Landscheid

Country Scheid (phonetic transcription in Eifel dialect: Lähscheld ) in the Eifel is a municipality in the district of Bernkastel -Wittlich, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality of Wittlich -Land.

3.1 municipal
3.2 Coat of Arms

4.1 Structures
4.2 Regular events

5.1 traffic
5.2 Established businesses
5.3 Formation

Geography

Districts are castle on the Salm, country Scheid and Niederkail; continue to belong to country Scheid courtyards Hau, Raskop, Mulbach and Altenhof. 56% of the municipal area is wooded and 31% are classified as agricultural land.

Neighboring communities

Scheid land borders Großlittgen, Hupperath, mountain hamlets, breakage, Arenrath, Bins field, Spangdahlem, Gran village, Schwarzenborn and Himmerod

History

First traces of settlement date from the first century AD The Burscheider wall is used as a refuge fort ramparts of the Celts.

Country Scheid was first mentioned in 1157 as a long piece of wood in a document. Today the district castle was first mentioned in 1184 and also in 1211 the place Niederkail in a document. Landlord was the monastery Himmerod sovereign Archbishopric of Trier the. Another source states that Niederkail was mentioned in 1070 as the residence of the noble Godefried of the Keyle.

Beginning in 1794, the territory of the present municipality was under French rule in 1815 was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. Since 1946 it is part of Rhineland- Palatinate then newly founded.

With effect from 1 December 1975, the formerly independent local churches Castle ( Salm ) with 390 inhabitants, land Scheid (1135 inhabitants) and Niederkail resolved ( 627 inhabitants) and the local church Landscheid re-formed.

Policy

Parish council

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

The distribution of seats in the local council:

Coat of arms

The district government Trier granted to run their own coat of arms on December 5, 1980, the approval.

The blazon of the arms is: " split plate, front in gold, a blue crook, back in red a six - spoked golden wheel".

The blue crook symbolizes the church patronage of the Abbess Gertrude of Nivelles. The golden wheel was taken from the coat of arms of the formerly independent municipality Niederkail. Through the six - spoked wheel of ambulatory trade and agriculture are symbolized.

Culture and sights

Structures

See list of cultural monuments in the country Scheid

Regular events

In the district of country Scheid in tradition for outpatient trade a spring and a Christmas market will take place.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

Through the municipal area the BAB 60 leads to the direct connection point Landscheid. The B 50 connects Landscheid with the regional centers Wittlich and Bitburg.
On public transport Landscheid is connected with the RegioLinie 400 ( Bitburg -Wittlich ).

Established businesses

Suki.international GmbH with about 50 % market share in packaged view ironmongery in Germany.
Börner GmbH Manufacturer of household products with approximately 70 employees.

Education

In country Scheid there is next to a kindergarten with full day care in primary school. Secondary schools are available in Wittlich and Bitburg.

Personalities

Peter Zirbes, ( born January 10, 1825 Niederkail, † November 14, 1901 ), was a traveling " singer " ( Poet) from Niederkail. In the town there is a street that was named after him. His house is still there and is a tour destination of tourists.
Karl Hofstätter, ( born December 9, 1926 in Domstadtl ), mayor of Niederkail 1964-1975, mayor of the municipality land Scheid 1976-1989, carriers of the Medal of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Alfred Börner, ( born October 29, 1910 in Lichtenberg / Erzgeb; . † February 2nd 1999 in Niederkail ), Longtime CEO of Börner group, sponsor local sports, support the Rudolf Diesel medal, inventor of innovative developments in the area of vegetable slicer eg of the V- planer
Otto Follmann, (* December 10, 1856, † 1926), Professor of Geology

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