Graach on the Moselle

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	Coordinates: 49 ° 56 '  N , 7 ° 4'  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Bernkastel-Wittlich
Association municipality :	Bernkastel-Kues
Height :	105 m above sea level NHN
Area :	8.64 km 2
Residents:	640 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	74 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	54470
Area code :	06531
License plate :	WIL, BKS
Community key :	07 2 31 041
Community structure:	2 districts
Association administration address:	Gestade 18 54470 Bernkastel-Kues
Website :	www.graach.de
Local Mayor :	Gerhard Zimmer
Location of the local community Graach on the Moselle in the district of Bernkastel-Wittlich

Graach, church

Graach an der Mosel is a municipality in the district of Bernkastel-Wittlich in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the community of Bernkastel-Kues .

Community structure

The local community consists of the districts Graach and Graach-Schäferei . While Graach is in the valley of the Moselle , the district Schäferei is above the vineyards at about 300  m above sea level. NHN .

history

Graach was first mentioned in 975 as Gracha .

Graach belonged to the Electorate of Trier until the end of the 18th century . In the so-called French era , the place belonged to the canton Bernkastel in the Saardepartement from 1798 to 1814 , in 1815 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna .

Since 1946 the place has been part of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate .

Municipal council

The local council in Graach consists of twelve council members, who were elected in the local elections on May 26, 2019 , and the honorary local mayor as chairman.

The distribution of seats in the local council:

choice	CDU	VBB	WGR 1	WGR 2	total
2014	8th	-	1	3	12 seats
2009	8th	2	2	-	12 seats
2004	9	3	-	-	12 seats

• VBB = Association of Citizens for Citizens e. V.

Viticulture

The townscape is shaped by wineries and wineries, mostly built from quarry stone , of which the most well-known nationwide are the Willi Schäfer winery and the Philipps-Eckstein winery.

About 90% of the Graacher vineyard area is on the steep slope and 95% is used for growing the Riesling grape variety . Unique is the accumulation of church vineyard names such as Himmelreich, Dompropst and Abtsberg, which in an imperishable way testify to the ancient predilection of the princes and monasteries for Graacher vineyards. Graach is connected to Bernkastel-Kues via a road mainly used by wine growers , whereby the city gate to be passed through is called Graacher Tor .

The winegrower of the year 2007 (according to DLG) comes from Graach-Schäferei, Patrick Philipps, Weingut Philips-Eckstein.

Personalities

• Josef Schappe (1907–1994), German politician and resistance fighter
• Johann Velten (1807–1883), German painter

See also

• List of cultural monuments in Graach an der Mosel

Web links

Commons : Graach an der Mosel  - Collection of images

• Homepage of the municipality of Graach on the Moselle
• To search for cultural assets of the local community Graach an der Mosel 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. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Municipal elections 2014, city and municipal council elections