Weidenbach (Eifel)

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Weidenbach (Eifel)
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Coordinates: 50 ° 8 '  N , 6 ° 43'  E

Basic data
State : Rhineland-Palatinate
County : Vulkaneifel
Association municipality : Down
Height : 475 m above sea level NHN
Area : 10.73 km 2
Residents: 243 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 23 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 54570
Area code : 06599
License plate : DAU
Community key : 07 2 33 081
Association administration address: Leopoldstrasse 29
54550 Daun
Website : www.weidenbach-eifel.de
Local Mayor : Bernhard Dartsch
Location of the local community Weidenbach in the Vulkaneifel district
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Weidenbach is a municipality in the Vulkaneifel district in Rhineland-Palatinate . She belongs to the community of Daun . Moselle Franconian is spoken in Weidenbach .

geography

The community lies in the Vulkaneifel Nature Park , and some in the conservation area "between OVP and Kyll".

Weidenbach also includes the Mirscheiderhof, Sonnenhof, Waldhof and Wiesental residential areas .

history

The first mention of the place under the name "Witenbuoch" can be found in a certificate from Emperor Heinrich II. From October 17, 1016, in which he gave the Prümer Abbot Urold possessions in Weidenbach ("Witenbuoch"), Stadtfeld ("Stadefelt") and Ließem ("Liudesheim") confirmed. The possessions were used to maintain the collegiate church in Prüm , founded by Urold in 1016 .

Until the end of the 18th century, Weidenbach belonged to the electorate of Trier and was under the administration and jurisdiction of the Manderscheid office .

In 1794 the Left Bank of the Rhine was occupied by French revolutionary troops in the First Coalition War. From 1798 to 1814 Weidenbach belonged to the canton of Manderscheid in the Saardepartement .

At the Congress of Vienna (1815), the region came to the Kingdom of Prussia , Weidenbach in 1816 the newly built district down in Trier assigned and was the seat of the eponymous mayor ..

After the Second World War , the municipality of Weidenbach within the French occupation zone became part of the then newly formed state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Population development

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

year Residents
1815 265
1835 399
1871 428
1905 336
1939 370
1950 392
year Residents
1961 354
1970 371
1987 343
2005 284
2011 262
2017 251

politics

Municipal council

The council in Weidenbach consists of six council members, who in the local elections on May 26, 2019Template: future / in 3 years in a majority vote were elected, and the honorary mayor as chairman. Until 2009, the council had eight council members.

coat of arms

Coat of arms of Weidenbach
 Blazon : "Under a red shield head, inside a golden zigzag bar, in silver a lowered blue wavy bar, covered by a willow tree with a black trunk and green leaves."

Culture and sights

In Weidenbach there are some listed cultural monuments:

  • The Catholic parish church of St. John the Baptist, a four-axis hall building from 1830
  • Two side houses from the 19th century (Auf Hostert and In der Hohl)
  • A wayside cross (shaft cross) from 1793

See also: List of cultural monuments in Weidenbach

Web links

Commons : Weidenbach  - Collection of Images

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 (ed.): Official directory of the municipalities and parts of the municipality. Status: January 2018. S. 71 (PDF; 2.2 MB; municipality is missing in the 2019 directory!).
  3. ↑ Weidenbach's first documentary mention: Homepage of the local community
  4. ^ Heinrich Beyer : Document book for the history of the Middle Rhine territories: From the years 1169 to 1212 , Volume 2, Coblenz: Hölscher, 1865, p. 641 ( online )
  5. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate: My village, my city. Retrieved September 3, 2019 .
  6. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections. Retrieved September 3, 2019 .
  7. ↑ General Directorate for Cultural Heritage Rhineland-Palatinate (ed.): Informational directory of cultural monuments - Vulkaneifel district. Mainz 2020, p. 57 (PDF; 4.6 MB).