Saxler

This article deals with the local church of Saxler. For further meanings, see Saxler (disambiguation) .

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	Coordinates: 50 ° 8 '  N , 6 ° 54'  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Vulkaneifel
Association municipality :	Down
Height :	409 m above sea level NHN
Area :	1.82 km 2
Residents:	62 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	34 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	54558
Area code :	06573
License plate :	DAU
Community key :	07 2 33 062
Association administration address:	Leopoldstrasse 29 54550 Daun
Website :	www.saxler-eifel.de
Local Mayor :	Winfried Scheppe
Location of the local community of Saxler in the Vulkaneifel district

Saxler is a municipality in the Vulkaneifel district in Rhineland-Palatinate . She belongs to the community of Daun .

Geographical location

Saxler is located in the Vulkaneifel nature park between Ellscheid in the northeast, Gillenfeld in the south-southeast and Udler in the west; the main town of the same name is located at around 403 to 422  m above sea level. NHN . The Mariahof, Michelshof, Saxlermühle, Waldhof and Weierhof residential areas also belong to the local community . The Alf tributary Mürmesbach (Mürmesgraben) flows northwest past Saxler in the transition area to Waldhof .

history

During drainage work a Roman settlement was found in 1991 north-northwest of Saxler in the area of ​​a southern slope . Many ceramic shards from the 2nd to 4th centuries were also found there.

Saxler belonged to the Daun office of the Electorate of Trier until the end of the 18th century , and after the conquest by the French from 1798 to 1814 it belonged to the canton of Daun in the Prüm district in the Sarre department . As a result of the Congress of Vienna in 1815, the place came to the Kingdom of Prussia and belonged to the Daun district in the administrative district of Trier and from 1822 to the Rhine province . The population was 95 in 1910, 117 in 1939 and has been declining since then.

politics

Municipal council

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

coat of arms

Blazon : “In a blue shield, a slanting silver bar, covered with a red, long-handled shovel; Accompanied above by a silver mill wheel, below by a silver fish that is turned diagonally downwards. "

Attractions

The place is characterized by the Catholic Church of St. Wendelin, a small hall building from the early 18th century.

• See also : List of cultural monuments in Saxler

Others

• The Maare-Mosel cycle path runs near the village .
• The federal motorway 1 runs west of the village , the village street of Saxler is the district street 19.
• To the north of the village lies Ellscheid , south of Gillenfeld .
• Saxler belongs to the district court district of Daun.

Web links

Commons : Saxler  - Collection of Images

• To search for cultural assets of the local community Saxler 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. ↑ Map service of the landscape information system of the Rhineland-Palatinate nature conservation administration (LANIS map) ( notes )
3. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate (ed.): Official directory of the municipalities and parts of the municipality. Status: January 1, 2017 ^{[ Version 2020 is available. ]} . S. 70 (PDF; 1.9 MB).
4. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections