Hetzerath

Hetzerath is a municipality in the district of Bernkastel -Wittlich, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality of Wittlich -Land.

Geography

The village lies on the edge of the South Eifel in the valley between the towns of Wittlich Wittlich and Trier in five kilometers from the Moselle. To Hetzerath include the district Erlenbach and residential places Bernhardshof, house Rau, Johanneshof, Marienhof and Zimmerhof.

History

Hetzerath was 893 in Prüm land register as Salmana (Hof der Salm ) first mentioned. In the 9th or 10th century the company was renamed in Hecelroide ( clearing of Hezilo ). The earliest documented reference to the change of name comes from 1068th

Beginning in 1794, Hetzerath under French rule, 1815, the place on the Congress of Vienna was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia. Since 1946 he is part of Rhineland- Palatinate then newly founded.

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

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Hetzerath consists of 16 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 a personalized proportional representation, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

The distribution of seats in the local council:

Mayor

Mayor Otmar Mischo, which was almost eleven years in office, passed away on January 24, 2011. Succeeded by Werner Monzel.

Coat of arms

The blazon is: " From silver and blue nine divided shield, topped with a red bar cross, this in turn covered with a silver lily ".

The coat of arms was approved on 13 February 1979 by the district government of Trier. It corresponds to the crest of the 1970 resolution municipality Hetzerath ( until 1968 Office Hetzerath ), except for the blue sign boards.

Economy and infrastructure

In the village is a station on the railway line between Koblenz and Trier. The national road 141 runs through the town on its entire length.

A major business location is the Trier Region Industrial Park between pine and Hetzerath. Here are some 80 companies are located. They provide many jobs for the region, for Hetzerath.