35-501: Carloman may refer to: Carloman (fl. late 6th century), father of Pepin of Landen Carloman (mayor of the palace) (ruled 741–47) Carloman I , king of the Franks (768–71) Carloman, birth name of Pepin of Italy (781–810) Carloman, son of Charles the Bald (died 876) Carloman of Bavaria (ruled 876–80) Carloman II , king of
70-596: A crane in the times of the Holy Roman Empire . The Catholic "St. Mary Assumption Parish Church " locally known as "Church of Our Lady" or "St. Mary's Cathedral " (Ger. "Pfarrkirche Maria Himmelfahrt", "Liebfrauenkirche", or "Mariendom") is the oldest historical attraction in Andernach, some of which date back to the 11th century. The town palais "von der Leyen house" (Ger. "Haus von der Leyen"), named after its builder district magistrate and governor of
105-542: A protection decree for the town Jews from the local Burghers. Persecutions occurred especially during the 14th century by the Arnold von Uissigheim "Armleder" persecutions and in 1348–1349, as a result of the Black Death Jewish persecutions . It appears as if between the 15th and the 19th centuries no Jews lived in Andernach. In 1860, a new Jewish community was founded in Andernach. Its cemetery, dated to 1888,
140-561: A white escutcheon (shield) charged with a pair of X-shapedly arranged red keys. It is described in heraldic language as Argent a cross sable charged with keys in saltire gules . The black cross on silver symbolizes the governance of the Electorate of Cologne ; the keys refer to St. Peter the patron saint of the Archbishopric of Trier (and of the cathedral of Trier), of which Andernach formed part. The red (key) colour adverts to
175-613: Is named "Annenach" and "Annenache Platt". It belongs to the Moselle Franconian language subgroup and considerably differs from High German , e. g. the Rhine river is named "Rhein" [ˈʁaɪn] in High German (pronounced similar to English "Rhine" except for the "r"), but "Rhäin" [ˈʁɛːɪn] in the dialect; except for the "r", it sounds similar to English "rain" with a stretched "a". To provide another example,
210-416: Is named after the old crane beneath his foot (see below); in earlier times (until 1650) the hill was named "Geiersberg" ("Vulture's hill"). After World War II it was the site of two Rheinwiesenlager temporary prison camps. As with most German cities, towns and villages, Andernach has its own local dialect – the "Andernacher Platt" ("Andernachian dialect") in which "Andernach" and the local dialect itself
245-461: Is part of the city cemetery on KoblenzerStrasse. On Kristallnacht in 1938, the town synagogue was set on fire and most of the young men were taken to Dachau . At least 11 Jews who used to live in Andernach were murdered during the Holocaust , and no Jews lived in Andernach after 1945. Several sites commemorate the history of Jewish community of Andernach. An ancient Jewish Mikveh , dated to
280-462: Is the world's highest (max. 210 feet (64 m)) cold-water geyser , driven by carbon dioxide with force generated in a fashion similar to that in a shaken bottle of table water. It is located a little less than half a mile downstream from the "Crane" in the Nature Reserve of "Namedyer Werth" ( MHG for "island of Namedy") now a peninsula . Activated for the first time in 1903, the geyser
315-516: The Eifel (more precisely a water-filled caldera ) and has a 12th-century Benedictine monastery . The famous Abbey of Maria Laach is 12 miles (19 km) west of the town in the southern Fore-Eifel (Ger. Südliche Voreifel or Vordereifel , the south-eastern forelands of the Eifel). Namedy Castle is situated in a village on the Rhine, adjacent to Andernach in north-western direction. In 1909 it
350-504: The Hadamar Euthanasia Centre , where victims were murdered. Between 1941 and 1944, about 1,560 people were sent to Hadamar through the Andernach transit hospital. In 1996, a memorial was built at the city center, commemorating the victims. The interior of the memorial is lined with mirrors on which the names of the known victims are engraved. 400 other dots stand for victims whose names are unknown. Andernach station
385-498: The "Castle Gate" ("Burgpforte"); in medieval and Renaissance times up to the 19th century the German word "Pforte" (from Latin "porta") was used for town and church gates instead of "Tor". Another attraction from its ancient industrial past is the "Old Crane" of Andernach (Ger. der "Alte Krahnen"), a 16th-century stony land based treadwheel tower crane 29 feet (8.8 m) in diameter and 31 feet (9.4 m) high situated outside
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#1732766306825420-445: The 12th to the 19th century. In addition to the touristically appealing medieval remnants of the old town fortifications, the city of Andernach is the location of several old industrial plants such as a huge malt mill (the last one of more than ten mills and breweries from the 19th and 20th centuries dismantled in 2008). In the 19th century the town was noted for the production of millstones, bricks and clay for making tobacco pipes. Among
455-572: The 13th century, is one of the oldest ones in Europe and can be found under the old town house, built in the 16th century close to the site where the synagogue stood. The Mikveh can be visited. Till 1969 the Lord Mayor was named Mayor. Honoré de Balzac places his short story L'Auberge rouge in Andernach. It is also the birthplace of twentieth century American author Charles Bukowski . The Dutch folk song " T'Andernaken " (In Andernach)
490-753: The Elder or the Old , was the Mayor of the palace of Austrasia under the Merovingian King Dagobert I from 623 to 629. He was also the Mayor for Sigebert III from 639 until his death. Pepin's father was named Carloman by the Chronicle of Fredegar , the chief source for his life. His byname comes from his probable birthplace: Landen , modern Belgium . However, according to Godefroid Kurth , it
525-406: The Franks (879–84) See also [ edit ] Carlmann Kolb Claes-Göran Carlman Kaliman I of Bulgaria (ruled 1241–46) Kaliman II of Bulgaria (ruled 1256–57) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
560-454: The archiepiscopal ( Electorate of Cologne ) castle ruins with a well-preserved keep , and the remains of the town wall with several well-restored wall towers and two gates : the "Rhine Gate" (das "Rheintor") built around 1200 as the "Grain Gate" (die "Kornpforte"; last renovation and reconstruction in 1899 after 17th century plans) and the "Coblencian Gate" ("Koblenzer Tor"), originally called
595-523: The end of the Neuwied basin on the left bank of the Rhine between the former tiny fishing village of Fornich in the north and the mouth of the small river Nette in the southeast, just 13 miles (21 km) north of Koblenz , with its five external town districts: Kell, Miesenheim, Eich, Namedy, and Bad Tönisstein. A few hundred metres downstream of Andernach the Rhine valley narrows from both sides forming
630-498: The great-grandmother and regent of their king, Sigebert II , and turned to Chlothar II of Neustria for support, promising not to rise in defense of the queen-regent and recognizing Chlothar as rightful regent and guardian of the young king. Chief among these leading men were Warnachar II , Rado , Arnulf , and Pepin. The latter two were described by Fredegar as the "two most powerful barons of Austrasia" and they made some agreement with Chlothar at Andernach . However, while Rado
665-462: The huge wooden twin treadwheels (more than 14 feet (4.3 m) in diameter) which lifted and lowered the load—mainly millstones , tuff -stone blocks for the Netherlands and wine casks. This treadwheel crane with stone walls (most cranes had a timber housing) is one of only a few of its kind in Europe to have survived. A prince-electoral order or permission was needed to build and operate such
700-452: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carloman&oldid=1081770821 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Pepin of Landen Pepin I (also Peppin , Pipin , or Pippin ) of Landen (c. 580 – 27 February 640), also called
735-541: The king against him, their plots were foiled and Pepin remained on good terms with the king until 629, when, for reasons unknown, he retired (or was retired) to his estates, where he remained for the next decade, until Dagobert's death. On Dagobert's death, Pepin came out of retirement to take on the mayoralty in Austrasia for the heir Sigebert III and to oversee the distribution of the treasury between Sigebert and his brother, Clovis II , and his stepmother Nanthild , who
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#1732766306825770-399: The more modern of its industrial / manufacturing base is a large steel-mill to produce cold formed tin plate and companies manufacturing medicinal products, raw food materials, cast iron products, engines and engine parts. Tourists who come to the region usually visit the medieval fortifications such as the 183 feet (56 m) tall " Round Tower " ( Ger. "Der Runde Turm") finished in 1453,
805-574: The northern part of the romantic Middle Rhine stretch. Already in Roman times the place the narrow passage begins was named "Porta Antunnacensis" or Andernachian Gate . It is formed by two hills, the Krahnenberg (engl. Crane hill ) and the Engwetter ( Narrow weather ) on the right bank near the wine village Leutesdorf (external town district of Bad Hönningen ). The crane hill
840-411: The prince-elector, "Georg III von der Leyen," dates back to 1600. Built in renaissance and baroque styles it now houses the town museum since 1936 and again since 1969. It displays among others a fine model of the Roman " castrum " Antunnacum , a 17th-century town model in ~1:600 scale and a thoroughly assembled model (~1:90) of the prince-electoral town castle. One of Andernach's natural attractions
