Senheim

Senheim
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Senheim within Cochem-Zell district <imagemap>File: Senheim in COC.svg | 240x240px poly 68 2 63 18 68 16 73 19 73 15 86 6 71 6 70 3 Kalenborn poly 62 18 67 15 72 19 73 26 71 29 58 30 Eppenberg poly 57 29 57 37 62 35 70 39 74 39 71 29 Laubach poly 69 39 75 38 82 45 76 56 74 53 70 53 Leienkaul poly 56 36 63 53 69 51 70 38 63 35 Müllenbach poly 87 7 85 11 89 21 79 23 73 27 73 15 Hauroth poly 86 7 85 13 87 21 91 19 95 21 98 20 103 10 92 10 Urmersbach poly 69 30 72 33 73 39 80 46 86 43 85 40 92 35 95 20 88 20 78 23 Masburg poly 101 8 103 10 97 20 102 21 102 23 115 21 119 17 119 3 109 1 Düngenheim poly 94 20 100 20 102 23 101 26 112 33 104 36 101 41 100 43 92 44 86 43 85 39 92 34 Kaisersesch poly 75 54 79 57 81 53 89 53 108 68 114 68 107 54 104 54 99 48 100 44 96 45 87 43 81 45 Landkern poly 99 47 104 43 109 45 118 46 122 62 117 68 115 67 108 55 103 55 Illerich poly 103 22 108 22 115 21 117 31 111 32 102 25 Eulgem poly 102 45 102 39 104 36 116 31 121 40 118 47 109 45 106 42 Hambuch poly 119 12 123 13 130 15 128 22 130 30 130 32 118 32 115 21 120 17 Gamlen poly 118 32 130 32 131 43 127 47 119 49 118 46 120 39 Zettingen poly 129 15 140 14 143 16 142 26 139 30 129 33 Kaifenheim poly 130 32 140 29 142 34 130 42 Brachtendorf poly 20 68 12 45 14 42 16 36 20 34 24 28 32 30 39 41 49 39 52 29 58 29 57 37 63 53 56 58 53 58 48 55 39 53 Ulmen poly 68 52 63 57 57 58 53 58 47 54 40 69 40 73 55 84 58 84 62 73 64 58 Alflen poly 46 54 39 53 24 65 30 70 32 77 39 73 Auderath poly 20 68 21 71 20 79 28 79 33 77 31 70 25 66 Filz poly 21 79 31 78 36 83 25 90 21 90 16 83 Wollmerath poly 31 78 41 73 52 81 45 84 40 80 35 83 Schmitt poly 67 51 73 52 79 57 86 70 79 80 58 84 62 73 63 58 Büchel (municipality) poly 21 89 25 89 29 87 31 93 29 97 23 95 Wagenhausen poly 29 87 30 92 34 96 40 96 55 82 50 81 46 84 39 81 Gillenbeuren poly 51 87 54 84 78 80 80 86 76 91 62 92 56 97 53 88 Gevenich poly 56 97 61 91 76 92 76 95 81 102 80 106 69 107 65 102 57 103 Weiler poly 29 97 31 91 33 95 40 95 51 87 59 104 53 112 48 120 40 124 36 127 35 135 24 132 Lutzerath poly 48 120 47 129 58 146 44 147 36 133 38 125 Bad Bertrich poly 58 102 65 102 68 106 81 106 81 110 68 117 63 115 58 116 53 113 57 108 Urschmitt poly 52 111 55 114 69 116 54 129 50 135 47 128 49 120 Kliding poly 49 134 56 146 72 147 71 142 76 133 73 125 69 127 66 121 60 124 Beuren poly 197 44 198 46 205 49 200 63 195 66 189 56 Moselkern poly 176 57 190 54 197 65 185 67 174 66 Müden poly 166 53 171 53 176 56 174 65 188 67 189 78 192 80 184 85 184 87 170 95 170 98 173 102 166 111 162 112 154 97 155 90 149 83 143 81 144 77 154 77 165 75 162 61 Treis-Karden poly 191 79 183 85 186 91 193 88 197 93 205 84 201 75 Lütz poly 184 87 169 95 178 106 187 106 195 103 199 106 203 102 194 88 187 92 Lieg poly 143 16 143 26 139 30 141 35 144 33 151 33 154 35 160 31 166 30 159 24 Roes poly 156 34 159 30 165 30 172 40 175 41 177 44 173 50 167 49 165 37 Möntenich poly 152 33 153 46 149 45 144 49 142 45 141 35 146 32 Forst (Eifel) poly 141 35 131 42 127 47 131 52 136 50 140 47 142 46 Dünfus poly 153 34 153 47 157 50 159 61 160 62 166 53 166 48 164 37 Brohl poly 131 52 136 50 141 46 144 47 152 45 159 52 159 59 154 58 142 57 134 57 Binningen poly 127 47 134 57 131 63 121 62 119 49 Wirfus poly 160 61 153 75 148 74 149 69 146 57 Brieden poly 133 56 146 57 149 73 136 74 132 65 Kail poly 160 61 155 73 136 74 136 82 142 82 144 76 155 77 164 75 164 62 Pommern poly 91 180 98 166 104 175 105 178 122 199 132 203 148 199 146 206 150 208 152 214 142 225 129 219 126 220 119 209 120 205 106 200 100 201 Briedel poly 148 200 145 205 152 208 152 214 160 217 165 210 163 199 Altlay poly 147 185 148 199 170 199 182 193 184 187 191 184 192 178 189 175 185 175 182 179 173 184 Peterswald-Löffelscheid poly 181 159 173 168 175 176 188 176 Haserich poly 186 129 191 136 188 138 186 149 179 149 176 145 Sosberg poly 176 125 179 128 187 129 174 147 171 138 175 133 Forst (Hunsrück) poly 165 111 177 127 172 139 173 146 166 143 166 135 158 126 158 118 Altstrimmig poly 175 150 167 160 181 158 Reidenhausen poly 159 118 157 123 166 135 166 144 174 146 174 150 166 161 