Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Area 4.11 km² Local time Friday 4:10 AM Dialling code 06571 | Elevation 337 m (1,106 ft) Postal codes 54518 Postal code 54518 Population 618 (31 Dec 2008) | |
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Weather 4°C, Wind SW at 5 km/h, 72% Humidity | ||
Hupperath (in Eifel dialect: Hauperth) is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Contents
- Map of Hupperath Germany
- Location
- History
- Municipal council
- Coat of arms
- Clubs
- Regular events
- Ferien am Ort
- Notable people
- References
Map of Hupperath, Germany
Location
The municipality lies in the Eifel and belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wittlich-Land, whose seat is in Wittlich, although that town is itself not in the Verbandsgemeinde.
History
In 1137, Hupperath had its first documentary mention as Humbrecterod. Beginning in 1794, Hupperath lay under French rule. In 1814 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. Since 1947, it has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Municipal council
The council is made up of 12 council members, who were elected by majority vote proportional representation at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.
The municipal election held on 7 June 2009 yielded the following results:
Coat of arms
The German blazon reads: Von Grün und Silber geteilt. In Grün ein 12endiges, silbernes Hirschgeweih mit Grind, einschließend ein silbernes Kreuz, in Silber 2 schragenförmig gekreuzte blaue Rodehacken mit schwarzen Stielen.
The municipality’s arms might in English heraldic language be described thus: Per fess vert a stag’s attires each pointed of six fixed to the scalp, between them a Latin cross, all argent, and argent two clearing hoes in saltire azure helved sable.
Clubs
Hupperath currently has at its disposal a music club, a sport club (Spielvereinigung Minderlittgen-Hupperath e. V.), a men’s singing club (together with Minderlittgen), a volunteer fire brigade and a youth fire brigade.
Regular events
Ferien am Ort
The leisure week Ferien am Ort (roughly “Holiday in Town”) is staged by the Minderlittgen/Hupperath Spielvereinigung (“game union”). It offers youngsters varied leisure activities during the summer holidays. Ferien am Ort, also known as Lehmdorf (“Loam Village” – daily, figures and buildings are made out of loam), has a new motto every year (in 2008: In 7 Tagen um die Welt – “Around the world in 7 days”).
Notable people
Josef Simon (1930–2016), German philosopher