Kordel

Cord, official spelling to 15 May 1936: Cordel, is a municipality in the Trier -Saar castle in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Trier -Land.

Geographical location

Cord is located in the Eifel on Kyll.

To the local community cord include the districts Kimmlingen, Hochmark and Burg Ramstein.

History

A first historical documentary note of the place is attributed to the year 1023. On the origin of the name is, according to the prevailing opinion, the local historian, an archiepiscopal Good helped that the name cordula or cortellum led. This bishop's estate was for historical manifestation in the vicinity of the castle Ramstein. The first documented mention of this estate date back to 1138.

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

Data source: Statistical Office of Rhineland -Palatinate

Parish council

The local council in cord consists of 16 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 a proportional representation, and the honorary mayor as chairman. The mayor has in this community two councilors who represent him in the case of prevention.

Allocation of seats in the elected local council:

Attractions

In cord are the Ramstein Castle and the Genoveva cave. Before this cave flint chippings and scrapers have been found from the early Stone Age, and stone axes and spearheads from the early Stone Age.

In all other parts of the known long wall can be detected on the district territory of the local church.

Near the castle are the Butzerbachfälle, a series of waterfalls, sandstone benches, which is accessible by a path with 30 -meter-long bridge network.

See also: List of cultural monuments in cord

Rail transport

The station is located on the cord Eifelbahn Cologne - Euskirchen - Gerolstein Trier, on the rail passenger transport

  • The Eifel -Mosel- Express ( RE 12) Cologne - Euskirchen - Gerolstein Trier and
  • The Eifel (RB 83) Gerolstein Trier

Operate.

Will be conducted of rail transport by DB Regio southwest.

For the entire public transport (PT ) the rate of transport association Region Trier ( VRT) applies.

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