Betteldorf

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 50 ° 15 '  N , 6 ° 45'  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Vulkaneifel
Association municipality :	Down
Height :	540 m above sea level NHN
Area :	3.31 km 2
Residents:	255 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	77 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	54570
Area code :	06595
License plate :	DAU
Community key :	07 2 33 006
Association administration address:	Leopoldstrasse 29 54550 Daun
Website :	www.betteldorf.de
Local Mayor :	Frank Spies
Location of the local community of Betteldorf in the Vulkaneifel district

St. Apollonia, south side

Betteldorf is a municipality in the Vulkaneifel district in Rhineland-Palatinate . She belongs to the community of Daun .

Geographical location

The place is located in the High Eifel at the foot of the Döhmberg, about eleven kilometers northwest of the district town of Daun . In the south, the B 410 runs past the village.

The Kahlenberghof and Kleewiesenhof residential areas also belong to Betteldorf .

The source of the Ahr tributary Ahbach is located southeast of the village .

history

The place name goes back to a Roman named Betilo who operated a horse changing station on the Maas - Mosel - Roman road around 475 in what is now the municipality .

Statistics on population development

The development of the population of Betteldorf, the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 are based on censuses:

year Residents 1815 122 1835 150 1871 206 1905 229 1939 253 1950 237

year Residents 1961 250 1970 280 1987 252 1997 302 2005 305 2017 251

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council in Betteldorf 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.

coat of arms

Blazon : "Under the red head of the shield, in it gold pliers, in gold a green band collar, topped with a red medlar with a golden lug."

Justification of the coat of arms: The patron saint is St. Apollonia , whose symbol, the pincers, is depicted in the head of the shield . The green inclined cross ( strip slant ) indicates the Roman roads that crossed southwest of the "Döhmberg". The early Roman settlement is also documented by important coin treasures. The red medlar with a golden clasp is taken from the coat of arms of the Duke of Arenberg . Betteldorf came to the Duchy of Arenberg after the death of the last Manderscheid count . The colors red and gold are borrowed from the coat of arms of the Counts of Manderscheid.

Culture and sights

One of the sights of the municipality is the chapel of St. Apolloniae from the 18th century.

At the instigation of the local bachelor club, a memorial was erected in the summer of 1922 to commemorate the fallen of the First World War . A figure of the Archangel Michael stands on a cuboid made of red sandstone .

About 750 meters north of the village there is a Hunnenstein, which has been protected as a natural monument since 1938 .

See also: List of cultural monuments in Betteldorf

See also: List of natural monuments in Betteldorf

literature

• Literature about Betteldorf in the Rhineland-Palatinate state bibliography

Web links

Commons : Betteldorf  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Internet presence of the local community of Betteldorf
• To search for cultural assets of the local community Betteldorf in the database of cultural assets in the Trier region .
• Brief portrait of Betteldorf on SWR television

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
2. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate (ed.): Official directory of the municipalities and parts of the municipality. Status: January 2018 ^{[ Version 2020 is available. ]} . S. 69 f . (PDF; 2.2 MB).
3. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate - regional data
4. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections
5. ↑ Description of coat of arms / justification. Local community Betteldorf, accessed on July 11, 2017 .