Etgert

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	Coordinates: 49 ° 47 '  N , 7 ° 1'  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Bernkastel-Wittlich
Association municipality :	Thalfang at the Erbeskopf
Height :	445 m above sea level NHN
Area :	3.75 km 2
Residents:	66 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	18 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	54424
Area code :	06504
License plate :	WIL, BKS
Community key :	07 2 31 032
Address of the municipal administration:	Saarstrasse 7 54424 Thalfang
Website :	www.erbeskopf.de
Local Mayor :	Sabrina Kirch
Location of the local community Etgert in the district of Bernkastel-Wittlich

Etgert im Hunsrück is a municipality in the district of Bernkastel-Wittlich in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Thalfang am Erbeskopf .

history

There is evidence that Etgert belonged to the Thalfang region from 1112 onwards . From 1800 the community was then part of the Mairie Thalfang. Due to the turmoil of the French Revolution , it came under French rule after 1794 and became part of the Kingdom of Prussia in 1815 . Since 1946 the place has been part of the then newly formed state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Until the municipal administration reform of Rhineland-Palatinate in 1969, the Hunsrück town was part of the Bernkastel district .

Population development

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

year Residents 1815 130 1835 187 1871 167 1905 142 1939 129

year Residents 1950 130 1961 116 1970 88 1987 73 2005 56

politics

Municipal council

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

coat of arms

	Blazon : "In gold, a blue-armored and tongued red lion, accompanied by ten green oak leaves."
	Reasons for the coat of arms: The lion on the golden background is the symbol of the Wild and Rhine Counts. The oak leaves stand for an old oak at the entrance to the village, as well as the oak forests that surround the field marrow

economy

Etgert is a rural residential community with small businesses for local needs.

See also

• List of cultural monuments in Etgert

Web links

Commons : Etgert  - Collection of Images

• Portrait and video of Etgert in the show Hierzuland on SWR television

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
2. ^ Etgert - Hunsrück-Nahe trip. Retrieved June 14, 2018 . 
3. ↑ regional data . State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate
4. ↑ Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections. The State Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate
5. ↑ Local communities - Etgert - coat of arms. Verbandsgemeinde Thalfang, accessed on June 14, 2018 .