Trier-Filsch

Filsch District of Trier
	Coordinates: 49 ° 44 '8 " N , 6 ° 42' 26" E
Height :	306 m above sea level NHN
Area :	1.6 km²
Residents :	1514 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	946 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	7th June 1969
Area code :	0651
	Location in the city of Trier
	View of the Trier-Filsch district

Church of St. Luzia

Filsch is one of the 19 districts of the city of Trier in Rhineland-Palatinate .

geography

Filsch is surrounded by meadows, forests and hills, the highest district of Trier and is located at the foot of the Schellberg in the southeast of the city, about seven kilometers from the center. For a long time Filsch was the smallest district of Trier with fewer than 1000 inhabitants. In the course of the 2010s, the number of inhabitants rose to over 1,500 due to new development areas. The village character of the old core of Filsch has been preserved to this day.

nature

To the north of Trier-Filsch there are some fallow vineyards that are known for the occurrence of some endangered animal species. The three reptile species smooth snake , slow worm and wall lizard occur here . Turtle dove , red-backed shrimp and green woodpecker breed here . The Saar-Hunsrück-Steig leads through the area . Cranes use the updrafts of the Schellberg and the Heidenkopf, especially when they retreat to the breeding areas.

history

Filsch was officially mentioned for the first time in 973 by Archbishop Theoderich I of Trier, who left the Filsch farm with six farms to the Benedictine Abbey of St. Marien . Filsch is one of the oldest villages in the Trier area. On June 7, 1969, the place gave up its independence and was incorporated into the city; at that time it had 360 inhabitants.

politics

Local Advisory Board 2019

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A total of 11 seats

SPD : 4
CDU : 2nd
FDP : 5

Filsch is considered to be the stronghold of the FDP at the municipal level , which can sometimes win more than 30 percent of the votes. With 5 seats on the local advisory board, it has been the strongest force since 2019, followed by the SPD with four and the CDU with two seats. For more information and historical data on the local council, see the results of the local elections in Trier .

Joachim Gilles (FDP) was re-elected as mayor in the local elections on May 26, 2019. He has been in office since August 5, 2018 after his predecessor and father, Karl-Josef Gilles (FDP), died on May 12, 2018. Karl-Josef Gilles was mayor since 1999.

Club life

The most important association in the district is the Heimat- und Kulturverein Filsch eV, founded on August 25, 2000. The aim of the association is to strengthen the village community by preserving old Filsch traditions. A project of the association, the production of a village chronicle in cooperation with the working group for regional history and folklore of the Trier area, was completed in 2003. In addition, the Trier-Filsch Reservist Comradeship exists in the Association of Reservists of the German Federal Armed Forces with 65 members, including 50 active reservists and 15 supporting members.

Regular events

Maypole festival of the Heimatverein
Potato and cattle festival
Martin train
Guard of honor laying a wreath at the war memorial
Filscher cultural autumn
Carnival evening
Advent celebration

Web links

Commons : Filsch - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Official municipality directory 2006 ( Memento from December 22, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) (= State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate [Hrsg.]: Statistical volumes . Volume 393 ). Bad Ems March 2006, p. 198 (PDF; 2.6 MB). Info: An up-to-date directory ( 2016 ) is available, but in the section "Territorial changes - Territorial administrative reform" it does not give any population figures.
^ City of Trier - mayor / local advisory board. Retrieved July 19, 2019 .
↑ Joachim Gilles new mayor in Filsch , website of the city of Trier, notification from August 5, 2018, accessed on October 26, 2018.

[1] Official municipality directory 2006 ( Memento from December 22, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) (= State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate [Hrsg.]: Statistical volumes . Volume 393 ). Bad Ems March 2006, p. 198 (PDF; 2.6 MB). Info: An up-to-date directory ( 2016 ) is available, but in the section "Territorial changes - Territorial administrative reform" it does not give any population figures.

[2] City of Trier - mayor / local advisory board. Retrieved July 19, 2019 .

[3] Joachim Gilles new mayor in Filsch , website of the city of Trier, notification from August 5, 2018, accessed on October 26, 2018.