Großlittgen
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Coordinates: 50 ° 2 ′ N , 6 ° 48 ′ E |
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Basic data | ||
State : | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
County : | Bernkastel-Wittlich | |
Association municipality : | Wittlich-Land | |
Height : | 310 m above sea level NHN | |
Area : | 13.2 km 2 | |
Residents: | 960 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density : | 73 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Postal code : | 54534 | |
Area code : | 06575 | |
License plate : | WIL, BKS | |
Community key : | 07 2 31 046 | |
Association administration address: | Kurfürstenstrasse 1 54516 Wittlich |
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Local Mayor : | Reinhold Graf | |
Location of the local community Großlittgen in the district of Bernkastel-Wittlich | ||
Großlittgen ( phonetic spelling in Eifel dialect : " Gruhssleehtchen ") in the Eifel is a municipality in the district of Bernkastel-Wittlich in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Wittlich-Land .
history
The place was first mentioned in 912 as Lutiaco . In 1134/35 Bernhard von Clairvaux founded the Cistercian Abbey of Himmerod near the place . During the coalition wars, Großlittgen came under French rule from 1794. In 1802 the abbey was dissolved. Due to the treaties concluded at the Congress of Vienna in 1815, the area on the left bank of the Rhine, and thus the place, was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia .
In 1922, the Himmerod monastery was re-established by German Cistercian monks from the Marienstatt Abbey in the Westerwald. Since 1946 the place has been part of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate .
politics
Municipal council
The municipal council in Großlittgen consists of twelve council members, who were elected in the local elections on May 26, 2019 in a personalized proportional representation, and the local mayor . The twelve seats are divided between two groups of voters .
mayor
The honorary local mayor is Reinhold Graf, elected by the local council on October 16, 2019. His predecessor was Karl-Heinz Hubo.
coat of arms
The blazon of the coat of arms reads: "Under a silver shield head, inside a red bar cross, split by a curled golden tip, inside a black lion: on the right in red a silver sword, on the left in red two intertwined golden rings."
It was approved by the Trier district government in 1987 .
Culture and sights
Großlittgen to include the Cistercian - Abbey Himmerod .
See also:
Economy and Infrastructure
The community has a kindergarten and a primary school. Federal motorway 60 runs to the south and federal motorway 1 to the east .
Personalities
Sons and daughters of Großlittgen
- Robert Bootz (1650–1730), Cistercian Abbot
- Carl Hau (1881–1926), German lawyer
Persons connected with Großlittgen
- Wolfgang Altendorf (1921–2007), writer, publisher and painter
Web links
- Großlittgen parish
- Link catalog on the subject of Großlittgen at curlie.org (formerly DMOZ )
Individual evidence
- ↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
- ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections