Brauneberg
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| Brauneberg | |
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| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Bernkastel-Wittlich |
| Municipal assoc. | Bernkastel-Kues |
| Local subdivisions | 3 Ortsteile |
| Mayor | Klaus Denzer |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 12.22 km² (4.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 124 m (407 ft) |
| Population | 1,151 (30/06/2006) |
| - Density | 94 /km² (244 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | WIL |
| Postal code | 54472 |
| Area code | 06534 |
| Website | www.brauneberg.de |
Brauneberg is a municipality on the Mosel in the district of Bernkastel-Wittlich, in the Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany. It has 1165 inhabitants and is well known for its Wine and climate.
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[edit] Geography
[edit] Climate
On the 11. August 1998 Jörg Kachelmann's Meteomedia Weather station recorded the highest ever measured German air temperature of 41.2°C. Nevertheless Brauneberg is not regarded as a German hotspot since the weather-station is excluded from the official measurements on the basis of its location on a slate-mountain.
[edit] Subdivisions
Brauneberg is comprised of three subdivisions: Brauneberg, Filzen, and Hirzlei.
[edit] History
Brauneberg was first inhabited in 588 BC. The old name „Dusemond“ dates from Roman times when the vineyards were named „dulcis mons“ (lat. "sweet hill“). In 1925 the village was renamed Brauneberg.
In former times the village belonged to the Count of Veldenz, in the palatinate of Ludwig II. As a result of the Reformation the village became Protestant in 1523. During the 30 Years War the town was seized by the ArchbishopElector of Trier and became Catholic. At the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 the Count of Veldenz was restored to his former rights, through which the parish became Protestant again. In 1680 the County of Veldenz was occupied by France and the dispute over the status of the Catholic inhabitants of the county was renewed. On the 21. December 1684 the French resolved the situation by a decree: Henceforth in a district with only one church - as was the situation in Dusemond - the use must be agreed by both denominations. The village church became a Dual Church. This arrangement lasted until 1955 when it was decided that the church building would be partitioned: 1/3 of the church for the Protestant parish and 2/3 for the Catholics. This agreement corresponded with building costs of the completed church in 1777.
The church was built between 1775 and 1777 to the designs of the Palatinate Court Achitect Franz Wilhelm Rabaliatti. The Onion Dome on the church tower is the sole example in the Mosel region. It remains in the common possession of the two church-communities after the division of the church.
