Rascheid

Rascheid

Coat of arms
Rascheid
Location of Rascheid within Trier-Saarburg district
Coordinates: 49°42′51″N 6°56′10″E / 49.71417°N 6.93611°E / 49.71417; 6.93611Coordinates: 49°42′51″N 6°56′10″E / 49.71417°N 6.93611°E / 49.71417; 6.93611
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Trier-Saarburg
Municipal assoc. Hermeskeil
Government
 • Mayor Andreas Ludwig
Area
 • Total 8.05 km2 (3.11 sq mi)
Elevation 463 m (1,519 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
 • Total 468
 • Density 58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 54413
Dialling codes 06586
Vehicle registration TR
Website www.rascheid.de

Rascheid is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Hermeskeil and is an officially recognized tourist resort.

Geography

The domiciles Bahnhof Rascheid and Rauschmühle do also belong to Rascheid.

History

According to a document of 980, the village and church belonged to the St. Paulin Abbey in Trier. In the Middle Ages, the town and church belonged to the Neumagen regime, in the fifteenth century to the villagers of Hunolstein, and later to the counts of Sayn-Wittgenstein.

Population Development Statistics

Development of the population of Rascheid, the values from 1871 to 1987 are based on censuses:

YearResidents
1815263
1835361
1871388
1905443
1939513
YearResidents
1950494
1961499
1970545
1987534
2005542

Politics

Town Council

The town council in Rascheid consists of eight councilors, who were elected by a majority vote in the municipal elections on 25 May 2014, as well as the village's mayor as chairman. Up to 2014 the municipal council consisted of twelve council members.

Clubs

  • FCK-Fanclub Zapp-Za-Rapp (Soccer Fanclub FCK)
  • Förderverein "Rascheider Ringweg" (friends' association "Rascheider Ringweg")
  • Förderverein Fw. Feuerwehr (friends' association voluntary fire brigade)
  • Gesangverein Rascheid e.V. 1931 (Choir)
  • Jugendclub (Youth Club)
  • Karnevalverein Rascheid (Carnival Club)
  • Katholische Frauengemeinschaft (catholic female community)
  • KEB Rascheid (catholic adult education)
  • Musikverein Rascheid 1928 e. V. (Orchestra)
  • Sportverein Rascheid 1947 e.V. (Sports Club)

References

  1. ↑ Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz "Bevölkerungsstand 2017 - Gemeindeebene" Check |url= value (help). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2018.


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