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Landkreis Bernkastel-Wittlich
Bernkastel-Wittlich (German: ''Landkreis Bernkastel-Wittlich'') is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Vulkaneifel, Cochem-Zell, Rhein-Hunsrück, Birkenfeld, Trier-Saarburg and Bitburg-Prüm. History The district was established in 1969 by merging the former districts of Bernkastel and Wittlich. Geography The district is situated on both banks of the Moselle, which crosses the territory from southwest to northeast. The country rises to the Eifel in the north and the Hunsrück in the south. A great number of tributaries rise in the Eifel and flow into the Moselle. In the very south of the district is the Erbeskopf (818 m), the highest peak in the Hunsrück and Rhineland-Palatinate. Coat of arms The coat of arms displays: * The cross symbolising the bishopric of Trier * The crayfish from the arms of Bernkastel-Kues * The keys from the arms of Wittlich * The red and white pattern of the County of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wittlich
The town of Wittlich (; Moselle Franconian: ''Wittlech'') is the seat of the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Its historic town centre and the beauty of the surrounding countryside make the town a centre for tourism in southwest Germany. Wittlich is the middle centre for a feeder area of 56 municipalities in the Eifel and Moselle area with a population of roughly 64,000. With some 18,000 inhabitants, Wittlich is the biggest town between Trier and Koblenz and the fourth biggest between Mainz and the Belgian border. Geography Location The town lies in the South Eifel on the River Lieser in a side valley of the Moselle on the northern edge of the Wittlich Depression. This stretch of country is bounded in the west by the low mountains of the Moselle Eifel and in the east by the Moselle valley. Constituent communities Wittlich's '' Stadtteile'' or ''Ortsbezirke'' (districts or suburbs), besides the main centre, also called Wittlich, are Bombogen, ... [...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] |
Longkamp
Longkamp is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Longkamp is surrounded with meadows and forests. It lies at the edge of the Hunsrück south of the Moselle and is a state-recognised tourism community. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Bernkastel-Kues, whose seat is in the like-named town. History In 1030, Longkamp had its first documentary mention. The name is of Gallo-Romance origin and derives from the Latin ''longus campus'', which means “long field”. Until 1802, Longkamp was united with Kommen into one municipality. Politics Municipal council The council is made up of 16 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 election held on 7 June 2009 yielded the following results: Mayors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lösnich
Lösnich is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Bernkastel-Kues, whose seat is in the like-named town. History In 1066, Lösnich had its first documentary mention. Politics 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 election held on 7 June 2009 yielded the following results: Culture and sightseeing Besides the many old timber-frame houses, the Kesselstatt ''Amt'' building, the Late Gothic graveyard chapel and the Gothic Revival parish church from 1869 are all worth seeing. Economy and infrastructure For centuries, Lösnich has been characterized by winegrowing and tourism. There are plans to build the High Moselle Crossing (''Hochmo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lieser, Germany
Lieser () 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 Lieser belongs to the Bernkastel-Kues (Verbandsgemeinde), ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Bernkastel-Kues, whose seat is in the Bernkastel-Kues, like-named town. It lies on the Middle Moselle (river), Moselle and is named after the river Lieserbach, which empties into the Moselle west of Lieser. The village is shaped like an upside-down T (when viewed from the south) as many houses have been built below the vineyards, along the Moselle's bank. The older part of the lower village exhibits tight Terraced house, terraced housing development with vineyards lying behind, owing to the intensive winegrowing. Rising up over the village is the Baroque architecture, Late Baroque Saint Peter's Parish Church (''Pfarrkirche St. Peter'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kommen
Kommen 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 in the northern Hunsrück. The nearest middle centre is Bernkastel-Kues. Kommen belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Bernkastel-Kues, whose seat is in the like-named town. Climate Kommen lies within the temperate zone. History In 922, Kommen had its first documentary mention as ''Cuminu''. Until 1802 it formed a unified municipality with Longkamp. Politics Municipal council 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. Coat of arms The municipality's arms might be described thus: Argent a chevron reversed gules, the ends in chief and the point at the base, surmounted on each side by a scythe blade of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kleinich
