Lissendorf

Lissendorf
Coat of arms
Lissendorf
Location of Lissendorf within Vulkaneifel district
Coordinates: 50°18′59″N 6°36′29″E / 50.3163°N 6.60793°E / 50.3163; 6.60793Coordinates: 50°18′59″N 6°36′29″E / 50.3163°N 6.60793°E / 50.3163; 6.60793
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Vulkaneifel
Municipal assoc.	Obere Kyll
Government
• Mayor	Lothar Schun
Area
• Total	10.37 km2 (4.00 sq mi)
Elevation	400-610 m (−1,600 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	1,096
• Density	110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	54587
Dialling codes	06597
Vehicle registration	DAU
Website	www.lissendorf.net

Lissendorf 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 Obere Kyll, whose seat is in the municipality of Jünkerath.

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 Lissendorf amounts to 838 mm, which is rather high, falling into the highest third of the precipitation chart for all Germany. At 70% of the German Weather Service’s weather stations, lower figures are recorded. The driest month is April. The most rainfall comes in December. In that month, precipitation is 1.5 times what it is in April. Precipitation varies minimally. At only 5% of the weather stations are lower seasonal swings recorded.

Lissendorf lies on the former Roman road between Trier and Cologne (Via Agrippa). Many sideroads favoured settlement in this area in Roman times. Roman graves that have been unearthed confirm this.

Lissendorf had its first documentary mention in Prüm Abbey’s directory of holdings, the Prümer Urbar, in 893. In the Middle Ages, a noble house named “von Lissendorf” was mentioned. This family never attained greatness outside this region, though.