Horrweiler
Encyclopedia
Horrweiler is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality
belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde
, a kind of collective municipality – in the Mainz-Bingen
district in Rhineland-Palatinate
, Germany
.
and Bad Kreuznach
. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Sprendlingen-Gensingen
, whose seat is in Sprendlingen
.
, and then passed into Electoral Palatinate ownership and was annexed to the Amt of Stromberg
as a subfief, with which it remained until the French Revolution
. The tithes and patronage rights over the church were originally held by the Counts of Leiningen, who further conferred them upon members of the lower nobility. Owing to frequent conflicts, ever more mediation was needed. From 1518 to 1802, Saint Peter’s Monastery in Mainz
held tithing rights in Horrweiler with the original right to place the local priest. In the wake of the Reformation
, Saint Peter’s Monastery and the Reformed minister in Horrweiler ended up sharing the tithes (at ⅔ and ⅓ respectively). In pronouncements handed down in 1410 and 1552, Horrweiler was counted among the villages that had to bear the cost of maintaining Bingen’s town wall and defending it in wartime, for which the villagers enjoyed special rights in the town of Bingen. Rhenish Hesse was assigned to the French
Department of Mont-Tonnerre
(Donnersberg) in 1793. Horrweiler passed to the canton of Ober-Ingelheim
. Under the terms of the Congress of Vienna
, the area passed in 1816 to the Grand Duchy of Hesse
and came to be known as Rheinhessen (Rhenish Hesse) to distinguish it from the state’s other regions, but also because it had its own special legal status, for example because of the lingering effects of the French Code civil. Rhenish Hesse’s days as part of Hesse ended with the onset of military occupation by the French in 1945 and with the founding of the state
of Rhineland-Palatinate
.
An important historical relic, besides the remnants of the old wall complexes built of elms, is the formerly fortified church, a Late Gothic
hall structure with a quire enclosed on three sides and a ring of walls with what is perhaps also a Late Gothic, but Baroque
-modified gatetower, which als serves as a belltower. Arising from municipal acts were the partial demolition of the wall and the total demolition of the defensive towers about 1840. The stones were used to build the schoolhouse.
(as at municipal election held on 13 June 2004)
might be described thus: Azure a cross bottonnée Or.
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 Mainz-Bingen
Mainz-Bingen
Mainz-Bingen is a district in the east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are Rheingau-Taunus, the district-free cities Wiesbaden and Mainz, the districts Groß-Gerau, Alzey-Worms, Bad Kreuznach, Rhein-Hunsrück.-History:During the French occupation under Napoleon the district...
district 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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.
Location
Horrweiler lies in Rhenish Hesse between MainzMainz
Mainz under the Holy Roman Empire, and previously was a Roman fort city which commanded the west bank of the Rhine and formed part of the northernmost frontier of the Roman Empire...
and Bad Kreuznach
Bad Kreuznach
Bad Kreuznach is the capital of the district of Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is located on the Nahe river, a tributary of the Rhine...
. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Sprendlingen-Gensingen
Sprendlingen-Gensingen
Sprendlingen-Gensingen is a Verbandsgemeinde in the district Mainz-Bingen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated approx. 10 km south-east of Bingen, and 25 km south-west of Mainz...
, whose seat is in Sprendlingen
Sprendlingen
Sprendlingen is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.- Location :...
.
History
In the 12th century, Horrweiler was SalianSalian dynasty
The Salian dynasty was a dynasty in the High Middle Ages of four German Kings , also known as the Frankish dynasty after the family's origin and role as dukes of Franconia...
