Vallendar
Encyclopedia
Vallendar is a municipality in the district Mayen-Koblenz
, in Rhineland-Palatinate
, Germany
. It is situated on the right bank of the Rhine, approx. 4 km north-east of Koblenz
. Vallendar is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde
("collective municipality") Vallendar
. A city named "Vallendar" is included in the PC game Call of Duty 2
. This fictional city also lies on the river Rhine. The players task is to fight retreating German soldiers during World War II. Other than its location on the river the virtual Vallendar has nothing in common with its real world counterpart.
opposing the island of Niederwerth
, where several creek valleys from the Westerwald
meet the Rhine valley. It is situated 57 km (35.4 mi) north of Koblenz
and 123 km (76.4 mi) south of Neuwied
. East of Vallendar rises the Westerwald
, on the other side of the river the Eifel
.
ic roots: "val" means "flowing", whereas "ndar" indicates a "swampy area".
; it is assumed that it is of Celtic origin and a lot older than that (700–600 BC). In 1143 the Schoenstatt abbey is founded. In 1232 the Count of Sayn
takes property of the land and starts constructing a castle at the northern boundaries of the city in 1240. Its foundations today support the Marienburg
.
Since the fourteenth century the Archbishop of Trier regained more and more power over the land to become proprietor again in 1681 and 1767 (for good). Today the Lion of Sayn and the Cross of Trier are evidence of this history in Vallendars coat of arms.
During the Middle Ages
a palatine high court was located in Vallendar. 1802 the proprietorship goes to the Count of Nassau-Weilburg; in 1815 it falls to the Kingdom of Prussia
. A rich business life is the reason for Frederick William IV of Prussia
to grant city rights to Vallendar in 1856. After World War I
the city was the scene for a military action of the 23rd US-Infantry . In 1939 Mallendar is added to the city. From 1954 to the 1970s numerous new construction areas are established. Since 1973 the skyline is dominated by the "Humboldthöhe".
Today Vallendar's appearance is influenced mostly by the internationally renowned Schönstatt and the WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management
and its students.
Vallendar has a train station on the Rheinstrecke.
The KEVAG busses 7/7a and 8/8a connect Vallendar to Koblenz
, Bendorf
and Höhr-Grenzhausen
.
Lived in Vallendar:
Mayen-Koblenz
Mayen-Koblenz is a district in the north of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are Ahrweiler, Neuwied, Westerwaldkreis, district-free Koblenz, Rhein-Lahn, Rhein-Hunsrück, Cochem-Zell, and Vulkaneifel....
, 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
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It is situated on the right bank of the Rhine, approx. 4 km north-east 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...
. Vallendar is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde
Verbandsgemeinde
A Verbandsgemeinde is an administrative unit in the German Bundesländer of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt.-Rhineland-Palatinate:...
("collective municipality") Vallendar
Vallendar (Verbandsgemeinde)
Vallendar is a Verbandsgemeinde in the district Mayen-Koblenz, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The seat of the municipality is in Vallendar....
. A city named "Vallendar" is included in the PC game Call of Duty 2
Call of Duty
Call of Duty is a first-person shooter video game developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision in 2003. It is the first game in a series with the same name. The game simulates the infantry and combined arms warfare of World War II. The game is based on the Quake III: Team Arena engine...
. This fictional city also lies on the river Rhine. The players task is to fight retreating German soldiers during World War II. Other than its location on the river the virtual Vallendar has nothing in common with its real world counterpart.
Situation
The city of Vallendar spreads out on the right side of the MittelrheinMiddle Rhine
Between Bingen and Bonn, Germany, the Rhine River flows as the Middle Rhine through the Rhine Gorge, a formation created by erosion, which happened at about the same rate as an uplift in the region, leaving the river at about its original level, and the surrounding lands raised...
opposing the island of Niederwerth
Niederwerth
Niederwerth is a municipality in the district of Mayen-Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. It is situated on two islands in the Rhine, opposite the town Vallendar....
