Flußbach

Flußbach

Coat of arms
Flußbach

Coordinates: 50°01′01″N 6°55′34″E / 50.01693°N 6.92614°E / 50.01693; 6.92614Coordinates: 50°01′01″N 6°55′34″E / 50.01693°N 6.92614°E / 50.01693; 6.92614
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Bernkastel-Wittlich
Municipal assoc. Traben-Trarbach
Government
  Mayor Hans-Josef Drees
Area
  Total 6.86 km2 (2.65 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
  Total 442
  Density 64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 54516
Dialling codes 06571
Vehicle registration WIL
Website www.flussbach.de

Flußbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Geography

Location

Flußbach is found in the outermost Southern Eifel, nestled in a side valley in the outlying hills of the Wittlich Depression. The municipal area is 57% wooded. The nearest middle centre is Wittlich to the south. Flußbach belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Traben-Trarbach.

History

Flußbach was part of the Electorate of Trier. Beginning in 1794, Flußbach 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 proportional representation at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

The municipal election held on 7 June 2009 yielded the following results:[2]

  WG Sausen Bürgerliste Total
2009 3 5 8 seats

Coat of arms

The municipality’s arms might be described thus: Per fess argent a cross gules and azure a bar-gemel couped wavy of the first.[3]

Economy and infrastructure

To the east of the municipal area runs the Autobahn A 1 on which nearest interchange is Hasborn about 3 km away. A railway station is to be found in Wittlich on the Moselstrecke (line along the Moselle). Also worth noting is the village square in the village centre.

References

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