Watzerath

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

  • 2.1 Water supply
  • 2.2 Population development

Geography

Watzerath is located in the North Eifel Nature Park. The municipality also includes the living space Berghof.

Climate

The annual rainfall is 927 mm. Rainfall is high. They are located in the upper quarter of the detected values ​​in Germany. At 80 % of the stations of the German Weather Service lower values ​​are registered. The driest month is April, the most rainfall comes in December. In December, falling 1.5 times more rainfall than in April. Rainfall is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year. At 33% of the monitoring stations, lower seasonal swings are recorded.

History

Due to the location name to " treason " one can surmise that the village was about 900-1000 AD. 1445 the place was first documented as " Watzenrode " mentioned. The construction and commissioning of the line is the " Prüm Pronsfeld -St. Vith " Watzerath experienced a slight upturn. Approximately 1900 Watzerath received its own ticket office and later its own train station. Passenger traffic on the railway line was set in 1973. Today, the site is dominated largely agricultural.

Water supply

The beginnings of the county waterworks Prüm date back to the year 1927. If you here for the first major project of a central group water supply in circles Prüm first the term " Schneifel group waterworks" anwandte and sponsorship for the time being was the former Amtsbürgermeisterei Nederprüm - Pronsfeld, you can still consider this planned group readily as the cornerstone of the county waterworks.

1927-1945: The first section ran from 1927 until 1944 and was during construction, as from 1939, under the leadership of then district architect Thur. During these years, Dr. Schlemmer was District President of Prüm. About the planning and efforts to finance and implement the action there was, as can be seen from the old files, a lively correspondence. Below is a session transcript dated 2 February 1927

" On February 2, 1927 gathered in Watzerath the community representatives of municipalities Niedermehlen stone flours, Weinfeld, Watzerath, Pittenbach, Pronsfeld, Lünebach and Strickscheid to after a presentation of the Mayor Mangold of Prüm and the Dipl. Endris from Gerolstein to discuss the basis of the present and in the preliminary draft government, the construction of a group waterworks. It was basically ready to perform the intended action at a cost of RM 260,000, if the part of the German Empire, the Prussian state and the Rhine province municipalities sufficient funds would be granted so as to ensure the financing. "

Population Development

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

Parish council

The local council in Watzerath 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.

Attractions

  • Late Gothic chapel with attached matins House
  • The Lutz mill ( mill vineyards ) above the village on Mönbach was in operation until 1968.

See also: List of cultural monuments in Watzerath

Regular events

  • Carolers
  • Children's Carnival ( before Shrove Tuesday )
  • Cap session ( Friday after Fat Thursday)
  • Sport festival of DJK ( 1st weekend in July )
  • Skat tournament ( 2nd Christmas Day )
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