Leidenborn
Leidenborn is a municipality in the district of Bitburg -Prüm, in Rhineland -Palatinate. She is a member of the collective municipality.
- 4.1 Public bodies
Geography
The place is located in the western part of the Eifel, a few kilometers east of the border with Luxembourg. Neighboring municipalities are Großkampenberg and Kesfeld in the north, Üttfeld in the south, Sengerich in the south Herzfeld in the southwest and Lützkampen in the West.
To Leidenborn includes the hamlets and residential places Hallischbach, yard Lützkampenerbrücke, Huffelsheck, Lautzenbrücken Erath, suffering Borner Muhle, Regerhof, Reiffersbach and granulator.
Almost three-quarters of its territory is used for agriculture, over 20 % are forest area (as of 2011 ).
History
The ending of suffering Borner place name indicates an origin during the medieval clearing phases. By the end of the 18th century Leidenborn belonged to the rule Dasbourg in the Duchy of Luxembourg.
As mayor Leidenborn received in the Prussian time an office building and a small police station with jail. After the site was initially developed very positively, he was thrown back by the construction of the Western Wall and the Battle of the Bulge. At the front of the Switch town was destroyed about 90%. The resulting minefields tore after the war many civilians to death.
The development of the population of Leidenborn, the values from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:
Policy
Parish council
The local council in Leidenborn 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
Blazon: " Divided by a silver wave strip of red and green. Up an open golden book, each of the two visible sides covered with one eye: black eyelashes, silver cornea, iris black. Below, three fan-shaped golden ears ".
Economy and infrastructure
Leidenborn is an agricultural municipality today. Since 1971, when 29 farms had been counted yet, the agricultural area of 385 ha to 269 ha ( 2010) has decreased, which were managed by four companies.
Running through the village from the main road 15, which connects it with, among other things Üttfeld and Lützkampen.
Public institutions
Leidenborn is the site of a volunteer fire department with 11 members.