159 161 155 160 156 158 147 152 160 150 153 129 148 126 Mittelstrimmig poly 180 156 181 159 178 162 173 168 172 172 169 176 162 175 160 170 164 167 164 161 171 160 Blankenrath poly 183 175 182 179 172 184 160 183 163 178 160 173 170 175 173 170 175 176 Panzweiler poly 159 168 163 177 161 184 153 185 157 179 157 169 Walhausen poly 149 164 156 168 156 177 154 184 148 186 151 176 151 172 146 168 Schauren poly 147 169 142 173 143 180 152 176 Tellig poly 154 160 166 160 164 165 162 169 154 169 152 165 Hesweiler poly 147 125 153 128 161 149 147 153 144 138 144 129 Liesenich poly 145 142 148 152 156 159 152 166 135 152 Moritzheim poly 145 138 135 138 131 141 127 162 136 161 146 169 150 165 136 152 141 145 146 142 Grenderich poly 111 145 115 150 128 156 127 162 137 162 146 168 143 173 144 178 151 175 151 182 147 186 148 200 133 204 122 200 104 180 103 171 93 158 105 152 104 147 Zell poly 113 145 95 126 93 147 105 148 Neef poly 104 148 92 147 93 158 104 152 Bullay poly 95 131 90 135 76 133 72 140 76 145 94 146 Sankt Aldegund poly 92 144 77 145 74 147 77 152 77 158 93 159 Alf poly 92 158 99 162 92 180 86 172 81 167 81 159 Pünderich poly 79 58 82 52 90 53 107 68 101 72 97 82 90 71 85 71 Greimersburg poly 121 62 131 62 138 73 136 81 128 81 121 87 115 82 112 86 108 87 98 81 103 71 106 68 116 67 Klotten poly 83 73 94 89 91 98 86 99 80 101 76 93 80 86 79 79 Faid poly 91 98 95 103 93 113 85 115 80 110 81 100 Dohr poly 71 115 93 118 94 132 90 134 76 133 74 125 69 128 64 121 Bremm poly 147 83 156 91 154 92 163 112 158 117 154 117 150 112 142 112 136 107 135 101 141 97 138 92 144 89 Bruttig-Fankel poly 144 129 137 133 137 128 132 129 126 131 125 133 121 120 118 121 118 129 125 137 118 138 115 144 112 144 115 151 128 155 131 141 134 139 144 138 Senheim poly 117 129 125 137 117 138 112 137 112 132 Nehren poly 120 107 122 111 119 113 121 120 116 121 117 131 112 131 112 136 117 137 116 142 112 146 93 126 93 119 72 116 79 111 82 111 85 114 92 114 93 109 102 107 113 109 Ediger-Eller poly 120 119 127 122 129 122 134 128 125 132 Mesenich poly 129 82 145 82 149 84 139 94 127 97 121 96 125 93 Valwig poly 122 97 141 96 135 101 134 104 126 108 122 104 Ernst poly 142 115 147 124 138 134 137 128 142 123 Beilstein poly 159 117 153 117 148 112 141 111 134 104 128 108 128 108 123 104 121 107 120 111 119 114 121 119 128 114 136 120 142 117 144 116 146 125 149 125 Ellenz-Poltersdorf poly 120 119 128 113 133 118 142 119 142 123 135 129 130 122 124 123 Briedern poly 87 69 92 72 98 81 107 87 115 83 120 86 131 80 125 93 121 95 123 104 117 108 112 110 105 107 94 110 95 104 91 99 94 87 83 75 Cochem poly 62 0 66 1 58 29 53 28 51 38 45 38 38 41 32 31 25 28 20 35 15 36 14 44 11 45 21 70 20 79 16 83 22 94 29 97 24 107 25 123 20 125 18 131 10 136 7 129 0 135 2 0 Vulkaneifel poly 0 137 0 228 129 228 120 209 119 204 107 200 100 202 98 196 92 186 88 172 80 168 80 159 77 159 77 154 72 147 57 146 47 147 35 135 25 133 23 125 19 125 18 131 10 136 6 131 Bernkastel-Wittlich poly 63 0 69 1 70 5 88 7 90 5 91 10 101 9 102 6 110 1 119 3 118 12 122 12 128 14 140 13 145 17 152 17 163 27 171 40 177 42 177 45 174 49 168 48 168 53 171 53 176 57 190 56 192 49 197 44 200 48 206 49 199 64 188 68 189 78 201 75 204 83 209 81 214 84 227 71 219 62 223 61 222 54 228 47 228 0 Mayen-Koblenz poly 130 228 125 221 130 219 142 225 148 223 152 216 162 218 166 212 164 199 173 199 186 194 185 188 191 186 191 177 186 174 182 157 175 152 177 147 181 150 186 151 191 135 186 129 181 129 166 113 171 108 174 104 178 109 187 108 196 104 199 107 202 103 204 98 198 94 205 82 208 82 215 85 226 72 219 63 225 63 223 56 228 49 228 228 Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis desc bottom-right </imagemap>
Senheim Senheim
Coordinates: 50°5′8″N 7°12′47″E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Cochem-Zell
Municipal assoc.	Cochem
Subdivisions	2
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Volker Ahnen
Area
• Total	12.58 km2 (4.86 sq mi)
Elevation	91 m (299 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	571
• Density	45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	56820
Dialling codes	02673
Vehicle registration	COC
Website	www.senheim.de

