Bitburg-Prüm

Bitburg-Prüm
The Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) Luxembourg, Belgium and the districts of Euskirchen, Vulkaneifel, Bernkastel-Wittlich and Trier-Saarburg.
History
There are three different historical regions: the abbey and the city of Prüm have been directly subordinate to the Holy Roman Emperor in medieval times; later the free city became the principality of Prüm, occupying large portions in the north.
The southwest including the town of Bitburg was a part of the Duchy of Luxemburg from the 10th to the 15th century. Later it was a part of the Seventeen Provinces and hence under Spanish and then Austrian rule. After the Napoleonic Wars the region was handed over to Prussia.
The eastern parts of the district, including the town of Kyllburg, were part of the Prince-bishopric of Trier.
When Prussia gained all these regions about 1815, it established the three districts of Bitburg, Prüm and Trier. In 1970 the districts of Bitburg and Prüm were merged with parts of the former district of Trier in order to form the present district.
On 1 January 2007 the full name of the district was changed to be instead of .
Geography
The district covers the sparsely populated southwestern part of the Eifel Mountains. The portions along the western borders are occupied by a common German-Belgian nature park and a German-Luxembourgian nature park. A great number of rivers rise from the Schneifel in the northwest and from the Kyllwald in the east, and runs southward to the river Sauer (French: Sûre), which is an affluent of the Moselle.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms displays:
The red cross symbolising the close city of Trier
The golden tower from the arms of Bitburg
The silver lamb from the arms of Prüm
The blue and white pattern from the arms of Luxembourg
Towns and municipalities
It consists of 234 municipalities, making it is the district in Germany with the most municipalities.
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! colspan=4|Verbandsgemeinden
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! colspan=4|1. Arzfeld
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Arzfeld1
Dackscheid
Dahnen
Daleiden
Dasburg
Eilscheid
Eschfeld
Euscheid
Großkampenberg
Hargarten
Harspelt
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<li> Herzfeld
<li> Irrhausen
<li> Jucken
<li> Kesfeld
<li> Kickeshausen
<li> Kinzenburg
<li> Krautscheid
<li> Lambertsberg
<li> Lascheid
<li> Lauperath
<li> Leidenborn
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<li> Lichtenborn
<li> Lierfeld
<li> Lünebach
<li> Lützkampen
<li> Manderscheid
<li> Mauel
<li> Merlscheid
<li> Niederpierscheid
<li> Oberpierscheid
<li> Olmscheid
<li> Pintesfeld
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<li> Plütscheid
<li> Preischeid
<li> Reiff
<li> Reipeldingen
<li> Roscheid
<li> Sengerich
<li> Sevenig (Our)
<li> Strickscheid
<li> Üttfeld
<li> Waxweiler
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! colspan=4|2. Bitburger Land [seat: Bitburg]
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Badem
Balesfeld
Baustert
Bettingen
Bickendorf
Biersdorf am See
Birtlingen
Brecht
Brimingen
Burbach
Dahlem
Dockendorf
Dudeldorf
Echtershausen
Ehlenz
Enzen
Eßlingen
Etteldorf
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Feilsdorf
Fließem
Gindorf
Gondorf
Gransdorf
Halsdorf
Hamm
Heilenbach
Hütterscheid
Hüttingen an der Kyll
Idenheim
Idesheim
Ingendorf
Kyllburg2
Kyllburgweiler
Ließem
Malberg
Malbergweich
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Meckel
Messerich
Metterich
Mülbach
Nattenheim
Neidenbach
Neuheilenbach
Niederstedem
Niederweiler
Oberkail
Oberstedem
Oberweiler
Oberweis
Olsdorf
Orsfeld
Pickließem
Rittersdorf
Röhl
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Sankt Thomas
Scharfbillig
Schleid
Seffern
Sefferweich
Seinsfeld
Steinborn
Stockem
Sülm
Trimport
Usch
Wettlingen
Wiersdorf
Wilsecker
Wißmannsdorf
Wolsfeld
Zendscheid
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! colspan=4|3. Südeifel
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Affler
Alsdorf
Altscheid
Ammeldingen an der Our
Ammeldingen bei Neuerburg
Bauler
Berkoth
Berscheid
Biesdorf
Bollendorf
Burg
Dauwelshausen
Echternacherbrück
Eisenach
Emmelbaum
Ernzen
Ferschweiler
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Fischbach-Oberraden
Geichlingen
Gemünd
Gentingen
Gilzem
Heilbach
Herbstmühle
Holsthum
Hommerdingen
Hütten
Hüttingen bei Lahr
Irrel
Karlshausen
Kaschenbach
Keppeshausen
Körperich
Koxhausen
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Kruchten
Lahr
Leimbach
Menningen
Mettendorf
Minden
Muxerath
Nasingen
Neuerburg1, 2
Niedergeckler
Niederraden
Niederweis
Niehl
Nusbaum
Obergeckler
Peffingen
Plascheid
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Prümzurlay
Rodershausen
Roth an der Our
Schankweiler
Scheitenkorb
Scheuern
Sevenig bei Neuerburg
Sinspelt
Übereisenbach
Uppershausen
Utscheid
Waldhof-Falkenstein
Wallendorf
Weidingen
Zweifelscheid
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! colspan=4|4. Prüm
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Auw bei Prüm
Bleialf
Brandscheid
Buchet
Büdesheim
Dingdorf
Feuerscheid
Fleringen
Giesdorf
Gondenbrett
Großlangenfeld
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<li> Habscheid
<li> Heckhuscheid
<li> Heisdorf
<li> Hersdorf
<li> Kleinlangenfeld
<li> Lasel
<li> Masthorn
<li> Matzerath
<li> Mützenich
<li> Neuendorf
<li> Niederlauch
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<li> Nimshuscheid
<li> Nimsreuland
<li> Oberlascheid
<li> Oberlauch
<li> Olzheim
<li> Orlenbach
<li> Pittenbach
<li> Pronsfeld
<li> Prüm1, 2
<li> Rommersheim
<li> Roth bei Prüm
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<li> Schönecken
<li> Schwirzheim
<li> Seiwerath
<li> Sellerich
<li> Wallersheim
<li> Watzerath
<li> Wawern
<li> Weinsheim
<li> Winringen
<li> Winterscheid
<li> Winterspelt
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! colspan=4|5. Speicher
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Auw an der Kyll
Beilingen
Herforst
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<li> Hosten
<li> Orenhofen
<li> Philippsheim
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<li> Preist
<li> Spangdahlem
<li> Speicher1
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| colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|1seat of the Verbandsgemeinde; 2town
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References
External links
(German)
German-Belgian Nature Park Hohes Venn / Eifel (German, French)
German-Luxembourgian Nature Park Southern Eifel (German, English, French, Dutch)
Districts of Rhineland-Palatinate