Baar (Eifel)

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Coat of arms of the local community Baar
Baar (Eifel)
Map of Germany, position of the municipality Baar highlighted

Coordinates: 50 ° 21 '  N , 7 ° 3'  E

Basic data
State : Rhineland-Palatinate
County : Mayen-Koblenz
Association municipality : Vordereifel
Height : 488 m above sea level NHN
Area : 11.74 km 2
Residents: 737 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 63 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 56729
Area code : 02656
License plate : MYK, MY
Community key : 07 1 37 007
Community structure: 7 districts
Association administration address: Kelberger Strasse 26
56727 Mayen
Website : www.baar-eifel.de
Local Mayor : Heribert Hänzgen
Location of the local community of Baar in the Mayen-Koblenz district
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St. Donatus Chapel in Oberbaar

Baar is a municipality in the Mayen-Koblenz district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the community of Vordereifel , which has its administrative headquarters in Mayen .

geography

Baar is close to the Nürburgring . The highest point in the community is the 652.1 meter high Reuterberg .

Districts are Engeln, Freilingen, Niederbaar, Oberbaar, Büchel, Mittelbaar and Wanderath.

Niederbaar, aerial photo (2016)

history

Until the end of the 18th century, the villages that are now part of the municipality of Baar belonged to the county of Virneburg .

In 2019, the Wanderath district received national attention through the program Team Wallraff . In a youth welfare facility in the small Eifel village, carers are said to have physically abused young people and young adults and tortured them using solitary confinement. After the program was broadcast, the Koblenz public prosecutor's office began investigations, and the home supervisor closed the home after an examination.

politics

Municipal council

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

mayor

Heribert Hänzgen is the local mayor of Baar. In the direct election on May 26, 2019, he was confirmed in his office for a further five years with a share of the vote of 95.05%.

coat of arms

Baar coat of arms
 Blazon : "Split of gold and silver by a curved red tip, in it seven golden ears of corn in a fan shape, on the right a red diamond, on the left a floating red cross."

Mining

In the district of Freilingen, lead was mined. The Bendisberg mine only supplied ores of low value, the processing of which was time-consuming and expensive. The dismantling was therefore only worthwhile temporarily.

Buildings

The parish church of Sankt Valerius is in the Wanderath district. The original building dates from the 13th century, the extensions and changes at the beginning of the 15th century, neo-Gothic extension 1896 to 1897 according to the plans of the architect Lambert von Fisenne and 1921 to 1922 according to the plans of the diocesan master builder Heinrich Renard .

The chapel in the Oberbaar district was built in 1773 and is dedicated to St. Donatus . The baroque interior dates from the time it was built.

Web links

Commons : Baar  - collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
  2. ↑ Allegations of abuse against two employees: youth welfare facility in Wanderath is closed - SWR
  3. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections
  4. ^ The State Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Vordereifel, Verbandsgemeinde, fourth row of results. Retrieved February 10, 2020 .
  5. ↑ The parish church of St. Valerius in Wanderath ( memento of the original from January 13, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed August 4, 2013  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.jahrbuch-daun.de
  6. ↑ Parish Church of St. Valerius in Wanderath , accessed on August 4, 2013