Dahnen

Dahnen is a municipality in the district of Bitburg -Prüm, in Rhineland -Palatinate. She is a member of the collective municipality.

Geographical location

The place is located in the German - Luxembourg Nature Park west of Daleiden and north of the border town Dasbourg on the German- Luxembourg border. Half of the municipality is composed of forests, slightly less than half is used as agricultural land.

To Dahnen includes the hamlets and residential places Beielsnack, Hagebeil, Karschelt, Steinkaulsmühle, Stephanshof, Tentismühle and Wehrbüsch.

History

The place was first mentioned in 1331 as Doynden.

Until 1794, the village belonged to the dairy Daleiden in the reign Dasbourg in the Duchy of Luxembourg. During the French administration (1795-1814) Dahnen was managed by the Mairie Dasbourg and belonged to the canton of Clervaux in the department of forests. Under the Prussian administration ( after 1815 ), the village belonged to the mayor's office in the county Dasbourg Prüm.

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

Policy

The local council in Dahnen consists of eight council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 by majority vote, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

Attractions

• Parish church with tower, probably built in the 13th century.
• Rock group Königslay

• See also: List of cultural monuments in Dahnen

Traffic

From the South and North can be reached Dahnen on the national road 1 (L1). From Dahnen from, the following L1 in a southerly direction, the L1 leads to four kilometers on the highway 410 ( B 410).