Monzelfeld

Monzelfeld
Coat of arms
Monzelfeld
Location of Monzelfeld within Bernkastel-Wittlich district
Coordinates: 49°53′29″N 7°4′19″E / 49.89139°N 7.07194°E / 49.89139; 7.07194Coordinates: 49°53′29″N 7°4′19″E / 49.89139°N 7.07194°E / 49.89139; 7.07194
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Bernkastel-Wittlich
Municipal assoc.	Bernkastel-Kues
Government
• Mayor	Johannes Zanders
Area
• Total	12.50 km2 (4.83 sq mi)
Elevation	430 m (1,410 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	1,200
• Density	96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	54472
Dialling codes	06531
Vehicle registration	WIL
Website	www.monzelfeld.de

Monzelfeld 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 at an elevation of 450 m on the Hunsrück’s south slope some 2 km from the Moselle valley near Bernkastel-Kues. There are 1,340 inhabitants within its area of 12.5 km². Monzelfeld belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Bernkastel-Kues, whose seat is in the like-named town.

Clockwise from the north, these are Bernkastel-Kues, Traben-Trarbach, Longkamp, Morbach-Gonzerath, Morbach-Elzerath, Gornhausen, Veldenz and Andel.

Monzelfeld has two Ortsteile, the main centre, also called Monzelfeld, and the outlying centre of Annenberg lying in the Hinterbach valley.

In 634, Monzelfeld had its first documentary mention as Munzelvelt. A very old transport route once led through the village, witnessing which is the main street’s name, Alte Poststraße (“Old Post Road”).

Supposedly, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe once changed horses in Monzelfeld, as witnessed by an entry in his valet’s diary.

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.