Hütterscheid
Hütterscheid is a municipality in the district of Bitburg -Prüm, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Bitburg -Land. Hütterscheid is a nationally recognized tourist.
Geography
The place is located in the southwest Eifel on the plateau between Prüm and Enz The county town of Bitburg is located about 15 km southeast of the community, to the Luxembourg border lies about 15 km away. The around the village lying in the municipal area of hills and hilltop landscape rises stepwise to the north to 400 m above sea level. NN on. Hütterscheid situated exactly on the 50th latitude.
History
In 1463, the city first appears in records as " Huder log ", but already in 1244, a " Henricus de Houckesheide " mentioned. From a book of fireplaces 1531 shows that Hütterscheid was then divided: while the southern village belonged to seven houses to rule Bettingen, the northern half was with six houses in the area of rule of New Castle. After the Thirty Years' War, plague and cholera, and several witches were burned, the population had fallen sharply. 1636 inhabited still families the Eifelort 7, 1656 just four.
The division into different to the Duchy of Luxembourg belonging dominions existed until the end of the 18th century. After the annexation of Luxembourg (1794 ) by French revolutionary troops Hütterscheid belonged from 1795 to 1814 for Canton New Castle in the district Bitburg and the Department of Forests. After the region was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna ( 1815), the community was provided in 1816 under the administration of mayor Baustert in the newly created district of Bitburg.
In 1970, the municipality Bitburg -Land, the local church Hütterscheid since managed mainly formed from several offices out again. In 2005, the new area was opened up " on the greed".
The development of the population of Hütterscheid, the values from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:
Parish council
The local council in Hütterscheid 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.
Attractions
The St. Anne's Chapel was built in 1795 and is of St. Anne and St. Bernard ordained. Several private houses and spread throughout the municipality crosses paths are under monument protection. Also worth seeing are the natural monument " 200 -year-old copper beech " and the " oak in Geißbüsch ".
See also * List of cultural monuments in Hütterscheid
- List of natural monuments in Hütterscheid