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{{Infobox German location
{{Infobox German location
|Art = Ortsgemeinde
|type = Ortsgemeinde
|Wappen = Niersbach wappen.jpg
|image_coa = DEU Niersbach COA.svg
|coordinates = {{coord|49|56|25|N|6|44|33|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|Wappengröße =
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|image_plan = Niersbach in WIL.svg
|lat_deg = 49 | lat_min = 56 | lat_sec = 25
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|state = Rheinland-Pfalz
|lon_deg = 6 | lon_min = 44 | lon_sec = 33
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|district = Bernkastel-Wittlich
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|Lageplan = Niersbach in WIL.svg
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|Bundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
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|Landkreis = Bernkastel-Wittlich
|Verbandsgemeinde = Wittlich-Land
|Verbandsgemeinde = Wittlich-Land
|Höhe = 280
|elevation = 280
|Fläche = 12.81
|area = 12.81
|Einwohner = 724
|postal_code = 54518
|Stand = 2006-12-31
|area_code = 06508, 06575
|PLZ = 54518
|licence = WIL
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|Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 2 31 504
|Vorwahl = 06508, 06575
|Kfz = WIL
|website =
|mayor = Hans-Josef Weirich<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>
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|Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 2 31 504
|leader_term = 2019–24
|Adresse-Verband = Kurfürstenstraße 1<br />54516 Wittlich
|Website =
|party =
|Bürgermeister = Stephan Becker
|Partei =
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'''Niersbach''' 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]].
'''Niersbach''' 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]].


== Geography ==
== Geography ==

=== Location ===
=== Location ===
The municipality lies in the [[Eifel]] and belongs to the [[Wittlich-Land|''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Wittlich-Land]], whose seat is in [[Wittlich]], although that town is itself not in the ''Verbandsgemeinde''.
The municipality lies in the [[Eifel]] and belongs to the [[Wittlich-Land|''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Wittlich-Land]], whose seat is in [[Wittlich]], although that town is itself not in the ''Verbandsgemeinde''.
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== History ==
== History ==
In 1473, Niersbach had its first documentary mention as ''Nydersbach''. Beginning in 1794, Niersbach 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]]. Today’s municipality was newly formed out of the dissolved municipalities of Niersbach and Greverath on 10 June 1979.
In 1473, Niersbach had its first documentary mention as ''Nydersbach''. Beginning in 1794, Niersbach 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]]. Today's municipality was newly formed out of the dissolved municipalities of Niersbach and Greverath on 10 June 1979.


== Politics ==
== Politics ==

=== Municipal council ===
=== Municipal council ===
The council is made up of 12 council members, who were elected by [[proportional representation]] at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.
The council is made up of 12 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<ref>[http://wahlen.rlp.de/kw/wahlen/2009/gemeinderatswahlen/ergebnisse/2310850400.html Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat]</ref>:
The municipal election held on 7 June 2009 yielded the following results:<ref>[http://wahlen.rlp.de/kw/wahlen/2009/gemeinderatswahlen/ergebnisse/2310850400.html Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat]</ref>
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The German blazon reads: ''In Silber über grünem Wellenschildfuß eine blaue Töpferscheibe, beseitet von je einer roten Flamme, darüber ein blauer Topf.''
The German blazon reads: ''In Silber über grünem Wellenschildfuß eine blaue Töpferscheibe, beseitet von je einer roten Flamme, darüber ein blauer Topf.''


The municipality’s [[Coat of arms|arms]] might in English [[Heraldry|heraldic]] language be described thus: Over a base wavy vert argent a potter’s wheel on which a pot, both azure, between two flames gules.
The municipality's [[Coat of arms|arms]] might in English [[Heraldry|heraldic]] language be described thus: Over a base wavy vert argent a potter's wheel on which a pot, both azure, between two flames gules.


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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* [http://www.vg-wittlich-land.de/vg_wittlich_land/B%C3%BCrger%20und%20Service/Ortsgemeinden/Gemeinden%20der%20VG/Niersbach/ Niersbach in the collective municipality’s Web pages] {{de icon}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110719112634/http://www.vg-wittlich-land.de/vg_wittlich_land/B%C3%BCrger%20und%20Service/Ortsgemeinden/Gemeinden%20der%20VG/Niersbach/ Niersbach in the collective municipality’s Web pages] {{in lang|de}}
* [http://www.swr.de/landesschau-rp/hierzuland/-/id=100766/nid=100766/did=2353326/16vnbxr/index.html Brief portrait of Greverath with film at [[SWR Fernsehen]]] {{de icon}}
* [http://www.swr.de/landesschau-rp/hierzuland/-/id=100766/nid=100766/did=2353326/16vnbxr/index.html Brief portrait of Greverath with film] at [[SWR Fernsehen]] {{in lang|de}}


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Latest revision as of 19:36, 8 August 2021

Niersbach
Municipality
Coat of arms of Niersbach
Coat of arms
Location of Niersbach within Bernkastel-Wittlich district
Niersbach is located in Germany
Niersbach
Niersbach
Niersbach is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Niersbach
Niersbach
Coordinates: 49°56′25″N 6°44′33″E / 49.94028°N 6.74250°E / 49.94028; 6.74250
LandDeutschland
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictBernkastel-Wittlich
Municipal assoc.Wittlich-Land
Regierung
 • Mayor (2019–24) Hans-Josef Weirich[1]
Area
 • Total12.81 km2 (4.95 sq mi)
Elevation
280 m (920 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total730
 • Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
54518
Dialling codes06508, 06575
Vehicle registrationWIL

Niersbach 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 municipality lies in the Eifel and belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wittlich-Land, whose seat is in Wittlich, although that town is itself not in the Verbandsgemeinde.

Constituent communities

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Niersbach has one outlying centre, the Ortsteil of Greverath.

History

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In 1473, Niersbach had its first documentary mention as Nydersbach. Beginning in 1794, Niersbach 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. Today's municipality was newly formed out of the dissolved municipalities of Niersbach and Greverath on 10 June 1979.

Politics

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Municipal council

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The council is made up of 12 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:[3]

  WG Krumeich WG Becker FWG Greverath Total
2009 3 7 2 12 seats

Coat of arms

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The German blazon reads: In Silber über grünem Wellenschildfuß eine blaue Töpferscheibe, beseitet von je einer roten Flamme, darüber ein blauer Topf.

The municipality's arms might in English heraldic language be described thus: Over a base wavy vert argent a potter's wheel on which a pot, both azure, between two flames gules.

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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