Mürlenbach
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Location of Mürlenbach within Vulkaneifel district
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| Coordinates: 50°9′5″N 6°36′6″E / 50.15139°N 6.60167°ECoordinates: 50°9′5″N 6°36′6″E / 50.15139°N 6.60167°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| District | Vulkaneifel | |
| Municipal assoc. | Gerolstein | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Christoph Hacken (CDU) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 21.64 km2 (8.36 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 323 m (1,060 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 534 | |
| • Density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 54570 | |
| Dialling codes | 06594 | |
| Vehicle registration | DAU | |
| Website | www.muerlenbach.de | |
Mürlenbach 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 Gerolstein, 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.
Mürlenbach lies between the larger towns of Gerolstein and Bitburg on the river Kyll, which flows into the Moselle.
The castle, the Bertradaburg, is said to be one of Charlemagne’s possible birthplaces, although this cannot be confirmed. The castle’s existence is only witnessed as far back as the 13th century; however, archaeological features suggest that there were forerunner buildings to the impressive, but undated, castle complex that still stands nowadays.
In and around Mürlenbach, a series of Roman and mediaeval remnants has been found (lesser temple complexes, hoards of coins); these are catalogued in the Trier Rhenish State Museum’s archive. A clue to the village’s importance in late antiquity and the Early Middle Ages is its favourable location near the old Roman road from Trier to Cologne at the junction of a sideroad leading eastwards. These roads were in all likelihood still used at least until the High Middle Ages.
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