Merlscheid (near Pronsfeld)

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Merlscheid (near Pronsfeld)
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Coordinates: 50 ° 8 '  N , 6 ° 21'  E

Basic data
State : Rhineland-Palatinate
County : Eifel district Bitburg-Prüm
Association municipality : Arzfeld
Height : 375 m above sea level NHN
Area : 3.52 km 2
Residents: 37 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 11 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 54597
Area code : 06556
License plate : BIT, PRÜ
Community key : 07 2 32 270
Association administration address: Luxemburger Strasse 6
54687 Arzfeld
Website : www.merlscheid.de
Local Mayor : Thomas Schier
Location of the local community Merlscheid in the Eifel district Bitburg-Prüm
Bitburg Auw bei Prüm Roth bei Prüm Olzheim Neuendorf Kleinlangenfeld Schwirzheim Büdesheim Wallersheim Fleringen Weinsheim Gondenbrett Sellerich Buchet Oberlascheid Bleialf Mützenich Winterscheid Winterspelt Großlangenfeld Brandscheid Prüm Rommersheim Giesdorf Hersdorf Seiwerath Schönecken Oberlauch Niederlauch Orlenbach Winringen Dingdorf Watzerath Pittenbach Pronsfeld Habscheid Heckhuscheid Matzerath Heisdorf Nimsreuland Lasel Wawern Feuerscheid Nimshuscheid Lützkampen Großkampenberg Kesfeld Üttfeld Euscheid Strickscheid Lünebach Lierfeld Eilscheid Dackscheid Merlscheid Pintesfeld Kinzenburg Waxweiler Manderscheid Lichtenborn Arzfeld Irrhausen Reiff Sengerich Leidenborn Herzfeld Eschfeld Roscheid Harspelt Sevenig (Our) Dahnen Reipeldingen Daleiden Dasburg Preischeid Olmscheid Jucken Kickeshausen Lauperath Krautscheid Oberpierscheid Niederpierscheid Lascheid Hargarten Lambertsberg Mauel Plütscheid Burbach Balesfeld Neuheilenbach Neidenbach Usch Zendscheid Steinborn Sankt Thomas Malbergweich Malberg (Eifel) Kyllburgweiler Seinsfeld Oberkail Gransdorf Gindorf Pickließem Orsfeld Kyllburg Etteldorf Wilsecker Badem Sefferweich Seffern Schleid Heilenbach Ehlenz Oberweiler Bickendorf Nattenheim Fließem Rittersdorf (Eifel) Ließem Niederweiler Biersdorf am See Wiersdorf Wißmannsdorf Hamm (Eifel) Echtershausen Brecht Feilsdorf Hütterscheid Baustert Brimingen Mülbach Oberweis Bettingen (Eifel) Olsdorf Wettlingen Stockem Halsdorf Enzen Dudeldorf Gondorf Metterich Hüttingen an der Kyll Röhl Scharfbillig Sülm Dahlem Trimport Idenheim Idesheim Meckel Eßlingen Oberstedem Niederstedem Wolsfeld Dockendorf Ingendorf Messerich Birtlingen Altscheid Berkoth Nusbaum Biesdorf Kruchten Hommerdingen Hüttingen bei Lahr Mettendorf Niehl Burg Lahr Geichlingen Körperich Roth an der Our Gentingen Ammeldingen an der Our Berscheid Bauler Waldhof-Falkenstein Keppeshausen Rodershausen Gemünd Sevenig bei Neuerburg Affler Dauwelshausen Scheitenkorb Nasingen Muxerath Obergeckler Niedergeckler Sinspelt Niederraden Koxhausen Herbstmühle Karlshausen Zweifelscheid Leimbach Emmelbaum Ammeldingen bei Neuerburg Heilbach Uppershausen Plascheid Hütten Neuerburg Scheuern Fischbach-Oberraden Utscheid Weidingen Übereisenbach Wallendorf Bollendorf Echternacherbrück Ernzen Ferschweiler Minden Menningen Eisenach Gilzem Kaschenbach Niederweis Irrel Prümzurlay Alsdorf Holsthum Peffingen Schankweiler Spangdahlem Herforst Beilingen Philippsheim Speicher (Eifel) Preist Orenhofen Auw an der Kyll Hosten Nordrhein-Westfalen Belgien Luxemburg Trier Landkreis Trier-Saarburg Landkreis Vulkaneifel Landkreis Bernkastel-Wittlichmap
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Strong oak natural monument around 1650

Merlscheid is a municipality in the Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the community of Arzfeld .

Geographical location

The place is in the western Eifel at the confluence of the Merlbach in the Prüm . The place is on a hillside at an altitude of 360 to 390  m above sea level. NHN . The closest larger city is Bitburg , located around 20 kilometers southeast .

history

On the opposite side of the Prüm, settlement remains from Roman times have been found. The place was first mentioned in 1459 as "Merhelscheit".

Until the end of the 18th century Merlscheid belonged to the Pronsfeld condominium , which was under the joint sovereignty of the Electorate of Trier and the Duchy of Luxembourg .

Population development

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

year Residents
1815 20th
1835 37
1871 52
1905 49
1939 59
1950 53
1961 57
year Residents
1970 63
1987 52
1997 37
2005 38
2011 35
2017 39

Municipal council

The municipal council in Merlscheid consists of six council members, who were elected by a majority vote in the local elections on May 26, 2019 , and the honorary local mayor as chairman.

Attractions

A farm from 1857 includes a bakery and a forge, which were probably built in the 17th century. The interior of the field blacksmith's shop dates from the First World War and has been completely preserved.

In the municipality there are three crosses from the years 1774, 1777 and 1808.

A natural monument worth seeing is an approximately 350-year-old almost completely hollow oak that still has leaves.

See also: List of cultural monuments in Merlscheid

See also: List of natural monuments in Merlscheid

economy

In the past the community lived mainly from agriculture. Of the previous eight full-time farmers, however, only two are left. The current problems are forcing farmers to specialize or switch to part-time jobs.

Personalities

Web links

Commons : Merlscheid (near Pronsfeld)  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
  2. ^ Wilhelm Fabricius : Explanations of the historical atlas of the Rhine province, Volume 2: The map of 1789. Bonn, Hermann Behrend, 1898, p. 586
  3. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate - regional data
  4. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections