Schweich an der Römischen Weinstraße

Schweich an der Römischen Weinstraße (Verbandsgemeinde)
Verbandsgemeinde
Schweicher Annaberg at the Moselle
Schweicher Annaberg at the Moselle
Flag of Schweich an der Römischen Weinstraße (Verbandsgemeinde)
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Coat of arms of Schweich an der Römischen Weinstraße (Verbandsgemeinde)
Coat of arms
Location of Schweich an der Römischen Weinstraße in the district
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Schweich an der Römischen Weinstraße (Verbandsgemeinde) is located in Germany
Schweich an der Römischen Weinstraße (Verbandsgemeinde)
Schweich an der Römischen Weinstraße (Verbandsgemeinde)
Schweich an der Römischen Weinstraße (Verbandsgemeinde) is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Schweich an der Römischen Weinstraße (Verbandsgemeinde)
Schweich an der Römischen Weinstraße (Verbandsgemeinde)
Coordinates: 49°49′10.42″N 6°45′7.98″E / 49.8195611°N 6.7522167°E / 49.8195611; 6.7522167
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictTrier-Saarburg
FoundedJuly 16, 1968
Subdivisions19 Municipalities
Government
 • Mayor (2019–27) Christiane Horsch[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total
164.45 km2 (63.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
29,379
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationTR, SAB
Websitewww.schweich.de

Schweich an der Römischen Weinstraße is a Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

It is located in the northeast of Trier and consists of the town of Schweich on the Moselle and the 18 Ortsgemeinden ("local municipalities") of Bekond, Detzem, Ensch, Fell, Föhren, Kenn, Klüsserath, Köwerich, Leiwen, Longen, Longuich, Mehring, Naurath, Pölich, Riol, Schleich, Thörnich and Trittenheim.

Geography

The elevation of the Verbandsgemeinde extends from 114 m above sea level (NHN) on the Moselle near Trittenheim to 493 m above NHN near Mehring.

Neighbouring collective municipalities

Neighboring collective municipalities are (starting clockwise in the north):

Associated municipalities

The list contains the coats of arms, the municipality names, the district areas, exemplarily the population figures from 1950 as well as the current population figures.

Municipality Area
(km²) 		Population
(1950) 		Population
(December 31, 2019)[3]
Coat of Arms Bekond 3.81 591 936
Coat of Arms Detzem 5.56 658 604
Coat of Arms Ensch 6.83 532 472
Coat of Arms Fell 15.73 1,843 2,461
Coat of Arms Föhren 9.79 1,903 2,802
Coat of Arms Kenn 3.88 960 2,578
Coat of Arms Klüsserath 11.70 1,239 1,082
Coat of Arms Köwerich 2.31 375 338
Coat of Arms Leiwen 12.71 1,360 1,566
Coat of Arms Longen 0.97 135 97
Coat of Arms Longuich 8.82 1,069 1,300
Coat of Arms Mehring 22.37 1,774 2,358
Coat of Arms Naurath (Eifel) 5.18 367 356
Coat of Arms Pölich 3.20 331 497
Coat of Arms Riol 6.31 688 1,226
Coat of Arms Schleich 1.59 225 220
Coat of Arms Schweich 31.09 4,597 7,840
Coat of Arms Thörnich 2.49 229 177
Coat of Arms Trittenheim 10.10 1,389 1,056
Coat of Arms VG Schweich an der Röm. Weinstr. 164.50 20,265 27,966

History

The Verbandsgemeinde Schweich was created by the state law amending municipal constitutional regulations and preparing the reorganization of the municipalities of July 16, 1968, which determined the reorganization of the previous offices into Verbandsgemeinden. The Verbandsgemeinde Klüsserath was dissolved in the course of the territorial reform carried out by the State of Rhineland-Palatinate in 1969/1970 and the local municipalities of Klüsserath, Leiwen, Köwerich, Detzem, Thörnich, Ensch, Schleich, Pölich and Bekond became part of the Verbandsgemeinde Schweich. The officially awarded additional designation "an der Römischen Weinstraße" has been used since January 1, 1989.[4] On January 1, 2012, the municipality of Trittenheim was incorporated. It was previously part of the Verbandsgemeinde Neumagen-Dhron in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district.

Population development

Year Inhabitants
1815 9,227
1835 13,655
1871 15,320
1905 16,497
1939 19,015
1950 20,265
1961 21,304
1970 22,729
1987 23,154
1997 24,962
2005 25,800
2011 26,532
2017 28,075

Politics

Verbandsgemeinderat

The Verbandsgemeinderat Schweich consists of 36 honorary councillors, who were elected in the local elections on May 26, 2019 by personalized proportional representation, and the full-time mayor as chairwoman.

The distribution of seats in the municipal council:[5]

Election SPD CDU Greens FWG Total
2019 8 16 2 10 36 Seats
2014 9 16 – 11 36 Seats
2009 10 15 – 11 36 Seats
2004 10 16 – 10 36 Seats

(FWG = "Freie Wählergruppe der Verbandsgemeinde Schweich e.V.")

Mayor

  • Christiane Horsch, since 2012
  • Berthold Biwer, 1996 to 2011
  • Harald Bartos, 1985 to 1996
  • Bernhard Becker, 1963 to 1985
  • Jakob Dedy, 1948 to 1963
  • Johannes Grundmanns, 1945 to 1948
  • Kurt Friedrich Keuchen, 1937 to 1945
  • Hubert Ruland, 1925 to 1937

In the direct election on May 26, 2019, Horsch was confirmed in her office with a share of the vote of 81.3%.[1]

Partnership

The Verbandsgemeinde maintains partnerships with Portishead, England (since 1992), Murialdo, Italy (since 1995) and Krokowa in Poland (since 1995).

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References

  1. ^ a b Wahl der Bürgermeister der Verbandsgemeinden, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 11 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
  3. ^ Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. "Bevölkerungsstand 2019, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (in German). Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  4. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis (= Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz [ed.]: Statistische Bände. Vol. 407). Bad Ems February 2016, p. 186. Retrieved March 6, 2021 (in German).
  5. ^ Der Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz: Kommunalwahl, Verbandsgemeinderatswahlen. Retrieved March 6, 2021