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Eppenberg

Coordinates: 50°14′55″N 7°4′21″E / 50.24861°N 7.07250°E / 50.24861; 7.07250
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Eppenberg
Coat of arms of Eppenberg
Location of Eppenberg within Cochem-Zell district
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Eppenberg is located in Germany
Eppenberg
Eppenberg
Eppenberg is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Eppenberg
Eppenberg
Coordinates: 50°14′55″N 7°4′21″E / 50.24861°N 7.07250°E / 50.24861; 7.07250
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictCochem-Zell
Municipal assoc.Kaisersesch
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Nikolaus Braunschädel[1]
Area
 • Total4.12 km2 (1.59 sq mi)
Elevation
500 m (1,600 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total237
 • Density58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56759
Dialling codes02653
Vehicle registrationCOC
Websiteeppenberg.kaisersesch.de

Eppenberg 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 Kaisersesch, whose seat is in the like-named town.

Geography

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The municipality lies in the Eifel.

History

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Beginning in 1794, Eppenberg lay under French rule. In 1815 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. Since 1946, it has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Politics

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Municipal council

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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.[3]

Mayor

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Eppenberg's mayor is Nikolaus Braunschädel.[1]

Culture and sightseeing

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Buildings

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The following are listed buildings or sites in Rhineland-Palatinate’s Directory of Cultural Monuments:

Youth

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Since the summer of 2005, Eppenberg has had a youth centre for all the village's youth, who organize the yearly Walpurgis Night festivities and village festival.

Kermis

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The St.-Anna-Kirmes is held each year on the last weekend in July.

References

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  1. ^ a b Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Cochem-Zell, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
  3. ^ Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat
  4. ^ Directory of Cultural Monuments in Cochem-Zell district
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