Ruwer is 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- ...
'' (collective
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
) with 18,171 inhabitants (as at Dec 2015) on the river
Ruwer
The Ruwer is a river in Germany with a length of . It is a right tributary of the Moselle. The valley of the Ruwer is a part of the Moselle wine-growing region near Trier in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is famous for its Riesling wines ...
near
Trier
Trier ( , ; lb, Tréier ), formerly known in English as Trèves ( ;) and Triers (see also names in other languages), is a city on the banks of the Moselle in Germany. It lies in a valley between low vine-covered hills of red sandstone in the ...
in
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; german: link=no, Rheinland-Pfalz ; lb, Rheinland-Pfalz ; pfl, Rhoilond-Palz) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the ...
,
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
. It is famous for the wine from the
Moselle
The Moselle ( , ; german: Mosel ; lb, Musel ) is a river that rises in the Vosges mountains and flows through north-eastern France and Luxembourg to western Germany. It is a bank (geography), left bank tributary of the Rhine, which it jo ...
wine-growing region, which used to be called Moselle-Saar-Ruwer, and which was founded by the
Romans
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
*Rome, the capital city of Italy
* Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...
. The administrative seat used to be located in Ruwer, which was an independent municipality until it was incorporated into the city of
Trier
Trier ( , ; lb, Tréier ), formerly known in English as Trèves ( ;) and Triers (see also names in other languages), is a city on the banks of the Moselle in Germany. It lies in a valley between low vine-covered hills of red sandstone in the ...
. The seat has been located in
Waldrach since November 2005.
Ruwer consists of the following 20 ''Ortsgemeinden'' ("local municipalities"):
The ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Ruwer is a part of the district
Trier-Saarburg
Trier-Saarburg (; lb, Landkrees Tréier-Saarburg ) is a district in the west of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north and clockwise) Bitburg-Prüm, Bernkastel-Wittlich, Birkenfeld, Sankt Wendel (Saarland), and ...
.
Gallery
File:Riveristalsperre.jpg, Riveristalsperre
File:Roesterkopf-anlage.jpg, Rösterkopf
File:Naumeter-kupp.jpg, Naumeter Kupp
File:Grueneberg-mertesdorf-trier.jpg, Grüneberg
File:Kasel nies chen.jpg, Kaseler Nieschen
File:Karlsmuehle-mertesdorf.jpg, Karlsmühle
File:Burgruine sommerau.jpg, Burgruine Sommerau
File:Weingut Grünhaus.jpg, Schloss Grünhaus
File:Schloss marienlay morscheid.jpg, Schloss Marienlay
File:Menhir bei thomm.jpg, Menhir
See also
*
Ruwer-Hochwald-Radweg
References
External links
Homepage of the municipalityTouristinformation Ruwer
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Verbandsgemeinde in Rhineland-Palatinate