Affler

Affler is a municipality in the district of Bitburg -Prüm, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality New Castle.

Geography

Affler is located in the South Eifel nature south of Dasbourg above the river Our near the border with Luxembourg. To Affler includes the living spaces on the Pülen and Kohnenhof.

History

Affler is probably of earlier origin and counted with Übereisenbach for dairy Daleiden the Luxembourg rule Dasbourg.

In 1794, French revolutionary troops had the Austrian Netherlands, which included the Duchy of Luxembourg, occupied and annexed in October 1795. Under the French administration, the area belonged to the canton of Clervaux Diekirch in the Arrondissement, which was part of the Department of Forests. Affler was managed by the Mairie Dasbourg.

Due to the decisions on the Congress of Vienna, the former Luxembourg territory east of the Sauer and the Our 1815 assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia. Under the Prussian administration came Affler for mayor Karlshausen in the district of Bitburg, who was assigned to the Region of Trier.

After World War II temporarily occupied by the French, the place is since 1946 part of Rhineland- Palatinate then newly founded.

The development of the population of Affler, the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:

Parish council

The local council in Affler 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.