Kopp, Germany
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Location of Kopp within Vulkaneifel district
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| Coordinates: 50°10′39″N 6°35′12″E / 50.17750°N 6.58667°ECoordinates: 50°10′39″N 6°35′12″E / 50.17750°N 6.58667°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| District | Vulkaneifel | |
| Municipal assoc. | Gerolstein | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Klaus Breuer | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 8.40 km2 (3.24 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 400-559 m (−1,434 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 187 | |
| • Density | 22/km2 (58/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 54574 | |
| Dialling codes | 06594 | |
| Vehicle registration | DAU | |
Kopp 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.
The outlying village of Eigelbach on the bed of a dry maar, the Eigelbacher Maar, is an Ortsteil of Kopp.
In 1286, Kopp had its first documentary mention. It was then held by Prüm Abbey. The first hints of settlers in the area, however, date from Roman times (the Roman road between Trier and Cologne was right nearby).
The name Kopp is derived from the German word Kuppe (“knoll”).
In 1576, Kopp passed to the Electorate of Trier. In 1794, after the French had beaten the Austrians, the local nobles found themselves stripped of their fiefs, hunting rights and other feudal privileges by French troops. At first, the French were welcomed as liberators, but public opinion soon shifted to hatred towards people now seen as occupiers. After Napoleon’s defeats at Leipzig (1813) and Waterloo (1815), Kopp found itself in Prussian hands.
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