Walsdorf (Eifel)
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Location of Walsdorf within Vulkaneifel district
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| Coordinates: 50°16′47.35″N 6°42′29.54″E / 50.2798194°N 6.7082056°ECoordinates: 50°16′47.35″N 6°42′29.54″E / 50.2798194°N 6.7082056°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| District | Vulkaneifel | |
| Municipal assoc. | Hillesheim | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Horst Kolitsch | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 10.83 km2 (4.18 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 490 m (1,610 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 921 | |
| • Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 54578 | |
| Dialling codes | 06593 | |
| Vehicle registration | DAU | |
| Website | www.walsdorf-vulkaneifel.de | |
Walsdorf 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 Hillesheim, whose seat is in the like-named town.
The municipality lies roughly 3 km southeast of Hillesheim 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 neighbouring community of Zilsdorf was amalgamated with Walsdorf on 17 March 1974.
In 806, Villa Wallemaresdorp had its first documentary mention in a document dealing with a donation to Prüm Abbey; however, it is not universally agreed that this is a reference to Walsdorf. It is certain, though, that there were landholdings on the Arensberg (mountain) in 1023. In 1353, a Centerei Walsdorf (“tithing centre of Walsdorf”). On 17 March 1974, the formerly self-administering municipality of Zilsdorf was amalgamated with Walsdorf.
The council is made up of 12 council members, who were elected by proportional representation at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.
The municipal election held on 7 June 2009 yielded the following results:
Walsdorf’s mayor is Horst Kolitsch; the representative from the outlying centre of Zilsdorf is Andreas Gross.
The German blazon reads: In silbernem Schild ein schräglinker, roter Balken, belegt mit 3 goldenen Mispelblüten mit blauen Butzen, oben begleitet von einem roten Ring, unten von einer roten Lilie.
The municipality’s arms might in English heraldic language be described thus: Argent a bend sinister gules charged with three cinquefoils Or pierced azure, the whole between an annulet and a fleur-de-lis, both of the second.
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