Binsfeld

Bins field at Wittlich in the Eifel is a municipality in the district of Bernkastel -Wittlich, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality of Wittlich -Land. Nearby is the U.S. Spangdahlem Air Base.

• 5.1 traffic

Geographical location

The place is located in the southern Eifel. Nearest Resource Centres are Wittlich and Bitburg.

History

First mention was in 844 bins field was in the 17th century in the possession of the Electorate of Trier. By no later than 1551 ( Bins fields post cross) had a post office box bins at the Netherlands postal route from Brussels to Augsburg to Innsbruck, Trento, Italy. Beginning in 1794, Binsfeld under French rule, 1815, the place on the Congress of Vienna was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia. Since 1946 he is part of Rhineland- Palatinate then newly founded.

From 1900 to 1965 bins box was connected by the narrow-gauge railway Philipp Home Bins field to the Eifel line between Cologne and Trier.

Policy

Parish council

The council bins in field consists of 16 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

Bins field must lead by permission from 1980 rightly own coat of arms.

The blazon of the arms is: " In silver and red split plate above a red cross bar, down a sechsspeichiges Golden Wheel ".

Coat Reason: acquisition of the arms of the former - now defunct - community association Bins field. The town was under the former Electorate of Trier, hence the Kurtrierische Red Cross in silver. The Golden Wheel is available both as a symbol of agriculture, as well as for the field in bins previously widespread peddling. In field bins were previously peddling and trade, as well as to the present and agriculture a priority in the employment structure.

Community partnerships

With bin box ( Lower Franconia ), a district of Arnstein, there is a community partnership since 1987.

Culture and sights

• Kaisermühle
• Steam locomotive monument

See also: List of cultural monuments in Binsfeld

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

Bins field is located directly on the B 50 L and 46

Personalities

Peter Binsfeld (* 1545, † November 24, 1598 ) was an auxiliary bishop of Trier and witches theorists. He also distinguished himself with a draft pastoral theology.