Drees
Drees is a municipality in the volcanic Eifel region of Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Kelberg.
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Geography
The place is located in the Eifel. It is surrounded by small villages Balkhausen and Nürburg in the West, Meuspath the northwest, Doettingen in the north, Herresbach, Baar and Central Baar in the Northeast, Lower Baar in the east, Nitz in the southeast, Kirsbach in the south and Welcherath in the southwest. At Drees also includes the living space Dreeser mill.
History
Drees was first mentioned in 1222 under the name " Dreyse ". The word comes from the Celtic word for wellspring. This is akin to the old Germanic word " Thrais " for jets, bubbling or swirling. The eponymous sprudelne by volcanic activity of mineral water source no longer exists.
Drees belonged to the late 18th century to the office of mayor Which advice of the Electoral Cologne Office Nürburg.
In 1794, French revolutionary troops had occupied the left bank of the Rhine. Under the French administration Drees belonged from 1798 to 1814 for Canton Adenau in the Rhine- Moselle department. Because of the 1815 taken at the Congress of Vienna agreements, the region came to the Kingdom of Prussia. Under Prussian administration, the community Drees was assigned to the circle Adenau in the Region of Koblenz and was managed by the mayor Kelberg. This was in 1927 in the Official Kelberg and 1968 in the municipality Kelberg on. After the First World War the area was under French military administration. Following the dissolution of the circle Adenau in 1932 Drees came to the district of Mayen. Since 1946, the region is part of Rhineland-Palatinate and belonged until 1949 to the French occupation zone.
During the municipal reorganization of Rhineland-Palatinate, the community came on November 7, 1970 by the same resolution Mayen down to the district (now county Volcanic Eifel ).
The development of the population of Drees, the values from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:
Policy
Parish council
The local council in Drees 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.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms description reads: "By battlements section divided by blue and silver. Above, a silver fountain with shared water jet. Below, a red cross of St. Anthony with two pilgrims bells ".
The battlements section points out the former affiliation with the Electoral Cologne office Nürburg, the fountain is originating from the Celtic word for a wellspring from which the city name is derived. The cross of St. Anthony reminds us of the local saint, St. Anthony.
Economy and infrastructure
Traffic
On roads the county road leads north to 93 Doettingen and the federal road 258, east county road 93 via Nitz also to the highway 258 and County Road 92 to the southwest after Welcherath and from national road 94
Business
North of the village, west of the road to Doettingen is located in a disused quarry an off road trail with company name Camp 4 Fun, in which companies and private individuals SUV for training and recreational purposes can extend in difficult terrain. Occasionally sporting events take place there, such as 2007, the German Offroad Masters.