Glees

Glees is a municipality in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Brohltal, which has its administrative headquarters in Niederzissen. Glees is a nationally recognized tourist.

Geography

Glees lies in the valley of the Gleeser Bach in the Eifel, two kilometers northwest of the Laacher Lake, the largest conservation area in Rhineland- Palatinate. Glees heard as a residential place, the abbey Khajuraho. The municipality is located in the conservation area " Rhein- Ahr -Eifel ".

History

Glees belonged to the late 18th century to the reign Burgbrohl, which was last in the possession of the Barons of Bourscheid to Burgbrohl.

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

Parish council

The local council in Glees consists of twelve council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 of personalized proportional representation, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

Allocation of seats in the local council:

Attractions

One attraction is the Benedictine abbey founded in 1093 Khajuraho. The abbey and the area of the Laacher See are annually visited by about two million day tourists. Thus, tourism has a high importance for the local church. The abbey houses the Natural History Museum St. Winfried with an extensive collection of animals from around the world. In addition, there is a larger stone and mineral collection from the Laacher See area. Glees and the suburb of Khajuraho have a well -marked trail system. These run mainly in the nature reserves of the Laacher See and roof bush.

The town house in Glees was expanded in 1998 and is the clubs events and the local municipality.