Arenrath

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	Coordinates: 49 ° 57 '  N , 6 ° 44'  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Bernkastel-Wittlich
Association municipality :	Wittlich-Land
Height :	265 m above sea level NHN
Area :	6.77 km 2
Residents:	394 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	58 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	54518
Area code :	06575
License plate :	WIL, BKS
Community key :	07 2 31 003
Association administration address:	Kurfürstenstrasse 1 54516 Wittlich
Website :	www.gemeinde-arenrath.de
Local Mayor :	Ludwig Schmitz
Location of the local community Arenrath in the district of Bernkastel-Wittlich

Arenrath in the Eifel is a municipality in the district of Bernkastel-Wittlich in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Wittlich-Land .

geography

location

The place is about 13 km west of the district town of Wittlich , between Bruch and Binsfeld .

geology

Arenrath is known for the Moselle agates from the local gravel pits.

history

In the Middle Ages, Arenrath, first mentioned in a document as Arendroch in 1156 , formed its own rule in the Kurstaat Trier . Since 1946 the place has been part of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate .

politics

Municipal council

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

mayor

The local mayor is Ludwig Schmitz.

coat of arms

In 1982 Arenrath received approval to use its own coat of arms.

Coat of arms description : "arms of silver right steps beams divided up into green left three golden ears of corn, down in red a silver sleeves with silver hand holding a golden bowl."

The silver graduation of the shield and the beggar's bowl are symbols of the church patron Saint Alexius, who is depicted as a beggar under the stairs in the legend. The ears of wheat indicate the agriculture, the green field the name of the place - the clearing of the Arend. Green means forest and field and red and silver are reminiscent of the Trier electoral rule.

Attractions

A natural monument is the so-called " Devil's Stone ", a sandstone that lies in the area of ​​the border between Bruch and Arenrath.

See also : List of cultural monuments in Arenrath

literature

• Literature about Arenrath in the Rhineland-Palatinate State Bibliography

Web links

Commons : Arenrath  - Collection of Images

• Official website of the municipality of Arenrath
• Brief portrait of Arenrath at Hierzuland , SWR television
• To search for cultural assets of the local community Arenrath in the database of cultural assets in the Trier region .
• Link catalog on the subject of Arenrath at curlie.org (formerly DMOZ )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
2. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections
3. ↑ Entry on the “Teufelsstein” natural monument in the database of cultural assets in the Trier region ; accessed on January 9, 2016.