Cochem (Verbandsgemeinde)

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The community association Cochem is an administrative unit in the form of a local authority in the district Cochem-Zell, in Rhineland -Palatinate. The municipality includes the town of Cochem and 16 independent local churches, the council is based in the eponymous town of Cochem on the Mosel. Until 18 February 2009, the municipality 's name municipality Cochem -Land.

Association members of communities

(Population at 31 December 2012)

History

After the boards of both communities on 23 October 2008 had agreed to a " voluntary association ", was incorporated on June 7, 2009, by then joined free town of Cochem in the municipality Cochem- country nationals as a combined community. For this purpose, the State Government issued on 18 February 2009 a law, which among other the transfer of assets are regulated by the city to the municipality. The community association at the same time was called the " collective municipality Cochem ".

At the time of incorporation of the municipality Cochem -Land were 16 congregations with a total of 10,518 inhabitants, the town of Cochem had 5,238 inhabitants.

Population Development

The development of the population based on the territory of the present municipality Cochem; the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:

Association of municipal

The association council Cochem consists of 32 volunteer council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 of personalized proportional representation, and the full-time mayor as chairman. The previous association council, in which the town of Cochem was not represented, consisted of 28 councilors.

Distribution of seats in association council: