Masthorn

Masthorn is a municipality in the district of Bitburg -Prüm, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality of Prüm.

Geography

Masthorn is located three kilometers southwest of Pronsfeld and ten kilometers southwest of the town of Prüm on an east to the beer stream, a tributary of the Prüm and south to the forest Bierenbach sloping grounds. The village comprises altitudes between 450 m above sea level. Sea level and 480 m above sea level. NN, west rises the Castle Square (491 m above sea level. NN ). Geographically, the wooded half and located in the West Eifel municipality is divided into three parts: the southern portion of the capital can be attributed to the high surface Arzfelder, the Northeast to Southern Schneifelvorland and a north-western part of the suffering Hochfläche. It comprises the eastern edge is also a part of the nature reserve Bierbachtal between Hollnich and Masthorn. The village is crossed by the county road 118 between Kesfeld and Lünebach. To Masthorn include residential places mast Horner mill ( Forest Mill) and Roth Büsch.

Masthorn bordered (clockwise ) to the local communities Habscheid, Pronsfeld, Lünebach Euscheid and Üttfeld.

Population

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

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Masthorn 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

• Chapel from the 16th century with a late Gothic ribbed vault and a wooden altar columns

See also: List of cultural monuments in Masthorn