Burbach (Eifel)

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 50 ° 6 ′  N , 6 ° 31 ′  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Eifel district Bitburg-Prüm
Association municipality :	Bitburger Land
Height :	447 m above sea level NHN
Area :	16.88 km 2
Residents:	698 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	41 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	54597
Area code :	06553
License plate :	BIT, PRÜ
Community key :	07 2 32 210
Association administration address:	Hubert-Prim-Strasse 7 54634 Bitburg
Website :	www.burbach-eifel.de
Local Mayor :	Johann Spoden
Location of the local community Burbach in the Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm

Parish Church of St. Margaretha

Burbach in the Eifel is a municipality in the Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm in Rhineland-Palatinate . It has been part of the Bitburger Land community since July 1, 2014 .

geography

Burbach is located on the northern edge of the Kyllburger Waldeifel . The municipality of Burbach also includes the Neustraßburg district and the residential areas and hamlets Burbachermühle (also called Evensmühle), Dahlheckhof, Hof Lietzkreuz, In der Katzenbach and Neuenweiher. The Balesfelder Bach , on which Burbachermühle is also located , has its source in the district, northeast of Neustraßburg .

history

Until 1576, Burbach belonged to the territory of the Prüm Abbey . The Trier Elector Jakob III. von Eltz took over the Prüm territory, from then until the end of the 18th century the place belonged to the electorate of Trier and to the Seffern mayor within the Prüm office .

In 1794 French revolutionary troops occupied the left bank of the Rhine . Under the French administration , Burbach was assigned to the canton of Kyllburg in 1798 , which belonged to the arrondissement of Prüm in the Saardepartement . Burbach became the seat of a mairie .

Due to the resolutions passed at the Congress of Vienna , the region became part of the Kingdom of Prussia in 1815 . Under the Prussian administration that came in 1816 mayoralty Burbach to the newly formed district Prüm in Trier .

Population development

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

year Residents 1815 328 1835 420 1871 510 1905 437 1939 555 1950 502 1961 553

year Residents 1970 576 1987 609 1997 654 2005 627 2011 663 2017 671

politics

Municipal council

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

coat of arms

	Blazon : "The coat of arms is silver over red divided obliquely to the left, a red lecture cross in the upper area, in the lower half a miter."
	Foundation of the coat of arms: Burbach belonged to the prince abbey of Prüm until the 16th century . Belonging to the Prüm Abbey is represented by a miter.

education

There is a primary school and a kindergarten in the village.

See also

• List of cultural monuments in Burbach

Web links

Commons : Burbach  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the local community Burbach
• Local community Burbach on the website of the Verbandsgemeinde Bitburger Land
• To search for cultural assets of the local community Burbach in the database of cultural assets in the Trier region .

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 2019 ^{[ Version 2020 is available. ]} . S. 1099 (PDF; 3 MB).
3. ^ Johann Friedrich Schannat , Georg Bärsch : Eiflia illustrata or geographical and historical description of the Eifel , Volume 3, Issue 2, Part 1, Mayer, 1854, p. 219 ( Google Books )
4. ^ Georg Bärsch : Description of the government district of Trier , Volume 2, Trier, Lintz, 1846, p. 62 ( Google Books )
5. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate: Regional data.
6. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections. Retrieved August 13, 2019 . 
7. ↑ Entry on the coat of arms of Burbach in the database of cultural assets in the Trier region ; Retrieved October 4, 2015.