Pelm

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 50 ° 14 '  N , 6 ° 41'  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Vulkaneifel
Association municipality :	Gerolstein
Height :	370 m above sea level NHN
Area :	10.06 km 2
Residents:	970 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	96 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	54570
Area code :	06591
License plate :	DAU
Community key :	07 2 33 056
Association administration address:	Kyllweg 1 54568 Gerolstein
Website :	www.pelm.de
Local Mayor :	Leo Meeth
Location of the local community of Pelm in the Vulkaneifel district

Ruins of the Kasselburg

Pelm is a municipality in the Vulkaneifel district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Gerolstein community .

geography

Pelm, seen from the tower of the Kasselburg

The village lies on the Kyll and in the Vulkaneifel Nature Park, as well as in the conservation area "Gerolstein and the surrounding area".

The residential areas Jagdhaus Flemmingshöh, Kasselburg, Haus Sanddorn, Am Mühlenbach and Schloßbrunnen Gerolstein also belong to Pelm .

Neighboring communities are Gerolstein , Rockeskyll , Berlingen , Dohm-Lammersdorf and Hohenfels-Essingen .

Population development

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

year Residents 1815 350 1835 403 1871 540 1905 621 1939 766

year Residents 1950 819 1961 766 1970 838 1987 907 2005 1,025

politics

Municipal council

The local council in Pelm consists of 16 council members, who were elected in a personalized proportional representation in the local elections on May 26, 2019 , and the honorary local mayor as chairman.

The distribution of seats in the municipal council:

choice	CDU	FWG	total
2019	4th	8th	12 seats
2014	4th	12	16 seats
2009	4th	12	16 seats
2004	6th	10	16 seats

coat of arms

	Blazon : "Split by green and silver, above a wavy beam split by silver and blue, two golden tin towers, flanking a golden battlement wall, gate and window illuminated with daylight, behind a red lecture cross."

Culture and sights

The ruins of the Kasselburg lie near Pelm .

See also : List of cultural monuments in Pelm

Economy and Infrastructure

The Pelm stop was on the now no longer used Eifelquerbahn and earlier on the Hillesheim – Gerolstein line .

Pelm, Judenkirchhof, aerial photo (2015)

Web links

Commons : Pelm  - collection of images

• Internet presence of the local community Pelm
• To search for cultural assets of the local community Pelm in the database of cultural assets in the Trier region .

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. 72 (PDF; 2.2 MB).
3. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate - regional data
4. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections