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Kröv-Bausendorf
Kröv-Bausendorf is a former ''Verbandsgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") in the district Bernkastel-Wittlich, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. On 1 July 2014 it merged into the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Traben-Trarbach. Its seat of administration was in the village Kröv, which is situated on the river Moselle, approx. 15 km east of Wittlich. Kröv-Bausendorf consisted of the following ''Ortsgemeinden'' ("local municipalities"): # Bausendorf # Bengel # Diefenbach # Flußbach # Hontheim # Kinderbeuern # Kinheim # Kröv # Reil # Willwerscheid Willwerscheid is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography The municipality belongs to the ... Former Verbandsgemeinden in Rhineland-Palatinate {{BernkastelWittlich-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kröv
Kröv is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography The municipality lies on the Moselle between the town of Traben-Trarbach and Kinheim. Kröv is made up of the main centre, also called Kröv, and the considerably smaller outlying centre of Kövenig, lying east of the main centre and separated from it by the heights of Mont Royal. Kröv belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Traben-Trarbach. Before July 2014, it was the seat of the former ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Kröv-Bausendorf. History The placename derives from the original Gallo-Romance ''croviacum'', which later became a Merovingian kingly estate. The municipality’s first documentary mention came under the Carolingian king Lothair II in 862. Kröv was part of the ''Kröver Reich'' (a royal estate named for Kröv). The village belonged until 1815 to the ''Département ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinheim, Germany
Kinheim is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location The municipality lies on the Middle Moselle’s left bank at Moselle kilometre 116. The outlying centre of Kindel lies on the right bank. The two centres are linked with each other by a bridge across the Moselle. The outlying centre of Sengwald is nestled in the Alf valley between Kinderbeuern and the settlement of Ürziger Bahnhof (“Ürzig Railway Station”). Just under half the municipal area is wooded. Kinheim belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Traben-Trarbach. Climate Yearly precipitation in Kinheim amounts to 706 mm, falling into middle third of the precipitation chart for all Germany. At 41% of the German Weather Service’s weather stations, lower figures are recorded. The driest month is February. The most rainfall comes in June. In that mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinderbeuern
Kinderbeuern (also known locally as ''Kinderbeuern-Hetzhof'') is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a Municipalities of Germany, municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich Districts of Germany, district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location Kinderbeuern lies in the Alf (river), Alf valley at the foot of the Kondelwald, a forested hill region. The outlying centre of Hetzhof lies not far north on the Kammerbach. Kinderbeuern belongs to the Traben-Trarbach (Verbandsgemeinde), ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Traben-Trarbach. Neighbouring municipalities Kinderbeuern's neighbours in the Alf valley are Bausendorf, Bengel (Mosel), Bengel and Sengwald, likewise in the Alf valley, but an outlying centre of the municipality of Kinheim on the Moselle (river), Moselle. History Originally, Kinderbeuern (1296: ''Kynheymerbüren'') was an outlying settlement in the Alf valley of the municipality of Kinheim on the Moselle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Traben-Trarbach (Verbandsgemeinde)
Traben-Trarbach is a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") in the district Bernkastel-Wittlich, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Its seat of administration is in Traben-Trarbach. On 1 July 2014 it was expanded with the municipalities of the former ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Kröv-Bausendorf. The ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Traben-Trarbach consists of the following ''Ortsgemeinden'' ("local municipalities"): * Bausendorf * Bengel * Burg * Diefenbach * Enkirch * Flußbach * Hontheim * Irmenach * Kinderbeuern * Kinheim * Kröv * Lötzbeuren * Reil * Starkenburg * Traben-Trarbach * Willwerscheid Willwerscheid is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography The municipality belongs to the ... {{Authority control Verbandsgemeinde in Rhineland-Palatinate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diefenbach
Diefenbach is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography The municipality lies at the edge of the Eifel on the river Demichbach in a side valley of the river Alf. The municipal area is 63% wooded. The nearest middle centre is Wittlich to the south. Diefenbach belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Traben-Trarbach. History Beginning in 1794, Diefenbach lay under French rule. In 1814 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. Since 1947, it has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Politics The municipal council is made up of 6 council members, who were elected by majority vote at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman. Economy and infrastructure To the west runs the Autobahn A 1. In Ürzig is a railway station on the ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reil, Germany
Reil is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Reil is strongly characterized by winegrowing and tourism. It was the second capital of the ''Kröver Reich'', a Carolingian crown estate that existed until the French Revolution. Geography The municipality lies on the Moselle. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Traben-Trarbach. History In 1008, Reil had its first documentary mention. The document in question, from King Heinrich II, is dated 18 May 1008 and documents an exchange agreement under which Archbishop Willigis of Mainz traded to Saint Stephen's Church at Mainz an estate in Reil (then known as Rigula) for another estate in Büchenbach (then known as Buochinbah). During the Middle Ages, an important pilgrimage centre, called Reilkirch, stood across the Moselle from Reil, whose Romanesque tower and Early Gothic nave were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hontheim
Hontheim is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location The municipality lies on a plateau in the southern Volcanic Eifel at the northern edge of the Kondelwald forest. The municipal area is 58.4% wooded. Hontheim belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Traben-Trarbach. Constituent communities Hontheim's ''Ortsteile'', besides the main centre, are Wispelt, Krinkhof and Bonsbeuern. History Beginning in 1794, Hontheim lay under French rule. In 1814 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. Since 1947, it has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Politics Municipal council The council is made up of 12 council members, who were elected by proportional representation at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairwoman. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flußbach
Flußbach is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Flußbach is found in the outermost Southern Eifel, nestled in a side valley in the outlying hills of the Wittlich Depression. The municipal area is covered by 57% woods. The nearest middle centre is Wittlich to the south. Flußbach belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Traben-Trarbach. History Flußbach was part of the Electorate of Trier. Beginning in 1794, Flußbach lay under French rule. In 1814 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. Since 1947, it has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Politics Municipal council The council is made up of 8 council members, who were elected by proportional representation at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman. The municipal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bausendorf
Bausendorf (also known locally as ''Bausendorf-Olkenbach'') is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography The holiday resort of Bausendorf with its outlying centre of Olkenbach is found sheltered at the foot of the broad Kondelwald forest in the southern Eifel in the lower Alf valley. The municipal area is 54.5% wooded. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Traben-Trarbach. History Beginning in 1794, Bausendorf was under French rule, and then in 1814 the village was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. Since 1947, it has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Today's ''Ortsgemeinde'' came into being within the framework of administrative reform through the merger of the formerly separate municipalities of Bausendorf and Olkenbach on 7 June 1969. Politics The municipa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengel (Mosel)
Bengel is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location The municipality lies at the foot of the Eifel on the river Alf near the Moselle valley, has some 900 inhabitants and is found in the Middle Moselle-Kondelwald holiday region. The municipal area is 78% wooded. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Traben-Trarbach. Constituent communities Bengel's ''Ortsteile'' are Springiersbach and Neithof. History In Springiersbach in 1102, the Augustinian Springiersbach Monastery was founded, to which the village of Bengel and also Neithof were assigned. Beginning in 1794, Bengel lay under French hegemony. In 1802, the church and the monastery in Springiersbach were secularized. To save the almost new church from being torn down, the Bishop of Trier raised it to Parish Church of Bengel. In 1815, the municipality was assigned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verbandsgemeinde
A Verbandsgemeinde (; plural Verbandsgemeinden) is a low-level administrative unit in the German federal states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt. A Verbandsgemeinde is typically composed of a small group of villages or towns. Rhineland-Palatinate The state of Rhineland-Palatinate is divided into 163 Verbandsgemeinden, which are municipal associations grouped within the 24 districts of the state and subdivided into 2,257 Ortsgemeinden (singular Ortsgemeinde) which comprise single settlements. Most of the Verbandsgemeinden were established in 1969. Formerly the name for an administrative unit was ''Amt''. Most of the functions of municipal government for several municipalities are consolidated and administered centrally from a larger or more central town or municipality among the group, while the individual municipalities (Ortsgemeinden) still maintain a limited degree of local autonomy. Saxony-Anhalt The 11 districts of Saxony-Anhalt are divided into ''Verwaltungsgemein ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
