Ernzen, Germany
Ernzen is a municipality in the district of Bitburg -Prüm, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Irrel.
Geography
The municipality is located on the south side of the Ferschweiler plateau, a plateau of sandstone. To Ernzen includes the residential places Ernzerhof, Haus Hubertus and When Ernzerhof.
History
The first written mention as " Arenza " was 895 in a deed, in the Lorraine King Zwentibold the Abbey of Echternach possession of the place confirmed. Later documents speak of Erneza, Herense, Errensem and Ernszem. The shape Erneza first appears in 1148 in a papal document.
1570 a chapel at the site was mentioned as a branch of Echternach, which is restored in 1613 and rebuilt in 1808, with the altar in the ruined Liboriuskapelle of Echternach. Ernzen formed one of the four dairies the provost Echternach. It included Ferschweiler, Prümzurlay and Laeisenhof.
The development of the population of Ernzen, the values from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:
Policy
Parish council
The local council in Ernzen 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.
Coat of arms
Blazon: ". Argent, a diagonally left, blue wave bar, covered by a black ancient temple, which stands on a black altar block and in its open center a red heraldic lily shows, which is topped with a silver cross "
Economy
Ernzen whose area is used for agriculture to about 50 % and has approximately 30 % forest area, was always dominated by agriculture in the past. In the present, the importance of tourism as a source of income increases, the town is designated as a tourism destination.
Attractions
- The Ernzer rock pond, one in the 19th century, comprising a carp pond -developed source, today an idyllic resting place
- Roman consecration monuments dating from the 2nd century AD
See also: List of cultural monuments in Ernzen
Personalities
- Marcus Dahm ( born 1977 ), composer, church musician and musicologist who worked from 1996 to 2006 as organist and choirmaster at the Church of St. Mark in Ernzen