Reimsbach is a village (German: Ortsteil) in

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Beckingen Beckingen (Saarlandic dialect: Beckinge) is a municipality in the Merzig-Wadern district in Saarland, Germany. It is situated on the river Saar, approximately 7 km southeast of Merzig and 30 km northwest of Saarbrücken. It was created o ...

in the

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("Landkreis") of

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History

The village was first mentioned in a document as "Rumestat" in 950 a.D. during the reign of

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Ruotbert. Signs of

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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

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fire in the

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and the

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as well as a fire in 1962. During the end of the second World War, Reimsbach was hit by 45

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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. Until 1973 Reimsbach was an independent district, before being incorporated into the newly formed Gemeinde Beckingen. Since 1622 the village is known under its current name and celebrated its 1050-year anniversary in mid-August 2000. Further historical information can be found in ''Dorfchronik'' (1995) by Joseh Zehren (†) and ''Bewegte Jahre'' (1994) by Volkmar Schommer, whose neutrality is disputed with Joseph Zehren being a contemporary witness.

Geography

Reimsbach is located on the one end of the Haustadter Tal, which encompasses Oppen, Reimsbach, Honzrath and Haustadt along the Mackenbach and Mühlenbach creeks. The climate is described as warm and moderate, but also wet for

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(Cfb) with an average temperature of 9.7 °C and about 730mm of precipitation.

Catholic church St. Andreas

The catholic church was built from 1898 to 1901 by

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Wilhelm Hector from Sankt Johann (Saarbrücken),Denkmalliste des Saarlandes, Teildenkmalliste Landkreis Merzig-Wadern
(PDF; 285 kB), accessed 27 May 2018 who planned and constructed over fifty sacral buildings in the region, thus coining

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and

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achitectorial styles in the area now known as

External links

Church picture gallery

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