Prüm

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Prüm, Germany

Prüm is a medium sized city in the Westeifel (Rheinland-Pfalz), Germany. Formerly a district town, today it is the administrative seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Prüm.

Prüm Basilica:[1],[2]

1 Geography
2 Economy
3 Prümer Sommer
4 Twin towns
5 Famous people from Prüm
6 Verbandsgemeinde Prüm
7 External links

[edit] Geography

Prüm lies on the Prüm River (a tributary of the Sauer) and is at the foot of the Schneifel, which is 453m high.

[edit] Economy

Since 1980 it has not been possible to take the train to Prüm, with the exception of freight trains that operated up to the end of the 1990s. In December 2000 the last train went through Prüm, and this was a special event. Since that time, the rail tracks have been dismantled.

The federal highway B265 and B410 cross in Prüm, the autobahn A60 and B51 also run near the city.

Prüm Air Station is located just outside of Prüm, and this station is operated by the United States Air Force.

[edit] Prümer Sommer

In July and August Prüm summer takes place. The prelude begins Mark Sunday with a music competition on the streets. During the next eight Thursdays, various guests meet at the town hall, where there are various competitions, such as a beer jug lift and trunk sawing. There is also a bicycle rally, a fashion show, and dances included in the program.

[edit] Twin towns

Monthermé (France) since 1962
Fort Madison, Iowa (USA) since 1998

[edit] Famous people from Prüm

Regino of Prüm, musical and historical writer
It seems that Pippin the Hunchback, first son of Charlemagne, was in exile in a monastery in Prüm from ca. 793 to his death in 813.

[edit] Verbandsgemeinde Prüm

The Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Prüm consists of the following Ortsgemeinden ("local municipalities"):


Auw bei Prüm Bleialf Brandscheid Buchet Büdesheim Dingdorf Feuerscheid Fleringen Giesdorf Gondenbrett Großlangenfeld Habscheid Heckhuscheid Heisdorf Hersdorf	Kleinlangenfeld Lasel Masthorn Matzerath Mützenich Neuendorf Niederlauch Nimshuscheid Nimsreuland Oberlascheid Oberlauch Olzheim Orlenbach Pittenbach Pronsfeld	Prüm Rommersheim Roth bei Prüm Schönecken Schwirzheim Seiwerath Sellerich Wallersheim Watzerath Wawern (Eifel) Weinsheim (Eifel) Winringen Winterscheid Winterspelt