Schladt

Schladt
Coat of arms
Schladt
Location of Schladt within Bernkastel-Wittlich district
Coordinates: 50°01′56″N 6°50′30″E / 50.03222°N 6.84167°E / 50.03222; 6.84167Coordinates: 50°01′56″N 6°50′30″E / 50.03222°N 6.84167°E / 50.03222; 6.84167
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Bernkastel-Wittlich
Municipal assoc.	Wittlich-Land
Government
• Mayor	Rainer Ernst
Area
• Total	4.96 km2 (1.92 sq mi)
Elevation	330 m (1,080 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	124
• Density	25/km2 (65/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	54534
Dialling codes	06575
Vehicle registration	WIL

Schladt 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 in the Eifel east of the river Lieser in a stretch of countryside known as the “Schladt Switzerland” (Schladter Schweiz). The nearest major town is Wittlich, some 6 km away. Schladt belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Wittlich-Land.

Schladt’s neighbours are Gipperath, Plein, Minderlittgen, Großlittgen and Karl.

Beginning in 1794, Schladt lay under French rule. In 1814 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. Since 1947, it has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

The council is made up of 6 council members, who were elected by majority vote at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

The German blazon reads: Gespalten von Gold und Silber durch eine eingebogene blaue Spitze, darin zwei gekreuzte goldene Kerzen, rechts ein roter Sparrenbalken, links eine schwarze Lilie.

The municipality’s arms might in English heraldic language be described thus: Tierced in mantle, dexter Or a fess dancetty gules, sinister argent a fleur-de-lis sable, and in base azure two candles in saltire of the first, lit with fire of the third.