Kirchweiler
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Location of Kirchweiler within Vulkaneifel district
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| Coordinates: 50°13′50″N 6°44′44″E / 50.23056°N 6.74556°ECoordinates: 50°13′50″N 6°44′44″E / 50.23056°N 6.74556°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| District | Vulkaneifel | |
| Municipal assoc. | Daun | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Stefan Simon | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 6.31 km2 (2.44 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 540 m (1,770 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 376 | |
| • Density | 60/km2 (150/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 54570 | |
| Dialling codes | 06595 | |
| Vehicle registration | DAU | |
| Website | www.kirchweiler.de | |
Kirchweiler 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 Daun, 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.
Kirchweiler lies west of the Scharteberg with its Eifel Transmitter at an elevation of 540 m above sea level. Its area is 6.31 km².
In 1201, Kirchweiler had its first documentary mention when a nobleman from Berlingen, then held by Himmerod Abbey, bequeathed an estate near Kirchweiler. As of 1398, the undisputed overlord was the Electorate of Trier. In 1600, sixteen hearths (that is, households) were registered in the village, whose ownership had since passed to the Lordship of Daun and then to that of Kesselburg. The number fell in the wake of the Plague and the Thirty Years' War until in 1654, there were only six households left. In 1684, this had already risen back up to ten households, suggesting a population figure of roughly 50. At this time, the villagers in Kirchweiler earned their livelihood mainly through agriculture. In 1624, 11 of the 13 households worked in this field. As for the other two households, there were a craftsman and one villager who had no occupation. The population kept growing on into the 19th century. Kirchweiler passed to the Kingdom of Prussia in 1815. In 1862, there were 376 people living in Kirchweiler. Since 1947, it has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
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