Schwirzheim

Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Eifel district Bitburg-Prüm
Association municipality :	Prüm
Height :	490 m above sea level NHN
Area :	13.68 km 2
Residents:	442 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	32 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	54597
Area code :	06558
License plate :	BIT, PRÜ
Community key :	07 2 32 305
Association administration address:	Tiergartenstrasse 54 ; 54595 Prüm
Website :	www.schwirzheim.de
Local Mayor :	Josef Sohns
Location of the local community Schwirzheim in the Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm

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

geography

Schwirzheim is in the north of the Prüm Kalkmulde . The community also includes the residential areas Haus Bockelter, Eichelhof, Eichhof, Jagdhaus and Waldhof, as well as part of the Schwirzheim-Gondelsheim settlement.

history

In the east of Schwirzheim the remains of a Roman villa rustica have been excavated, the earliest dating of which points to the 2nd century. The ending “-heim” and the discovery of Franconian graves indicate that the place was created during the time of the Franconian conquest . The place was first mentioned in documents as villa suerdesheim in 943, the ruins of Hartelstein Castle from the 10th century are located near the place , of which only a few remains of the wall have survived. Presumably it was abandoned after it was sold to the Prüm Abbey in 1712 and fell into disrepair. Under French administration, Schwirzheim belonged to the canton of Prüm in the Saardepartement , under Prussia to the mayor's office in Büdesheim in the district of Prüm . During this time, ore mining and lime extraction began in the district. Today Schwirzheim is largely characterized by agriculture, but is also increasingly becoming a residential community for commuters .

Population development

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

year	Residents
1815	206
1835	292
1871	398
1905	331
1939	414

year	Residents
1950	421
1961	357
1970	383
1987	393
1997	405

year	Residents
2005	420
2011	444
2017	437
2019	442

Schwirzheim, aerial photo (2015)

Municipal council

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

Attractions

In the village there is a late baroque shaft cross from 1760 in an old circular foundation stone at a crossroads.
The Hartelstein castle ruins are not far from the village on a 50 m high ridge.
In Schwirzheim, dating back to 1677, is the only almost completely preserved residential building from the 17th century in the area of the former Prüm district.