Ettringen (Eifel)

Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Mayen-Koblenz
Association municipality :	Vordereifel
Height :	400 m above sea level NHN
Area :	9.17 km 2
Residents:	2732 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	298 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	56729
Area code :	02651
License plate :	MYK, MY
Community key :	07 1 37 025
Association administration address:	Kelberger Strasse 26 ; 56727 Mayen
Website :	www.ettringen-eifel.de
Local Mayor :	Werner Spitzley ( CDU )
Location of the local community Ettringen in the district of Mayen-Koblenz

Ettringen is a municipality in the Mayen-Koblenz district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the community of Vordereifel , which has its administrative headquarters in Mayen .

Ettringen, view from the south-southeast from the Bellerberg . In the background (from left): Hochsimmer , Sulzbusch and Hochstein

Geographical location

Ettringen is located on the eastern edge of the High Eifel around 3 km (as the crow flies ) northeast of Mayen . It lies between the mountains Hochsimmer ( 587.9 m above sea level ) in the west-northwest, Hochstein ( 562.5 m above sea level ) in the north and Ettringer Bellerberg (also: "Ettringer Bellberg"; 427.5 m above sea level) ) in the south.

The Hochsimmerturm observation tower is located on Ettringen's local mountain, Hochsimmer , from which, when the weather permits , the Cologne Cathedral can also be seen. The Hochstein is known for the legendary Hochstein Cave . The Bellerberg is worth seeing because of its crater landscape.

geology

Ettringite , a mineral of volcanic origin, is named after its place of discovery, Ettringen. Ettringen is the only place in Germany where the mineral Kinoshitalith has been found so far.

history

Archaeological finds point back to a settlement in the time of the Romans and Celts .
Ettringen is mentioned for the first time in 1189, specifically in connection with a Heinrich von Ethrich (Ettringen), one of the bailiffs of the Brodenheim court (in a document from Archbishop Philip I of Heinsberg concerning a contract with Abbot Heinrich von St. Pantaleon in Cologne the governors of this court).
In 1366 a pastor of Ettringen, namely Pastor Winand, is mentioned for the first time.
In the Middle Ages Ettringen was one of 14 villages in Pellenz
In the middle of the 19th century ore mining and the stone industry ( basalt lava and tuff ) developed.

politics

Municipal council

The council in Ettringen consists of 20 council members, who in the local elections on May 26, 2019 in a majority vote were elected, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

The distribution of seats in the municipal council:

choice	SPD	CDU	total
2019	by majority vote		20 seats
2014	8th	12	20 seats
2009	9	11	20 seats
2004	9	11	20 seats

mayor

Werner Spitzley (CDU) became the local mayor of Ettringen in 2009. In the direct election on May 26, 2019, he was confirmed in office for another five years with a share of the vote of 69.21%.

Partner communities

the municipality of the same name Ettringen in the district of Unterallgäu
Dornes in Burgundy ( France ), since 1966

Attractions

Basalt lava pit fields and tuff pits on the state road "L 82".
The historic Lay , also Ettringer Lay , where one of the three lava flows of the Bellerberg volcano was deposited 200,000 years ago, has been included in the volcano park project of the Mayen-Koblenz district . You can see excavation pits (Lay) up to 30 m deep, basalt columns and old electric cranes (Lay cranes). The basalt walls are used by climbers (mountaineers); a section of the German Alpine Club looks after the site.
Lookout tower Hochsimmerturm on the local mountain Hochsimmer

Personalities

Alfons Lauermann (1924–1991), politician and member of the state parliament of the CDU

photos

Basalt wall in the Ettringer Lay
View from Ettringer Bellerberg
Lay cranes on the Ettringer Lay
View into the basalt quarry Casper am Bellerberg , behind Ettringen and the Hochsimmer
The Ettringer Hartborn spring