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View of Westum

View of Westum

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View of Westum

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Location: Sinzig, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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Ursula

October 19, 2023

Westum has many customs, especially the carnival stronghold

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R.Bungartz

September 7, 2024

From here you have a beautiful view of the Westum district, which belongs to the city of Sinzig.

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PeterH65 (a.k.a. "Waldorf")

July 12, 2025

"Westum is today a district of the town of Sinzig in the Ahrweiler district, to which the settlements of Beulerhof and Nikolaushof belong. Early settlements near Westum are documented by (grave) finds from pre-Roman and Roman times.

First mention of the place and development of the place name
The first documented mention of the place can be found in the Golden Book of Prüm Abbey in the Eifel region: In a donation from Emperor Louis I the Pious (778-840), he granted a vassal Robert estates in Ribuarien (Rhine Franconia) in 836, including property in Uistrikisheim (or Wistrikesheim, see westum.de).
An early mention of Westum can also be found in a medieval document by the later Hohenstaufen Emperor, King Frederick II (1194-1250), who granted it to a courtier of Sinzig on September 18, 1214. (Gerichuino de Sinzich) granted Landskron Castle, estates in Westum (bona in Westhumb), and the Sinzig office (MrhUB 3, No. 19).
The place name probably derives from "West-Heim" (home of a Vester, Wester, or Wistrik). The spelling has changed many times over the centuries. Thus, in 836, Wistrikesheim appears, in 880 Uuizrichesheim, in 1120 Westen, in 1219 Weistheim, in 1227 Westheym, in 1250 Westhem, Westheim, Vesten, Westen, Veysten, in 1570 Westhumb, Weßthumb, Westumbh, Westumb, and finally in 1797 Westum (westum.de).

Westum as "Murreland"
"Westum is commonly called 'Murreland,' which in High German means 'carrot land' or 'carrot country,' because since winegrowing was no longer possible in Westum due to poor conditions, vegetables, primarily carrots, were cultivated. Also derived from this is the derisive name for Westum's inhabitants, which has since developed into a folkloristic self-description: 'Murreköpp,' which means 'carrot heads.'" (de.wikipedia.org)

(LVR editorial team KuLaDig, 2015/2024)
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