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Neroth

January 01, 1970

Neroth 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 Gerolstein, whose seat is in the like-named town.

Neroth
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Neroth within Vulkaneifel district
Neroth
Neroth
Coordinates: 50°11′46″N 6°44′45″E / 50.19603°N 6.74571°E / 50.19603; 6.74571
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictVulkaneifel
Municipal assoc.Gerolstein
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Egon Schommers[1]
Area
 • Total7.24 km2 (2.80 sq mi)
Elevation
470 m (1,540 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total866
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
54570
Dialling codes06591
Vehicle registrationDAU
Websitewww.mausefallendorf.de
The Nerother Kopf, which rises up above the village (at left centre), on a winter afternoon, seen from the west;
the Freudenkoppe ruin is hidden under the beeches.

Geography edit

The municipality lies 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.

History edit

Neroth arose out of several small centres, namely Niederroth, Hundswinkel and Oberroth. The placename ending —roth refers to clearing woods for farming, and goes back to the 12th century or thereabouts.

As early as 1744, church books mentioned, besides the resident people, wandering families – the Jenische people. They were pedlars and took up residence in winter in Neroth. They distinguished themselves from the long established peasant families with their endogamous marriages and their own language, Jenisch.

Politics edit

Municipal council edit

The council is made up of 12 council members, who were elected by proportional representation 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:[3]

  WG Schommers WG Peters Total
2009 7 5 12 seats

Mayor edit

Neroth's mayor is Egon Schommers.[1]

Coat of arms edit

The German blazon reads: Zwischen einem durch Zinnenschnitt von Gold und Rot geteilten Schildhaupt und einem grünen Fünfberg, darin eine silberne Mausefalle, in Gold eine rote Waage.

The municipality's arms might in English heraldic language be described thus: Or balances gules and in chief a fess embattled of seven of the same, in base a mount of five vert charged with a hemispherical wire mousetrap argent.

The fess embattled (horizontal stripe with an upper edge resembling a castle's battlements) symbolizes the castle built by John of Bohemia on the Nerother Kopf (mountain). The red balances stand as a symbol of the old Neroth high court. The mount of five – a five-knolled hill – represents the five prominent peaks that frame the village. The silver mousetrap – the municipality's website shows a drawing of this particular type, among others – stands for the wireworking industry of the 19th century that was an important income earner in the municipality, and for today's unique mousetrap museum.[4]

Culture and sightseeing edit

On one of the nearby mountains, the Nerother Kopf, is found the Freudenkoppe, a castle ruin, near which is the old millstone quarry where the Nerother Wandervogel youth movement was founded by the brothers Robert and Karl Oelbermann on the night of New Year's Eve 1919 and New Year's Day 1920.

Mousetraps edit

In the 19th century, Neroth was no exception among the Eifel’s many villages insofar as it was poverty-stricken. Agriculture was extremely scant. Commercial and artisanal opportunities were hard to come by. Some of the villagers therefore plied sidelines to their usual work, peddling carved spoons or basketware. There was a further, smaller sector of the population made up of non-nomadic Jenische pedlars and tinkers. The stage was thus set for a new handicraft industry to arise, one that produced much sought-after articles: mousetraps and rat traps. The needed skills were brought to the community by a former teacher from Neroth, who saw such an industry as a way out of the otherwise intractable chronic wretchedness that had hitherto beset the village – and indeed most of the Eifel.

Many of the poorer villagers – both Jenische and non-Jenische – then went about peddling handicrafts made of wire, among these, mousetraps. The upshot was that many families’ livelihoods improved markedly. These wire handicrafts were made mostly by women at home, while the men became travelling mousetrap salesmen, going well beyond Germany's current borders to sell their wares, into what is now Poland and the Czech Republic. The pedlars used a secret language amongst themselves, Jenisch. Growing industrialization began to hinder the trade noticeably by the early 20th century, until in 1970, it was brought to an end.

Mousetraps have become so closely identified with Neroth that the municipality has a museum dedicated to mousetraps, and a dome-shaped wire mousetrap is even one of the charges in the municipal arms.[5]

Buildings edit

  • Saint Wendelin's Catholic Parish Church (Pfarrkirche St. Wendelin), Layenstraße 8 – former aisleless church, 1782, integrated into an addition built crosswise thereto in 1962; shaft cross, apparently from 1804.
  • Hauptstraße – warriors’ memorial 1914-1918, soldier from 1932, addition made in 1945.
  • Mühlenweg 3 – former school, stately plastered building from 1844.[6]