Senheim is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Cochem-Zell district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Cochem, whose seat is in the like-named town.

Geography

Location

The municipality lies on both banks of the river Moselle. The bigger of the two centres, also called Senheim, lies on the right bank at the foot of the Hunsrück, while the considerably smaller centre of Senhals lies on the left bank, or the “Eifel side”. The two centres have been linked by bridge since 1967.

Constituent communities

Senheim's Ortsteile are Senheim and Senhals.

History

The earliest record, from 1067, establishes the existence of holdings of the Cologne Church in Senhals. Senheim had its first documentary mention in 1140.

Three lords held sway in Senheim, namely the Elector of Trier, the Count of Sponheim and the Lords of Braunshorn-Metternich-Beilstein.

Senheim-Senhals was in the Middle Ages an important way station on the trade road that ran from the Netherlands through the Eifel by way of Senheim, through the Hunsrück and on to Frankfurt am Main and Augsburg. As far back as the Middle Ages, Senheimers earned their livelihood in winegrowing and agriculture (using a kind of shifting cultivation). It can be seen from the 1702 Electoral-Trier taxation statistics that vineyard holdings in the church's and the nobility's hands amounted to 300,000 vines. Winemakers held 200,000. The Sponheims held the other 100,000.

Beginning in 1778, the Electorate of Trier was the sole landholder. During the French Revolutionary Wars, the region was occupied by French troops in 1793 and 1794. In 1798, the region was made part of the Department of Rhin-et-Moselle, and thereby became part of France. In 1815 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna.

