Schweich an der Römischen Weinstraße is a Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

It is located in the northeast of Trier and consists of the town of Schweich on the Moselle and the 18 Ortsgemeinden ("local municipalities") of Bekond, Detzem, Ensch, Fell, Föhren, Kenn, Klüsserath, Köwerich, Leiwen, Longen, Longuich, Mehring, Naurath, Pölich, Riol, Schleich, Thörnich and Trittenheim.

Geography The elevation of the Verbandsgemeinde extends from on the Moselle near Trittenheim to near Mehring.

Neighbouring collective municipalities Neighboring collective municipalities are (starting clockwise in the north): Verbandsgemeinde Wittlich-Land Verbandsgemeinde Bernkastel-Kues Verbandsgemeinde Thalfang am Erbeskopf Verbandsgemeinde Hermeskeil Verbandsgemeinde Ruwer Stadt Trier Verbandsgemeinde Trier-Land

Associated municipalities The list contains the coats of arms, the municipality names, the district areas, exemplarily the population figures from 1950 as well as the current population figures. Municipality Area(km²) Population(1950) Population(December 31, 2019) Bekond 3.81 591 Detzem 5.56 658 Ensch 6.83 532 Fell 15.73 1,843 Föhren 9.79 1,903 Kenn 3.88 960 Klüsserath 11.70 1,239 Köwerich 2.31 375 Leiwen 12.71 1,360 Longen 0.97 135 Longuich 8.82 1,069 Mehring 22.37 1,774 Naurath (Eifel) 5.18 367 Pölich 3.20 331 Riol 6.31 688 Schleich 1.59 225 Schweich 31.09 4,597 Thörnich 2.49 229 Trittenheim 10.10 1,389 VG Schweich an der Röm. Weinstr. 164.50 20,265

History The Verbandsgemeinde Schweich was created by the state law amending municipal constitutional regulations and preparing the reorganization of the municipalities of July 16, 1968, which determined the reorganization of the previous offices into Verbandsgemeinden. The Verbandsgemeinde Klüsserath was dissolved in the course of the territorial reform carried out by the State of Rhineland-Palatinate in 1969/1970 and the local municipalities of Klüsserath, Leiwen, Köwerich, Detzem, Thörnich, Ensch, Schleich, Pölich and Bekond became part of the Verbandsgemeinde Schweich. The officially awarded additional designation "an der Römischen Weinstraße" has been used since January 1, 1989.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis (= Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz [ed.]: Statistische Bände. Vol. 407). Bad Ems February 2016, p. 186. Retrieved March 6, 2021 (in German). On January 1, 2012, the municipality of Trittenheim was incorporated. It was previously part of the Verbandsgemeinde Neumagen-Dhron in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district.

Population development Year Inhabitants 1815 9,227 1835 13,655 1871 15,320 1905 16,497 1939 19,015 1950 20,265 1961 21,304 1970 22,729 1987 23,154 1997 24,962 2005 25,800 2011 26,532 2017 28,075

Politics Verbandsgemeinderat

The Verbandsgemeinderat Schweich consists of 36 honorary councillors, who were elected in the local elections on May 26, 2019 by personalized proportional representation, and the full-time mayor as chairwoman.

The distribution of seats in the municipal council:Der Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz: Kommunalwahl, Verbandsgemeinderatswahlen. Retrieved March 6, 2021 Election SPD CDU Greens FWG Total 2019 8 16 2 10 36 Seats 2014 9 16 – 11 36 Seats 2009 10 15 – 11 36 Seats 2004 10 16 – 10 36 Seats (FWG = "Freie Wählergruppe der Verbandsgemeinde Schweich e.V.")

Mayor Christiane Horsch, since 2012 Berthold Biwer, 1996 to 2011 Harald Bartos, 1985 to 1996 Bernhard Becker, 1963 to 1985 Jakob Dedy, 1948 to 1963 Johannes Grundmanns, 1945 to 1948 Kurt Friedrich Keuchen, 1937 to 1945 Hubert Ruland, 1925 to 1937 In the direct election on May 26, 2019, Horsch was confirmed in her office with a share of the vote of 81.3%.

Partnership The Verbandsgemeinde maintains partnerships with Portishead, England (since 1992), Murialdo, Italy (since 1995) and Krokowa in Poland (since 1995).

External links

Official website of the Verbandsgemeinde Schweich an der Römischen Weinstraße

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