Rascheid is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Hermeskeil and is an officially recognized tourist resort.
Rascheid | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Rascheid within Trier-Saarburg district  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°42′51″N 6°56′10″E / 49.71417°N 6.93611°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Trier-Saarburg |
| Municipal assoc. | Hermeskeil |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Andreas Ludwig[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.05 km2 (3.11 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 463 m (1,519 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 471 |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 54413 |
| Dialling codes | 06586 |
| Vehicle registration | TR |
| Website | www.rascheid.de |
Geography
editThe domiciles Bahnhof Rascheid and Rauschmühle also belong to Rascheid.
History
editAccording to a document dated 980, the village and church belonged to the St. Paulin Abbey in Trier. In the Middle Ages, the town and church belonged to the Neumagen regime, in the fifteenth century to the villagers of Hunolstein, and later to the counts of Sayn-Wittgenstein.
- Population Development Statistics
Development of the population of Rascheid, the values from 1871 to 1987 are based on censuses:
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Politics
editTown Council
editThe town council in Rascheid consists of eight councilors, who were elected by a majority vote in the municipal elections on 25 May 2014, as well as the village's mayor as chairman. Up to 2014 the municipal council consisted of twelve council members.
Clubs
edit- FCK-Fanclub Zapp-Za-Rapp (Soccer Fanclub FCK)
- Förderverein "Rascheider Ringweg" (friends' association "Rascheider Ringweg")
- Förderverein Fw. Feuerwehr (friends' association voluntary fire brigade)
- Gesangverein Rascheid e.V. 1931 (Choir)
- Jugendclub (Youth Club)
- Karnevalverein Rascheid (Carnival Club)
- Katholische Frauengemeinschaft (catholic female community)
- KEB Rascheid (catholic adult education)
- Musikverein Rascheid 1928 e. V. (Orchestra)
- Sportverein Rascheid 1947 e.V. (Sports Club)
References
edit- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Trier-Saarburg, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
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