Ruwer is a Verbandsgemeinde (collective municipality) with 18,171 inhabitants (as at Dec 2015) on the river Ruwer near Trier in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is famous for the wine from the Moselle wine-growing region, which used to be called Moselle-Saar-Ruwer, and which was founded by the Romans. The administrative seat used to be located in Ruwer, which was an independent municipality until it was incorporated into the city of Trier. The seat has been located in Waldrach since November 2005.
Ruwer (Verbandsgemeinde) | |
|---|---|
 Rathaus Waldrach | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Ruwer (Verbandsgemeinde) in the district  | |
  Ruwer (Verbandsgemeinde)  Ruwer (Verbandsgemeinde) | |
| Coordinates: 49°44′44″N 6°44′41″E / 49.74556°N 6.74472°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Trier-Saarburg |
| Founded | October 1, 1968 |
| Subdivisions | 20 Municipalities |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2017–25) | Stephanie Nickels[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 126.6 km2 (48.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 18,666 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | TR, SAB |
| Website | www.ruwer.de |
Ruwer consists of the following 20 Ortsgemeinden ("local municipalities"):
| Name | Area (km²) |
1563 (Fireplaces) |
1684 (Fireplaces) |
1818 (Population) |
2000 (Population) |
2015 (Population) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bonerath
|
4.25 | 6 | 6 | 151 | 256 | 245 |
 Farschweiler
|
7.45 | 13 | 8 | 197 | 760 | 784 |
 Gusterath
|
4.41 | 5 | 9 | 141 | 2,015 | 1,891 |
 Gutweiler
|
2.51 | 7 | 7 | 100 | 739 | 648 |
 Herl
|
2.83 | 5 | 7 | 140 | 254 | 268 |
 Hinzenburg
|
2.87 | 3 | 3 | 82 | 164 | 142 |
 Holzerath
|
6.76 | 6 | 5 | 186 | 498 | 429 |
 Kasel
|
4.53 | 25 | 21 | 255 | 1,347 | 1,312 |
 Korlingen
|
2.08 | 9 | 6 | 97 | 890 | 771 |
 Lorscheid
|
5.09 | 11 | 12 | 187 | 621 | 568 |
 Mertesdorf
|
6.47 | 20 | 14 | 287 | 1,762 | 1,650 |
 Morscheid
|
5.48 | 17 | 18 | 227 | 821 | 954 |
 Ollmuth
|
3.93 | 4 | 4 | 91 | 174 | 160 |
 Osburg
|
33.92 | 23 | 17 | 515 | 1,943 | 2,457 |
 Pluwig
|
4.87 | 9 | 9 | 250 | 1,231 | 1,600 |
 Riveris
|
2.11 | 4 | 4 | 133 | 364 | 408 |
 Schöndorf
|
10.03 | 12 | 12 | 296 | 831 | 734 |
 Sommerau
|
1.04 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 74 | 73 |
 Thomm
|
4.49 | 16 | 12 | 327 | 1,041 | 1,050 |
 Waldrach
|
12.45 | 53 | 41 | 533 | 2,179 | 2,027 |
| Σ Ruwer (Verbandsgemeinde)
|
127.57 | 249 | 216 | 4,224 | 17,964 | 18,171 |
The Verbandsgemeinde Ruwer is a part of the district 
Trier-Saarburg.
Gallery
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Riveristalsperre -
Rösterkopf -
Naumeter Kupp -
Grüneberg -
Kaseler Nieschen -
Karlsmühle -
Burgruine Sommerau -
Schloss Grünhaus -
Schloss Marienlay -
Menhir
See also
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edit- ^ Wahl der Bürgermeister der Verbandsgemeinden, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
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