Country core

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 50 ° 12 '  N , 7 ° 9'  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Cochem cell
Association municipality :	Kaisersesch
Height :	410 m above sea level NHN
Area :	10.61 km 2
Residents:	923 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	87 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	56814
Area code :	02653
License plate :	COC, ZEL
Community key :	07 1 35 051
Association administration address:	Am Römerturm 2 56759 Kaisersesch
Website :	www.landkern.de
Local Mayor :	Thomas Heucher
Location of the local community Landkern in the district of Cochem-Zell

Landkern, St. Servatius

Landkern is a municipality in the Cochem-Zell district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Kaisersesch association.

geography

The place is located on the eastern edge of the Endert Valley between Cochem and Kaisersesch , a few kilometers from the Moselle . 3.55 km² of the community area is forested. Land core includes the residential places Altes Forsthaus, Dreifaltigkeitshof, Esperhof, cabin Jettchen, Jorscheid, Neuhof, sheep farm, the group of houses Nice view and the settlement on the milestone.

Neighboring communities are Illerich in the east and Greimersburg in the west.

history

The place was mentioned for the first time (as "Kern") in 1051, later it was called "Feldkern", since the 18th century the name "Landkern" has been common. Since 1512, Holy Mass has been celebrated in the local chapel . According to the Trier fire book of 1563 , there were 14 households in the place ("fire places" with 7-10 people on average). In 1620 the place was looted as part of the Thirty Years War . Also the wars with France in the 17th and 18th centuries. Century left devastation. A school has existed in the village since the 18th century. From 1794 Landkern was under French rule , in 1815 the region and thus the location 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 .

Population development

In 1778 there were 137 inhabitants,

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

year Residents 1815 238 1835 727 1871 536 1905 539 1939 753 1950 602

year Residents 1961 600 1970 683 1987 701 2005 896 2011 930 2017 919

politics

Municipal council

The local council in Landkern consists of twelve council members, who were elected in a personalized proportional representation in the local elections on May 26, 2019 , and the honorary local mayor as chairman. The twelve seats in the municipal council are divided between four groups of voters .

coat of arms

The district government of Koblenz approved the use of the coat of arms for the municipality on July 16, 1980.

Justification for the coat of arms: The golden wooden shoe is the attribute of the church patron of St. Servatius; its patronage already indicates a medieval chapel in the village (1511). The abbot's staff indicates the possession of the Brauweiler Abbey, which has owned large estates here since the gift of the Polish queen Richeza (1053). Up to 1728 the place belonged to the parish and the Hochgerichtung Klotten, in both seals Saint Maximus appears with the bear. The golden core illustrates the place name. The green field indicates that agriculture is still practiced today.

Culture and sights

Buildings

The most important attraction of the place is the Catholic St. Servatius Church. It was built between 1859 and 1862 in neo-Gothic style on the site of an older church. The plans were provided by the Cologne architect Vinzenz Statz (1819–1898).

Cultural and natural monuments

• List of cultural monuments in Landkern
• List of natural monuments in Landkern

Economy and Infrastructure

Almost all daily needs can be met in the community, as there are sufficient shopping opportunities.

There is a regular bus connection to Cochem and Kaisersesch, where the next train stations are also located.

The old stagecoach route from Kaisersesch to Cochem led via Landkern.

The community has a primary school and a kindergarten.

Web links

Commons : Landkern  - collection of images

• Internet presence of the local community Landkern
• Local community Landkern on the website of the Kaisersesch association
• Literature about rural areas in the Rhineland-Palatinate state bibliography

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 2019 ^{[ Version 2020 is available. ]} . S. 34 (PDF; 3 MB).
3. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate: My village, my city. Retrieved March 2, 2020 . 
4. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections.
5. ↑ Wander- u. Leisure map of the Moselle valley. ISBN 978-3-933671-16-5 .