Meerfeld

Sea field is a municipality in the district of Bernkastel -Wittlich, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Manderscheid.

Geography

The village is in the midst of a volcanic crater, known as Meerfelder. A part of the crater is filled with water; the lake is up to 18 meters deep. The Meerfelder is the largest Eifelmaar, because you have this cover the entire basin, ie measure the boiler of edge height to rim height. Then there is an area of ​​around 1500 to 1200 meters. 64.5 percent of the total area of ​​the municipality is forested.

At sea field belongs to the living space Sauer soaps.

History

To 1152 Sea field is mentioned as part of the parish bed box. Landlords were for centuries the lords of Malberg. Beginning in 1794, the sea area under French rule, 1815, the place on the Congress of Vienna was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia. Since 1946 he is part of Rhineland- Palatinate then newly founded.

Policy

Parish council

The local council in sea field 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.

Mayor

Mayor is Karl Weiler ( CDU). He was confirmed in the 2009 election with 60.4 percent of the vote in office.

Economy and infrastructure

The four accommodation establishments in the state-approved leisure offer together over 200 beds and 2012 were more than 10,000 people record with more than 34,000 overnight stays.

Culture and Leisure, Sports

Five clubs are located in Sea field:

  • Volunteer Fire Sea field
  • Meerfelder Seniorenhilfe hospital bed rental eV
  • Sports FC sea field e.V.
  • Musikverein sea field in 1928 e.V.
  • Tug friends sea field e.V.

Old Schmiedehaus

In the Fountain Street is a privately owned museum of crafts that can be visited. In the former home of 1789, the 5 generations, was the residence of the Sea fields blacksmith tools and equipment from the area blacksmith, wheelwright, cooper, cobbler, flax processing and agriculture are seen. Furthermore, you can experience the living conditions of the Eifel from the early 1900's in the original here. The opposite Old Forge is functional furnishings.

Wheelwright workshop

Toolbox

Pictures

View of the sea from the shore of field Maar from

Sea field in autumn 2010

Meerfelder

View on Maar from the village

Sea field in January 2009

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