Briedern

Briedern

Coat of arms
Briedern

Coordinates: 50°6′33.19″N 7°12′37.73″E / 50.1092194°N 7.2104806°E / 50.1092194; 7.2104806Coordinates: 50°6′33.19″N 7°12′37.73″E / 50.1092194°N 7.2104806°E / 50.1092194; 7.2104806
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Cochem-Zell
Municipal assoc. Cochem
Government
  Mayor Elmar Boos
Area
  Total 3.55 km2 (1.37 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
  Total 335
  Density 94/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 56820
Dialling codes 02673
Vehicle registration COC

Briedern 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 Cochem, whose seat is in the like-named town.

Geography

Location

The municipality lies on the river Moselle upstream from the weir at Bruttig-Fankel between Cochem and Zell in the middle of the Cochemer Krampen, a 24-kilometre-long stretch of the Moselle made up of many winding bows. The municipality’s best known winegrowing operation (Rüberberger Domherrenberg) is found on the steep slopes over on the other side of the Moselle.

Historie

In 1275, Briedern had its first documentary mention. Saint Servatius’s Church (Servatiuskirche), built at this same time, was along with Saint Servatius’s Spring a pilgrimage destination; from the years 1466, 1493 and 1499 come accounts of the granting of indulgences to pilgrims. In 1595, Briedern was attacked by Anton Langhaar (“Anthony Longhair”), who wrought his evil deeds from his home base in Kastellaun in the Hunsrück. The Briederners, though, managed to put up a good fight against him. Beginning in 1794, Briedern lay under French rule. In 1814 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. Parts of the village were destroyed by shelling in 1945. Since 1946, Briedern has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Politics

Municipal council

The council is made up of 8 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

The municipal election held on 7 June 2009 yielded the following results:[2]

  Bleser Könen Scheuren Total
2009 5 2 1 8 seats

Coat of arms

The municipality’s arms might be described thus: Per fess argent a vine issuant from the line of partition in dexter and embowed to dexter, leafed of three and fructed of two, all proper, and azure in base water of the first in which a wooden boat proper, the prow to sinister and ensigned with a cross.

Culture and sightseeing

Buildings

The following are listed buildings or sites in Rhineland-Palatinate’s Directory of Cultural Monuments:

Clubs

References

External links

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