Lieg
Lieg | |
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Location of Lieg within Cochem-Zell district | |
Cochem-Zell | |
Municipal assoc. | Cochem |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–24) | Heinz Zilles[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 9.69 km2 (3.74 sq mi) |
Elevation | 320 m (1,050 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 370 |
• Density | 38/km2 (99/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 56290 |
Dialling codes | 02672 |
Vehicle registration | COC |
Website | www.lieg-hunsrueck.de |
Lieg is an
Geography
The municipality lies at the northern edge of the
History
There were people living in the Lieg area as early as the
About 50 BC, the Romans conquered the area. Finds from this era also show that there was continuous habitation. A document from 1106 mentions a place called Lich, which might be a reference to the place known today as Lieg. Later, Lieg belonged to the so-called “three-lord” court district in Beltheim. Beginning in 1366, the lordship was shared among the Electorate of Trier, the County of Sponheim and the House of Braunshorn-Winneburg. This arrangement was brought to an end by the French Revolutionary occupation of lands on the Rhine’s left bank in 1794. In 1814 Lieg was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. Since 1946, it has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
On 8 March 2008, Lieg won the contest SWR 4 Stadtmusikanten. By earning 40% of the vote in a telephone poll, they beat the contestants from Pantenburg (36%) and Ediger-Eller (24%) and can now call themselves SWR 4 Stadtmusikanten.[citation needed]
Politics
Municipal council
The council is made up of 8 council members, who were elected by
Mayor
Lieg's mayor is Heinz Zilles.[1]
Coat of arms
The German blazon reads: Schild geviert. Feld 1: in Grün eine silberne Urne mit drei goldenen Ähren, Feld 2: in Silber eine blaue Lilie, Feld 3: in Gold ein schwarzer Flügel, Feld 4: in Schwarz ein goldener Kelch.
In English heraldic language, the municipality's arms might be described thus: Quarterly, first vert an urn argent issuant from which three ears of wheat Or, second argent a fleur-de-lis azure, third Or a dexter wing sable, and fourth sable a chalice of the third.
The
Culture and sightseeing
Buildings
The following are listed buildings or sites in Rhineland-Palatinate’s Directory of Cultural Monuments:
- Hauptstraße 22 – estate complex; timber-frame house, partly solid, earlier half of the 19th century, timber-frame barn, partly solid, late 19th century
- Hauptstraße 33 – Quereinhaus (a combination residential and commercial house divided for these two purposes down the middle, perpendicularly to the street); timber-frame building, partly slated, mansard roof, 18th century
- Hauptstraße 34 – timber-frame house, partly solid or slated, marked 1702, quite possibly from the 19th century
- Hauptstraße 40 – Quereinhaus; timber-frame building, partly slated, 18th century
- Hauptstraße 45 – Quereinhaus; timber-frame building, partly solid, about 1800; whole complex
- Kirchstraße – Saint Goar's Catholic Parish Church (Pfarrkirche St. Goar); aisleless church, marked 1764/65, west tower, marked 1790
- Ringstraße 15 – timber-frame house, partly solid, 18th century, upper-floor addition in the 19th century
- On Landesstraße (State Road) 108 – Saint Wendelin's Chapel (Wendelinuskapelle); quarrystone building, 1908
- Wayside chapel with cross – plastered building, inside, a wayside cross, 18th century[5]
Clubs
- Hunsrückmusikanten Lieg (musicians)
- Sport club
- Volunteer fire brigade
- Church choir
- Men's choir
- Frauengemeinschaft (Women's Association)
The Hunsrück-Mosel-Radweg, a cycle path, runs through the municipality.
References
- ^ a b Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Cochem-Zell, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
- ^ Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat
- ^ "Blessed Margareta Kratz". Catholic Saints.
- ^ Directory of Cultural Monuments in Cochem-Zell district
External links
- Municipality's official webpage (in German)