Hörschhausen
Encyclopedia
Hörschhausen is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality
belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde
, a kind of collective municipality – in the Vulkaneifel district
in Rhineland-Palatinate
, Germany
. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Kelberg
, whose seat is in the like-named municipality
.
, in the Vulkaneifel
, a part of the Eifel known for its volcanic history, geographical and geological features, and even ongoing activity today, including gases that sometimes well up from the earth.
Hörschhausen lies on Bundesstraße
257 which leads to the nearest major centres, such as Kelberg
and Ulmen
. Nearby is the Hochkelberg
(674 m above sea level
).
, Ueß
, Horperath
, Berenbach
and Utzerath
.
In 1851 a trove of roughly 1,800 coins, some made of silver and some of ore, from Roman
times was unearthed about 565 m from Hörschhausen, under a heap of rubble while the linking road to Berenbach and on to Ulmen was being built. The coins are one of several archaeological
finds made in Hörschhausen, one of the richest archaeological sites in the Verbandsgemeinde of Kelberg
, in the Landesmuseum Trier. In 1852, the remains of a Roman
settlement were found.
In 1895, Hörschhausen was linked to the Eifelquerbahn (“Cross-Eifel Railway”) network through the neighbouring village of Utzerath. In 1920, the bakehouse was built on what is now Mühlenweg (street). In 1939, an old relic from a bygone age, the tithe barn, burnt down. Ten years later, in 1949, the volunteer fire brigade was founded. In 1952, the water supply was ensured.
In 1988, a new parish hall was built. In 1989, Hörschhausen became the finishing place in a stage of the campaign Eine wandernde Flagge für Europa (“A roaming flag for Europe”). In 1996, the bakehouse was torn down.
at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.
The municipality’s arms
might in English heraldic
language be described thus: Per fess argent a cross sable and sable an H-shaped wall brace Or.
In the early 1950s, the Amt of Daun put forth a proposal to the Koblenz-Ehrenbreitstein State Archive for a few municipalities, among them Hörschhausen, for designs for coats of arms. Since no older seals or coats of arms were known, the designs were authorized. Nevertheless, it was not until 1980 that approval was granted for Hörschhausen to bear arms, and it had not been until 1979 that the application had even been submitted to the Regierungsbezirk
administration in Trier
.
Until the end of feudal
times, Hörschhausen was an Electoral-Cologne holding, and the Cross of Cologne in the upper half of the escutcheon recalls this time. The gold H-shaped wall brace stands for both the municipality’s name, and the placename ending —hausen.
The arms have been borne since 6 February 1980.
Municipalities of Germany
Municipalities are the lowest level of territorial division in Germany. This may be the fourth level of territorial division in Germany, apart from those states which include Regierungsbezirke , where municipalities then become the fifth level.-Overview:With more than 3,400,000 inhabitants, the...
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 Vulkaneifel 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 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 belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Kelberg
Kelberg (Verbandsgemeinde)
Kelberg is a Verbandsgemeinde in the district Vulkaneifel, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The seat of the Verbandsgemeinde is in Kelberg....
, whose seat is in the like-named municipality
Kelberg
Kelberg is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Vulkaneifel district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the like-named Verbandsgemeinde, and is home to its seat...
.
Location
Hörschhausen lies in the middle of the EifelEifel
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....
, in the Vulkaneifel
Vulkan Eifel
The Vulkan Eifel is a region in the Eifel Mountains in Germany, that is defined to a large extent by its volcanic geological history. Characteristic of the Vulkan Eifel are its typical explosion crater lakes or maars, and numerous other signs of volcanic activity such as volcanic tuffs, lava...
, a part of the Eifel known for its volcanic history, geographical and geological features, and even ongoing activity today, including gases that sometimes well up from the earth.
Hörschhausen lies on Bundesstraße
Bundesstraße
Bundesstraße , abbreviated B, is the denotation for German and Austrian national highways.-Germany:...
257 which leads to the nearest major centres, such as Kelberg
Kelberg
Kelberg is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Vulkaneifel district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the like-named Verbandsgemeinde, and is home to its seat...
and Ulmen
Ulmen
Ulmen is a town in the Cochem-Zell district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the seat of the like-named Verbandsgemeinde – a kind of collective municipality – to which it also belongs.-Constituent communities:...
