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Willwerscheid

Coordinates: 50°02′10″N 06°55′48″E / 50.03611°N 6.93000°E / 50.03611; 6.93000
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Willwerscheid
Coat of arms of Willwerscheid
Location of Willwerscheid within Bernkastel-Wittlich district
Willwerscheid is located in Germany
Willwerscheid
Willwerscheid
Willwerscheid is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Willwerscheid
Willwerscheid
Coordinates: 50°02′10″N 06°55′48″E / 50.03611°N 6.93000°E / 50.03611; 6.93000
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictBernkastel-Wittlich
Municipal assoc.Traben-Trarbach
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Stefan Josef Benz[1]
Area
 • Total2.46 km2 (0.95 sq mi)
Elevation
440 m (1,440 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total60
 • Density24/km2 (63/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
54533
Dialling codes06574
Vehicle registrationWIL
Websitewww.willwerscheid.de

Willwerscheid 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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The municipality belongs to the Trier Region and lies about 8 km northeast of Wittlich in the Vulkaneifel. The municipal area is 62% wooded. Willwerscheid belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Traben-Trarbach.

History

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Beginning in 1794, Willwerscheid 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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The municipal council is made up of 6 members, elected by majority vote at municipal elections, and the honorary mayor as chairman.[3]

Economy and infrastructure

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Southwest of the municipality runs the Autobahn A 1. There is an interchange in nearby Hasborn. In Wittlich is a railway station on the Koblenz-Trier railway line.

References

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  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Bernkastel-Wittlich, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 8 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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