Waxweiler

Waxweiler is a municipality in the county of Bitburg-Prüm, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. It is located in the Eifel, south of Prüm and is accessible through the Autobahn #60. The parish of about 1100 inhabitants lies 345 meters (1,132 feet) above sea level.

History

Roman artifacts dating to 150 AD on the hill "Am Hüttenberg" attest to the early origins of Waxweiler. In the Middle Ages Waxweiler was part of Austrasia in the Frankish Empire. Around 700 AD St. Willibrord (657 – 739 AD) a Benedictine Monk from Northumbria (Great Britain) brought Christianity to Waxweiler (see also Echternach Dancing Procession) and at that time the Church was founded in the town. The first official documents mention Waxweiler in 943 AD. From 962 AD Waxweiler belonged to the Holy Roman Empire until 1804 AD and the time of Napoleon. Prior to the opening of the Trier-Gerolstein railroad in 1871, four-span stage coaches traversed the routes Trier-Köln and Trier-Aachen. These passed through Waxweiler daily, one going and once coming. Shortly after the start of World War I, two German soldiers on guard duty were killed by friendly fire in Waxweiler. Until the end of WWI in 1919, a stage coach operated from Waxweiler to nearby villages. World War II started in 1939 and on January 8, 1945 a massive bomb attack occurred on Waxweiler. In 1945 and 1946, to make emergency repairs for extensive destruction by bombing and artillery, every able-bodied male inhabitant, age 16 to 60, was obligated to perform repairs or equivalent work without pay. Shortly before Christmas in 2004, a massive fire destroyed the bell tower of the church and caused extensive damage. The church and tower were rebuilt within two years.

v t e Towns and municipalities in Bitburg-Prüm

Affler Alsdorf Altscheid Ammeldingen an der Our Ammeldingen bei Neuerburg Arzfeld Auw an der Kyll Auw bei Prüm Badem Balesfeld Bauler Baustert Beilingen Berkoth Berscheid Bettingen Bickendorf Biersdorf am See Biesdorf Birtlingen Bitburg Bleialf Bollendorf Brandscheid Brecht Brimingen Buchet Büdesheim Burbach Burg Dackscheid Dahlem Dahnen Daleiden Dasburg Dauwelshausen Dingdorf Dockendorf Dudeldorf Echternacherbrück Echtershausen Ehlenz Eilscheid Eisenach Emmelbaum Enzen Ernzen Eschfeld Eßlingen Etteldorf Euscheid Feilsdorf Ferschweiler Feuerscheid Fischbach-Oberraden Fleringen Fließem Geichlingen Gemünd Gentingen Giesdorf Gilzem Gindorf Gondenbrett Gondorf Gransdorf Großkampenberg Großlangenfeld Habscheid Halsdorf Hamm Hargarten Harspelt Heckhuscheid Heilbach Heilenbach Heisdorf Herbstmühle Herforst Hersdorf Herzfeld Hisel Holsthum Hommerdingen Hosten Hütten Hütterscheid Hüttingen an der Kyll Hüttingen bei Lahr Idenheim Idesheim Ingendorf Irrel Irrhausen Jucken Karlshausen Kaschenbach Keppeshausen Kesfeld Kickeshausen Kinzenburg Kleinlangenfeld Körperich Koxhausen Krautscheid Kruchten Kyllburg Kyllburgweiler Lahr Lambertsberg Lascheid Lasel Lauperath Leidenborn Leimbach Lichtenborn Lierfeld Ließem Lünebach Lützkampen Malberg Malbergweich Manderscheid Masthorn Matzerath Mauel Meckel Menningen Merlscheid Messerich Mettendorf Metterich Minden Mülbach Mützenich Muxerath Nasingen Nattenheim Neidenbach Neuendorf Neuerburg Neuheilenbach Niedergeckler Niederlauch Niederpierscheid Niederraden Niederstedem Niederweiler Niederweis Niehl Nimshuscheid Nimsreuland Nusbaum Obergeckler Oberkail Oberlascheid Oberlauch Oberpierscheid Oberstedem Oberweiler Oberweis Olmscheid Olsdorf Olzheim Orenhofen Orlenbach Orsfeld Peffingen Philippsheim Pickließem Pintesfeld Pittenbach Plascheid Plütscheid Preischeid Preist Pronsfeld Prüm Prümzurlay Reiff Reipeldingen Rittersdorf Rodershausen Röhl Rommersheim Roscheid Roth an der Our Roth bei Prüm Sankt Thomas Schankweiler Scharfbillig Scheitenkorb Scheuern Schleid Schönecken Schwirzheim Seffern Sefferweich Seinsfeld Seiwerath Sellerich Sengerich Sevenig (Our) Sevenig bei Neuerburg Sinspelt Spangdahlem Speicher Steinborn Stockem Strickscheid Sülm Trimport Übereisenbach Uppershausen Usch Utscheid Üttfeld Waldhof-Falkenstein Wallendorf Wallersheim Watzerath Wawern Waxweiler Weidingen Weinsheim Wettlingen Wiersdorf Wilsecker Winringen Winterscheid Winterspelt Wißmannsdorf Wolsfeld Zendscheid Zweifelscheid

References

↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden am 31.12.2012". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2013.

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