Densborn

Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Vulkaneifel
Association municipality :	Gerolstein
Height :	320 m above sea level NHN
Area :	14.42 km 2
Residents:	504 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	35 inhabitants per km 2
Postcodes :	54570, ; 54655 (Altenhof)
Area code :	06594
License plate :	DAU
Community key :	07 2 33 209
LOCODE :	DE DNN
Association administration address:	Kyllweg 1 ; 54568 Gerolstein
Website :	www.densborn-eifel.de
Local Mayor :	Jürgen Clemens
Location of the local community of Densborn in the Vulkaneifel district

View of the village of Densborn

Densborn in the Vulkaneifel is a municipality in the Vulkaneifel district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Gerolstein community . Densborn is a state-approved resort .

geography

location

Densborn is located in the western part of the Nature Park Eifel and partly in the conservation area "between Ueß and Kyll ". The Kyll flows through the village. About three quarters of the district of Densborn is made up of forest.

To Densborn includes the residential places Altenhof, Forsthaus Meis bridge, Herscheiderhof, Jagdhaus Hubertus reason Lindenhof and Nollbergerhof.

climate

The annual precipitation is 864 mm. The precipitation is in the upper third of the values recorded in Germany. Lower values are registered at 74% of the measuring stations of the German Weather Service . The driest month is April, with most precipitation falling in November. In November there is 1.5 times more rainfall than in April. Precipitation hardly varies and is evenly distributed over the year. Lower seasonal fluctuations are recorded at only 11% of the measuring stations .

history

Densborn was first mentioned in a document in the Prümer Urbar in 893 under the name "Denesbure". The Prüm Abbey owned five farms and a mill in Densborn. The Densborn watermill was built in 1762.

As part of the Rhineland-Palatinate functional and territorial reform, Densborn was reclassified together with 14 other communities on November 7, 1970 from the district of Prüm , which was dissolved at the same time, to the district of Daun (since 2007 district Vulkaneifel).

Population development

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

year	Residents
1815	348
1835	449
1871	472
1905	574
1939	640

year	Residents
1950	709
1961	662
1970	640
1987	595
2005	610

politics

Municipal council

The council in Densborn 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

Ruins of Densborn Castle 1891

	Blazon : "Under the red-silver head divided by tin cuts and above the silver base, inside a black judging wheel, in red a striding, silver-crowned and silver-armored lion."
	Foundation of the coat of arms: The pewter cut stands for the former Densborn Castle ; the lion comes from the coat of arms of the Lords of Anethan, the last owners of the castle; the straightening wheel is the attribute of St. Katharina , who was the local patroness of Densborn until the 18th century.

Rail transport

The Densborn stop is on the Eifel route ( Trier - Gerolstein - Euskirchen - Köln Hbf - Köln Messe / Deutz ). It is a demand stop that is served by the following trains:

line	designation	Line course	Clock frequency
RB 22	Eifel Express	Cologne Fair / Deutz - Cologne - Euskirchen - Jünkerath - Gerolstein - Densborn - Bitburg-Erdorf - Ehrang - Trier (Cologne Fair / Deutz - Gerolstein asRE 22)	60 min (in the HVZ amplifier Gerolstein – Trier)

The tariff of the Verkehrsverbund Region Trier (VRT) applies to all local public transport (ÖPNV ) .

Web links

Commons : Densborn - Collection of Images

Internet presence of the local community Densborn
To search for cultural assets of the local community of Densborn in the database of cultural assets in the Trier region .

Individual evidence

↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).

↑ ^a ^b State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate - regional data

↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate (ed.): Official directory of the municipalities and parts of the municipality. Status: January 2018 ^{[ Version 2020 is available. ]} . S. 72 (PDF; 2.2 MB).

↑ Official municipality directory 2006 ( Memento from December 22, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) (= State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate [Hrsg.]: Statistical volumes . Volume 393 ). Bad Ems March 2006, p. 160, 161 (PDF; 2.6 MB). Info: An up-to-date directory ( 2016 ) is available, but in the section "Territorial changes - Territorial administrative reform" it does not give any population figures.
^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections
↑ Deutsche Bahn course book. Retrieved September 25, 2018 .

[Metadaten_Einwohnerzahl_DE-RP-1] State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).

[regionaldaten-2] State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate - regional data

[3] State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate (ed.): Official directory of the municipalities and parts of the municipality. Status: January 2018 ^{[ Version 2020 is available. ]} . S. 72 (PDF; 2.2 MB).