Seiwerath

Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Eifel district Bitburg-Prüm
Association municipality :	Prüm
Height :	545 m above sea level NHN
Area :	8.94 km 2
Residents:	148 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	17 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	54597
Area code :	06553
License plate :	BIT, PRÜ
Community key :	07 2 32 307
Association administration address:	Tiergartenstrasse 54 ; 54595 Prüm
Website :	www.pruem.de
Local Mayor :	Michael Schweisthal
Location of the local community Seiwerath in the Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm

Seiwerath is a municipality in the Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the municipality of Prüm and is located in the center of a triangle between Prüm , Gerolstein and Bitburg .

geography

The village of Seiwerath is located in the Prümer Kalkmulde region, which still belongs to the Eastern Eifel , the southern municipal area is already on the "Lascheider plateau" in the Western Eifel . The community also includes the Dürrbach, Gerstenbergerhof and Herchenberg residential areas . The hamlet of Schartzberg is partly on the district of Wawern .

history

Wallesch Chapel

The place is located on the former military road of the Romans Trier-Cologne and was already settled in Roman times. As evidenced by the place-name broadcast, the establishment of today's village indicates a clearing settlement from around the year 1000. The place is first mentioned in 1570 as Syvert . It belongs to the end of the 18th century to Schultheißerei Wetteldorf in kurtrierischen Office Prüm . Under French administration in the early 19th century, Seiwerath was part of the canton of Prüm in the Saardepartement and under Prussia it belonged to the mayor's office of Schönecken .

Statistics on population development

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

year	Residents
1815	67
1835	129
1871	161
1905	159
1939	181

year	Residents
1950	198
1961	166
1970	164
1987	154
2005	157

Municipal council

The local council in Seiwerath 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.

regional customs

On Easter Monday, Seiwerath is the destination of the Schönecker Eierlage , an Easter tradition documented since 1764, but probably much older. Starting from Schönecken , runners have to cover a total of 7.2 km in order to receive a confirmation from the barrier recipient in Seiwerath. He is in competition with the packer , who has to collect a set number of eggs at the same time in Schönecken.

In addition, during Holy Week, from Maundy Thursday, the children go " rattling " and replace the church bells before Easter.

Also important is the Sunday after Carnival, on which winter is symbolically burned ( straw man ). In addition to the St. Martin procession , the maypole is also set up on the night of May 1st every year .