Lutzerath is an – a

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belonging to a , a kind of collective municipality – in the Cochem-Zell

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. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Ulmen, whose seat is in the like-named town. Lutzerath is a recognized recreational resort (''Erholungsort'').

Geography

Location

Lutzerath lies in the Vulkaneifel, a part of the

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known for its volcanic history, geographical and geological features, and even ongoing activity today, including gases that sometimes well up from the earth. It is not, however, in

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bearing this same name. Lutzerath is found on a high ridge (435 m above

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) framed by dales, woods and meadows, between the state spa of Bad Bertrich and the tourist resort of

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. Nearby are some crater lakes.

Constituent communities

Besides the main centre, also called Lutzerath, there is an outlying centre called Driesch. Alongside Driesch, there are residential areas that also belong to Lutzerath: Jagdhaus Flöder, Auf der Acht, Altmühle, Neumühle, Waldhaus Lutzerath and Waldhof.

History

In 1051, Lutzerath had its first documented mention and was long an Electoral-Trier holding. In 1726, a main post office with a horse-changing station was built in Lutzerath. With the

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occupation of the lands on the

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’s left bank between 1794 and 1796, Lutzerath passed to the

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of Lutzerath. In 1815 it was assigned to the Kingdom of

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at the

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. Since 1946, it has been part of the then newly founded state of

. The outlying centre of Driesch formed together with Lutzerath a single municipality until 1922 when it became a separate one. On 7 June 1969, however, it was amalgamated with Lutzerath once again.

Politics

Municipal council

The council is made up of 16 council members, who were elected by

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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:

Mayor

Lutzerath's mayor is Günter Welter, and his deputies are Roswitha Lescher, Werner Trasser and Hermann-Josef Kesseler.

Coat of arms

The municipality’s

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might be described thus: Argent a cross gules surmounted by an inescutcheon sable charged with a palm leaf bendwise slipped and in sinister chief three stones Or.

Town partnerships

Lutzerath fosters partnerships with the following places: *

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since 1981

Culture and sightseeing

Buildings

The following are listed buildings or sites in

’s Directory of Cultural Monuments:

Lutzerath (main centre)

Saint Stephen Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ''Stéphanos'', meaning "wreath, crown" and by extension "reward, honor, renown, fame", often given as a title rather than as a name; c. 5 – c. 34 AD) is traditionally venerated as the protomartyr or first ...

’s

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Parish Church (''Pfarrkirche St. Stephan''), Kirchstraße –

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, 1773-1775; three-floor west tower, marked 1818, building inspector Maeler, expansion 1962; outside: missionary cross,

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group, 1869 *

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graveyard (monumental zone) – 11 grave steles from 1689 to 1942 * Dauner Straße 20 – ''Quereinhaus'' (a combination residential and commercial house divided for these two purposes down the middle, perpendicularly to the street), earlier half of the 19th century * Graveyard –

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grave cross, 18th century; gravestone, 19th century; graveyard cross, 19th or 20th century;

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gravestone, 1854 * Trierer Straße 22/24 – three-floor, twelve-axis solid building, marked 1835 * Trierer Straße 23 – former estate complex along the street;

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house, 19th century * Trierer Straße 34 – former rectory; solid building, 1848 * Trierer Straße 36 – former

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; plastered building, mid 19th century * On the way out of the village, on ''Landesstraße'' (State Road) 103 going towards Bad Bertrich – wayside

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; Gothic Revival chapel, crow-stepped gable, earlier half of the 19th century;

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dating from time of building * On ''Landesstraße'' 103, south of Lutzerath – open wayside chapel, ''

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'', 18th century * On ''Landesstraße'' 52 going towards Strotzbüsch – sandstone wayside cross, marked 1819

Driesch

* Rudolf-Schneiders-Straße –

Mater Dolorosa Our Lady of Sorrows ( la, Beata Maria Virgo Perdolens), Our Lady of Dolours, the Sorrowful Mother or Mother of Sorrows ( la, Mater Dolorosa, link=no), and Our Lady of Piety, Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows or Our Lady of the Seven Dolours are names ...

Catholic

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Church (''Wallfahrtskirche Mater Dolorosa'') – twin-naved hall church, 1478-1496, Late Gothic tower roof and Gothic nave roof destroyed in 1687, built anew in 1691, west portal 1868; outside circuit path, 1755, with Stations of the Cross, 1757, Johann Heinrich Nilles,

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 ...

; whole complex with church and circuit path * Rudolf-Schneider-Straße 2 – timber-frame house, partly solid or slated, marked 1787 * Unterdorfstraße – three

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fountain basinsDirectory of Cultural Monuments in Cochem-Zell district
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Other points of interest

* Achterhöhe lookout point *

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caves on the Falkenlay

Economy and infrastructure

The municipality is characterized by agriculture, tourism and trade. As the main centre in the surrounding area, Lutzerath has many infrastructural institutions.

References

External links

Municipality's official webpage
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