Basberg

Basberg is a municipality in the volcanic Eifel region of Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the Hillesheim.

  • 4.1 Structures
  • 4.2 associations
  • 4.3 Regular events

Geographical location

The place is located in the natural park Eifel at the foot of Katzenberg's ( Natural Monument ) south of Lissendorf.

History

In 1262 we find the first recorded mention of a knight of Bansberg Theodoric, who was standing in the count's services and has been invested with a Hofgut at the foot of the mountain cats.

During the late Middle Ages Basberg belonged to the Counts of Manderscheid - Blankenheim those. In 1491 was when the then lord, Count Johann von Manderscheid - Blankenheim goods and property in Basberg as fief to Wilhelm von Daun. Among other things, the Prüm Abbey had a grange in this Eifelort. As Basberg came under Prussian administration in the 19th century, the place belonged to the mayor's Lissendorf.

On 7 November 1970, the hamlet was Lehnerath umgemeindet with the courts churchyard, Lindenhof and Peterhof together with 55 people of Basberg after Steffeln.

The development of the population of Basberg based on the present-day municipality; the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Basberg 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

Blazon: ". Bogenschildfuß in gold over green, in three golden ears, red collar tournament over red zigzag bar"

Meaning: The red Tournament collar on the red zigzag bar before a golden background accesses the arms of the Knights of Bansberg who were wealthy in Basberg and which appear in connection with the first mention of the local church. The color green in conjunction with the Bogenschildfuß represents the Katzenberg, also symbolizes the green color along with the three ears the connection with agriculture.

Culture and sights

Structures

See list of cultural monuments in Basberg

Clubs

  • Table tennis club Basberg e.V.
  • Carnival Club Siesta gang e.V.
  • Volunteer Fire Basberg
  • 1 bachelors club Basberg

Regular events

  • Hut the first weekend in June
  • Fair in October
  • Every two years, in Basberg a special stage of the rally Oberehe instead
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