Dünfus
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Location of Dünfus within Cochem-Zell district  | |
Cochem-Zell | |
| Municipal assoc. | Kaisersesch |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Marcus Cortnum[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.25 km2 (1.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 315 m (1,033 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 295 |
| • Density | 91/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56754 |
| Dialling codes | 02672 |
| Vehicle registration | COC |
| Website | www.duenfus.de |
Dünfus is an
Geography
Dünfus lies in a hollow in the Eifel south of the Brohlbach, west of Brohl and Forst.
History
In 1288, Dünfus had its first documentary mention with a reference to somebody named “Dizzeemann von Dunevuse”; the name is of
Politics
Municipal council
The council is made up of 8 council members, who were elected by
Mayor
Dünfus's mayor is Marcus Cortnum.[1]
Coat of arms
The German blazon reads: Schild geviert, Feld 1: in Gold eine schwarze Urne, Feld 2: in Grün eine silberne Rose, Feld 3: in Rot ein silberner Sparrenbalken, Feld 4: in Gold ein schwarzes breites Messer schräglinks.
The municipality's arms might in English heraldic language be described thus: Quarterly, first Or an urn sable, second vert a rose argent, third gules a bend dancetty of the fourth and fourth Or a flaying knife bendwise sinister of the second.
The ash urn is an archaeological artefact that was found in 1929 on the Häckelsberg, a local mountain, during excavation work. The rose refers to an estate held by the Rosenthal Monastery, which the monastery acquired in 1297 from Heinrich von Polch. The von Pyrmont noble family, too, held an estate in the village. Drawn from their arms is the charge in the third quarter, the bend dancetty (slanted zigzag stripe). The flaying knife is Saint Bartholomew's attribute, thus representing the church's patron saint.
The arms have been borne since 1985.[5]
Culture and sightseeing
Buildings
The following are listed buildings or sites in Rhineland-Palatinate’s Directory of Cultural Monuments:
- Saint Bartholomew's Catholic Church (branch church; Filialkirche St. Bartholomäus), Kirchstraße – aisleless church, about 1688; basalt wayside cross, from 1754
- Bergstraße 5 – timber-frame house, partly solid, half-hipped roof, 18th century, barn; whole complex of buildings
- Brachtendorfer Weg 2 – well; hipped roof, 18th or 19th century
- Brunnenstraße – well
- Kirchstraße (no number) – timber-frame house, partly solid, plastered, 18th century (?)
- On Landesstraße (State Road) 180 between Hambuch and Binningen – wayside chapel; octagonal plastered building, 19th century[6]
References
- ^ a b Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Cochem-Zell, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
- ^ Dünfus’s history
- ^ Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat
- ^ Description and explanation of Dünfus’s arms
- ^ Directory of Cultural Monuments in Cochem-Zell district
External links
- Municipality’s official webpage (in German)
- Brief portrait of Dünfus with film at SWR Fernsehen (in German)
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