, where several creek valleys from the Westerwald
Westerwald
The Westerwald is a low mountain range on the right bank of the River Rhine in the German federal states of Rhineland-Palatinate, Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia. It is a part of the Rhine Massif...
meet the Rhine valley. It is situated 57 km (35.4 mi) north 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...
and 123 km (76.4 mi) south of Neuwied
Neuwied
Neuwied is a town in the north of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, capital of the District of Neuwied. Neuwied lies on the right bank of the Rhine, 12 km northwest of Koblenz, on the railway from Frankfurt am Main to Cologne...
. East of Vallendar rises the Westerwald
Westerwald
The Westerwald is a low mountain range on the right bank of the River Rhine in the German federal states of Rhineland-Palatinate, Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia. It is a part of the Rhine Massif...
, on the other side of the river the Eifel
Eifel
The Eifel is a low mountain range in western Germany and eastern Belgium. It occupies parts of southwestern North Rhine-Westphalia, northwestern Rhineland-Palatinate and the south of the German-speaking Community of Belgium....
.
Origin of name
The city's name derives from its situation in the creek valleys. The syllables "val" and have indogermanIndo-European languages
The Indo-European languages are a family of several hundred related languages and dialects, including most major current languages of Europe, the Iranian plateau, and South Asia and also historically predominant in Anatolia...
ic roots: "val" means "flowing", whereas "ndar" indicates a "swampy area".
Districts
- Mallendar
- Mallendarer Berg
- Schönstatt
- Gumschlag
History
Vallendar is first mentioned around 830–840 AC as property of the Archbishop of TrierArchbishopric of Trier
The Archbishopric of Trier was a Roman Catholic diocese in Germany, that existed from Carolingian times until the end of the Holy Roman Empire. Its suffragans were the dioceses of Metz, Toul and Verdun. Since the 9th century the Archbishops of Trier were simultaneously princes and since the 11th...
; it is assumed that it is of Celtic origin and a lot older than that (700–600 BC). In 1143 the Schoenstatt abbey is founded. In 1232 the Count of Sayn
Sayn
Sayn 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...
takes property of the land and starts constructing a castle at the northern boundaries of the city in 1240. Its foundations today support the Marienburg
Marienburg
-The historical German names of these places:*Ordensburg Marienburg , the large brick castle built by the Teutonic Knights**Malbork, Poland, site of the Ordensburg Marienburg, formerly Marienburg in Westpreußen and during World War II, Nazi Stalag XX-B for enlisted men*Alūksne, Latvia*Feldioara,...
.
Since the fourteenth century the Archbishop of Trier regained more and more power over the land to become proprietor again in 1681 and 1767 (for good). Today the Lion of Sayn and the Cross of Trier are evidence of this history in Vallendars coat of arms.
During the Middle Ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
a palatine high court was located in Vallendar. 1802 the proprietorship goes to the Count of Nassau-Weilburg; in 1815 it falls to the Kingdom of Prussia
Kingdom of Prussia
The Kingdom of Prussia was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918. Until the defeat of Germany in World War I, it comprised almost two-thirds of the area of the German Empire...
. A rich business life is the reason for Frederick William IV of Prussia
Frederick William IV of Prussia
|align=right|Upon his accession, he toned down the reactionary policies enacted by his father, easing press censorship and promising to enact a constitution at some point, but he refused to enact a popular legislative assembly, preferring to work with the aristocracy through "united committees" of...
to grant city rights to Vallendar in 1856. After World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
the city was the scene for a military action of the 23rd US-Infantry . In 1939 Mallendar is added to the city. From 1954 to the 1970s numerous new construction areas are established. Since 1973 the skyline is dominated by the "Humboldthöhe".
Today Vallendar's appearance is influenced mostly by the internationally renowned Schönstatt and the WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management
WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management
WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management is a German business school. The privately financed school was founded in 1984 by the Koblenz chamber of commerce and is located in Vallendar near Koblenz...
and its students.
