Gipperath

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	Coordinates: 50 ° 2 ′  N , 6 ° 52 ′  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Bernkastel-Wittlich
Association municipality :	Wittlich-Land
Height :	370 m above sea level NHN
Area :	4.87 km 2
Residents:	229 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	47 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	54533
Area code :	06574
License plate :	WIL, BKS
Community key :	07 2 31 036
Association administration address:	Kurfürstenstrasse 1 54516 Wittlich
Website :	www.vg-wittlich-land.de
Local Mayor :	Hans-Leo Schäfer
Location of the local community of Gipperath in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district

Gipperath (first mentioned in 1098 as Gevenrothe ) is a municipality in the district of Bernkastel-Wittlich in Rhineland-Palatinate . It has been a member of the Wittlich-Land community since July 1, 2014 .

geography

The place is in the Vulkaneifel . 42 percent of the district area is forested. In the north-east is Niederöfflingen , 3 km away , Plein in the south-east, 4 km away, and Schladt, 3 km away, in the south-west . The nearby forest is called Geisbüch.

history

The place was first mentioned in 1098 as Gevenrothe in St. Simeon's Abbey in Trier . The place already had a church in the 12th century. From 1794 Gipperath was under French rule, in 1815 the place was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna . The first telephone system was installed in June 1908, the water pipe went into operation in May 1913 and the power supply went into operation in December 1920. Since 1946 the place has been part of the then newly formed state of Rhineland-Palatinate .

politics

Municipal council

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

mayor

The local mayor is Hans-Leo Schäfer, who replaced Alfred Oster in 1991.

Parish partnership

There is a partnership with the French municipality of Beuvillers . Every two years the Gipperathers go to France and the French come to Gipperath in turn.

Culture and sights

The oak grove (just before the entrance, can be seen from a great distance), the Gipperather mill, the barrows, the church from the 16th century and the cross with St. Quirinus , to whom the church is consecrated and whose patronage is on, are worth seeing April 30th is celebrated. There is an altar in the church that replaced a simple wooden table in the 1990s. There is an emblem with a cross on the front. This cross represents the 12 tribes of the apostles. Behind this stone slab there are finger bones as a relic .

The music festival "GESAT back to the roots" has been taking place in Gipperath since 2007. Renowned bands from various musical genres perform here once a year .

See also:

• List of cultural monuments in Gipperath
• List of natural monuments in Gipperath

Economy and Infrastructure

In the east, which runs Federal Highway 1 , south of the Bundesautobahn 60 . District road 21 leads through the village .

Web links

Commons : Gipperath  - Collection of Images

• Brief portrait of Gipperath bei Hierzuland , SWR television
• To search for cultural assets of the local community Gipperath 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. ↑ Local election Rhineland-Palatinate 2019, local council