Minderlittgen (in Eifel dialect: ''Mannerleehtchen'') is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a

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belonging to a ''

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- ...

'', 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 ...

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Geography

The municipality lies in the

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and belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Wittlich-Land, whose seat is in

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 ...

, although that town is itself not in the ''Verbandsgemeinde''.

History

In 912, Minderlittgen had its first documentary mention as ''Lutiaco'' from King Karl III. The placename's base form is ''Lutiacum''. Over the ages, it has had many names: *912 ''Lutiaco'' *1152 ''Minoris Lideche'' *1330 ''Minre-Lyethge'' *1503 ''Minnerlietge'' *1569 ''Minderlietigh'' *1728 ''Minderlötig'' Until 1147,

St. Maximin's Abbey St. Maximin's Abbey (german: Reichsabtei St. Maximin) was a Benedictine monastery in Trier in the Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. History The abbey, traditionally considered one of the oldest monasteries in western Europe, was held to have been fo ...

was the landholder in Minderlittgen. Thereafter the village was held by the

Electorate of Trier The Electorate of Trier (german: Kurfürstentum Trier or ' or Trèves) was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire that existed from the end of the 9th to the early 19th century. It was the temporal possession of the prince- ...

. Beginning in 1794, Minderlittgen lay under

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rule. In 1814 it was assigned to the Kingdom of

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at the

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. Since 1947, it has been part of the then newly founded state of

Politics

Municipal council

The council is made up of 12 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:Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat
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Coat of arms

The municipality's

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might be described thus: Per pale argent a cross gules surmounted by a fleur-de-lis of the field and argent two pallets gules and a canton azure.

Culture and sightseeing

Clubs

The municipality of Minderlittgen currently has a volunteer fire brigade, a music club, a men's singing club (together with Hupperath), a sport club (''Spielvereinigung Minderlittgen-Hupperath e. V.''), a tennis club, a church choir, a ''Möhnen'' club (association of women who participate in the festivities on

Fat Thursday Fat Thursday is a Christian tradition in some countries marking the last Thursday before Lent and is associated with the celebration of Carnival. Because Lent is a time of fasting, the days leading up to Ash Wednesday provide the last opport ...

, or ''Weiberfastnacht'') and a church building club at its disposal.

Regular events

*''Kappensitzung'': a

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event staged by the music and sport clubs. *''Möhnensitzung'': a Carnival event staged by the ''Möhnen'' club. *Carnival parade on Shrove Tuesday *''Sportfest'', staged by the sport club (in Hupperath) * Kermis with music club's concert evening

References

External links

Municipality’s official webpage
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