Wettlingen

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

Geography

Wettlingen located 10 km southwest of Bitburg in bed Ingen at the Prüm. Of the 346 hectares of the municipality is 84 hectares of forest, 229 are used for agriculture.

History

Wettlingen is a municipality Frankish origin. On the mountain community remains Frankish graves were found. First mentioned is the place in 1200 in a Stiftungsverzeichnes of the Trier cathedral chapter. The place had a mill, which was sold in 1329 by the Lord of New Castle to John de la Roche. The state government was the Luxembourgers who managed the place of the provost Bitburg. 1570 Agatha chapel is first mentioned. After the Thirty Years' War were from seven yards four uncultivated. During the French occupation Wettlingen belonged to the Mairie Bettingen, which was continued by the Prussians as mayor before 1856, the mayor was responsible Alsdorf and 1909 the Office Wolsfeld was established. The population reached a peak in 1860 with 138, since it has been declining due to rural exodus: 1910 lived in the village of 97 inhabitants, today there are only a little more than 50 since 1970 belongs to the municipality Wettlingen Bitburg -Land.

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

Parish council

The local council in Wettlingen 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.