Corner field

Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Bernkastel-Wittlich
Association municipality :	Wittlich-Land
Height :	447 m above sea level NHN
Area :	12.75 km 2
Residents:	349 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	27 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	54531
Area code :	06572
License plate :	WIL, BKS
Community key :	07 2 31 025
Community structure:	6 districts
Association administration address:	Kurfürstenstrasse 1 ; 54516 Wittlich
Website :	eckfeld.de
Local Mayor :	Leo Schmitz
Location of the local community Eckfeld in the district of Bernkastel-Wittlich

Eckfeld is a municipality in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It has been a member of the Wittlich-Land community since July 1, 2014 .

Eckfeld, aerial photo (2015)

geography

Eckfeld lies in the middle of the southern Vulkaneifel with its low mountain range in the immediate vicinity of the Eifelmaare . Nearby is the Eckfelder Trockenmaar with numerous palaeontological finds. The prehistoric horse and the oldest honey bee in the world are particularly well known .

The Birkenhof, Buchholz (former monastery), Holzmühle, Lindenhof and Tannenhof residential areas belong to Eckfeld.

history

The place is mentioned for the first time in 973 in a deed of donation from Emperor Otto I to the Echternach monastery . From 1794 Eckfeld 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 .

Municipal council

The municipal council in Eckfeld consists of eight council members, who were elected by a majority vote in the local elections on May 26, 2019 , and the honorary local mayor as chairman. Template: future / in 3 years

Attractions

Fossil finds at 44.3 million years old Eckfelder Maar (z. B. the "Eckfeld ancient horse" and the "oldest honey bee of the world") were obtained from the State Collection of Natural History Rheinland-Pfalz the Maarmuseum found in Manderscheid available.

Church and monastery

The tower of St. Katharina's Church in Eckfeld was built around 1450 and expanded as a defense tower. A new nave was added to the tower in 1882.

Like the church in Pantenburg, the church of St. Katharina in Eckfeld is a branch church of the church in Buchholz.

Web links

Commons : Eckfeld - Collection of Images

Official homepage of the local community Eckfeld
Short portrait with a film about Eckfeld ( memento from April 12, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) on SWR television
Link catalog on the topic of Eckfeld at curlie.org (formerly DMOZ )

Individual evidence

↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate (ed.): Official directory of the municipalities and parts of the municipality. Status: January 2019 ^{[ Version 2020 is available. ]} . S. 90 (PDF; 3 MB).
^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections. Retrieved October 19, 2019 .
^ H. Wolfgang Wagner, Friederike Kremb-Wagner, Martin Koziol, Jörg FW Negendank: Trier and surroundings . Ed .: Peter Rothe (= collection of geological guides . Volume 60 ). 3. Edition. Gebr. Bornträger Verlagbuchhandlung, Stuttgart 2012, ISBN 978-3-443-15094-5 , p. 279 .
↑ Details on the Eckfelder Maar

[Metadaten_Einwohnerzahl_DE-RP-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. 90 (PDF; 3 MB).

[3] The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections. Retrieved October 19, 2019 .

[4] H. Wolfgang Wagner, Friederike Kremb-Wagner, Martin Koziol, Jörg FW Negendank: Trier and surroundings . Ed .: Peter Rothe (= collection of geological guides . Volume 60 ). 3. Edition. Gebr. Bornträger Verlagbuchhandlung, Stuttgart 2012, ISBN 978-3-443-15094-5 , p. 279 .

[5] Details on the Eckfelder Maar