Seiwerath

Seiwerath is a municipality in the district of Bitburg -Prüm, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality of Prüm and is located in the center of a triangle of Prüm, Gerolstein and Bitburg.

  • 5.1 Structures
  • 5.2 Natural Monuments

Geography

The place Seiwerath lies in the landscape " Prüm Kalkmulde " still belongs to the East Eifel, the southern municipality is already on the " tab Eider plateau " in the West Eifel. The municipality also includes the residential places Dürrbach, Gerstenbergerhof and Herchenberg. The hamlet Schart Zberg lies partly within the boundaries of Wawern.

History

The village lies on the former military road Roman Trier- Cologne and was already inhabited in Roman times. The foundation of the present-day village indicated as evidenced by the place names broadcast on a clearing settlement dating from around the year 1000. Written mention of the place in 1570 for the first time as Syvert. He belongs to the end of the 18th century Schultheißerei Wetteldorf in kurtrierischen Office Prüm. Under French administration in the early 19th century Seiwerath was part of the canton of Prüm in the Saarland Department and Prussia it belonged to the mayor's nice corners.

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

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Seiwerath 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.

Customs

Seiwerath is on Easter Monday the destination Schönecker egg situation, a notarized since 1764, but probably much older Easter customs. Here runners of Schoenecken must be developed to cover a total of 7.2 km, in order to obtain a confirmation of the barrier - receiver in Seiwerath. He is in competition with the gatherer, who must simultaneously collect a fixed number of eggs in nice corners.

Culture and sights

Structures

  • St. Lambertus Chapel of 1570th
  • Wallesch Chapel in Dürrbachtal of 1892.

See also: List of cultural monuments in Seiwerath

Natural Monuments

  • Kaisereiche in community forest Wabbusch

See also: list of natural monuments in Seiwerath

Economy and infrastructure

Among the largest employers in the region include a log cabin -Vertriebs-GmbH, as well as a media agency.

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