Eulgem

Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Cochem cell
Association municipality :	Kaisersesch
Height :	420 m above sea level NHN
Area :	3.01 km 2
Residents:	207 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	69 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	56761
Area code :	02653
License plate :	COC, ZEL
Community key :	07 1 35 028
Association administration address:	Am Römerturm 2 ; 56759 Kaisersesch
Website :	www.kaisersesch.de
Mayoress :	Martina Geers
Location of the local community Eulgem in the district of Cochem-Zell

Eulgem is a municipality in the district of Cochem-Zell in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Kaisersesch association.

geography

Eulgem is located three kilometers east of the city of Kaisersesch on an area sloping from southwest to northeast towards Brohlbach . The village covers altitudes between 410 m above sea level. NHN and 440 m above sea level NHN and extends between the hills Wagenberg in the northwest and Beuelhöchst in the southwest. In terms of natural space , almost two thirds of the agricultural area of the municipality can be assigned to the Kaisersescher Eifelrand in the Eastern Moselle Eifel. District road 21 (Kaisersesch– Hambuch ) leads through the village . The residential area Eulgemermühle , located on a tributary of the Brohlbach, belongs to Eulgem .

Eulgem borders (clockwise) on the local communities Düngenheim , Gamlen , Hambuch and the city of Kaisersesch.

history

Eulgem was first mentioned in a document in 1100, then under the name Hylichenheim . In Kurtrier it belonged to the office of Kaisersesch . From 1794 Eulgem was under French rule, in 1815 the place was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna .

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

Statistics on population development

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

year	Residents
1815	109
1835	146
1871	148
1905	139
1939	127
1950	130

year	Residents
1961	120
1970	120
1987	99
2005	216
2011	222
2017	197

Infrastructure

Eulgem does not have a local rail connection. The next stop is Kaisersesch on the Eifelquerbahn .

politics

Municipal council

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

coat of arms

	Blazon : “The coat of arms divided by silver and green. A black spearhead and a blue lily staff, crossed diagonally at the top, covered with a red rose in the middle. Below is a silver urn, framed by silver stones from a barrow in the front view. "