Dockendorf
Dockendorf is a municipality in the district of Bitburg -Prüm, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Bitburg -Land.
Geography
The village is situated in the South Eifel, about 10 km southwest of the county town of Bitburg. It is embedded in the western edge of the Nimstales and is traversed by an opening into the Nims Bach. The highest point within the municipal area is the Great Büsch to 379 m above sea level. NN, the lowest ground point is 225 m above sea level. NN reached the poppet Mühle. At 60%, a relatively large proportion of 5.82 km ² municipal area is used for agriculture, 30% of forest existed (as of 2011 ).
To Dockendorf includes the residential places book mountain, poppet Mühle, Eichelhof and yard meadow land.
History
The place in its present form is due in all probability to the time of the Frankish conquest. However, the Romans had colonized parts of today's district, which is demonstrated inter alia by traces of a medieval tower castle near the poppet Mühle. The first mention of Dockendorf took place in 1270. For many years the place to Luxembourg provost Bitburg and 1816 belonged to the Prussian district of Bitburg. During the French period Dockendorf was a Mairie, which was later as mayor until 1914. This then went into the mayor's Wolsfeld on ( from 1927 Office Wolsfeld ), which was merged in the Rhineland-Palatinate municipal reform in 1970 with four other offices to the municipality Bitburg -Land.
The development of the population of Dockendorf, the values from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:
Parish council
The local council in Dockendorf 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.
Attractions
Throughout the church are numerous and well-preserved heritage values farmhouses dating from the 18th and 19th centuries. Among the interesting buildings in Dockendorf include the forest chapel and the parish church and the resulting in four architectural styles old rectory. The latter has been restored inside and out and is also nationally regarded as a significant monument. From the 17th to the 19th century, a total of five crosses paths originate at the district skein village. The nahegelene nature reserve " pawing at Dockendorf " ( Keupterkuppe ) is home to some very rare species of plants.
See also: List of cultural monuments in Dockendorf
Economy
Dockendorf is a very agricultural community. Bear witness to a number of agricultural full and part-time farms. In recent years, the agricultural area has grown unlike some other communities in the surrounding area. In addition, a construction company and a distillery are located in the industrial sector. Most workers in Dockendorf commute to Bitburg, Trier and Luxembourg.
One kilometer east of the village runs the federal highway 257 The nearest motorway junction on the A 60 is Bitburg and is some 10 km away.