Mückeln

Mückeln
Mückeln
Location of Mückeln within Vulkaneifel district
Coordinates: 50°05′13″N 6°55′26″E / 50.087°N 6.92387°E / 50.087; 6.92387Coordinates: 50°05′13″N 6°55′26″E / 50.087°N 6.92387°E / 50.087; 6.92387
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Vulkaneifel
Municipal assoc.	Daun
Government
• Mayor	Steffes Erwin
Area
• Total	4.73 km2 (1.83 sq mi)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
• Total	219
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	54558
Dialling codes	06574
Vehicle registration	DAU
Website	www.mueckeln.de

Mückeln is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Vulkaneifel district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Daun, whose seat is in the like-named town.

Geography

Location

Mückeln lies in the south of the Vulkaneifel, a part of the Eifel known for its volcanic history, geographical and geological features, and even ongoing activity today, including gases that sometimes well up from the earth. The municipality borders on the Bernkastel-Wittlich district.

History

In 1336, Mückeln had its first documentary mention in connection with the sale of a piece of land. The village was utterly destroyed in 1678 by French troops. It was once again occupied by the French beginning in 1794, and in 1815 it passed to the Kingdom of Prussia. In 1944, Father Michael Demuth managed to forestall a further destruction of the village by persuading soldiers from a German anti-aircraft gun emplacement to surrender. Since 1947, Mückeln has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate. In 1974, Mückeln placed fourth nationally in the contest Unser Dorf soll schöner werden (“Our village should become lovelier”).

Politics

Municipal council

The council is made up of 6 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

Mayor

Mückeln’s mayor is Steffes Erwin, and his deputy is Peter Sartoris.

Culture and sightseeing

Clubs

• Men’s singing club
• Music club
• Historische Bühne (“Historical Stage”)

Sightseeing

• Church from 1954
• Voit organ

References

External links

• Municipality’s official webpage (German)

Towns and municipalities in Vulkaneifel Arbach Basberg Beinhausen Bereborn Berenbach Berlingen Berndorf Betteldorf Birgel Birresborn Bleckhausen Bodenbach Bongard Borler Boxberg Brockscheid Brücktal Darscheid Daun Demerath Densborn Deudesfeld Dockweiler Dohm-Lammersdorf Drees Dreis-Brück Duppach Ellscheid Esch Feusdorf Gefell Gelenberg Gerolstein Gillenfeld Gönnersdorf Gunderath Hallschlag Hillesheim Hinterweiler Höchstberg Hohenfels-Essingen Horperath Hörscheid Hörschhausen Immerath Jünkerath Kalenborn-Scheuern Kaperich Katzwinkel Kelberg Kerpen Kerschenbach Kirchweiler Kirsbach Kolverath Kopp Kötterichen Kradenbach Lirstal Lissendorf Mannebach Mehren Meisburg Mosbruch Mückeln Mürlenbach Neichen Nerdlen Neroth Niederstadtfeld Nitz Nohn Oberbettingen Oberehe-Stroheich Oberelz Oberstadtfeld Ormont Pelm Reimerath Retterath Reuth Rockeskyll Salm Sarmersbach Sassen Saxler Schalkenmehren Scheid Schönbach Schüller Schutz Stadtkyll Steffeln Steineberg Steiningen Strohn Strotzbüsch Üdersdorf Udler Uersfeld Ueß Utzerath Üxheim Wallenborn Walsdorf Weidenbach Welcherath Wiesbaum Winkel