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Shepherd is a municipality in the district of Mayen -Koblenz in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Vordereifel, which has its administrative headquarters in Mayen.

Geographical location

The place is located west of Mayen on the B 258 ( Koblenz - Aachen ) in the central eastern Eifel high about 460 m above sea level, the village of Cross Nick about 480 above sea level.

History

Shepherd is first mentioned in 936 as Herdiga documented.

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

Policy

Parish council

The local council in pastoral 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.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms description reads: " Under blue shield with silver tongs main, of Silver Blue divided diagonally to the left, above a red Latin cross, down a golden shepherd blade with hook ".

Attractions

Center of the village of shepherds is the Apollonia Chapel.

Economy

Both places are no longer dominated by agriculture today, but on Mayen oriented toward commuter communities.

Municipal council Acht Andernach Anschau Arft Baar, Rhineland-Palatinate Bassenheim Bell, Mayen-Koblenz Bendorf Bermel Boos, Mayen-Koblenz Brey Brodenbach Burgen, Mayen-Koblenz Ditscheid Einig Ettringen, Mayen-Koblenz Gappenach Gering, Germany Gierschnach Hatzenport Hausten Kalt Kaltenengers Kehrig Kerben, Germany Kettig Kirchwald Kollig Kottenheim Kretz Kruft Langenfeld, Mayen-Koblenz Langscheid Lehmen Lind, Mayen-Koblenz Lonnig Luxem Macken, Germany Mendig Mertloch Monreal, Germany Nachtsheim Naunheim Nickenich Niederfell Niederwerth Oberfell Pillig Plaidt Polch Reudelsterz Rhens Saffig Sankt Johann, Mayen-Koblenz Sankt Sebastian Siebenbach Trimbs Urbar, Mayen-Koblenz Virneburg Volkesfeld Waldesch Weiler, Mayen-Koblenz Weitersburg Welling, Germany Welschenbach Wierschem Winningen Wolken
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