Matzerath

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

Geography

Matzerath located in the West Eifel. The municipality also includes the eastern part of the hamlet Dürsittert.

History

From the Celtic era graves were found in the vicinity of the place. Today's church was built in the medieval clearing phase. It belonged to the condominium Pronsfeld. 1794 the place was French, 1815, he came to Prussia and the circle Prüm was assigned. Middle of the 20th century lived in Matzerath about 100 inhabitants, since the population is declining. The municipality of Prüm heard Matzerath on since 1971.

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

Parish council

The local council in Matzerath 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

In the village is an old oak tree as a natural monument. Also worth seeing is the village well. Matzerath has a small chapel.

See also: List of cultural monuments in Matzerath

Economy

The place is dominated by agriculture. Dominating is to date the dairy industry. Today there are eight full-time farms with approximately 300 dairy cows (2010 ).