Heckenmünster

Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Bernkastel-Wittlich
Association municipality :	Wittlich-Land
Height :	230 m above sea level NHN
Area :	4.88 km 2
Residents:	137 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	28 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	54518
Area code :	06508
License plate :	WIL, BKS
Community key :	07 2 31 050
Association administration address:	Kurfürstenstrasse 1 ; 54516 Wittlich
Website :	www.heckenmuenster.com
Mayoress :	Ruth Friedrich
Location of the local community of Heckenmünster in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district

Heckenmünster is a municipality in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the community of Wittlich-Land and is located on the Meulenwald in the Eifel .

history

Heckenmünster was first mentioned in a document around 1231 as "villam, que Monasterium appellatur" (village called Monasterium (monastery)). The place belonged to the rulership of Bruch in the Duchy of Luxembourg and was on the border with the Electorate of Trier . From 1794 Heckenmünster was under French rule, in 1815 the place was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna . Since 1946 it has been part of the then newly formed state of Rhineland-Palatinate .

politics

Municipal council

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

coat of arms

In the obliquely divided shield in front a black paw cross in silver, behind in silver four blue bars, topped with a red, gold-crowned, growing lion.

Mineral springs

At Heckenmünster there are two carbonated springs, also known as “Säuerlinge”: the Viktoria spring and a sulfur spring called “Wallenborn” (not to be confused with the Wallenden Born, about 35 km away ). The springs were used as baths by the Romans ; the water from the Victoria spring was previously bottled and sold. Today both springs are set in as wells, but are no longer used economically. In the valley of the Bendersbach at the level of the local location Heckenmünster you can still find a mineral spring with a high mineral and carbonic acid content but with only a small amount of water.