Eppenberg
Eppenberg | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Eppenberg
within Cochem-Zell district  | |
 Location of Eppenberg | |
  Eppenberg Location within Germany  Eppenberg Location within Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| Coordinates: 50°14′55″N 7°4′21″E / 50.24861°N 7.07250°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Cochem-Zell |
| Municipal assoc. | Kaisersesch |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Nikolaus Braunschädel[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.12 km2 (1.59 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 243 |
| • Density | 59.0/km2 (153/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56759 |
| Dialling codes | 02653 |
| Vehicle registration | COC |
| Website | eppenberg |
Eppenberg is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Cochem-Zell district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Kaisersesch, whose seat is in the like-named town.
Geography
The municipality lies in the Eifel.
History
Beginning in 1794, Eppenberg lay under French rule. In 1815 it 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.
Politics
Municipal council
The council is made up of 6 council members, who were elected by majority vote at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.[3]
Mayor
Eppenberg's mayor is Nikolaus Braunschädel.[1]
Culture and sightseeing
Buildings
The following are listed buildings or sites in Rhineland-Palatinate’s Directory of Cultural Monuments:
- Near the graveyard – Wayside chapel, plastered building, 19th century; Gothic Revival gypsum Pietà, 20th century[4]
Youth
Since the summer of 2005, Eppenberg has had a youth centre for all the village's youth, who organize the yearly Walpurgis Night festivities and village festival.
Kermis
The St.-Anna-Kirmes is held each year on the last weekend in July.
References
- ^ a b Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Cochem-Zell, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand von Land, Landkreisen, Gemeinden und Verbandsgemeinden 2024 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2022)" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz.
- ^ Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat
- ^ Directory of Cultural Monuments in Cochem-Zell district
External links
- Municipality’s official webpage (in German)
- Brief portrait of Eppenberg with film Archived 2012-10-17 at the Wayback Machine at SWR Fernsehen (in German)
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