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Niederscheidweiler 
NiederscheidweilerLocation of Niederscheidweiler within Bernkastel-Wittlich district
Coordinates 50°03′53″N 6°56′54″E / 50.06472°N 6.94833°ECoordinates: 50°03′53″N 6°56′54″E / 50.06472°N 6.94833°E Administration Country Germany State Rhineland-Palatinate District Bernkastel-Wittlich Municipal assoc. Manderscheid Mayor Stefan Koch (WG) Basic statistics Area 7.83 km2 (3.02 sq mi) Elevation 375 m (1230 ft) Population 254 (31 December 2010)[1] - Density 32 /km2 (84 /sq mi) Other information Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Licence plate WIL Postal code 54533 Area code 06574 Website www.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.
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Geography
Location
Niederscheidweiler lies at the edge of the Vulkaneifel on the wooded high ridges above the Alf and Sammetbach valleys. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Manderscheid, whose seat is in the like-named municipality.
History
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
Municipal council
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[2]:
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
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
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
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden am 31.12.2010" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 31 December 2010. http://www.statistik.rlp.de/fileadmin/dokumente/berichte/A1033_201022_hj_G.pdf.
- ^ Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat
External links
- Municipality’s official webpage (German)
- This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.
Categories:- Municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate
- Bernkastel-Wittlich geography stubs
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