Diefenbach is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a '' Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the

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-Saarbur ...

district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Geography

The municipality lies at the edge of the

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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

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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

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Economy and infrastructure

To the west runs the Autobahn A 1. In Ürzig is a railway station on the ''Moselstrecke'' (Moselle Line).

References

External links

Brief portrait with film about Diefenbach
at

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