Binningen, Rhineland-Palatinate

Coordinates: 50°12′21.27″N 7°14′42.50″E / 50.2059083°N 7.2451389°E / 50.2059083; 7.2451389
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Binningen
Municipality
Coat of arms of Binningen
Coat of arms
Location of Binningen within Cochem-Zell district
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Cochem-Zell
Municipal assoc.Kaisersesch
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Günter Urwer[1]
Area
 • Total6.70 km2 (2.59 sq mi)
Elevation
300 m (1,000 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total704
 • Density110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56754
Dialling codes02672
Vehicle registrationCOC
Websitewww.binningen.de

Binningen 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 Kaisersesch
.

Geography

The municipality lies in the

Moselle
.

History

In 1246, Binningen had its first documentary mention in connection with the Rosenthal

Cistercian Convent, although it is believed that the village's history actually stretches back much further. In the Middle Ages it was part of the Electorate of Trier
. The biggest landholder was the Convent, which stood in the nearby Pommerbach valley.

Beginning in 1794, Binningen lay under French rule, during which the Rosenthal Convent was dissolved, sold off and torn down. In 1815 Binningen was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. The church in Binningen was built in 1855 and is named after the two patron saints, Saint Remigius and Saint Maximus. Between 1995 and 2002, the whole church was thoroughly renovated both inside and out.

Since 1946, Binningen has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Politics

Municipal council

The council is made up of 12 council members, who were elected by

majority vote at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.[3]

Mayor

Binningen's mayor is Günter Urwer.[4]

Coat of arms

The municipality's arms might be described thus: Argent a cross gules between in chief two bishop's mitres of the second garnished Or, in base dexter a rose vert and in base sinister a fleur-de-lis azure.

The

Cistercian Convent, which was a landholder in the village as early as 1246. The blue fleur-de-lis refers to Karden – Treis-Karden’s coat of arms also bears this charge, among others – whose collegiate foundation held an important estate in Binningen up until the 18th century.[5]

Culture and sightseeing

Buildings

The following are listed buildings or sites in Rhineland-Palatinate’s Directory of Cultural Monuments:

  • Catholic Church (Kirche St. Remigius und Maximus), Hauptstraße – Gothic Revival quarrystone aisleless church, 1855-1857, architect, V. Statz, Cologne
    .
  • Friedhofstraße, graveyard – basalt wayside cross from 1735.
  • Hauptstraße 31 – estate complex; quarrystone building with half-hipped roof, partly timber-frame, 18th/19th century.
  • Hauptstraße 35/37 – castle remnant (?), whole complex; plastered building, 17th century (?).
  • Rosenthaler Weg, Jewish graveyard (monumental zone) – roughly 90 grave steles.
  • Chapel, on Landesstraße (State Road) 108/Kreisstraße 29 – plastered building, Crucifixion scene inside.
  • Chapel, near the Eltzerhöfe northeast of the village – with small ridge turret, from 1857.
  • Ruins of the Rosenthal Convent, in the Pommerbach valley, southwest of the village –
    Cistercian convent founded in 1169, new building in 1786-1787, torn down after 1802; besides the former cloister, the former convent mill is preserved.[6]

Dialect

In Binningen, a

Moselle Franconian dialect is spoken. It is believed that sooner or later this dialect will die out, as so few parents now bring their children up speaking it. Under school's and the media's influence, already most children in Binningen can no longer speak it. However, most can still understand it, since their elders still mainly talk to each other in this local speech.[7]

References

  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Cochem-Zell, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
  2. Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz
    . 2023.
  3. ^ Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat
  4. ^ Binningen’s council Archived February 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Description and explanation of Binningen’s arms Archived March 9, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Directory of Cultural Monuments in Cochem-Zell district
  7. ^ Binningen speech Archived February 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

External links

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