Diefenbach (near Wittlich)

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	Coordinates: 50 ° 2 ′  N , 6 ° 57 ′  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Bernkastel-Wittlich
Association municipality :	Traben-Trarbach
Height :	270 m above sea level NHN
Area :	1.42 km 2
Residents:	80 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	56 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	54538
Area code :	06574
License plate :	WIL, BKS
Community key :	07 2 31 020
Association administration address:	Am Markt 3 56841 Traben-Trarbach
Website :	www.vgtt.de
Local Mayor :	Manfred Condné
Location of the local community Diefenbach in the district of Bernkastel-Wittlich

Diefenbach is a municipality in the district of Bernkastel-Wittlich in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Traben-Trarbach community .

geography

The community is located on the edge of the Eifel on Demichbach in a side valley of the Alf . 63 percent of the municipal area is forested. The closest middle center is Wittlich in the south.

history

From 1794 Diefenbach was under French rule, in 1815 the place was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna .

Since 1946 it has been part of the then newly formed state of Rhineland-Palatinate .

Population development

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

year Residents 1815 35 1835 36 1871 30th 1905 34 1939 46

year Residents 1950 43 1961 38 1970 34 1987 33 2005 70

Municipal council

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

Economy and Infrastructure

Federal motorway 1 runs to the west . In Ürzig there is a train station on the Moselle line .

See also

• List of cultural monuments in Diefenbach

Web links

Commons : Diefenbach  - Collection of Images

• Web presence of the local community Diefenbach (tourism)
• To search for cultural assets of the local community Diefenbach in the database of cultural assets in the Trier region .
• Brief portrait of Diefenbach 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 - regional data
3. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections