Oberöfflingen

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	Coordinates: 50 ° 4 ′  N , 6 ° 52 ′  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Bernkastel-Wittlich
Association municipality :	Wittlich-Land
Height :	404 m above sea level NHN
Area :	7.44 km 2
Residents:	271 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	36 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	54533
Area code :	06572
License plate :	WIL, BKS
Community key :	07 2 31 100
Community structure:	2 districts
Association administration address:	Kurfürstenstrasse 1 54516 Wittlich
Website :	www.oberoefflingen.de
Local Mayor :	Martin Schlimpen
Location of the local community of Oberöfflingen in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district

Oberöfflingen is a municipality in the district of Bernkastel-Wittlich in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Wittlich-Land .

geography

The village lies on the edge of the Liesertal in the Eifel . To the north is Laufeld , southeast Niederöfflingen and southwest is Schladt .

The northern part of the hamlet of Brühlweiler belongs to Oberöfflingen . The southern part of the hamlet belongs to the local community Schladt .

history

The place was first mentioned in the year 785 as Uffeningen . From 1794 Oberöfflingen was under French rule, in 1815 the place 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 .

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council in Oberöfflingen 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.

coat of arms

	Blazon : "Divided by red over silver, above a silver glaive cross, below three red diagonal bars." It was approved by the Trier District Government in 1982 .

Culture and sights

• The Church of St. Mauritius dates from 1854.
• You can still visit the ruins of the Biederburg.

See also:

• List of cultural monuments in Oberöfflingen
• List of natural monuments in Oberöfflingen

Personalities

• Gertrud Pesch (Abbess of the Oberschönenfeld Monastery )

Web links

Commons : Oberöfflingen  - Collection of images

• Private page about Oberöfflingen
• Link catalog on the subject of Oberöfflingen at curlie.org (formerly DMOZ )

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 2018 ^{[ Version 2020 is available. ]} . S. 58 (PDF; 2.2 MB).
3. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections