Höchstberg

This article deals with the local community of Höchstberg in the Eifel. For the Gundelsheim district see Höchstberg (Gundelsheim)

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	Coordinates: 50 ° 15 '  N , 7 ° 0'  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Vulkaneifel
Association municipality :	Kelberg
Height :	516 m above sea level NHN
Area :	4.85 km 2
Residents:	332 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	68 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	56767
Area code :	02657
License plate :	DAU
Community key :	07 2 33 215
Association administration address:	Dauner Strasse 22 53539 Kelberg
Website :	www.hoechstberg-eifel.de
Local Mayor :	Berthold Karst
Location of the municipality of Höchstberg in the Vulkaneifel district

Höchstberg is a municipality in the Vulkaneifel district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the association community Kelberg .

climate

Precipitation diagram Höchstberg

Höchstberg is one of the places in Germany with the lowest seasonal fluctuations in precipitation . The difference between the driest month April and the wettest month November is exceptionally small with a factor of 1.4. The annual precipitation is 799 mm. Lower values ​​are registered at 63% of the measuring stations of the German Weather Service .

history

Barrows and the remains of a Roman farm suggest that people settled in the area as early as the 2nd century AD. The first documentary mention, however, is only dated to the year 1389. The content of the certificate is a simple lease: Tilgin von Daun leases the farm in Husen near Uersfeld to the castle man and administrator Peter von Nürburg .

The reason for a mention in 1620 is a spectacular murder trial: Resident farmers are accused of having assassinated and robbed Spanish horsemen traveling through. The farmers were later hanged or wheeled. On the other hand, if you read the files and documents of that time carefully, it becomes clear that the farmers were only victims of a show trial: the killing of the Spaniards, which was probably justified at the time, was a political scandal in connection with the Thirty Years War and they were sentenced to death proverbial pawn sacrifices to secure the political intrigues and intrigues in the empire.

During the French Revolution , the Rhineland became the Franconian Republic and in 1794 a French corps (approx. 10,000 men) was encamped in the Kelberg area, and the surrounding communities had to provide for it. At that time Höchstberg had 69 inhabitants.

The French influence gave way with the Congress of Vienna in 1815 : the Rhineland became Prussian. In connection with the construction of the Eifelquerbahn from Mayen to Gerolstein and the mining of heavy spar , there was an economic boom at the beginning of the 20th century.

In 1934 Höchstberg received its current name. The original name Hausen could have led to confusion with Hausen near Mayen .

politics

Municipal council

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

coat of arms

Blazon : "Divided by silver and black, at the top a continuous black bar cross, at the bottom right a book set in silver on the spine and edges, golden on the corners with a golden cross on a red book cover, golden section and red stripes on the spine, on the left a silver pen."

The black bar cross refers to the former membership of the Electorate of Cologne . The book and quill symbolize the evangelist Markus, who is the church and local patron of Höchstberg. The Höchstberg coat of arms was introduced and approved in 1988.

Club life

Höchstberg has a lively club life: shooting club , bachelor club, leisure team ( football ) and Höchstberg volunteer fire department . The annual village festival takes place at the end of August.

literature

• Alois Mayer, Erich Mertes: Höchstberger Chronik. 1989, ISBN 3-926233-03-6 .

See also

• List of cultural monuments in Höchstberg
• List of natural monuments in Höchstberg

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
2. ↑ Hausen becomes Höchstberg. on the pages of www.hoechstberg-eifel.de
3. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections

Web links

Commons : Höchstberg  - Collection of Images

• Internet presence of the local community Höchstberg
• Local municipality Höchstberg on the website of the association municipality Kelberg
• To search for cultural assets of the municipality Höchstberg in the database of cultural assets in the Trier region .