Shepherds

Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Mayen-Koblenz
Association municipality :	Vordereifel
Height :	470 m above sea level NHN
Area :	2.51 km 2
Residents:	252 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	100 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	56729
Area code :	02656
License plate :	MYK, MY
Community key :	07 1 37 036
Community structure:	2 districts
Association administration address:	Kelberger Strasse 26 ; 56727 Mayen
Website :	www.hirten-eifel.de
Local Mayor :	Werner Engels
Location of the local community of Hirten in the Mayen-Koblenz district

Chapel of St. Apollonia

Hirten is a municipality in the Mayen-Koblenz district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the community of Vordereifel , which has its administrative headquarters in Mayen .

Geographical location

The place is west of Mayen on the B 258 ( Koblenz - Aachen ) in the central eastern Hocheifel about 460 m above sea level, the district of Kreuznick about 480 above sea level.

history

Shepherds was first mentioned in a document in 936 as Herdiga .

Population development

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

year	Residents
1815	98
1835	172
1871	155
1905	121
1939	142

year	Residents
1950	147
1961	152
1970	189
1987	207
2005	290

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council in Hirten consists of six council members, who were elected in the local elections on May 26, 2019 in a personalized proportional representation, and the honorary local mayor as chairman.

Local mayor

Werner Engels became mayor of Hirten in 2019. In the direct election on May 26, 2019, he was elected for five years with 52.50% of the vote. Werner Engels' predecessor was Peter Michels.

coat of arms

	Blazon : "Under the blue head of the shield with silver pliers, divided obliquely from silver over blue to the left, above a red Latin cross, below a golden shepherd's shovel with a hook."