Aach, Rhineland-Palatinate

Aach
Coat of arms
Aach Location of Aach within Trier-Saarburg district
Coordinates: 49°47′28″N 06°35′24″E / 49.79111°N 6.59000°E / 49.79111; 6.59000Coordinates: 49°47′28″N 06°35′24″E / 49.79111°N 6.59000°E / 49.79111; 6.59000
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Trier-Saarburg
Municipal assoc.	Trier-Land
Government
• Mayor	Ralf Kierspel (CDU)
Area
• Total	6.96 km2 (2.69 sq mi)
Elevation	271 m (889 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
• Total	1,128
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	54298
Dialling codes	0651
Vehicle registration	TR
Website	www.gemeinde-aach.de

Aach (  ) is a municipality in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is part of Trier-Land, a Verbandsgemeinde.

History

The settlement of Aach dates to the Bronze Age. Later there also was a settlement of the Roman Empire. The current municipality was first mentioned in the year 953 under its Latin name Aquacuum. Despite being situated so close to the city of Trier, it was not part of the Archbishopric of Trier. Belonging to the Benedictine monastery St. Irminen, it was reichsfrei. This prompted many Jews to settle in Aach after they were expelled from Trier in the 16th century.

During the time of the Napoleonic Wars Aach was—according to the Treaty of Lunéville 1802—a part of France. After Napoleon's ultimate defeat in 1815 Aach became a part of the new Prussian Rhineland province. Prussia itself became a part of the German Empire in 1871.

Under nazi rule between 1933 and 1945 Aach's Jewish citizens were either forced to emigrate or placed in Nazi concentration camps. Today there is no organized Jewish community in Aach anymore. The synagogue and the Jewish cemetery, however, still exist.

After World War II Aach became a part of the new (West) German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Aach is known for its "Viez", the typical hard cider of the region.

Law and government

Aach has a council with sixteen seats. The elections in 2004 brought the CDU twelve seats, the other four went to the free voters' association FWG Aach e. V. In the same elections Mayor Josef Krein (CDU) was voted into office with nearly 74% of the votes. The last elections in 2009 brought the Christian Democrats all sixteen seats. Ralf Kierspel (CDU) was voted with 92,72% as mayor.

Geography

Aach lies about 6 km north of the center of Trier. It is situated in the southern Eifel mountains. Hohensonne is a village located just to the west and is included in the municipality.

Aach can be reached via Autobahn A 64 (connecting Trier and Luxembourg) at exit no. 3 about 3.7 km south of Aach. The next railway station is the central station of Trier.

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