, and then passed into Electoral Palatinate ownership and was annexed to the Amt of Stromberg
Stromberg (Hunsrück)
Stromberg is a municipality in the district of Bad Kreuznach, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the eastern edge of the Hunsrück, approx. 10 km west of Bingen....
as a subfief, with which it remained until the French Revolution
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
. The tithes and patronage rights over the church were originally held by the Counts of Leiningen, who further conferred them upon members of the lower nobility. Owing to frequent conflicts, ever more mediation was needed. From 1518 to 1802, Saint Peter’s Monastery in Mainz
Mainz
Mainz under the Holy Roman Empire, and previously was a Roman fort city which commanded the west bank of the Rhine and formed part of the northernmost frontier of the Roman Empire...
held tithing rights in Horrweiler with the original right to place the local priest. In the wake of the Reformation
Protestant Reformation
The Protestant Reformation was a 16th-century split within Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther, John Calvin and other early Protestants. The efforts of the self-described "reformers", who objected to the doctrines, rituals and ecclesiastical structure of the Roman Catholic Church, led...
, Saint Peter’s Monastery and the Reformed minister in Horrweiler ended up sharing the tithes (at ⅔ and ⅓ respectively). In pronouncements handed down in 1410 and 1552, Horrweiler was counted among the villages that had to bear the cost of maintaining Bingen’s town wall and defending it in wartime, for which the villagers enjoyed special rights in the town of Bingen. Rhenish Hesse was assigned to the 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...
Department of Mont-Tonnerre
Mont-Tonnerre
Mont-Tonnerre is the name of a département of the First French Empire in present Germany. It is named after the highest point in the Rhenish Palatinate, the Donnersberg. It was the southernmost of four départements formed in 1798, when the west bank of the Rhine was annexed by France...
(Donnersberg) in 1793. Horrweiler passed to the canton of Ober-Ingelheim
Ingelheim am Rhein
Ingelheim am Rhein is a town in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany on the Rhine’s west bank. The town calls itself the Rotweinstadt and since 1996 it has been Mainz-Bingen’s district seat....
. Under the terms of 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,...
, the area passed in 1816 to the Grand Duchy of Hesse
Grand Duchy of Hesse
The Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine , or, between 1806 and 1816, Grand Duchy of Hesse —as it was also known after 1816—was a member state of the German Confederation from 1806, when the Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt was elevated to a Grand Duchy, until 1918, when all the German...
and came to be known as Rheinhessen (Rhenish Hesse) to distinguish it from the state’s other regions, but also because it had its own special legal status, for example because of the lingering effects of the French Code civil. Rhenish Hesse’s days as part of Hesse ended with the onset of military occupation by the French in 1945 and with the founding of the state
States of Germany
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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 ....
.
An important historical relic, besides the remnants of the old wall complexes built of elms, is the formerly fortified church, a Late Gothic
Gothic architecture
Gothic 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....
hall structure with a quire enclosed on three sides and a ring of walls with what is perhaps also a Late Gothic, but 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...
-modified gatetower, which als serves as a belltower. Arising from municipal acts were the partial demolition of the wall and the total demolition of the defensive towers about 1840. The stones were used to build the schoolhouse.
Municipal council
The council is made up of 13 council members, counting the parttime mayor, with seats apportioned thus:| SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany... |
WG Horrweiler | Total | |
| 2004 | 7 | 5 | 12 seats |
(as at municipal election held on 13 June 2004)
Coat of arms
The municipality’s 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...
might be described thus: Azure a cross bottonnée Or.
Museums
At the Weindorfmuseum (“Wine Village Museum”), many exhibits can be seen that document this former life.Music
The Horrweiler Trombone Choir (Posaunenchor Horrweiler) was founded in April 1927. Today it plays not only church music but secular as well. The Horrweiler Trombone Choir Promotional Association (Förderverein Posaunenchor Horrweiler e.V.) supports the choir financially and morally.Transport
- The municipality is crossed by the L 416LandesstraßeLandesstraßen are roads in Germany and Austria that are, as a rule, the responsibility of the respective German or Austrian federal state. The term may therefore be translated as "state road". They are roads that cross the boundary of a rural or urban district...
state road. The Autobahn A 61Bundesautobahn 61is an autobahn in Germany that connects the border to the Netherlands near Venlo in the northwest to the interchange with A 6 near Hockenheim. In 1965, this required a re-design of the Hockenheimring....
runs right nearby, 2 km away. - The municipality is linked to the local transport network by a bus route between Bingen and Bad Kreuznach.