Further reading edit

  • Willi Steffens: Der Nerother Kopf. Heimatjahrbuch 1974. Weiss-Verlag, Daun 1974, S.40-41 (http://www.jahrbuch-daun.de)
  • Siegfried Stahnke: Nerother Burg – Vergessene Burg?. Heimatjahrbuch 1983. Weiss-Verlag, Daun 1983, S.47–53 (http://www.jahrbuch-daun.de)
  • Siegfried Stahnke: Mausefallen aus Neroth. Heimatjahrbuch 1985. Weiss-Verlag, Daun 1985, S.145–147 (http://www.jahrbuch-daun.de)
  • Werner Grasediek: Vom Steffelberg rollt das Feuerrad. Heimatjahrbuch 2003. Weiss-Verlag, Daun 2003, S.113–115 (http://www.jahrbuch-daun.de)
  • Hildegard Ginzler: Die "Musfallskrämer" aus der Eifel: Entwicklung des Drahtwarengewerbes in Neroth als Beispiel für Selbsthilfe in einer Mittelgebirgsregion. Gesellschaft für Volkskunde Rheinland-Pfalz, Mainz 1986, ISBN 3-926052-00-7
  • Hildegard Ginzler: Die Mausefallenmacher. Rheinland-Verlag, Köln 1989, ISBN 3-7927-1111-7 ISBN 3-7927-1111-0
  • Peter Honnen: Geheimsprachen im Rheinland. Eine Dokumentation der Rotwelschdialekte in Bell, Breyell, Kofferen, Neroth, Speicher und Stotzheim. Rheinland-Verlag, Köln 1998, ISBN 3-7927-1728-X
  • Wolfram Windolph: Nerother Jenisch: Schriftliche Quellen und Glossar. Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 1998, ISBN 3-447-04044-0

References edit

  1. ^ a b Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Vulkaneifel, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 10 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
  3. ^ Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat
  4. ^ Description and explanation of Neroth’s arms
  5. ^ Museen in der Eifel bringen sich neu in Position 2011-01-12 at the Wayback Machine, Artikel der Landesregierung vom 8. April 2009
  6. ^ Directory of Cultural Monuments in Vulkaneifel district

