittgen in the Verbandsgemeinde of Manderscheid in the district of Bernkastel-Wittlich, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, located in the Eifel, in the valley of the Salm.-First foundation:Himmerod Abbey was founded in 1134 by Saint...
along with the tithes and patronage rights to the parish church at Briedel for 1,150 marks sterling. With this acquisition, Himmerod Abbey’s hold on Briedel became quite fast and the village’s fate was in the Abbey’s hands for more than 500 years. In 1343, Briedel had a girding wall with a tower (the Eulenturm, or “Owl’s Tower”) and four gates. On 31 May 1376 it was granted town rights, making Briedel a firm component of the Trier Electoral State. The townsmen celebrated the attendant end of serfdom
Serfdom
Serfdom is the status of peasants under feudalism, specifically relating to Manorialism. It was a condition of bondage or modified slavery which developed primarily during the High Middle Ages in Europe and lasted to the mid-19th century...
, although they quickly realized that this would not change their lives in any way. Drudgery, tithes and servitude were as much life’s everyday realities as they always had been. The Briedel court was made up of the Schultheiß
Schultheiß
In medieval Germany, the Schultheiß was the head of a municipality , a Vogt or an executive official of the ruler.As official it was...
and seven Schöffen (roughly “lay jurists”). In 1377, Briedel became part of the Amt of Zell.
1400 to 1700
In 1518, Briedel acquired its own court seal, which later provided the model for the municipal coat of armsCoat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...
borne today. In 1595, the village, which was said to be well off, was attacked by bands of mercenaries
Mercenary
A mercenary, is a person who takes part in an armed conflict based on the promise of material compensation rather than having a direct interest in, or a legal obligation to, the conflict itself. A non-conscript professional member of a regular army is not considered to be a mercenary although he...
led by Captain Langhans at the time of the church consecration festival. The Briedel villagers, supported by their neighbours, scattered them and sent them home with “bloody heads”. In 1632 and 1635, Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
troops plundered Briedel and killed some of the inhabitants; the survivors were then reduced in number by a third with the coming of the Plague in 1636. The already concluded Peace of Westphalia
Peace of Westphalia
The Peace of Westphalia was a series of peace treaties signed between May and October of 1648 in Osnabrück and Münster. These treaties ended the Thirty Years' War in the Holy Roman Empire, and the Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Dutch Republic, with Spain formally recognizing the...
, which was supposed to have ended the Thirty Years' War
Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War was fought primarily in what is now Germany, and at various points involved most countries in Europe. It was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history....
, did not spare the village further plundering by French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
troops, who sacked the church and set the village ablaze.
In 1674, Briedel, and also some of the neighbouring places, denied French occupational troops in Trier
Trier
Trier, historically called in English Treves is a city in Germany on the banks of the Moselle. It is the oldest city in Germany, founded in or before 16 BC....
any contributions. In an act of revenge, the troops set out from Trier to punish the wayward villages, but on the way met with Imperial
Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire was a realm that existed from 962 to 1806 in Central Europe.It was ruled by the Holy Roman Emperor. Its character changed during the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period, when the power of the emperor gradually weakened in favour of the princes...
troops who beat them back. The village’s fortifications were destroyed by the French in 1689. The villagers then had to do compulsory labour, building the fort, Mont Royal.
1700 to 1900
In 1719, the municipal area and vineyard ownership were newly surveyed. It was determined that 15.5% belonged in ecclesiastical ownership, 39.7% in knightly ownership, 9.7% in other noblemen’s hands and in private ownership a mere 28.6%. From 1772 to 1774, Saint Martin’s Church, the one that still stands now, was built, and in 1780 an organOrgan (music)
The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...
was built in. In 1784, Briedel had 732 inhabitants, namely 144 fathers, 160 mothers, 210 sons, 197 daughters, 6 menservants and 15 maidservants. Moreover, the village had 142 buildings with a worth of 37,900 Reichstaler.
Beginning in 1794, Briedel lay under French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
rule. In 1815 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia
Prussia
Prussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...
at the Congress of Vienna
Congress of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna was a conference of ambassadors of European states chaired by Klemens Wenzel von Metternich, and held in Vienna from September, 1814 to June, 1815. The objective of the Congress was to settle the many issues arising from the French Revolutionary Wars, the Napoleonic Wars,...
.
