Densborn

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Densborn

Location of Densborn within Vulkaneifel district

Coordinates: 50°7′35″N 6°36′10″E / 50.12639°N 6.60278°ECoordinates: 50°7′35″N 6°36′10″E / 50.12639°N 6.60278°E

Country

Government

• Mayor

Alfred Brück

Area

• Total

14.42 km² (5.57 sq mi)

Elevation

320 m (1,050 ft)

Population (2015-12-31)

• Total

517

• Density

36/km² (93/sq mi)

CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

54570

06594

DAU

Website

www.densborn-eifel.de

Densborn is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Vulkaneifel district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Gerolstein, whose seat is in the like-named town.

The municipality lies in the Vulkaneifel, a part of the Eifel known for its volcanic history, geographical and geological features, and even ongoing activity today, including gases that sometimes well up from the earth.

Yearly precipitation in Densborn amounts to 864 mm, falling into the highest third of the precipitation chart for all Germany. At 74% of the German Weather Service’s weather stations lower figures are recorded. The driest month is April. The most rainfall comes in November. In that month, precipitation is 1.5 times what it is in April. Precipitation hardly varies. At only 11% of the weather stations are lower seasonal swings recorded.

Densborn had its first documentary mention more than 1,100 years ago in Prüm Abbey’s directory of holdings, the Prümer Urbar.

As early as the 9th century, however, a castle was mentioned that is believed to have been built by this same abbey. The last holders were the Lords of Anethan, hereditary Marshals of Luxembourg.

In 1289, the local church was raised to parish church.

The council is made up of 12 council members, who were elected by majority vote at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

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