External links edit

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January 01, 1970
neroth, ortsgemeinde, municipality, belonging, verbandsgemeinde, kind, collective, municipality, vulkaneifel, district, rhineland, palatinate, germany, belongs, verbandsgemeinde, gerolstein, whose, seat, like, named, town, municipalitycoat, armslocation, withi. Neroth 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 Gerolstein whose seat is in the like named town NerothMunicipalityCoat of armsLocation of Neroth within Vulkaneifel districtNerothShow map of GermanyNerothShow map of Rhineland PalatinateCoordinates 50 11 46 N 6 44 45 E 50 19603 N 6 74571 E 50 19603 6 74571CountryGermanyStateRhineland PalatinateDistrictVulkaneifelMunicipal assoc GerolsteinGovernment Mayor 2019 24 Egon Schommers 1 Area Total7 24 km2 2 80 sq mi Elevation470 m 1 540 ft Population 2022 12 31 2 Total866 Density120 km2 310 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST Postal codes54570Dialling codes06591Vehicle registrationDAUWebsitewww mausefallendorf de The Nerother Kopf which rises up above the village at left centre on a winter afternoon seen from the west the Freudenkoppe ruin is hidden under the beeches Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Politics 3 1 Municipal council 3 2 Mayor 3 3 Coat of arms 4 Culture and sightseeing 4 1 Mousetraps 4 2 Buildings 5 Further reading 6 References 7 External linksGeography editThe municipality lies 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 History editNeroth arose out of several small centres namely Niederroth Hundswinkel and Oberroth The placename ending roth refers to clearing woods for farming and goes back to the 12th century or thereabouts As early as 1744 church books mentioned besides the resident people wandering families the Jenische people They were pedlars and took up residence in winter in Neroth They distinguished themselves from the long established peasant families with their endogamous marriages and their own language Jenisch Politics editMunicipal council edit The council is made up of 12 council members who were elected by proportional representation 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 3 WG Schommers WG Peters Total 2009 7 5 12 seats Mayor edit Neroth s mayor is Egon Schommers 1 Coat of arms edit The German blazon reads Zwischen einem durch Zinnenschnitt von Gold und Rot geteilten Schildhaupt und einem grunen Funfberg darin eine silberne Mausefalle in Gold eine rote Waage The municipality s arms might in English heraldic language be described thus Or balances gules and in chief a fess embattled of seven of the same in base a mount of five vert charged with a hemispherical wire mousetrap argent The fess embattled horizontal stripe with an upper edge resembling a castle s battlements symbolizes the castle built by John of Bohemia on the Nerother Kopf mountain The red balances stand as a symbol of the old Neroth high court The mount of five a five knolled hill represents the five prominent peaks that frame the village The silver mousetrap the municipality s website shows a drawing of this particular type among others stands for the wireworking industry of the 19th century that was an important income earner in the municipality and for today s unique mousetrap museum 4 Culture and sightseeing editOn one of the nearby mountains the Nerother Kopf is found the Freudenkoppe a castle ruin near which is the old millstone quarry where the Nerother Wandervogel youth movement was founded by the brothers Robert and Karl Oelbermann on the night of New Year s Eve 1919 and New Year s Day 1920 Mousetraps edit In the 19th century Neroth was no exception among the Eifel s many villages insofar as it was poverty stricken Agriculture was extremely scant Commercial and artisanal opportunities were hard to come by Some of the villagers therefore plied sidelines to their usual work peddling carved spoons or basketware There was a further smaller sector of the population made up of non nomadic Jenische pedlars and tinkers The stage was thus set for a new handicraft industry to arise one that produced much sought after articles mousetraps and rat traps The needed skills were brought to the community by a former teacher from Neroth who saw such an industry as a way out of the otherwise intractable chronic wretchedness that had hitherto beset the village and indeed most of the Eifel Many of the poorer villagers both Jenische and non Jenische then went about peddling handicrafts made of wire among these mousetraps The upshot was that many families livelihoods improved markedly These wire handicrafts were made mostly by women at home while the men became travelling mousetrap salesmen going well beyond Germany s current borders to sell their wares into what is now Poland and the Czech Republic The pedlars used a secret language amongst themselves Jenisch Growing industrialization began to hinder the trade noticeably by the early 20th century until in 1970 it was brought to an end Mousetraps have become so closely identified with Neroth that the municipality has a museum dedicated to mousetraps and a dome shaped wire mousetrap is even one of the charges in the municipal arms 5 Buildings edit Saint Wendelin s Catholic Parish Church Pfarrkirche St Wendelin Layenstrasse 8 former aisleless church 1782 integrated into an addition built crosswise thereto in 1962 shaft cross apparently from 1804 Hauptstrasse warriors memorial 1914 1918 soldier from 1932 addition made in 1945 Muhlenweg 3 former school stately plastered building from 1844 6 Further reading editWilli Steffens Der Nerother Kopf Heimatjahrbuch 1974 Weiss Verlag Daun 1974 S 40 41 http www jahrbuch daun de Siegfried Stahnke Nerother Burg Vergessene Burg Heimatjahrbuch 1983 Weiss Verlag Daun 1983 S 47 53 http www jahrbuch daun de Siegfried Stahnke Mausefallen aus Neroth Heimatjahrbuch 1985 Weiss Verlag Daun 1985 S 145 147 http www jahrbuch daun de Werner Grasediek Vom Steffelberg rollt das Feuerrad Heimatjahrbuch 2003 Weiss Verlag Daun 2003 S 113 115 http www jahrbuch daun de Hildegard Ginzler Die Musfallskramer aus der Eifel Entwicklung des Drahtwarengewerbes in Neroth als Beispiel fur Selbsthilfe in einer Mittelgebirgsregion Gesellschaft fur Volkskunde Rheinland Pfalz Mainz 1986 ISBN 3 926052 00 7 Hildegard Ginzler Die Mausefallenmacher Rheinland Verlag Koln 1989 ISBN 3 7927 1111 7 ISBN 3 7927 1111 0 Peter Honnen Geheimsprachen im Rheinland Eine Dokumentation der Rotwelschdialekte in Bell Breyell Kofferen Neroth Speicher und Stotzheim Rheinland Verlag Koln 1998 ISBN 3 7927 1728 X Wolfram Windolph Nerother Jenisch Schriftliche Quellen und Glossar Harrassowitz Wiesbaden 1998 ISBN 3 447 04044 0References edit a b Direktwahlen 2019 Landkreis Vulkaneifel Landeswahlleiter Rheinland Pfalz accessed 10 August 2021 Bevolkerungsstand 2022 Kreise Gemeinden Verbandsgemeinden PDF in German Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland Pfalz 2023 Kommunalwahl Rheinland Pfalz 2009 Gemeinderat Description and explanation of Neroth s arms Museen in der Eifel bringen sich neu in Position Archived 2011 01 12 at the Wayback Machine Artikel der Landesregierung vom 8 April 2009 Directory of Cultural Monuments in Vulkaneifel districtExternal links editMunicipality s official webpage in German Mausefallenmuseum Mousetrap Museum in German Tourism information in German Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Neroth amp oldid 1158050138, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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