The Senheim of the 17th and 18th centuries with its fortifications, towers, crenellations and gates, and its great number of stately noble and monastic estates, came to a sudden end on 13 August 1839: a great fire reduced the mediaeval village in a short time to ashes and rubble. Burnt down in this catastrophe were 106 houses, 22 winepress houses and 7 barns. The Catholic church, built in 1075 with its grand Baroque altar by Januarius Zick and the rectory came through the fire unscathed. When reconstruction was undertaken, an extensive plan was developed which left 30 local families without a place to live in the village. For them, a new, outlying centre was established up on the Hunsrück's heights. It was named the “colony” of Hoch-Senheim (hoch means “high” in German), although soon after it was finished, it was given the name Moritzheim to honour its sponsor, the Landrat (district chairman) Moritz.

Since 1946, Senheim has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Under the Verwaltungsvereinfachungsgesetz (“Administration Simplification Law”) of 18 July 1970, with effect from 7 November 1970, the municipality was grouped into the Verbandsgemeinde of Cochem.

Politics

Municipal council

The council is made up of 12 council members, who were elected by majority vote at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

Mayor

Senheim's mayor is Volker Ahnen.

Coat of arms

The German blazon reads: Das Wappen der Gemeinde Senheim zeigt in Schwarz drei (2 : 1) rotbewehrte silberne Löwen..

The municipality's arms might in English heraldic language be described thus: Sable three lions rampant argent armed and langued gules.

Town partnerships

Senheim fosters partnerships with the following places:

• Recklinghausen, Recklinghausen, North Rhine-Westphalia
• Kirchhellen, district-free city of Bottrop, North Rhine-Westphalia

Both these partnerships have been in place since 1935, and both take the form of a sponsorship, whose main aim is to “stabilize” Senheim's wine festival and other local events through participation of people from these two sponsoring places.

Culture and sightseeing

Buildings

The following are listed buildings or sites in Rhineland-Palatinate’s Directory of Cultural Monuments:

Senheim (main centre)

• Saint Remigius’s Catholic Church (Kirche St. Remigius), Kirchplatz 1 – Late Romanesque west tower with Late Gothic cupola; Baroque aisleless church, 1765-1769, architect Paul Stähling, Strasbourg; graveyard: basalt niche cross, marked 1615; cast-iron missionary cross, marked 1855; six grave crosses, 1689, 18th century; grotto with Madonna figure, 19th century; Crucifixion group as tomb, 20th century; Neoclassical tomb, 1910; funerary chapel: wayside cross pedestal with relief, 18th century; in the graveyard wall: relief of Saint Remigius, 18th century; wayside cross fragment, 17th century (?); northeast of the church walled Baroque cross garden, marked 1784
• Altmai 16 – timber-frame house, partly solid, plastered, marked 1774, wall gable, 16th century; three-floor timber-frame addition, partly solid, plastered, 17th century
• Altmai 20 – winemaker’s estate; plastered building, about 1840
• Altmai 21 – basalt arch, marked 1613
• Am Gestade 6 – former school; quarrystone building, 19th century
• Am Gestade 55 – building with hipped mansard roof, marked 1786, hotel porch
• Brunnenstraße – warriors’ memorial, pylon with lion
• Brunnenstraße 106 – former rectory; building with half-hipped roof, mid 19th century
• Drillesplatz – Crucifixion group, sandstone relief, 1726
• Kirchhellener Straße 39 – timber-frame house, partly solid, 19th century
• Marktstraße 57 – winemaker's house; quarrystone building, half-hipped roof, 19th century
• Vogtei 75/86 – two quarrystone buildings, half-hipped roof, marked 1840
• Vogtei 149 – former Vogtei; Romanesque dwelling tower, dendrochronologically dated to 1240 ± 5 years
• Vogtei/corner of Zeller Straße – Baroque relief
• Zeller Straße – wayside chapel, plastered building, 18th century, inside, sculpture of an order's saint, 19th century
• Zeller Straße 11 – plastered building, two corner pavilions, 1920s
• Zeller Straße 193 – plastered building, Swiss chalet style, 1920s

Senhals

• Saint Mary Magdalene's Catholic Chapel (Kapelle St. Maria Magdalena) – small aisleless church, essentially possibly from the 13th century; grave cross fragment, marked 1598
• Fährstraße – cast-iron hand pump, fountain basin
• Fährstraße 8 – timber-frame house, partly solid, mansard roof, marked 1747; in the back quarrystone house, possibly from the 16th century
• Fährstraße 13 – Altes Fährhaus; timber-frame building, partly solid, mansard roof, marked 1780

External links

• Senheim in the collective municipality’s webpages (in German)
• Municipality’s official webpage (in German)