Cochem-Zell
The district Cochem-Zell is a district in the northern center of the state of Rhineland- Palatinate. It is bordered to the west by the volcanic Eifel district, on the north by the district of Mayen -Koblenz, on the east by the Rhine - Hunsrück district and on the south by the district of Bernkastel -Wittlich.
Geography
The district Cochem-Zell is very sparsely populated. Centrally through the county territory flows the river Moselle. North of the river is the Eifel, south of the Hunsrück. The circle area is covered about halfway with forest. In the circle is the Kaiser- Wilhelm- Tunnel one of the longest railway tunnel in Germany between Cochem and Ediger -Eller, the only Glaubersalztherme of Germany in Bad Bert Rich and the steepest vineyard in Europe at Calmont near the local church Bremm. In the circle area on the Moselle grow excellent wines. Famous is the " Zeller Schwarze Katz " in the district of Zell.
History
Today the district of Cochem-Zell came in 1815 under Prussian administration, 1816 the two circles Cochem and Zell in the district of Coblenz. As part of Rhineland-Palatinate district reform (Third state law on administrative simplification in the land of Rhineland -Palatinate on 12 November 1968) was re- formed from the district of Cochem and a substantial part of the district of Zell June 7, 1969, the present-day district Cochem- Zell.
Coat of arms
Description: Angular links shared: front in silver a continuous red cross, topped with a silver hunting horn with golden belt; back in black, a growing, red reinforced, gezungter and crowned golden lion ( emblem Awards April 20, 1970 )
Meaning: The red cross represents the Electorate of Trier, the horn for the rule Braunshorn in Beilstein with large possessions in the county and the lion of the Counts Palatine of Aachen, who dominated the district area 866-1150.
Policy
Council
The council of the district Cochem-Zell, consisting of 38 elected members and the district administration as chairman. The district council election on 7 June 2009 yielded the following result:
Traffic
The northern district area is touched by the federal highway 48 (Trier -Koblenz ). Furthermore, pull through several federal and county roads, including the B 49, B 259, B 421 and B 416
For the nine rail stations and stops are located in the county, including the IC stations Cochem and Bullay with transport links to Bad Bert Rich, to Frankfurt-Hahn Airport, Traben- Trarbach and Zell ( Mosel).
The 1879 opened by the Prussian State Railway main line Koblenz -Trier follows up Punderich the Moselle valley and cuts between the county town of Cochem and Ediger -Eller in the " Kaiser- Wilhelm- Tunnel" from a large bend in the river, crossed the Moselle River, runs through the Petersberg near Neef and pierces between Bullay and Punderich the narrow mountain spur of the " Prince head ." In the former station Punderich DB 1883 opened the branch line to Traben -Trarbach separates from the main railway.
In Bullay began in 1905, the range of Moselbahn AG, to Trier followed all the windings of the river up. She touched the former county town of Zell (Mosel), to passenger and freight transport in 1961 were set in 1962. In the north of the district in 1895 took the Prussian State Railways branch line in Mayen- down operation. After an interruption of passenger traffic for about 10 years, this is to Kaisersesch again operated regularly during the onward journey to the Eifelquerbahn to Daun - Gerolstein is only possible in the summer.
An international development learned the district Cochem-Zell by the establishment of the commercial airport Frankfurt -Hahn. The airport is dominated by the low cost airline Ryanair.
As of 2011, a so-called guest ticket is to be introduced, so that guests can use public transport in the district for free if the gastronomic operation per night flat rate of € 0.50 is charged at his home in the county. Like there are already in the Black Forest with the CONE guest card and the Bavarian Forest the guest service environment ticket.
Dialect in a circle
In Cochem-Zell district is different still pronounced, spoken from place to place in dialect, Moselle Franconian. Every place has its own " platform ". To maintain the dialect in the Cochem-Zell district has established itself with the support of the district administration, the " initiative dialect in Cochem-Zell district ". In a separate website translations, " Stückelcher " Poems and Others are more collected.
Cities and Towns
(Population at 31 December 2012)
Association of communities with their member municipalities:
( The seat of the municipality *)
- 2 municipality Kaisersesch
- 3 municipality Treis- carding
- 4 community association elm
- 5 Association of Zell (Mosel)