Eppenberg
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Location of Eppenberg within Cochem-Zell district
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Cochem-Zell |
| Municipal assoc. | Kaisersesch |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bernd Brachtendorf (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.12 km2 (1.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2013-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 232 |
| • Density | 56/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Postal codes | 56759 |
| Dialling codes | 02653 |
| Vehicle registration | COC |
| Website | www.eppenberg.de |
Eppenberg is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Cochem-Zell district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Kaisersesch, whose seat is in the like-named town.
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Geography
Location
The municipality lies in the Eifel.
History
Beginning in 1794, Eppenberg lay under French rule. In 1815 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. Since 1946, it has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Politics
Municipal council
The council is made up of 6 council members, who were elected by majority vote at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.[2]
Mayor
Eppenberg’s mayor is Bernd Brachtendorf, and his deputies are Werner Faßbender and Albert Wölwer.[3][4]
Culture and sightseeing
Buildings
The following are listed buildings or sites in Rhineland-Palatinate’s Directory of Cultural Monuments:
- Near the graveyard – Wayside chapel, plastered building, 19th century; Gothic Revival gypsum Pietà, 20th century[5]
Youth
Since the summer of 2005, Eppenberg has had a youth centre for all the village’s youth, who organize the yearly Walpurgis Night festivities and village festival.
Kermis
The St.-Anna-Kirmes is held each year on the last weekend in July.
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- Municipality’s official webpage (German)
- Brief portrait of Eppenberg with film at SWR Fernsehen (German)
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- ↑ Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat
- ↑ Eppenberg’s mayor
- ↑ Mayor’s deputies
- ↑ Directory of Cultural Monuments in Cochem-Zell district
