Duppach

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Duppach

Location of Duppach within Vulkaneifel district

Coordinates: 50°15′38″N 6°34′00″E / 50.26056°N 6.56667°ECoordinates: 50°15′38″N 6°34′00″E / 50.26056°N 6.56667°E

Country

Government

• Mayor

Gottfried Wawers

Area

• Total

10.28 km² (3.97 sq mi)

Elevation

461 m (1,512 ft)

Population (2015-12-31)

• Total

290

• Density

28/km² (73/sq mi)

CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

54597

06558

DAU

Website

www.duppach.de

Duppach is an Ortsgemeinde (a municipality), part of a group of municipalities called the Verbandsgemeinde of Gerolstein, which is located in the town of Gerolstein in the Vulkaneifel district of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Duppach is located in the Vulkaneifel, a part of the Eifel region known for its volcanic origins, geographical and geological features. There is still ongoing volcanic activity and gases sometimes well up from the earth. The elevation of the region of Duppach ranges from 400 to 600 m above sea level. The village itself is located on slightly lower ground at 460 m above sea level. The towns of Hillesheim and Gerolstein are both 10 km away. The town of Prüm is 13 km away.

The former 16-hectare Duppacher Maar (Duppacher Weiher) is a volcano and was dried around 1930.

At archaeological digs in the outlying area of Weiermühle which began in 2002, remnants of a Roman villa and two large burial monuments were found. The Archäologischer Förderverein Duppach e.V. (“Duppach Club for the Promotion of Archaeology”) founded in 2003 has been continuing work on the digs, albeit at irregular intervals. The digs are supervised by Dr. Peter Henrich.

In 843, Duppach is mentioned for the first time as Duibach in period documents. From 1334 until the French Revolution, Duppach was part of the County of Manderscheid-Blankenheim. Since 1970, it is part of the Verbandsgemeinde of Gerolstein.

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