Heidweiler

Heidweiler
Coat of arms of Heidweiler Coat of arms
Heidweiler
Location of Heidweiler within Bernkastel-Wittlich district 250px
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Bernkastel-Wittlich
Municipal assoc.	Wittlich-Land
Government
• Mayor	Siegfried Schneider
Area
• Total	10.29 km2 (3.97 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	171
• Density	17/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	54518
Dialling codes	06508, 06580
Vehicle registration	WIL

Heidweiler 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

Heidweiler belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wittlich-Land, whose seat is in Wittlich, although that town is itself not in the Verbandsgemeinde.

History

In the 14th century, Heidweiler had its first documentary mention as Heidwyler. Beginning in 1794, Heidweiler lay under French rule. In 1814 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.

Coat of arms

The German blazon reads: Schild gespalten, vorn in Grün silberner Rost, hinten in Silber zwei rote Pfähle.

The municipality’s arms might in English heraldic language be described thus: Per pale vert a gridiron argent, the handle to dexter chief, and argent two pallets gules.

Culture and sightseeing

• Saint Vincent’s Parish Church (Pfarrkirche St. Vinzentius)
• Old rectory
• Heiligenhäuschen (a shrinelike structure)
• Bildchen (image of Mary)
• Root vegetable washing place
• Washing spring
• Old Heidweiler Mill (Alte Mühle Heidweiler)
• Biogas complex
• Dierscheid lookout tower

External links

• Verbandsgemeinde website (German)