Ruwer is a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' (collective municipality) with 18,171 inhabitants (as at Dec 2015) on the river Ruwer (river), Ruwer near Trier in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is famous for the wine from the Mosel wine, Moselle wine-growing region, which used to be called Moselle-Saar-Ruwer, and which was founded by the Ancient Rome, Romans. The administrative seat used to be located in Ruwer, which was an independent municipality until it was incorporated into the city of Trier. 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.
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