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Reimsbach
Reimsbach is a village (German: Ortsteil) in Germany and part of the Gemeinde Beckingen in the district ("Landkreis") of Merzig-Wadern (Saarland). History The village was first mentioned in a document as "Rumestat" in 950 a.D. during the reign of archbishop Ruotbert. Signs of Roman presence in the village centre were evidenced by a 1947 gold coin finding. Next to the 1000-year old wild elm tree, on the outer rim of the village, a small chapel, endowed by Weidtmanns Wendel, is located. Named in honour of its benefactor, the ''Wendelinuskapelle'' was built in 1617 on a roman foundation. The chapel survived artillery fire in the Thirty Years' War and the second World War as well as a fire in 1962. During the end of the second World War, Reimsbach was hit by 45 American bombs as a result of an ammunition depot being near the village, killing nine inhabitants, injuring many more and dealing great damage to buildings, on at 15:50h local time, evidenced by the church clock stopping ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reimsbach Kirche (5)
Reimsbach is a village (German: Ortsteil) in Germany and part of the Gemeinde (Germany), Gemeinde Beckingen in the Districts of Germany, district ("Landkreis") of Merzig-Wadern (Saarland). History The village was first mentioned in a document as "Rumestat" in 950 a.D. during the reign of archbishop Robert (archbishop of Trier), Ruotbert. Signs of Roman Empire, Roman presence in the village centre were evidenced by a 1947 gold coin finding. Next to the 1000-year old wild elm tree, on the outer rim of the village, a small chapel, endowed by Weidtmanns Wendel, is located. Named in honour of its benefactor, the ''Wendelinuskapelle'' was built in 1617 on a roman foundation. The chapel survived artillery fire in the Thirty Years' War and the World War II, second World War as well as a fire in 1962. During the end of the second World War, Reimsbach was hit by 45 United States, American bombs as a result of an ammunition depot being near the village, killing nine inhabitants, injuring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |