Heidenburg
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Location of Heidenburg within Bernkastel-Wittlich district
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| Coordinates: 49°47′56″N 6°55′05″E / 49.79889°N 6.91806°ECoordinates: 49°47′56″N 6°55′05″E / 49.79889°N 6.91806°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| District | Bernkastel-Wittlich | |
| Municipal assoc. | Thalfang | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Dietmar Jäger (SPD) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 9.49 km2 (3.66 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 400 m (1,300 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 728 | |
| • Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 54426 | |
| Dialling codes | 06509 | |
| Vehicle registration | WIL | |
| Website | www.heidenburg.de | |
Heidenburg is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
The municipality lies in the Hunsrück south of the bow in the Moselle between Leiwen and Trittenheim. Between Heidenburg and the Moselle is the valley of the Kleine Dhron, a deep cut in the landscape. Not far downstream, the Kleine Dhron feeds the Dhron reservoir. An outstanding scenic view is to be had from the heights around Heidenburg: the Moselle valley from Klüsserath through Leiwen and Trittenheim to Neumagen-Dhron; the mountains of the Eifel and the Erbeskopf – the highest elevation in Rhineland-Palatinate – the Dhron reservoir and through the tree cover, Dhrönchen, the writer Stefan Andres’s birthplace. As well as the views into the distance, the municipality offers a wealth of plantlife and wildlife in its meadows and forests.
Heidenburg belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Thalfang am Erbeskopf, whose seat is in the municipality of Thalfang.
In 1053, Heidenburg had its first documentary mention. As a result of the turmoil of the French Revolution, Heidenburg lay under French rule beginning about 1800. 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. Since administrative reform in Rhineland-Palatinate in 1969, the municipality has belonged to the Verbandsgemeinde of Thalfang am Erbeskopf. In 1997, Heidenburg was awarded the title “Child- and Family-Friendly Municipality, National Winner” (Bundessieger Kinder- und Familienfreundliche Gemeinde).
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