Willwerscheid

Willwerscheid
Coat of arms of Willwerscheid Coat of arms
Willwerscheid
Location of Willwerscheid within Bernkastel-Wittlich district 250px
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Bernkastel-Wittlich
Municipal assoc.	Traben-Trarbach
Government
• Mayor	Thomas Duckart
Area
• Total	2.46 km2 (0.95 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	62
• Density	25/km2 (65/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	54533
Dialling codes	06574
Vehicle registration	WIL
Website	www.willwerscheid.de

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

Geography

The municipality belongs to the Trier Region and lies about 8 km northeast of Wittlich in the Vulkaneifel. The municipal area is 62% wooded. Willwerscheid belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Traben-Trarbach.

History

Beginning in 1794, Willwerscheid 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 6 council members, who were elected by majority vote at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

Economy and infrastructure

Southwest of the municipality runs the Autobahn A 1. There is an interchange in nearby Hasborn. In Wittlich is a railway station on the Koblenz-Trier railway line.

External links

• Municipality’s official webpage (German)