Ernzen

The title of this article is ambiguous. For the Luxembourg comic artist of the same name, see Diane Ernzen .

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	Coordinates: 49 ° 51 '  N , 6 ° 26'  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Eifel district Bitburg-Prüm
Association municipality :	South Eifel
Height :	310 m above sea level NHN
Area :	9.99 km 2
Residents:	398 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	40 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	54668
Area code :	06525
License plate :	BIT, PRÜ
Community key :	07 2 32 033
Association administration address:	Pestalozzistraße 7 54673 Neuerburg
Website :	www.ernzen.de
Mayoress :	Erika Schönhofen
Location of the local community Ernzen in the Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm

Ernzen is a municipality in the Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the community of southern Eifel .

geography

The community is located on the south side of the Ferschweiler plateau , a sandstone plateau . Ernzen also includes the Ernzerhof, Hubertus and Beim Ernzerhof residential areas .

history

The first written mention as "Arenza" came in 895 in a document in which the Lorraine King Zwentibold of the Echternach Abbey confirmed ownership of the place. Later documents speak of Erneza, Herense, Errensem and Ernszem. The form Erneza appeared for the first time in 1148 in a papal document.

In 1570 a local chapel is mentioned as a branch of Echternach, which is restored in 1613 and rebuilt in 1808, equipped with the altar of the dilapidated Liborius chapel from Echternach. Ernzen was one of the four dairies of the Echternach Provostry . It included Ferschweiler , Prümzurlay and Laeisenhof.

See also : Mayor's office in Ernzen

Population development

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

year Residents 1815 315 1835 614 1871 483 1905 527 1939 838 1950 563 1961 539

year Residents 1970 554 1987 457 1997 404 2005 432 2011 417 2017 395

politics

Municipal council

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

coat of arms

	Blazon : "In silver an oblique left, blue wavy strip, covered by a black ancient temple, which stands on a black altar block and in its open center shows a red heraldic lily, which is covered with a silver cross."

economy

Ernzen, about 50% of which is used for agriculture and about 30% of it is wooded, has always been characterized by agriculture in the past. In the present day the importance of tourism as a source of income is increasing.

Attractions

• The Ernzer Felsenweiher , a spring that was extensively developed into a carp pond in the 19th century , is now an idyllic resting place
• Roman consecration monument from the 2nd century AD

See also : List of cultural monuments in Ernzen  and List of natural monuments in Ernzen

Personalities

• Marcus Dahm (* 1977), composer, church musician and musicologist, worked from 1996 to 2006 as organist and choirmaster at the parish church of St. Markus in Ernzen.

Web links

Commons : Ernzen  - Collection of Images

• To search for cultural assets of the local community Ernzen 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. 98 f . (PDF; 3 MB).
3. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate: My village, my city. Retrieved August 5, 2019 . 
4. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections. Retrieved August 5, 2019 . 
5. ^ History coat of arms. (No longer available online.) In: Ernzen online. Archived from the original on August 20, 2016 ; Retrieved September 21, 2015 (private website). 
6. ^ Entry on artificial rocky landscape in the database of cultural assets in the Trier region ; accessed on September 21, 2015.