Kinderbeuern

Kinderbeuern
Kinderbeuern
Location of Kinderbeuern within Bernkastel-Wittlich district
Coordinates: 50°0′33.5″N 7°1′24.45″E / 50.009306°N 7.0234583°E / 50.009306; 7.0234583Coordinates: 50°0′33.5″N 7°1′24.45″E / 50.009306°N 7.0234583°E / 50.009306; 7.0234583
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Bernkastel-Wittlich
Municipal assoc.	Traben-Trarbach
Government
• Mayor	Heinz Christen (CDU)
Area
• Total	5.56 km2 (2.15 sq mi)
Elevation	168 m (551 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	1,031
• Density	190/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	54538
Dialling codes	06532
Vehicle registration	WIL

Kinderbeuern (also known locally as Kinderbeuern-Hetzhof) is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Kinderbeuern lies in the Alf valley at the foot of the Kondelwald, a forested hill region. The outlying centre of Hetzhof lies not far north on the Kammerbach. Kinderbeuern belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Traben-Trarbach.

Kinderbeuern’s neighbours in the Alf valley are Bausendorf, Bengel and Sengwald, likewise in the Alf valley, but an outlying centre of the municipality of Kinheim on the Moselle.

Originally, Kinderbeuern (1296: Kynheymerbüren) was an outlying settlement in the Alf valley of the municipality of Kinheim on the Moselle and until 1740 was united with Kinheim Kinderbeuern had its first documentary mention in 1296. Beginning in 1794, Kinderbeuern lay under French rule. 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.

The council is made up of 16 council members, who were elected by proportional representation at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.