The only Moselle church with an onion tower

Brown mountain was mentioned in the year 588 A.D. for the first time. The old local name "Dusemond" is probably descended from the naming coming from the Roman time of a vineyard as "dulcis mons" (lat. " sweet mountain "). In 1925 the place was renamed as brown mountain.

The place belonged to the old county Veldenz in which count palatine Ludwig II 1523 introduced the Reformation. In the 30-year-old war the elector and archbishop of Trier seized possession of the place, only in the Westphalian peace of 1648 the count was used by Veldenz again in his old rights by which also the parish of the place became Protestant again. Nevertheless, with the occupation of the county Veldenz through France in 1680 the situation changed once more and there originated quarrel about the position of the Catholics within the county.

By decree the French regulated on the 21st December 1684 the situation: Therefore, the situation was determined in places with only one church - thus also in Dusemond - this for the use by both denominations. Hence, the local church became the simultaneous church. This changed only in 1955 as if was decided to split the church and to distinguish structurally: 1/3 of the church is used since then by the Protestant municipality, 2/3 by the Catholics. This corresponds to the subdivision of the original building cost of the current, church finished in 1777.

The church itself was established in 1775 to 1777 after plans of Palatine court master builder Franz Wilhelm Rabaliatti. The onion tower is the only steeple of his kind in the whole Moselle space. He is also after the subdivision of the church furthermore in the common possession of both church municipalities. (Wikipedia ®)