Eilscheid

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

Location and economic

The village lies approximately 8 kilometers southwest of Prüm near the A 60 The county road 122 connects Eilscheid with the approximately 2 km west located Merlscheid.

About 62 percent of the municipal area is agricultural land of five farms with an average size of 34 ha.

History

By the end of the 18th century the village belonged to the condominium Pronsfeld, which was under the joint sovereignty of the Electorate of Trier and the Duchy of Luxembourg. After the annexation of the region by French revolutionary troops Eilscheid 1795 was assigned to the Canton Arzfeld in the department of forests. Due to the decisions on the Congress of Vienna and the area thus Eilscheid 1815 was awarded the Kingdom of Prussia. Under the Prussian administration Eilscheid the community came in 1816 to the newly built circuit Prüm in the Trier region. She belonged to the mayor's Lünebach and later to the Official Waxweiler.

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

The citizens of the community are about 80 percent are Roman Catholics (as of 2013).

Parish council

The council is composed 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. The mayor was elected by the municipal council.

Attractions

An excellent view of Eilscheid and the surrounding area offers the to 545 m above sea level. NN located Lookout Mountain Court (50 ° 7 ' 41.9 "N, 6 ° 23' 48.7 " O50.12836.3968638888889 ).