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{{Infobox German location |
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|type = Ortsgemeinde |
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|image_coa = Wappen Wallscheid.png |
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|Wappengröße = 112 |
|Wappengröße = 112 |
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|lat_deg = 50 | lat_min = 05 | lat_sec = 58 |
|lat_deg = 50 | lat_min = 05 | lat_sec = 58 |
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|lon_deg = 6 | lon_min = 53 | lon_sec = 05 |
|lon_deg = 6 | lon_min = 53 | lon_sec = 05 |
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|image_plan = Wallscheid in WIL.svg |
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|state = Rheinland-Pfalz |
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|district = Bernkastel-Wittlich |
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|Verbandsgemeinde = Wittlich-Land |
|Verbandsgemeinde = Wittlich-Land |
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|elevation = 430 |
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|area = 5.95 |
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|population = 357 |
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|Stand = 2006-12-31 |
|Stand = 2006-12-31 |
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|postal_code = 54531 |
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|PLZ-alt = 5562 |
|PLZ-alt = 5562 |
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|area_code = 06572 |
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|licence = WIL |
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|Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 2 31 127 |
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 2 31 127 |
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|LOCODE = DE WSD |
|LOCODE = DE WSD |
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|NUTS = DEB22 |
|NUTS = DEB22 |
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|Adresse-Verband = Kurfürstenstraße 15<br />54531 Manderscheid |
|Adresse-Verband = Kurfürstenstraße 15<br />54531 Manderscheid |
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|website = |
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|mayor = Peter Hermes |
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'''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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Wallscheid | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Wallscheid within Bernkastel-Wittlich district  | |
| Land | Deutschland |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Bernkastel-Wittlich |
| Municipal assoc. | Wittlich-Land |
| Regierung | |
| • Mayor | Peter Hermes |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.95 km2 (2.30 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 430 m (1,410 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 345 |
| • Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 54531 |
| Dialling codes | 06572 |
| Vehicle registration | WIL |
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
Standort
The holiday municipality lies in the Eifel; 7 km to the west lies Manderscheid. Wallsch
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 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
Municipal council
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.[2]
Coat of arms
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
Buildings
Worth mentioning is the Corneliuskapelle a chapel in Wallscheid built in 1777.
Economy and infrastructure
Transport
To the west runs the Autobahn A 1. In Wittlich is a railway station on the Koblenz-Trier railway line.
References
External links
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