Heidweiler

Heidweiler

Coat of arms
Heidweiler

Coordinates: 49°54′40″N 6°44′47″E / 49.91111°N 6.74639°ECoordinates: 49°54′40″N 6°44′47″E / 49.91111°N 6.74639°E
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Bernkastel-Wittlich
Municipal assoc. Wittlich-Land
Government
 • Mayor Siegfried Schneider
Area
 • Total 10.29 km2 (3.97 sq mi)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
 • Total 172
 • Density 17/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 54518
Dialling codes 06508, 06580
Vehicle registration WIL

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

Geography

Location

Heidweiler belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wittlich-Land, whose seat is in Wittlich, although that town is itself not in the Verbandsgemeinde.

History

In the 14th century, Heidweiler had its first documentary mention as Heidwyler. Beginning in 1794, Heidweiler lay under French rule. In 1814 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. Since 1946, 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 majority vote at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.[2]

Coat of arms

The German blazon reads: Schild gespalten, vorn in Grün silberner Rost, hinten in Silber zwei rote Pfähle.

The municipality’s arms might in English heraldic language be described thus: Per pale vert a gridiron argent, the handle to dexter chief, and argent two pallets gules.

Culture and sightseeing

References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden am 31.12.2012". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2013.
  2. ↑ Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat

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