Country Germany District Bernkastel-Wittlich Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Area 8.19 km² Population 678 (31 Dec 2008) Dialling code 06571 | State Rhineland-Palatinate Elevation 348 m (1,142 ft) Postal codes 54518 Local time Monday 12:17 AM Postal code 54518 Municipal assoc. Wittlich-Land | |
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Minderlittgen (in Eifel dialect: Mannerleehtchen) 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 54518 Minderlittgen Germany
- Location
- History
- Municipal council
- Coat of arms
- Clubs
- Regular events
- References
Map of 54518 Minderlittgen, 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 912, Minderlittgen had its first documentary mention as Lutiaco from King Karl III. The placename’s base form is Lutiacum. Over the ages, it has had many names:
Until 1147, St. Maximin’s Abbey was the landholder in Minderlittgen. Thereafter the village was held by the Electorate of Trier. Beginning in 1794, Minderlittgen 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 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 municipality’s arms might be described thus: Per pale argent a cross gules surmounted by a fleur-de-lis of the field and argent two pallets gules and a canton azure.
Clubs
The municipality of Minderlittgen currently has a volunteer fire brigade, a music club, a men’s singing club (together with Hupperath), a sport club (Spielvereinigung Minderlittgen-Hupperath e. V.), a tennis club, a church choir, a Möhnen club (association of women who participate in the festivities on Fat Thursday, or Weiberfastnacht) and a church building club at its disposal.