Ellscheid
Ellscheid is a municipality in the volcanic Eifel region of Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Daun.
- 5.1 Structures
- 5.2 associations
Geography
Ellscheid is located in the Eifel and to the east of the nature reserve "Between Ueß and Kyll " north of Pulvermaars. Destination is the nature reserve Mürmes. The Mürmes is a wetland between Ellscheid, Saxler and Mehren. To Ellscheid includes the residential places Hünenhof and Waldhof.
Archeology
In the district of Ellscheid there are a number of Celtic burial mounds, the oldest of the Hallstatt period (6th -7th centuries BC ), and are assigned to the Hunsrück- Eifel culture. Some of the time of origin is still undetermined. Further finds from the Roman period have been made.
In the north of the village lying grave mound field "stack break" are over 30 grave mounds unknown time position, which have a height of up to 2 meters and a circumference of about 30 meters.
An extended Grabhügelnekropole of at least 35 grave mounds in two groups located in the "red veins ", also north of Ellscheid. They date from the early Iron Age ( 6th century BC). Three of the grave mounds were excavated in 1888 by Felix Hettner. Two inhumations were discovered with small additions.
Five other grave hill to the northwest of the village in the district of "Moss Wood ". During an excavation in 1966, only small charcoal and ceramic remains were found. Nearby is a feature-packed with ceramic cremation grave was discovered with brick plate changeover, which was associated with the last quarter of the 1st century AD.
Southeast of Ellscheid towards Gillenfeld a grave mound was leveled in 1961, which was previously investigated by the Rheinische Landesmuseum Trier. Two fire pits were found, on the basis of the grave goods of the grave mound was dated AD to the second half of the 1st century.
An already since 1854 known reference in the " Strothflur " ( south of the village toward Gille field) was investigated geomagnetic by scientists at the University of Cologne. The measurements allow a Roman villa suspect, whose main building is about 36 meters long and 29 meters wide. The use of the manor was in the time between the 1st and the 4th century.
History
The first documentary mention under the name " Hedelscheit " took place in 1136, as Adalbero of Basel ( 1131-1136 ) gave the Abbey of St. Mary in a forest Prüm and earlier donations confirmed. 1563 included the town under the name Elscheid 13, 1684 twelve fireplaces. Gorgeous country they belonged to the late 18th century to the Electorate of Trier and was under as part of the Zents Ellscheid the office administration and high court down. The centering Ellscheid also included the town of Immerath with the Hedgerow. 1787 saw Ellscheid 127 inhabitants.
The development of the population of Ellscheid, the values from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:
Policy
Parish council
The local council in Ellscheid consists of six council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, by majority vote, and the honorary mayor as chairman.
Coat of arms
The Coat of Arms description is: " split diagonally left from silver and blue; above a red cross of St. Anthony with 2 bells below 3 (1:1:1 ) silver fish ".
The cross of St. Anthony with the two pilgrims bell has the local and church patron, St.. Anthony out. The three fish symbolize the three former electoral Fishponds: Mürmesweiher, Finke pond and pond resources.
Culture and sights
Structures
See list of cultural monuments in Ellscheid
Clubs
In Ellscheid there are many clubs, for example, sporting interests or other recreational activities. There is a sports club which is in turn divided into the different divisions football, running, tennis and volleyball. There is also a singing circle and some clubs such as the Working Group on Community Development, which deal with the design of spatial image.