Population development
| Date | Total |
| December 1 1910 | 4462 |
| December 31 2004 | 8856 |
| June 30 2005 | 8814 |
| December 31 2006 | 8763 |
City Hall
| Party | Seats | Parliamentary group leader Parliamentary group leader The leader or chairman of a parliamentary group holds an influential political post in a parliamentary system with strong party discipline... | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Democratic Union Christian Democratic Union (Germany) The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is regarded as on the centre-right of the German political spectrum... |
11 | Kurt Pfahl | |
| Social Democratic Party Social Democratic Party of Germany The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany... |
8 | Dieter Klöckner | |
| Free Democratic Party Free Democratic Party (Germany) The Free Democratic Party , abbreviated to FDP, is a centre-right classical liberal political party in Germany. It is led by Philipp Rösler and currently serves as the junior coalition partner to the Union in the German federal government... |
2 | Günter Seehaus | |
| Citizens for Vallendar | 2 | Joachim Karbach | |
| Free Voters Free Voters Free Voters is a German concept in which an association of persons participates in an election without having the status of a registered political party. Usually it is a locally organized group of voters in the form of a registered association . In most cases, Free Voters are active only at the... |
1 | Peter Backes |
Companies
- Baldus Medizintechnik GmbH is a consulting and service company specialised in the medical gas supply for hospitals.
Traffic
Vallendar is connected to the B 42 and A 48, with the exit Bendorf/Neuwied/Vallendar leading into the city center via B 42.Vallendar has a train station on the Rheinstrecke.
The KEVAG busses 7/7a and 8/8a connect Vallendar to 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...
, Bendorf
Bendorf
Bendorf is a town in the district Mayen-Koblenz, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Rhine, approx. 7 km north of Koblenz.-Structure of the city:The city has the following neighbourhoods:*Bendorf*Sayn*Mülhofen...
and Höhr-Grenzhausen
Höhr-Grenzhausen
Höhr-Grenzhausen is a town in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is a centre for the ceramic industry in the Kannenbäckerland with a professional college for ceramics, another for ceramic form, and many others, hence the nickname Kannenbäckerstadt .Together with the...
.
Education
- WHU-Otto Beisheim School of ManagementWHU-Otto Beisheim School of ManagementWHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management is a German business school. The privately financed school was founded in 1984 by the Koblenz chamber of commerce and is located in Vallendar near Koblenz...
(formerly: Wissenschaftliche Hochschule für Unternehmensführung), is a private university founded in 1984 in Koblenz. - Schönstätter Marienschule, state recognized, private girl's school
- Philosophisch-Theologische Hochschule Vallendar (philosophic-theologic school) of the PallottinesPallottinesThe Society of the Catholic Apostolate , better known as the Pallottines, are a Society of Apostolic Life within the Roman Catholic Church, founded in 1835 by the Roman priest Saint Vincent Pallotti. Pallottines are part of the Union of Catholic Apostolate and are present in 45 countries on six...
is occupied with the formation of priests and church-related people
Sights
- Roman Catholic St. Marzellinus and St. Petrus Church (constructed 1837-41 by Koblenz-based architect Johann Claudius von Lassaulx as one of the biggest church constructions in this area of the century)
- Protestant Lukas-church, constructed 1884-85 by Wiesbaden-based architect Friedrich Lang, typical Protestant 19th century church
- former St.-Josef-Krankenhaus, 1856-59 by CologneCologneCologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
-based architect Vincenz Statz - Wiltberger Hof, 1695-98
- Former school in Eulerstraße, 1844-45 by Ferdinand Nebel
- Haus d'Ester, so called Marienburg (formerly seat to the d'Ester family , 1773 by Nikolaus Lauxen) ; today seat of the WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management
- Marienburg-chappel
Persons of interest
- 1800: Theodor von Zwehl, bavarian politician
- 1805: Johann Baptist Kraus, Priest Arenberg
Lived in Vallendar:
- Josef Kentenich, Founder of the international Schoenstatt MovementSchoenstatt MovementThe Apostolic Movement of Schoenstatt is a Roman Catholic Marian Movement founded in Germany in 1914 by Father Joseph Kentenich. Fr. Kentenich saw the movement as being a means of spiritual renewal in the Catholic Church...
- Emilie Engel
- Gerhard Henschel, author of the book Kindheitsroman
- Oliver Samwer, Founder of Alando (bought by ebay.de) and Jamba!
Twin Cities
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, UKUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... - MurówMurówMurów is a village in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Murów. It lies approximately north of the regional capital Opole....
, PolandPolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...