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Niederscheidweiler

Coordinates: 50°03′53″N 6°56′54″E / 50.06472°N 6.94833°E / 50.06472; 6.94833
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Niederscheidweiler
Location of Niederscheidweiler within Bernkastel-Wittlich district
Niederscheidweiler is located in Germany
Niederscheidweiler
Niederscheidweiler
Niederscheidweiler is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Niederscheidweiler
Niederscheidweiler
Coordinates: 50°03′53″N 6°56′54″E / 50.06472°N 6.94833°E / 50.06472; 6.94833
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictBernkastel-Wittlich
Municipal assoc.Wittlich-Land
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Stefan Koch[1]
Area
 • Total7.83 km2 (3.02 sq mi)
Elevation
375 m (1,230 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total280
 • Density36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
54533
Dialling codes06574
Vehicle registrationWIL
Websitewww.niederscheidweiler.de

Niederscheidweiler is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Geography

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Location

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Niederscheidweiler lies at the edge of the Vulkaneifel on the wooded high ridges above the Alf and Sammetbach valleys. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Wittlich-Land.

History

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In 893, Niederscheidweiler had its first documentary mention in the Prümer Urbar, a catalogue of Prüm Abbey’s holdings. In the Middle Ages and early modern times, the municipality belonged to the Electorate of Trier. Beginning in 1794, Niederscheidweiler lay under French rule. In 1814 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. Since 1947, it has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Politics

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Municipal council

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The council is made up of 6 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]

  WG für Nsw e.V. VBB e.V. Total
2009 5 1 6 seats

In 2004, the election was by majority vote.

Coat of arms

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The municipality's arms might be described thus: Tierced in mantle, dexter argent a cross gules, sinister Or a pastoral staff sable, and in base gules a Latin cross between two stag's attires of the first.

Culture and sightseeing

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The Georoute “Devon” leads through the area as a hiking trail. The tower at Saint Hubert's Church comes from the 12th or 13th century.

References

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  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Bernkastel-Wittlich, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
  3. ^ Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat
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