875-470: The red cross (on silver) in the coat of arms of the Electorate of Trier . The oldest town seal shows St. Mary sitting on a throne with a church in her right hand and with the left hand holding a town. The seal inscription says: MATER DEI PATRONA CIVIUM ANDERNACENSIUM – Mother of God, patron saint of the Andernachian citizens. The oldest seal was made before 1200, the oldest seal impression dates from
910-417: The town downstream close to the river bank of the old harbour where it replaced an even older 14th century wooden floating treadwheel crane. For 350 years it was in operation from 1561 to 1911. Two to four men were required to rotate the crane top by means of a huge double ended lever (horizontal wooden bar) attached to the vertical wooden crane "beam" and four others on a ( treadwheel men or menials) to operate
945-466: The words "Wind" (engl. wind) and "Winter" (engl. winter) become "Weend" and "Weende" in the dialect. The double "ee" is pronounced like French "é". Unlike other dialects in the surrounding places, the Andernachian dialect is strongly relative to the Ripuarian dialect due its connection to Cologne. The coat of arms of Andernach known since 1344 (the colours appeared first in 1483) shows a black cross on
980-565: The year 1250. Founded by the Romans as Antunnacum in 12 BC on the site of an old Celtic settlement probably called Antunnuac, Andernach is one of the oldest towns in Germany which as such held its "Bimillenary feast" in 1988. Both the Roman and the Celtic names mean "village or farm of Antunnos/us"—a man not yet identified. It was the southernmost outpost of the Electorate of Cologne from
1015-460: Was confirmed as mayor in Austrasia and Warnachar in Burgundy, Pepin did not receive his reward until 623, when he was appointed mayor in Austrasia after Chlothar made his young son Dagobert king there. Arnulf, his lifelong friend, was appointed adviser to the new king alongside him. Pepin was praised by his contemporaries for his good government and wise counsel. Though some enemies tried to turn
1050-486: Was never canonized , he was listed as a saint in some martyrologies . Butler lists him as "blessed". His feast day was 21 February. Married Itta of Metz and had four children: Andernach Andernach ( German pronunciation: [ˈandɐˌnax] ) is a town in the district of Mayen-Koblenz , in Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany , of about 30,000 inhabitants. It is situated towards
1085-555: Was only in the twelfth century that the chroniclers of Brabant began to associate him with that locality. He is sometimes called Pepin I and his other nicknames (Elder and Old) come from his position at the head of the family called the Pippinids after him. He was lord of a great part of Brabant, and governor of Austrasia, when their king, Theodebert II, was defeated by Theodoric II, king of Burgundy. In 613, several leading magnates of Austrasia and Burgundy abandoned Brunhilda ,
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1120-525: Was purchased by Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern and his wife Princess Joséphine Caroline of Belgium . Today it is managed by their grandsons' widow, Princess Heide of Hohenzollern, housing concerts, theatre plays, art exhibitions, dinners and other events. During World War II , a transit camp for the Nazi Euthanasia Action T4 victims was active in town. The institute in Andernach sent mentally ill patients and disabled people to
1155-555: Was ruling on Clovis' behalf in Neustria and Burgundy. Sigebert's share of the inheritance was amicably surrendered, partly because of the friendship between Pepin and the Burgundian mayor of the palace, Aega . Pepin and Arnulf's successor as chief counselor to the king, Cunibert, Bishop of Cologne , received the treasure at Compiègne and brought it back to Metz . Pepin died in 640. He was so popular in Austrasia that, though he
1190-514: Was shut down in 1957 but reactivated early in the current century as yet another city attraction. In the 12th century, Benjamin of Tudela described Andernach as one of the 13 on the Rhine with important Jewish communities. Jewish residents in Andernach were first mentioned in the Köln archives in 1255. The Jewish community was periodically persecuted during the 13th to 15th centuries. On 3 August 1287 Archbishop Siegfried II of Westerburg issued
1225-524: Was very popular all over western Europe in the 15th/16th century and set to music by numerous composers of the period such as Obrecht, Brumel, King Henry VIII, Agricola, Hofhaimer, Senfl. The famous Lake Laach (Ger. "Laacher See", literally "'Laachian' or 'Laky' Lake", i.e. "Lacustrine Lake" or "Lake of the Lake", comparable to the naming of " Loch Lochy " in Scotland ) is the largest maar -like lake in
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