Eight (Eifel)

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Coat of arms of the local community of eight
Eight (Eifel)
Map of Germany, position of the local community eight highlighted

Coordinates: 50 ° 22 '  N , 7 ° 4'  E

Basic data
State : Rhineland-Palatinate
County : Mayen-Koblenz
Association municipality : Vordereifel
Height : 430 m above sea level NHN
Area : 3.79 km 2
Residents: 77 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 20 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 56729
Area code : 02656
License plate : MYK, MY
Community key : 07 1 37 001
Association administration address: Kelberger Strasse 26
56727 Mayen
Website : www.acht-eifel.de
Local Mayor : Helmut Thelen
Location of the local community of Acht in the Mayen-Koblenz district
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Eight is a municipality in the Mayen-Koblenz district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the community of Vordereifel , which has its administrative headquarters in Mayen .

Geographical location

The place lies in the Eifel in the valley of the Achterbach and is part of the landscape protection area "Rhein-Ahr-Eifel".

history

The written history goes back to the year 1110.

On 10 June 2003 took over the place a tornado of strength F3 , in which two people were injured. Several buildings were so badly damaged that they had to be demolished.

religion

88% of the residents are Catholic, 4% Protestant. The Catholics belong to the parish of St. Quirinus with seat in the neighboring parish of Langenfeld (Eifel) , Diocese of Trier . The few Protestants are assigned to the Evangelical Church Community of Adenau and its Erlöserkirche .

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council in eight consists of six council members, who were elected by a majority vote in the local elections on May 26, 2019 , and the honorary local mayor as chairman.

mayor

Helmut Thelen became the local mayor of Acht on July 25, 2019. In the direct election on May 26, 2019, he was elected for five years with a share of 70.49% of the vote. Thelen's predecessors were Werner Hilger and Nanny Vellguth.

coat of arms

Coat of arms of eight
 Blazon : "Under a golden shield head, inside a blue wave bar, in red two golden stag poles, enclosing a golden cross."
Justification for the coat of arms: The stag sticks allude to St. Hubertus , the patron of the local chapel.

The local community has had the coat of arms since 1996.

Attractions

In the center of the village is the St. Hubertus Chapel , a hall from 1826.

literature

  • Home book of the community of Acht. Eight 2002

Web links

Commons : Eight  - collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
  2. ↑ Tornado List Germany - 2003 ( Memento of the original from July 2, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.tornadoliste.de
  3. ↑ weather Fuchs: Tornado position 10:06:03: Met.Strukturen (2.5 MB). Wetterzentrale.de, June 21, 2003, accessed on September 16, 2014 .
  4. ↑ Süddeutsche Zeitung - Report on the tornado
  5. ↑ 2011 census
  6. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections
  7. ^ The Regional Returning Officer for Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Vordereifel, Verbandsgemeinde, first line of results. Retrieved February 8, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Bulletin Vordereifel: Constituent meeting of the local council. Linus Wittich Medien GmbH, edition 29/2019, accessed on February 8, 2020 .