Kleinich 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 The municipality lies in the Hunsrück between the ''Hunsrückhöhenstraße'' (“Hunsrück Heights Road”, a scenic road across the Hunsrück built originally as a military road on Hermann Göring’s orders) and the Middle Moselle (river), Moselle. The nearest Central place theory, middle centres are Bernkastel-Kues and Morbach. Frankfurt-Hahn Airport lies only a few kilometres to the east. Kleinich belongs to the Bernkastel-Kues (Verbandsgemeinde), ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Bernkastel-Kues, whose seat is in the Bernkastel-Kues, like-named town. Constituent communities Kleinich’s ''Ortsteile'' are Kleinich, Oberkleinich, Thalkleinich, Fronhofen, Götzeroth, Emmeroth, Pilmeroth and Ilsbach. History In 1220, Kl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kesten (municipality)
Kesten 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 surrounded by vineyards in the natural and cultivated landscape of the Moselle valley in the Trier region. Kesten is found in a small hollow on the river’s left bank. The nearest middle centres are the double town of Bernkastel-Kues and the district seat, Wittlich. The university city of Trier lies roughly 28 km away as the crow flies. Kesten belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Bernkastel-Kues, whose seat is in the like-named town. Climate The town lies in a transitional zone between temperate oceanic climate and continental climate; compared to other regions in Germany, a very warm and sunny climate prevails here. In neighbouring Brauneberg on 11 August 1998, a record temperature of 41.2 °C in the shade, the highest ever air ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hochscheid
Hochscheid 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 This rural municipality lies in the middle of low-mountain country in the Hunsrück, at the foot of the Idarkopf. Hochscheid belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Bernkastel-Kues, whose seat is in the like-named town. Neighbouring municipalities Neighbouring municipalities within a five-kilometre radius are Horbruch (1.19 km away as the crow flies), Wahlenau (3.02 km), Hirschfeld (3.02 km), Kleinich (3.03 km) and Krummenau (3.58 km). The nearest middle centre is Bernkastel-Kues. History Antiquity The most important sanctuary to the Gallic divinity Sirona stands in Hochscheid, where a Latin inscription “DEO APOLLINI ET SANCTE SIRONE” (Eng. "To the god Apollo and holy Sirona") can also be found, in which the Roman Apollo like ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graach An Der Mosel
Graach an der Mosel 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 belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Bernkastel-Kues, whose seat is in the like-named town. While Graach's main centre, also called Graach, lies in the Moselle valley, the outlying centre of Schäferei lies above the vineyards at an elevation of some 300 m above sea level. Constituent communities Graach's ''Ortsteile'' are Graach and Graach-Schäferei. History In 975, Graach had its first documentary mention as ''Gracha''. Politics The municipal 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 chairman. The municipal election held on 7 June 2009 yielded the following results: Winegrowing The municipal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gornhausen
Gornhausen 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 Haardtkopf (658 m above sea level) in the Hunsrück. The municipal area is 63.2% wooded. The nearest middle centre is Bernkastel-Kues; the nearest upper centre is Trier. Gornhausen belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Bernkastel-Kues, whose seat is in the like-named town. Neighbouring municipalities Among the neighbouring municipalities are Veldenz, Burgen, Morbach-Elzerath and Brauneberg-Hirzlei. Climate Yearly precipitation in Gornhausen amounts to 869 mm, which is rather high, falling into the highest third of the precipitation chart for all Germany. At 74% of the German Weather Service's weather stations, lower figures are recorded. The driest month is February. The most rainfall comes in June. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erden
Erden 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 Erden lies on the Moselle’s right bank surrounded by vineyards in the great bow in the river between Bernkastel-Kues and Traben-Trarbach, where the valley spreads out into very flat country bordering on the Hunsrück. Over on the opposite bank, steep slopes lead up to the Eifel. Erden belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Bernkastel-Kues, whose seat is in the like-named town. Nearby communities Neighbouring places are Lösnich and Zeltingen-Rachtig, and across the river, Ürzig. The nearest middle centres are Bernkastel-Kues, some 8 km away, as the crow flies, and the district seat, Wittlich, some 10 km away. To Trier it is about 38 km. Climate Erden lies in a transitional zone between temperate oceanic climate and continental climate; comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
