Malbergweich

Malbergweich at Malberg in the Eifel is a municipality in the district of Bitburg -Prüm, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Kyllburg.

History

When the town grew Malbergweich, you can not exactly prove today. Findings indicate that the site was inhabited in Roman times. In the district of " Helsdorf " were found remains of a Roman masonry. As a first certain mention of an entry in the land register under the name of Prüm Wihc is to be considered from the year 893. Wihc is derived from the Latin " vicus " = inhabited place.

In the Middle Ages Malbergweich belonged to the Luxembourg rule " Malberghe ". The fate of the place in the period from the 15th to the 17th century can be best understood from the hearths in the place where houses are meant was a hotplate, pursue. 1475 there were 11 hearths, 1551 = 6, 1636 = 14 and 1656 only 5 fireplaces (1618-1648 Thirty Years' War ). What are suffering of the people behind these numbers, one can only guess. The settlement had ever-changing men, it belonged as part of the Duchy of Luxembourg, for example, until 1795 the Austrian Netherlands.

After 1792 French Revolutionary troops had the Austrian Netherlands, to which the duchy of Luxembourg and thus Malbergweich was occupied and annexed in 1795 at that time. Under the French administration Malbergweich in 1795 into the canton of Bitburg, who belonged to the district Bitburg forests in the department.

Due to the decisions on the Congress of Vienna, the region came in 1815 with the Kingdom of Prussia. Under the Prussian administration Malbergweich belonged to the mayor's Malberg in 1816 the newly formed district of Bitburg in the Trier region. Malbergweich in 1845 a separate municipality. Since that time, there is a council. The first mayor was called Nicholas Zalfen.

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

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Malbergweich consists of eight 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

The coat of arms description reads: "In a silver shield, a red, used with three golden balls inclined Links bar, above a red labels, below a blue plowshare ."

Explanation: churches and local patron of Malbergweich is the St. Nicholas. His attribute are three golden balls. They are reproduced in the red oblique beams. Malbergweich is the old " vicus iuxta Malberg ," who was a part of the rule Malberg until around 1800. As an indication of the character of the Lords of Malberg, a red labels is recorded on a silver background on the upper shield member. As an indication of the agricultural by the local stamping an antique plow in the lower plate is given.

Economy

The economic structure of Malbergweich is intended for agriculture since time immemorial. Even in a time in which makes a well- structure change in the communities noticeable, the place has remained predominantly agricultural oriented. The only major employer is the medium-sized automotive supplier company Eifelwerk.