Kopp (Vulkaneifel)

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	Coordinates: 50 ° 11 ′  N , 6 ° 35 ′  E
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
Website :	www.kopp-eifel.de
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:

year Residents 1815 180 1835 203 1871 243 1905 241 1939 229

year Residents 1950 208 1961 191 1970 192 1987 194 2005 185

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

Commons : Kopp (Vulkaneifel)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• 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

1. ↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
2. ↑ 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).
3. ↑ Official municipality directory (= State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate [Hrsg.]: Statistical volumes . Volume 407 ). Bad Ems February 2016, p. 156 (PDF; 2.8 MB).
4. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate - regional data
5. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections