Pittenbach

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

Geography

Pittenbach is located on the Prüm between Watzerath and Pronsfeld and is connected by the federal highway 410 to the national transport network.

History

The name ending - bach suggesting a birth of the village in the 9th and 10th centuries. First mentioned in a document of 1523 as a place turkey creek. By the end of the 18th century the village belonged to the condominium Pronsfeld. At the time the place was one of 11 houses. In the Prussian era, he was assigned to the mayor's Pronsfeld.

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

Parish council

The local council in Pittenbach 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

A three - king shrine is next to the bridge in the village. By Pittenbach also the Eifel-Ardennes bike path that uses at many places out of service Asked railway lines extend.

See also: List of cultural monuments in Pittenbach

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