Lasserg

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Lasserg
Coordinates: 50 ° 13 ′ 7 ″  N , 7 ° 22 ′ 41 ″  E
Height : 260 m above sea level NHN
Area : 2.68 km²
Residents : 241  (10 Aug 2016)
Population density : 90 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : December 31, 1975
Postal code : 56294
Area code : 02605
Lasserg (Rhineland-Palatinate)
Lasserg

Location of Lasserg in Rhineland-Palatinate

Lasserg is a district of Münstermaifeld in the Mayen-Koblenz district in Rhineland-Palatinate . Until it was incorporated on December 31, 1975, Lasserg was an independent municipality.

Geographical location

Lasserg lies on the slope of the Moselle valley across from the local community of Burgen . The Krebsbach, which rises at the Bur, flows into the Moselle near Burg Bischofstein . There is an official paragliding launch site east of Lasserg. From there you have a beautiful view of the Moselle valley.

Lasserg, aerial photo (2015)
The paragliding launch site 200 meters east of Lasserg with Bischofstein Castle.

history

At the end of the 12th century the place was first mentioned as Lissarie in the so-called Liber annalium iurium , a Trier property register . Despite the proximity to the city of Münstermaifeld, there are no indications for Lasserg of large estates belonging to noble families and religious institutions.

politics

The Lasserg district is one of five local districts that were formed by the main statute in Münstermaifeld. The election of a local advisory board is not planned.

The mayor is Heike Brücher (WG Pro-MM, but as a free candidate for Lasserg). In the direct election on May 26, 2019, she was elected for five years with 78.52% of the vote.

Attractions

Church of St. Benedict

The church, which is named after St. Benedict, is located in the center of Lasserg. Since its core is Romanesque, its construction can be estimated to the 13th century. The renovation took place in 1729.

Bischofstein Castle

The castle, built in the 13th century by Arnold II of Trier , is located between Lasserg and Burgen north of the Moselle, in the district of Lasserg. It was destroyed in 1689, during the War of the Palatinate Succession , by the French troops Louis XIV. Today it serves as the school camp of the Fichte-Gymnasium in Krefeld .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Official municipality directory 2006 ( Memento from December 22, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) (= State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate [Hrsg.]: Statistical volumes . Volume 393 ). Bad Ems March 2006, p. 188 (PDF; 2.6 MB). Info: An up-to-date directory ( 2016 ) is available, but in the section "Territorial changes - Territorial administrative reform" it does not give any population figures.  
  2. Bernhard Koll: Münstermaifeld. The city on the mountain. Görres, Koblenz 2003, ISBN 3-935690-19-3 .
  3. ^ City of Münstermaifeld: main statute. § 2 to July 4, 2019, accessed on January 25, 2020 .
  4. ^ The Regional Returning Officer of Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Maifeld, Verbandsgemeinde, 22nd line of results. Retrieved January 25, 2020 .