Muxerath

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Muxerath
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Coordinates: 50 ° 0 ′  N , 6 ° 16 ′  E

Basic data
State : Rhineland-Palatinate
County : Eifel district Bitburg-Prüm
Association municipality : South Eifel
Height : 512 m above sea level NHN
Area : 4.54 km 2
Residents: 37 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 8 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 54673
Area code : 06564
License plate : BIT, PRÜ
Community key : 07 2 32 084
Association administration address: Pestalozzistraße 7
54673 Neuerburg
Website : suedeifelinfo.de
Local Mayor : Rudolf Bretz
Location of the local community Muxerath in the Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm
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St. Donatus (Muxerath) from the west

Muxerath is a municipality in the Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the community of southern Eifel .

geography

Muxerath is located at the 535 meter high Muxerather Höhe, around 2 km southwest of Neuerburg . The community also includes the residential areas Ackelshof, Friesbornerhof, Görgenhof, Kreutzdorf and Steinshof.

history

In 1501 the place was first mentioned as Motzerait . The place has a small chapel that belongs to the parish of Neuerburg. Until the occupation of the left bank of the Rhine by French revolutionary troops in 1794 , Muxerath belonged to the Luxembourg rule of Neuerburg , in 1815 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna . After the First and Second World War temporarily occupied by the French, the town has been part of the then newly formed state of Rhineland-Palatinate since 1946 .

In 1910 the population was 103, since then it has been declining, mainly due to rural exodus.

Statistics on population development

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

year Residents
1815 65
1835 79
1871 119
1905 105
1939 103
1950 99
1961 83
year Residents
1970 82
1987 75
1997 55
2005 51
2011 54
2017 51

Municipal council

The council in Muxerath consists of six council members, who in the local elections on May 26, 2019Template: future / in 3 years in a majority vote were elected, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

Attractions

In addition to the chapel, the Friesborner Hof and the Steinshof north of the village as well as the old smithy are to be mentioned as monuments. Not far from the village are the remains of a Siegfried Line bunker .

See also: List of cultural monuments in Muxerath

economy

Muxerath is a traditionally agricultural community.

Web links

Commons : Muxerath  - 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. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate (ed.): Official directory of the municipalities and parts of the municipality. Status: January 2019 [ Version 2020 is available. ] . S. 100 (PDF; 3 MB).
  3. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate: My village, my city. Retrieved August 6, 2019 .
  4. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections. Retrieved August 6, 2019 .