Gräfendhron

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	Coordinates: 49 ° 48 '  N , 7 ° 0'  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Bernkastel-Wittlich
Association municipality :	Thalfang at the Erbeskopf
Height :	230 m above sea level NHN
Area :	3.13 km 2
Residents:	93 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	30 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	54426
Area code :	06504
License plate :	WIL, BKS
Community key :	07 2 31 042
Address of the municipal administration:	Saarstrasse 7 54424 Thalfang
Website :	www.graefendhron.de
Local Mayor :	Hans Günther Steinmetz
Location of the local community of Gräfendhron in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district

Bridge over the Dhron

Gräfendhron im Hunsrück is a municipality in the district of Bernkastel-Wittlich in Rhineland-Palatinate . It is located in the Dhrontal and belongs to the Thalfang am Erbeskopf community .

history

Gräfendhron, located on the Roman Ausoniusstrasse , was first mentioned in a document on May 3, 1255, when Nikolaus, Vogt zu Hunolstein , bequeathed a farm to drugs to his wife Beatrix as a widow's residence. Due to the turmoil of the French Revolution , Gräfendhron came under French rule in 1798 and became part of the Kingdom of Prussia in 1815 . Since 1946 it has been part of the then newly formed state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Since the municipal administration reform of Rhineland-Palatinate in 1969 , the Hunsrückort has belonged to the Thalfang am Erbeskopf community .

Population development

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

year Residents 1815 127 1835 211 1871 199 1905 161 1939 132

year Residents 1950 138 1961 136 1970 122 1987 109 2005 116

politics

Municipal council

The council in Gräfendhron 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

In 2007 Hans Günther Steinmetz was elected local mayor with 66.7 percent and was confirmed in 2014. He replaced Herbert Züscher.

economy

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

See also

• List of cultural monuments in Gräfendhron
• List of natural monuments in Gräfendhron

Web links

Commons : Gräfendhron  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• www.graefendhron.de

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 - regional data
3. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections