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Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm

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Site of the Former Village of Ewen

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Bitburg

Site of the Former Village of Ewen

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Location: Bitburg, Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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October 23, 2022

About 100 m north of here in the direction of Bitburg-Matzen there was a village called Ewen over 1000 years ago. There was a chapel dedicated to St. Clement was dedicated. The people of Matzen still call the area "Clemantes" or "Ewen".

Ewen was first mentioned in a document issued by Emperor Otto I in Rome in 962. In 1230 the goods from Ewen were transferred from the Trier Abbey of St. Maximin to the monastery of St. Thomas.

During the 30-year war (from 1618 to 1648) the village died out - probably as a result of the plague. However, the chapel initially survived.

In 1758 an annual procession of the Bitburg virgins to St. Clemens (according to Ewen) is reported. On a map, which must have been created around 1760, only the tower of the chapel (denoted as "Eyhen Tower" on the map) can be found.

Finally, in 1816/1817, the last walls were demolished and used as building material in Matzen.

The cross on this site from 1653 is reminiscent of the former village of Ewen. The inscription means: "Neumanns Klaus and his wife Catharina had this cross erected to the glory of God - Anno 1653"

The only remains of the village of Ewen are two sandstone figures. They are still in Matzen above the portal of the Donatus Church and at the "Neimanns" house at Donatusstraße 6. The cross was moved to this spot in 1985, it originally stood about 100 meters further north towards Matzen, i.e. at the same place , where the village originally stood.

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Location: Bitburg, Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Site of the Former Village of Ewen

1. Kyll Valley Pedestrian Bridge – Mariengrotte Albach Waterfall loop from Bitburg

2. Sperberwäldchen loop from Bitburg

3. At Spittel Square, Bitburg – Gäßestrepper Fountain loop from Bitburg

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