1900 to present
From 1902 to 1905, the Moselle Valley Railway (Moseltalbahn) was built, known in the local speech as the Saufbähnchen (“Little Guzzling Railway”). In 1939, 1,887 people lived in Briedel.Since 1946, Briedel has been part of the then newly founded state
States of Germany
Germany is made up of sixteen which are partly sovereign constituent states of the Federal Republic of Germany. Land literally translates as "country", and constitutionally speaking, they are constituent countries...
of Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the 16 states of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has an area of and about four million inhabitants. The capital is Mainz. English speakers also commonly refer to the state by its German name, Rheinland-Pfalz ....
. The Maiermund housing development sprang up on cleared swathes of the Briedeler Hecke after the Second World War in the course of the housing development movement. In 1969, administrative restructuring in Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the 16 states of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has an area of and about four million inhabitants. The capital is Mainz. English speakers also commonly refer to the state by its German name, Rheinland-Pfalz ....
put Briedel in the new Cochem-Zell
Cochem-Zell
Cochem-Zell is a district in the north-west of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are Mayen-Koblenz, Rhein-Hunsrück, Bernkastel-Wittlich, and Vulkaneifel.- History :...
district
Districts of Germany
The districts of Germany are known as , except in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Schleswig-Holstein where they are known simply as ....
.
In 1991, a lady from Briedel named Bettina Fischer became the Mosel-Saar-Ruwer Regional “Wine Queen”; the following year she also became “German Wine Princess”.
Municipal council
The council is made up of 16 council members, who were elected by proportional representationProportional representation
Proportional representation is a concept in voting systems used to elect an assembly or council. PR means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received. For example, under a PR voting system if 30% of voters support a particular...
at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.
The municipal election held on 7 June 2009 yielded the following results:
| CDU | FWG | Total | |
| 2009 | 6 | 10 | 16 seats |
| 2004 | 6 | 10 | 16 seats |
Mayor
Briedel’s mayor is Bernhard Mathis, and his deputies are Erich Goldschmidt and Karl Otto Gippert.Coat of arms
The German blazon reads: In Silber ein rotes Kreuz, bewinkelt im ersten und vierten Felde von grünen Rankenornamenten, im zweiten durch die Buchstaben BR und im dritten Feld eine grüne Weintraube.The municipality’s arms
Coat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...
might in English heraldic
Heraldry
Heraldry is the profession, study, or art of creating, granting, and blazoning arms and ruling on questions of rank or protocol, as exercised by an officer of arms. Heraldry comes from Anglo-Norman herald, from the Germanic compound harja-waldaz, "army commander"...
language be described thus: Argent a cross gules, in dexter chief and sinister base tendril patterns, in sinister chief the letters BR, and in dexter base a bunch of grapes on a vine palewise reversed, leafed of two and slipped, all vert.
The old 1518 seal used by the court of Schöffen (roughly “lay jurists”) served as the model for today’s coat of arms. The cross refers to the former landholder, the Prince-Archbishop-Elector of Trier. “BR” simply stands for the first two letters in the municipality’s name. The grapevine and the grapes refer to the municipality as one of the oldest winegrowing centres in the Moselle valley, and the winegrowing itself, which is still a part of local life today.
The arms have been borne since 1 February 1957, and they were designed by Dr. Bruno Hirschfeld of Koblenz
Koblenz
Koblenz is a German city situated on both banks of the Rhine at its confluence with the Moselle, where the Deutsches Eck and its monument are situated.As Koblenz was one of the military posts established by Drusus about 8 BC, the...
, after the old seal.
Buildings
There are many timber-frameTimber framing
Timber framing , or half-timbering, also called in North America "post-and-beam" construction, is the method of creating structures using heavy squared off and carefully fitted and joined timbers with joints secured by large wooden pegs . It is commonplace in large barns...
houses, a Baroque
Baroque architecture
Baroque architecture is a term used to describe the building style of the Baroque era, begun in late sixteenth century Italy, that took the Roman vocabulary of Renaissance architecture and used it in a new rhetorical and theatrical fashion, often to express the triumph of the Catholic Church and...
church with a Stumm organ and ceiling paintings, and a fountain in the village centre. Nearby is the wooded area Briedeler Schweiz (“Briedel Switzerland”).
The following are listed buildings or sites in Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the 16 states of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has an area of and about four million inhabitants. The capital is Mainz. English speakers also commonly refer to the state by its German name, Rheinland-Pfalz ....
’s Directory of Cultural Monuments:
- Saint Martin’s Catholic Church (Kirche St. Martin) with graveyard, Römerstraße – Baroque aisleless churchAisleless churchAn Aisleless church is a single-nave church building that consists of a single hall-like room. While similar to the hall church, the aisleless church lacks aisles or passageways either side of the nave separated from the nave by colonnades or arcades, a row of pillars or columns...
, bears yeardates 1773 and 1774; figure of Saint Martin, 1853, SaynSaynSayn was a mediæval German County located in the Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia. There were two Counties of Sayn: the first County emerged in 1139. It became closely associated with the County of Sponheim early in its existence. Count Henry II was notable for being accused of...
lodge; mission cross; cast-ironCast ironCast iron is derived from pig iron, and while it usually refers to gray iron, it also identifies a large group of ferrous alloys which solidify with a eutectic. The color of a fractured surface can be used to identify an alloy. White cast iron is named after its white surface when fractured, due...
graveyard cross, 19th century; grave cross; grave tablet, 1814; whole complex with church and graveyard; down from the church a Heiligenhäuschen (a small, shrinelike structure consecrated to a saint or saints); relief. - Eulenturm, or “Owl’s Tower” (monumental zone) – remnants of the village fortifications; part of the east wall and round tower, 1343 (?).
- Alte Rathausstraße 1 – timber-frame house, partly solid, balloon frame, 16th century.
- Alte Rathausstraße 2 – timber-frame house, partly solid, plastered, 18th or 19th century.
- Auf dem Bach 1 – timber-frame house, partly solid, plastered, mansard roofMansard roofA mansard or mansard roof is a four-sided gambrel-style hip roof characterized by two slopes on each of its sides with the lower slope at a steeper angle than the upper that is punctured by dormer windows. The roof creates an additional floor of habitable space, such as a garret...
, late 18th or early 19th century. - Auf dem Bach 2 – three-floor timber-frame house, partly solid, plastered and slated, essentially possibly from the 17th century.
- Auf dem Bach 3 – timber-frame house, partly solid, plastered, 18th or 19th century.
- Auf der Bach 4 – timber-frame house, partly solid, mansard roof, latter half of 18th century.
- Auf der Bach 5 – timber-frame house, partly solid, mansard roof, earlier half of 18th century; Nepomuk figure, 18th century.
- Balduinstraße 7 – quarrystone house, about 1860.
- Eltzerhofstraße 3 – timber-frame house, partly solid, earlier half of 18th century.
- Eltzerhofstraße 11, Moselstraße 36 – former HimmerodHimmerod AbbeyHimmerod Abbey is a Cistercian monastery in the community of Großlittgen in the Verbandsgemeinde of Manderscheid in the district of Bernkastel-Wittlich, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, located in the Eifel, in the valley of the Salm.-First foundation:Himmerod Abbey was founded in 1134 by Saint...
estate; plastered building, 17th century, whole complex, Moselstraße 35/36 – double house, half-hipped roof, about 1806. - Graf-Salm-Straße 1 – three-floor timber-frame house, partly solid, plastered, 18th century, possibly older.
- Graf-Salm-Straße 3 – timber-frame house, partly solid, plastered, essentially from the 17th century.
- Graf-Salm-Straße 4 – timber-frame house, partly solid, plastered, apparently from the 17th, but more likely from the 18th century.
- Graf-Salm-Straße 5 – three-floor timber-frame house, partly solid, from 1593, timber framing from 1621, but more likely from the 18th century, half-hipped roof.
- Hauptstraße 72 – long plastered building, earlier half of 19th century.
- Hauptstraße 77 – timber-frame house, partly solid, early 18th century, essentially possibly older; whole complex with winepress house.
- Hauptstraße 79 – three-floor timber-frame house, partly solid, plastered, 18th century.
- Hauptstraße 81 – timber-frame house, partly solid, 19th century.
- Hauptstraße 85 – timber-frame house, partly solid, plastered, 17th or 18th century.
- Hauptstraße 87 – Late HistoricistHistoricism (art)Historicism refers to artistic styles that draw their inspiration from copying historic styles or artisans. After neo-classicism, which could itself be considered a historicist movement, the 19th century saw a new historicist phase marked by a return to a more ancient classicism, in particular in...
timber-frame house, partly solid, “Moselle-style”, about 1900. - Hauptstraße 88 – timber-frame house, partly solid, remnants of a GothicGothic architectureGothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....
door, dendrochronologicallyDendrochronologyDendrochronology or tree-ring dating is the scientific method of dating based on the analysis of patterns of tree-rings. Dendrochronology can date the time at which tree rings were formed, in many types of wood, to the exact calendar year...
dated to 1585 ± 5 years, gable timber framing possibly from the late 17th century, left part of the house slated, possibly built on in the 17th century, half-hipped roof, upper floor bears yeardate 1615. - Hauptstraße 90 – Baroque plastered building, from 1767.
