Meckel, Germany
Meckel is a municipality in the district of Bitburg -Prüm, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Bitburg -Land.
Geography
Meckel is located in the south-west Eifel, about 10 km south of the center of the county town of Bitburg. The municipal area extends into a small valley and is crossed on the southeastern edge of the highway 51. The altitude ranges from 300 m above sea level. Sea level up to 391 m above sea level. NN. Through the town flows the Nüßbach.
History
From an early settlement of the municipality testify extensive remains from the Roman period. During this time was the Roman Estate " disc catfish tail " and the temple district of Meilbrück on the road today Meckel Gilzem. The first written mention of the village probably took place 711-814, when a certain Harduwinus his estate overwrote to " Meckeia cum ecclesia " the monastery of Echternach. Until the early 19th century French period Meckel belonged to Luxembourg provost Bitburg. In 1794 the town seat of the Mairie Meckel, which passed at the beginning of the Prussian rule in the same mayoralty. 1824 a personal union of the mayors and Meckel Idenheim was formed to manage the common area of Röhl from. The mayor's Bitburg -Land 1860 successor this personal union and eventually merged in 1970 in the wake of the Rhineland-Palatinate municipal reform in 1970 with four other offices to the municipality Bitburg -Land.
1848 and Meckel with 277 residents in 31 apartments only slightly less than it is today. In 1991, Meckel has been competing Our village is beautiful awarded a gold badge.
Parish council
The local council in Meckel consists of eight council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 a proportional representation, and the honorary mayor as chairman. The eight seats on the council are divided into two groups of voters. In the previous election in 2004, a majority vote was held.
Attractions
Especially south of the Nüßbaches to find some old farmhouses. There is also the 1896-1898 built according to the plans of the cathedral architect Reinhold Wirtz parish church of St. Bartholomew, now used as a cemetery chapel. It is one of the widely used in the West Eifel late Gothic Einstützenräumen that arose in the late 15th and early 16th century. In the vicinity of the chapel some very old grave stones and crosses are available.
The building north of Nüßbaches is for the most part recent substance. This section of the village is determined by the inn as well as the somewhat more distant old barn.
See also: List of cultural monuments in Meckel
Economy
Like many municipalities in the Eifel is also Meckel agricultural. In this area, there are still some major and part-time farmers present. In contrast to other locations in the area, however, is quite Meckel also the location of some industrial and active in the service sector companies. To provide a village inn, a rest area with gas station and a sawmill, a carpentry and a quarry several local jobs. Nevertheless, most workers are employed in the nearby Bitburg, in the Trier or Luxembourg.
Persons acting or worked on site
- Reinhold Wirtz (1842-1898) was a German architect, municipal county and diocesan architect of the Diocese of Trier.