Hontheim

Hontheim is a municipality in the district of Bernkastel -Wittlich, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Kröv - Bausendorf and is located in the southern Eifel. Hontheim is a nationally recognized tourist.

Geography

The town lies on the northern edge of Kondelwalds on a plateau of volcanic Eifel. The streams Ueß and Alf form the municipality border in the west and northeast. 58.4 percent of the district area is forested. To Hontheim include the districts Wispelt, Krinkhof and Bonsbeuern.

History

Beginning in 1794, Hontheim 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 Hontheim, the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:

Parish council

The local council in Hontheim 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 location. The twelve seats in the City Council are distributed among four groups of voters.

Economy and infrastructure

Through the village leads the federal highway 421 in the west, the Federal Highway runs 1 In Ürzig is a station of the Mosel route. That of Bad Bert Rich with the only Glaubersalztherme of Germany is only three kilometers away.