Wellen, Rhineland-Palatinate

Waves is a municipality in the Trier -Saar castle in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Konz.

Geography

Waves lies in the west of the municipality Konz on the Moselle opposite the Luxembourg community Grevenmacher, with which it is connected by a bridge. The place is touched by the B 419 and is holding point of the configuration Trier- Apach ( Upper Moselle route).

History

In the year 646 waves should have been called for the first time with the Frankish word Vualeheim. The name changed later in valem, Welem and finally waves. Perhaps the name comes from waves from the personal name whale of a Frankish settler, who settled with his family at this place. After 1150 the town belonged to Luxembourg, and later to the Burgundian, the Spanish and the Austrian Netherlands.

1794 French Revolution troops occupied the area until 1815 waves to the Prussian province of the Grand Duchy of the Lower Rhine ( 1822 Rhine Province ) and in the mayor's Nittel came. 1878 received waves its own train station. During World War II waves was evacuated twice.

On July 20, 1946 waves was attached together with a further 80 municipalities in the counties of Trier and the Saar castle on February 16, 1946, separated from the rest of the French occupation zone Saarland. On June 8, 1947, this French territorial expansion was taken back down to 21 municipalities again so came waves to the 1946 newly formed state of Rhineland -Palatinate.

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

Parish council

The local council in waves consists of twelve council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 of personalized proportional representation, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

Allocation of seats in the local council:

Economy

Since 1874 limestone is mined mountain factory in waves. Since the processing was employed locally in 2003, the number of employees decreased considerably there.

End of December 2011 are of the Supervisory Board of Porr AG announced its intention to acquire the Trier lime, dolomite and cement plants. Add an event the company has unveiled its plans to the citizens, however, still require the regulatory approval.

Clubs

  • Gymnastic and game club TKDZ waves 1910 eV
  • Musikverein Concordia waves
  • Youth theater group waves
  • Volunteer Fire Department waves
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