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{{Infobox German location
{{Infobox German location
|Art = Ortsgemeinde
|type = Ortsgemeinde
|Wappen = Wappen Wallscheid.png
|image_coa = Wappen Wallscheid.png
|coordinates = {{coord|50|05|58|N|6|53|05|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|Wappengröße = 112
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|image_plan = Wallscheid in WIL.svg
|lat_deg = 50 | lat_min = 05 | lat_sec = 58
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|state = Rheinland-Pfalz
|lon_deg = 6 | lon_min = 53 | lon_sec = 05
|district = Bernkastel-Wittlich
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|Lageplan = Wallscheid in WIL.svg
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|Verbandsgemeinde = Wittlich-Land
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|Bundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
|Landkreis = Bernkastel-Wittlich
|elevation = 430
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|area = 5.95
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|Verbandsgemeinde = Manderscheid
|Höhe = 430
|postal_code = 54531
|Fläche = 5.95
|area_code = 06572
|Einwohner = 357
|licence = WIL
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|Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 2 31 127
|Stand = 2006-12-31
|PLZ = 54531
|website =
|mayor = Uwe Kröffges<ref>[https://www.wahlen.rlp.de/de/kw/wahlen/kd/gebiete/2310000000000.html Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Bernkastel-Wittlich], Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 8 August 2021.</ref>
|PLZ-alt = 5562
|Vorwahl = 06572
|leader_term = 2019–24
|Kfz = WIL
|party =
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|Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 2 31 127
|LOCODE = DE WSD
|NUTS = DEB22
|Adresse-Verband = Kurfürstenstraße 15<br />54531 Manderscheid
|Website =
|Bürgermeister = Peter Hermes
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|Partei =
}}
}}
'''Wallscheid''' is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a [[Municipalities of Germany|municipality]] belonging to a ''[[Verbandsgemeinde]]'', a kind of collective municipality – in the [[Bernkastel-Wittlich]] [[Districts of Germany|district]] in [[Rhineland-Palatinate]], [[Germany]].
'''Wallscheid''' is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a [[Municipalities of Germany|municipality]] belonging to a ''[[Verbandsgemeinde]]'', a kind of collective municipality – in the [[Bernkastel-Wittlich]] [[Districts of Germany|district]] in [[Rhineland-Palatinate]], [[Germany]].
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=== Location ===
=== Location ===
The holiday municipality lies in the [[Eifel]]; 7 km to the west lies [[Manderscheid]]. Wallscheid belongs to the [[Manderscheid (Verbandsgemeinde)|''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Manderscheid]], whose seat is in the [[Manderscheid, Bernkastel-Wittlich|like-named municipality]].
The holiday municipality lies in the [[Eifel]]; 7 km to the west lies [[Manderscheid, Bernkastel-Wittlich|Manderscheid]]. Wallsch


== History ==
== History ==
Sometime before 771, Öfflingen, and thereby also today’s municipality of Wallscheid, were donated to the [[Abbey of Echternach]]. The Lords of Manderscheid were installed as ''[[Vogt|Vögte]]'' by the Abbey. Beginning in 1794, Wallscheid lay under [[France|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 [[States of Germany|state]] of [[Rhineland-Palatinate]].
Sometime before 771, Öfflingen, and thereby also today's municipality of Wallscheid, were donated to the [[Abbey of Echternach]]. The Lords of Manderscheid were installed as ''[[Vogt|Vögte]]'' by the Abbey. Beginning in 1794, Wallscheid lay under [[France|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 [[States of Germany|state]] of [[Rhineland-Palatinate]].


== Politics ==
== Politics ==
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=== Coat of arms ===
=== Coat of arms ===
The municipality’s [[Coat of arms|arms]] might be described thus: Tierced in mantle, dexter Or a fleur-de-lis gules, sinister Or a fess dancetty of the second, and in base gules a postal horn of the first.
The municipality's [[Coat of arms|arms]] might be described thus: Tierced in mantle, dexter Or a fleur-de-lis gules, sinister Or a fess dancetty of the second, and in base gules a postal horn of the first.


== Culture and sightseeing ==
== Culture and sightseeing ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20060715171018/http://www.cornelissen.de/name/cor_tri9.htm ''Corneliuskapelle''] {{de icon}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060715171018/http://www.cornelissen.de/name/cor_tri9.htm ''Corneliuskapelle''] {{in lang|de}}

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{{Cities and towns in Bernkastel-Wittlich (district)}}
{{Cities and towns in Bernkastel-Wittlich (district)}}

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[[Category:Bernkastel-Wittlich]]
[[Category:Bernkastel-Wittlich]]

Latest revision as of 19:16, 8 August 2021

Wallscheid
Municipality
Coat of arms of Wallscheid
Coat of arms
Location of Wallscheid within Bernkastel-Wittlich district
Wallscheid is located in Germany
Wallscheid
Wallscheid
Wallscheid is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Wallscheid
Wallscheid
Coordinates: 50°05′58″N 6°53′05″E / 50.09944°N 6.88472°E / 50.09944; 6.88472
LandDeutschland
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictBernkastel-Wittlich
Municipal assoc.Wittlich-Land
Regierung
 • Mayor (2019–24) Uwe Kröffges[1]
Area
 • Total5.95 km2 (2.30 sq mi)
Elevation
430 m (1,410 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total345
 • Density58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
54531
Dialling codes06572
Vehicle registrationWIL

Wallscheid 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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Standort

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The holiday municipality lies in the Eifel; 7 km to the west lies Manderscheid. Wallsch

History

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Sometime before 771, Öfflingen, and thereby also today's municipality of Wallscheid, were donated to the Abbey of Echternach. The Lords of Manderscheid were installed as Vögte by the Abbey. Beginning in 1794, Wallscheid 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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Municipal council

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The council is made up of 8 council members, who were elected by majority vote at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.[3]

Coat of arms

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The municipality's arms might be described thus: Tierced in mantle, dexter Or a fleur-de-lis gules, sinister Or a fess dancetty of the second, and in base gules a postal horn of the first.

Culture and sightseeing

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Buildings

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Worth mentioning is the Corneliuskapelle a chapel in Wallscheid built in 1777.

Economy and infrastructure

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Transport

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To the west runs the Autobahn A 1. 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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