. Nearby is the Hochkelberg
Hochkelberg
At the Hochkelberg is one of the ten highest mountains in the Vulkan Eifel in Germany. It is a former stratovolcano, at the southern foot of which lies the Mosbrucher Weiher, an explosion crater lake or maar. Below the summit of the Hochkelberg is a transmission tower.Originally the mountain...
(674 m above sea level
Sea level
Mean sea level is a measure of the average height of the ocean's surface ; used as a standard in reckoning land elevation...
).
Neighbouring municipalities
Hörschhausen’s neighbours are KatzwinkelKatzwinkel, Vulkaneifel
Katzwinkel is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Vulkaneifel district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany...
, Ueß
Ueß
Ueß is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Vulkaneifel district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany...
, Horperath
Horperath
Horperath is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Vulkaneifel district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany...
, Berenbach
Berenbach
Berenbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Vulkaneifel district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany...
and Utzerath
Utzerath
Utzerath is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Vulkaneifel district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Daun, whose seat is in the like-named town...
.
History
In 1494, Hörschhausen had its first documentary mention. In 1762, the chapel, which still stands today, was built and consecrated to Saint Apollinaris. It was built on a spot that is prone to flooding, with the Ueßbach and the Gäßbach flowing by right nearby, but it is unknown why this was done. It is believed that perhaps the chapel was built in time of drought, leading builders to overlook any danger of flooding. In 1794, Hörschhausen counted 85 inhabitants. In 1825, a fire destroyed four houses. On 21 January 1847 came the first meeting of the municipal council.In 1851 a trove of roughly 1,800 coins, some made of silver and some of ore, from Roman
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....
times was unearthed about 565 m from Hörschhausen, under a heap of rubble while the linking road to Berenbach and on to Ulmen was being built. The coins are one of several archaeological
Archaeology
Archaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...
finds made in Hörschhausen, one of the richest archaeological sites in the Verbandsgemeinde of Kelberg
Kelberg (Verbandsgemeinde)
Kelberg is a Verbandsgemeinde in the district Vulkaneifel, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The seat of the Verbandsgemeinde is in Kelberg....
, in the Landesmuseum Trier. In 1852, the remains of a Roman
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....
settlement were found.
In 1895, Hörschhausen was linked to the Eifelquerbahn (“Cross-Eifel Railway”) network through the neighbouring village of Utzerath. In 1920, the bakehouse was built on what is now Mühlenweg (street). In 1939, an old relic from a bygone age, the tithe barn, burnt down. Ten years later, in 1949, the volunteer fire brigade was founded. In 1952, the water supply was ensured.
In 1988, a new parish hall was built. In 1989, Hörschhausen became the finishing place in a stage of the campaign Eine wandernde Flagge für Europa (“A roaming flag for Europe”). In 1996, the bakehouse was torn down.
Municipal council
The council is made up of 6 council members, who were elected by majority votePlurality voting system
The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member constituencies...
at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.
Coat of arms
The German blazon reads: In silbern über schwarz geteiltem Schilde oben ein schwarzes Balkenkreuz, unten ein goldener Hausanker in Form des Buchstabens H.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: Per fess argent a cross sable and sable an H-shaped wall brace Or.
In the early 1950s, the Amt of Daun put forth a proposal to the Koblenz-Ehrenbreitstein State Archive for a few municipalities, among them Hörschhausen, for designs for coats of arms. Since no older seals or coats of arms were known, the designs were authorized. Nevertheless, it was not until 1980 that approval was granted for Hörschhausen to bear arms, and it had not been until 1979 that the application had even been submitted to the Regierungsbezirk
Regierungsbezirk
In Germany, a Government District, in German: Regierungsbezirk – is a subdivision of certain federal states .They are above the Kreise, Landkreise, and kreisfreie Städte...
administration 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....
.
Until the end of feudal
Feudalism
Feudalism was a set of legal and military customs in medieval Europe that flourished between the 9th and 15th centuries, which, broadly defined, was a system for ordering society around relationships derived from the holding of land in exchange for service or labour.Although derived from the...
times, Hörschhausen was an Electoral-Cologne holding, and the Cross of Cologne in the upper half of the escutcheon recalls this time. The gold H-shaped wall brace stands for both the municipality’s name, and the placename ending —hausen.
The arms have been borne since 6 February 1980.
Buildings
- Catholic branch church, Dauner Straße 1, biaxial 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...
, apparently from 1762.