Longkamp

Longkamp
Municipality
Coat of arms of Longkamp
Coat of arms
Location of Longkamp within Bernkastel-Wittlich district

Map
Location of Longkamp
Longkamp is located in Germany
Longkamp
Longkamp
Location within Germany
Longkamp is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Longkamp
Longkamp
Location within Rhineland-Palatinate
Coordinates: 49°53′22″N 7°07′01″E / 49.88944°N 7.11694°E / 49.88944; 7.11694
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictBernkastel-Wittlich
Municipal assoc.Bernkastel-Kues
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Horst Gorges[1]
Area
 • Total
11.50 km2 (4.44 sq mi)
Elevation
410 m (1,350 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)[2]
 • Total
1,114
 • Density96.87/km2 (250.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
54472
Dialling codes06531
Vehicle registrationWIL
Websitewww.longkamp.de

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

Geography

Longkamp is surrounded with meadows and forests. It lies at the edge of the Hunsrück south of the Moselle and is a state-recognised tourism community. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Bernkastel-Kues, whose seat is in the like-named town.

History

In 1030, Longkamp had its first documentary mention. The name is of Gallo-Romance origin and derives from the Latin longus campus, which means “long field”. Until 1802, Longkamp was united with Kommen into one municipality.

Politics

Municipal council

The council is made up of 16 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:[3]

Year SPD CDU Kaiser Total
2009 2 9 5 16 seats
2004 2 10 4 16 seats

Mayors

Since 2019, Horst Gorges has been Mayor of Longkamp.[1] His predecessor was Franz-Josef Klingels, in office between 2007 and 2019. He succeeded Hans Johann Herrmann (CDU).

Economy and infrastructure

Economy

Although there were still 150 farming businesses in the 1950s, agriculture today only plays a very small rôle in the local economy.

Education

In Longkamp are one kindergarten and one primary school.

Transport

Frankfurt-Hahn Airport lies 21 km away.

References

  1. ^ a b Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Bernkastel-Wittlich, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand von Land, Landkreisen, Gemeinden und Verbandsgemeinden 2024 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2022)" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz.
  3. ^ Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat

Further reading

  • Leo Kolz: Longkamp – Historischer Rückblick. ISBN 3-9804218 {{isbn}}: ignored ISBN errors (link)
  • Franz Schmitt: Chronik von Longkamp.
  • Inge Brucker: "Platt geschwätzt un goud gääß" Stories and recipes in Plattdeutsch from Longkamp and Kommen
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