Country Germany District Cochem-Zell Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Area 76 ha Population 106 (31 Dec 2008) Dialling code 02673 | State Rhineland-Palatinate Elevation 91 m (299 ft) Postal codes 56820 Local time Thursday 2:57 PM Postal code 56820 Municipal assoc. Cochem | |
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Nehren is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Cochem-Zell district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Cochem, whose seat is in the like-named town. Nehren is a winegrowing centre.
Contents
- Map of Nehren Germany
- Location
- History
- Municipal council
- Mayor
- Coat of arms
- Buildings
- Other sites
- References
Map of Nehren, Germany
Location
The municipality lies at the south end of a long vineyard-covered ridge behind an old arm of the river Moselle.
History
In 634, Nehren had its first documentary mention. It arose from the Roman settlement Villa Nogeria. Beginning in 1814, it was part of Prussia’s Rhine Province, and since 1946, it has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Municipal council
The council is made up of 6 council members, who were elected by majority vote at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.
Mayor
Nehren’s mayor is Norbert Arenz, and his deputies are Hermann-Josef Löscher and Dieter Arenz.
Coat of arms
The German blazon reads: Im grünen Feld stilisierte römische Grabkammern in Gold.
The municipality’s arms might in English heraldic language be described thus: Vert two stylized Roman tombs Or.
The arms were designed by A. Friderichs of Zell.
Buildings
The following are listed buildings or sites in Rhineland-Palatinate’s Directory of Cultural Monuments:
Other sites
Although not a listed site, a Roman winepressing stone is also to be found in Nehren on the village square.