Gamlen

Gamlen is a municipality in the district Cochem-Zell, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Emperor Esch.

Geography

Gamlen is located five kilometers east of the city Kaisersesch in the valley and on both sides of the Brohlbachs. The village comprises altitudes between 340 m above sea level. Sea level and 380 m above sea level. NN. About 300 m south runs the Federal Highway 48, which leads to a length of about 800 m through the district of the place. Geographically, can the about two thirds utilized agricultural municipality in the Eastern Moseleifel largely still assign the Emperor Escher Eifel edge, a northern section already the Elz Valley. Through the village take the road leads 109 (Kaiser Esch- Brohl ). Gamlen is bordered (clockwise ) to the local communities Kehrig ( district of Mayen -Koblenz ), Kaifenheim, Zettingen, Hambuch, Eulgem and Düngenheim.

History

The town was first mentioned in 1252 as Gammenheim documented in a deed. 1338, Emperor Ludwig the Bavarian Count Robert of Virneburg the right to use in Gaemyheim Schultheissen. Landlords in Gamlen were in the 18th century, the pin Mayen, the Monastery Beilstein, the Barons of Gymnich, the Counts von der Leyen and the barons of Clodt. Beginning in 1794, Gamlen under French rule in 1815 the place at the Vienna Congress was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia. Since 1946 he is part of Rhineland- Palatinate then newly founded. Since 2004, Gamlen has a new, large community center.

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

Policy

Parish council

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

Mayor

Mayor is Achim Marzi, he was elected by the municipal council.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms is cleaved by a toppled top. This red three stones. Front in Red a golden rose, back in green with a silver basket with five golden ears.

The three stones point to the patron saint of the municipality Gamlen, the St. Stephen, who is mentioned together with St. Peter as the patron since 1680. The rose is reminiscent of the nearby monastery Rosenthal. A citizen of Munstermaifeld presented the monastery with its grain harvest in 1278 in Gammenheim. The early market rights of the place from 1789 typifies the basket. The ears of corn in the basket indicate the operated site in agriculture.