Kopp (Vulkaneifel)
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Coordinates: 50 ° 11 ′ N , 6 ° 35 ′ E |
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Basic data | ||
State : | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
County : | Vulkaneifel | |
Association municipality : | Gerolstein | |
Height : | 400 m above sea level NHN | |
Area : | 8.4 km 2 | |
Residents: | 172 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density : | 20 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Postal code : | 54574 | |
Area code : | 06594 | |
License plate : | DAU | |
Community key : | 07 2 33 223 | |
Community structure: | 2 districts | |
Association administration address: | Kyllweg 1 54568 Gerolstein |
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Local Mayor : | Melanie Stellmes | |
Location of the local community of Kopp (Vulkaneifel) in the Vulkaneifel district | ||
Kopp is a municipality in the Vulkaneifel district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It is located in the Vulkaneifel and belongs to the Gerolstein community .
geography
The community lies in the west of the nature park Eifel and in the conservation area "Gerolstein and the surrounding area". The district of Eigelbach lies on the bottom of a dry maar , the Eigelbacher Maar. The community also includes the Berghof, Eichenhof, Kirsthof and Schäfersruh residential areas .
history
Kopp, (derived from Kuppe) was first mentioned in a document in 1286 (at that time it was owned by the Prüm Abbey ). First evidence of settlement as early as Roman times ( Roman road Trier – Cologne nearby).
As part of the Rhineland-Palatinate functional and territorial reform, the municipality of Kopp was reclassified together with 14 other municipalities on November 7, 1970 from the district of Prüm , which was dissolved at the same time, to the district of Daun (since 2007 the district of Vulkaneifel).
- Population development
The development of the population of Kopp, the values from 1871 to 1987 are based on censuses:
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politics
Municipal council
The council in Kopp consists of six 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 : "In silver over half a green tip, in it a four-spoke golden mill wheel , an oblique and counter-oblique red ax and a green oak leaf ." | |
Culture and sights
Agriculture and tourism are the main sources of income for the place. Special sights are a several hundred year old stilted oak , the village chapel and the Birresborn ice caves one kilometer away .
See also: List of cultural monuments in Kopp
Web links
- Local community Kopp on the website of the Gerolstein Association
- To search for cultural assets of the local community Kopp in the database of cultural assets in the Trier region .
Individual evidence
- ↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
- ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate (ed.): Official directory of the municipalities and parts of the municipality. Status: January 2018 [ Version 2020 is available. ] . S. 72 (PDF; 2.2 MB).
- ↑ Official municipality directory (= State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate [Hrsg.]: Statistical volumes . Volume 407 ). Bad Ems February 2016, p. 156 (PDF; 2.8 MB).
- ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate - regional data
- ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections