Großkampenberg

Großkampenberg is a municipality in the Eifel region in the district of Bitburg -Prüm, in Rhineland -Palatinate ( Germany ). She is a member of the collective municipality.

Community structure

The municipality consists of the villages Großkampenberg (formerly Großkampen ) and mountain. The municipality also includes a part of the otherwise associated with Heckhuscheid hamlet Dackscheid and the living space military road.

History

Großkampen was first mentioned in 1473, today the village of Berg in 1633rd By the end of the 18th century belonged to both places for dairy Harspelt, which was part of the Luxembourg rule Dasbourg.

The place has grown together from the communities originally independent. At the end of the Second World War, the front rolled three times over the village, so that hardly preserved historic buildings. This period is remembered the cusp line of the Siegfried Line, which runs on the outskirts. It has become not only for the inhabitants of the village but also for the surrounding communities a memorial to peace.

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

Parish council

The local council in Großkampenberg 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.