Longuich

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Longuich
Map of Germany, position of the community Longuich highlighted

Coordinates: 49 ° 48 '  N , 6 ° 46'  E

Basic data
State : Rhineland-Palatinate
County : Trier-Saarburg
Association municipality : Schweich on the Roman Wine Route
Height : 130 m above sea level NHN
Area : 8.82 km 2
Residents: 1309 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 148 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 54340
Area code : 06502
License plate : TR, SAB
Community key : 07 2 35 078
Association administration address: Brückenstrasse 26
54338 Schweich
Website : www.longuich.de
Local Mayor : Manfred Wagner
Location of the local community Longuich in the district of Trier-Saarburg
Luxemburg Saarland Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm Landkreis Birkenfeld Trier Bescheid (Hunsrück) Beuren (Hochwald) Damflos Geisfeld Grimburg Gusenburg Hermeskeil Hinzert-Pölert Naurath (Wald) Neuhütten (Hochwald) Rascheid Reinsfeld Züsch Baldringen Greimerath (bei Trier) Heddert Hentern Kell am See Lampaden Mandern Paschel Schillingen Schömerich Vierherrenborn Waldweiler Zerf Kanzem Konz Nittel Oberbillig Onsdorf Pellingen Tawern Temmels Wasserliesch Wawern (Saar) Wellen (Mosel) Wiltingen Bonerath Farschweiler Gusterath Gutweiler Herl Hinzenburg Holzerath Kasel (bei Trier) Korlingen Lorscheid Mertesdorf Morscheid Ollmuth Osburg Pluwig Riveris (Gemeinde) Schöndorf (an der Ruwer) Sommerau (an der Ruwer) Thomm Waldrach Ayl Fisch (Saargau) Freudenburg Irsch (bei Saarburg) Kastel-Staadt Kirf Mannebach (bei Saarburg) Merzkirchen Ockfen Palzem Saarburg Schoden Serrig Taben-Rodt Trassem Wincheringen Bekond Detzem Ensch Fell (Mosel) Föhren Kenn Klüsserath Köwerich Leiwen Longen Longuich Mehring (Mosel) Naurath (Eifel) Pölich Riol Schleich Schweich Thörnich Trittenheim Aach (bei Trier) Franzenheim Hockweiler Igel (Mosel) Kordel (Eifel) Langsur Newel Ralingen Trierweiler Welschbillig Zemmermap
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Longuich
Catholic parish church of St. Laurentius

Longuich is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Schweich on the Roman Wine Route . The place is on the right bank of the Moselle in the Moselle Franconian language area.

Districts

The community consists of the districts Longuich, Kirsch and Sang-Neuhaus (on Landesstrasse 151 , formerly Bundesstrasse 52 ).

history

Longuich is a Gallo-Roman (more precisely: Moselle -Roman ) place name , which is derived from a foundation in the 1st century called Longus Vicus (long village, long quarter). The place has been inhabited at least since Roman times, as indicated by various finds, in particular the Villa Urbana , whose reconstructed bathing wing can be viewed.

At the beginning of the 19th century, the Prussian mayorship of Longuich emerged from the French Mairie Longuich .

politics

Municipal council

Distribution of seats in the local council:

choice SPD CDU Groups of voters total
2019 3 6th 7th 16 seats
2014 3 5 8th 16 seats
2009 2 4th 10 16 seats
2004 4th 5 7th 16 seats

Local mayor

  • 2004 to 2019: Kathrin Schlöder
  • from 2019: Manfred Wagner

Attractions

  • Villa Urbana in Longuich , residential complex from Roman times
  • Old castle : one of three former medieval castles in the town center. Today a large restaurant ( knight's hall ), winery and hotel with a castle cellar from the 12th century
  • The Moselle Bridge from Longuich is one of the few bridges in Germany that still has a customs house.

See also:

Events

The St. Laurentius Wine Road Fair takes place regularly in August. Every year the new wine queen is crowned on Saturday evenings.

economy

Today Longuich lives mainly from viticulture , but tourism has also become a strong pillar of the local economy, so there is a hotel and four guest houses with a total of 240 beds. For several years, Longuich has had an industrial park in which 17 companies with around 350 jobs are currently located. A newspaper publisher has also set up shop here with another 150 employees.

Longuich has its own autobahn exit on federal autobahn 1 near the Moselle valley triangle . The closest places are Riol (downstream) and Kirsch (upstream), as well as Schweich and Longen on the other side of the Moselle.

Vineyards

  • Maximiner Herrenberg
  • Herrenberg
  • Hirschlay

Name of the major site: Probstberg

Personalities

Web links

Commons : Longuich  - collection of images
 Wikinews: Longuich  - on the news

Individual evidence

  1. State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).