- Hauptstraße 91 – three-floor timber-frame house, partly solid, bears yeardates 1621 and 1770.
- Hauptstraße 93 – building with half-hipped roof, timber framing (?), plastered, 19th century.
- Hauptstraße 96 – house; plastered building, 19th century.
- Hauptstraße 97 – quarrystone building, mansard roof, late 19th century, towards the back older building.
- Hauptstraße 103 – quarrystone building, half-hipped roof, late 19th century.
- Himmeroder Straße 8 – timber-frame house, partly solid, dendrochronologically dated to 1565, altered in the 17th century, timber-frame addition from the 18th century.
- Im Kordel 1 – timber-frame house, partly solid, mansard roof, 18th century.
- Im Kordel 6 – timber-frame house, partly solid, plastered, 18th century.
- Moselstraße 22 – timber-frame house, partly solid, hipped mansard roof, 18th century.
- Moselstrase 27 - Anker Hotel, late 17th century rebuilt post WW2, arched cellar foundations dated 1500.
- Moselstraße 28/29 – old ferry house; timber-frame house, partly solid, plastered and sided, 17th or 18th century.
- Moselstraße 31 – building with half-hipped roof, 19th century.
- Moselstraße 32 – quarrystone building, half-hipped roof, 19th century.
- Moselstraße 33 – former schoolSchoolA school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
; three-floor ClassicistClassicismClassicism, in the arts, refers generally to a high regard for classical antiquity, as setting standards for taste which the classicists seek to emulate. The art of classicism typically seeks to be formal and restrained: of the Discobolus Sir Kenneth Clark observed, "if we object to his restraint...
plastered building, earlier half of 19th century. - Moselstraße 37 – plastered building, hipped mansard roof, from 1808.
- Römerstraße 1, Hauptstraße 89 – timber-frame house, partly solid, from 1524, upper floor from 17th century, addition in 19th century, timber-frame barn; whole complex.
- Römerstraße 2 – timber-frame house, partly solid, plastered, half-hipped roof, 17th century.
- Römerstraße 6/8 – timber-frame house, mansard roof, 18th century.
- Römerstraße 24 – timber-frame house, partly solid, half-hipped roof, 19th century.
- Römerstraße 29 – timber-frame house, plastered, 18th or 19th century.
- Springiersbacher Straße – boundary stone.
- Springiersbacherstraße 6 – timber-frame house, partly solid, 18th century, timber-frame barn; whole complex.
- Springiersbacherstraße 8/10 – timber-frame double house, partly solid, mansard roof, 18th century.
- Zehntstraße 1 – plastered timber-frame barn, apparently bears yeardate 1595.
- Zehntstraße 2 – Late Historicist timber-frame house, partly solid, about 1900.
- Zehntstraße 3 – timber-frame house, partly solid, mansard roof, essentially from early or mid 17th century, conversion in 1763.
- Zehntstraße 4/6 – no. 4 timber-frame house, plastered, 16th century; no. 6 plastered building.
- Zehntstraße 5 – timber-frame house, partly solid, from 1586, altered in 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, timber-frame addition from the 18th century.
- Zehntstraße 12 – timber-frame house, partly solid, balloon frame, 16th century.
- Zehntstraße 14 – former town hall; three-floor timber-frame house, partly solid (arcade), from 1615; abutting Gothic façade-gable, timber-frame house.
- Maiermonder Hof; timber-frame house, mansard roof, from 1749, whole complex.
- Wegekapelle, plastered building, from 1823; cross, from 1791.
- Sündehaus, Kapelle, 19th century.
- Pilgrims’ way with stations, slate quarrystone stele, terra cotta reliefs, 19th century.
Regular events
Each year on the first weekend in August, the Großes Weinfest (“Great Wine Festival”) is held. On the first weekend in September comes the Weinstraßenfest (“Wine Street Festival”).Economy and infrastructure
Briedel is an old wine village. Its vineyard operators are Briedeler Herzchen, Nonnengarten, Schäferlay, Schelm and Weißerberg. The tourism resort has at its disposal hotelHotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...
s, inns and private pensions.
Further reading
- Karl Josef Gilles, Natalie Fatin: Die Geschichte der Gemeinde Briedel bis 1816. 1250 Jahre Briedel; Schriftenreihe Ortschroniken des Trierer Landes, 30; Briedel: Gemeinde Briedel; Trier: Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Landesgeschichte und Volkskunde des Trierer Raumes, 1998
- Gemeindechronik, Knabe: St. Martin Briedel.