On 15 June 1354, Bleckhausen had its first documentary mention when Archbishop of TrierBohemond II acknowledged the chapel at Bleckhausen built under Archbishop Baldwin. The village belonged to the Electoral-TrierAmt of Manderscheid. In 1721, there were 25 inhabitants in Bleckhausen. During the time of French administration, Bleckhausen was raised to parish; formerly, it was parochially bound with Manderscheid. Schutz was also assigned to the parish of Bleckhausen.
Politics
Municipal council
The council is made up of 8 council members, who were elected by majority vote at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.
The German blazon reads: In Silber ein roter Schrägrechtsbalken, belegt mit einer goldenen Zickzackleiste; oben ein schwarzes Antoniuskreuz, unten drei blaue Wellenleisten. The municipality’s arms might in English heraldic language be described thus: Argent a bend gules surmounted by a bendlet dancetty Or, in sinister a cross tau sable and in dexter three bars wavy azure. The bend overlaid with the thinner zigzag stripe was inspired by the arms once borne by the Counts of Manderscheid, once and long Bleckhausen’s lords. The T-shaped cross is Saint Anthony’s cross, and thus a reference to the localpatron saint. The bars represent both the municipal limits and the charming pastoral scenery, characterized by the Kleine Kyll, Waldbach and Trombach valleys.
Culture and sightseeing
Buildings
Belonging to the municipality is the Bleckhausener Mühle, a gristmill under monumental protection on the Kleine Kyll southwest of the village. It was first mentioned in 1718. Parts of the milling works are still preserved. In the early 20th century, the miller’s family, numbering 14 members, was housed in the little mill building next to the workrooms.
Saint Anthony’s Catholic Church, Hauptstraße 19, aisleless church from 1787, lengthened in 1846, additions to the side and the tower after 1945
Alte Poststraße 4 – Quereinhaus, apparently from 1870
Brunnenstraße 2 a, well house, possibly from the 19th century
Brunnenstraße 5 a – former school with half-hipped gables, partly covered in slates, apparently from 1843
Brunnenstraße 12 – Quereinhaus from 1818, cobbled yard
Brunnenstraße/corner of Alte Poststraße – well house, possibly from the 19th century
