Longkamp
Longkamp | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Longkamp within Bernkastel-Wittlich district  | |
  Longkamp  Longkamp | |
| Coordinates: 49°53′22″N 7°07′01″E / 49.88944°N 7.11694°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Bernkastel-Wittlich |
| Municipal assoc. | Bernkastel-Kues |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Horst Gorges[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.50 km2 (4.44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 410 m (1,350 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,110 |
| • Density | 97/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 54472 |
| Dialling codes | 06531 |
| Vehicle registration | WIL |
| Website | www.longkamp.de |
Longkamp is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography[edit]
Longkamp is surrounded with meadows and forests. It lies at the edge of the Hunsrück south of the Moselle and is a state-recognised tourism community. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Bernkastel-Kues, whose seat is in the like-named town.
History[edit]
In 1030, Longkamp had its first documentary mention. The name is of Gallo-Romance origin and derives from the Latin longus campus, which means “long field”. Until 1802, Longkamp was united with Kommen into one municipality.
Politics[edit]
Municipal council[edit]
The council is made up of 16 council members, who were elected by proportional representation 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:[3]
| SPD | CDU | Kaiser | Total | |
| 2009 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 16 seats |
| 2004 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 16 seats |
Mayors[edit]
Since 2019, Horst Gorges has been Mayor of Longkamp.[1] His predecessor was Franz-Josef Klingels, in office between 2007 and 2019. He succeeded Hans Johann Herrmann (CDU).
Economy and infrastructure[edit]
Economy[edit]
Although there were still 150 farming businesses in the 1950s, agriculture today only plays a very small rôle in the local economy.
Education[edit]
In Longkamp are one kindergarten and one primary school.
Transport[edit]
Frankfurt-Hahn Airport lies 21 km away.
Further reading[edit]
- Leo Kolz: Longkamp – Historischer Rückblick. ISBN 3-9804218
- Franz Schmitt: Chronik von Longkamp.
- Inge Brucker: "Platt geschwätzt un goud gääß" Stories and recipes in Plattdeutsch from Longkamp and Kommen
References[edit]
- ^ a b Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Bernkastel-Wittlich, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
- ^ Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat
External links[edit]
- Official website
(in German)
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