Wawern (Eifel)

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	Coordinates: 50 ° 7 '  N , 6 ° 29'  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Eifel district Bitburg-Prüm
Association municipality :	Prüm
Height :	450 m above sea level NHN
Area :	7.65 km 2
Residents:	261 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	34 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	54612
Area code :	06553
License plate :	BIT, PRÜ
Community key :	07 2 32 321
Association administration address:	Tiergartenstrasse 54 54595 Prüm
Website :	www.pruem.de
Local Mayor :	Anton Alken
Location of the local community Wawern in the Eifel district Bitburg-Prüm

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

Geographical location

Wawern lies on the edge of the Islek of the Eifel - Ardennes (near the border with Belgium and Luxembourg ) between Bitburg and Prüm, not far from the Nims .

Districts

Foremost village	(blows Duref)
In the yards	(Hoaf)
Bielenhof	(Bielenhoaf)
Rooster	(Hoan)
Rodenbach	(Rugebesch)
Village	(Heaf)

history

middle Ages

• 1068 first documented mention.

Modern times

• 1576 Wawern became part of the Electorate of Trier following the takeover of the Principality of Prüm by the Electors of Trier .
• In 1794 the Left Bank of the Rhine was taken over by French revolutionary troops .
• 1798 Wawern belongs to the French Republic ( arrondissement Prüm in the Saardepartement ) and is administered by the Mairie Burbach .
• 1802 Wawern is assigned to the Lasel parish .
• In 1815 the Rhineland and with it the Eifel were assigned to Prussia .

20th century

• 1930 New construction of the chapel (patrons: St. Apollonia , St. Donatus , St. 14 Holy Helpers ).
• 1947 Wawern and part of the Eifel now belong to the new state of Rhineland-Palatinate .
• 1969 Dissolution of the village schools
• 1971 Wawern is assigned to the community of Prüm after the district reform .

With the abolition of border controls and the single currency in the European Union , the places in the Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm are no longer restricted by their border location. The cooperation and connections to the places in Luxembourg and East Belgium ( eastern cantons ) have been made much easier since then.

Population development

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

year Residents 1815 84 1835 129 1871 234 1905 250 1939 290

year Residents 1950 292 1961 270 1970 298 1987 293 2005 308

Municipal council

The council in Wawern 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. Until 2009, the council had eight council members.

See also

• List of cultural monuments in Wawern

Web links

Commons : Wawern  - Collection of Images

• Local community Wawern on the website of the Association of Prüm
• To search for cultural assets of the local community Wawern in the database of cultural assets in the Trier region .
• Information on Wawern from the Trier Region Initiative

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
2. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate - regional data
3. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections