Demerath
Demerath | |
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Location of Demerath within Vulkaneifel district Vulkaneifel | |
Municipal assoc. | Daun |
Area | |
• Total | 10.51 km2 (4.06 sq mi) |
Elevation | 440 m (1,440 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 294 |
• Density | 28/km2 (72/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 54552 |
Dialling codes | 06573 |
Vehicle registration | DAU |
Website | www.demerath-eifel.de |
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Demerath is an
Geography
Location
The municipality lies in the Volcanic Eifel, 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.
Close to Demerath are several of the Volcanic Eifel's maars; lakes that form in volcanic craters. These are the Pulvermaar and the Holzmaar in Gillenfeld, and the Schalkenmehrener Maar and the Ulmener Maar.
Cochem on the Moselle and the Nürburgring each lie 25 km away.
History
In 1075, Demerath had its first documentary mention as Diemunderode. In 1319, the village was called Demeroyt, in 1341 Dymelderade and in 1368 Dymenroide. In 1475, the village church was described as the Demarait branch of the Parish of Wollmerath. From 1518, there was a high court in Demerath held by the
Politics
Municipal council
The council is made up of 8 council members, who were elected by
Mayor
As of 2021, the position of mayor of Demerath is vacant.
Coat of arms
The German blazon reads: Unter silbernem Schildhaupt, darin schräggekreuzt rotes Schwert und roter Schlüssel, in Grün ein goldener Stein, aus dem unteren Schildrand wachsend, darüber zwei goldene Eichblätter mit Eicheln.[4]
The municipality's arms might in English heraldic language be described thus: Vert issuant from base a stone, above which an oak twig issuant from the chief leafed and fructed of two, the whole Or, in a chief argent a sword hilt sable and a key in saltire both gules, the key in bend sinister and surmounting the sword.
In its composition, the municipal arms go back to the
Culture and sightseeing
Buildings
- Saint Peter's and Saint Paul's Bildstockfrom 1775.
- Gartenweg 1 – former bakehouse, single-floor quarrystone building, apparently from 1880.
- Talstraße 7 – estate alongside street, two-floor solid structure, 19th century.
- Talstraße 10 – house from a former timber-frame estate alongside street, partly solid, 18th century.
- Talstraße 21 – timber-frame Quereinhaus (a combination residential and commercial house divided for these two purposes down the middle, perpendicularly to the street) expanded into a corner estate, partly plastered.
- Ulmener Straße 2 – timber-frame house from a corner estate, partly solid or plastered.[6]
References
- Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
- ^ http://www.demerath-eifel.de/images/Geschichte_Demerath.PDF [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "LWL RLP - Kommunalwahlen: Ergebnisse der Ratswahlen: Wahlergebnisse 2009: Stadt- und Gemeinderatswahlen". www.wahlen.rlp.de.
- ^ Genehmigungsurkunde vom 20. Oktober 1980, AZ.: 100-020.022, Bezirksregierung Trier
- ^ "Ortsgemeinde Demerath in der Vulkaneifel". www.demerath-eifel.de. Archived from the original on May 21, 2012.
- ^ "Directory of Cultural Monuments in Vulkaneifel district" (PDF).
External links
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- Municipality’s official webpage (in German)
- Demerath – private page (in German)
- Brief portrait of Demerath with film Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine at SWR Fernsehen (in German)