Büdlich is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Büdlich
Municipality
Location of Büdlich within Bernkastel-Wittlich district
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Coordinates: 49°46′53.44″N 06°54′13.2″E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Bernkastel-Wittlich
Municipal assoc.	Thalfang am Erbeskopf
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Jörg Schönenberger[1]
Area
• Total	4.02 km2 (1.55 sq mi)
Elevation	290 m (950 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	223
• Density	55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	54426
Dialling codes	06509
Vehicle registration	WIL

Geography

Location

The municipality, one of the district's smaller ones, lies in the Hunsrück. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Thalfang am Erbeskopf, whose seat is in the municipality of Thalfang.

Constituent communities

Büdlich's Ortsteile are Büdlich and Büdlicherbrück.

History

After the French Revolution, the Rhine’s left bank, and thereby Büdlich too, were ceded to France. Through a law from 26 March 1798, the French abolished feudal rights in their zone of occupation. After French rule ended, the village passed in 1814 to the Kingdom of Prussia. North of Büdlich, the Dhron Valley Dam (Dhrontalsperre) was built in 1911. Since 1947, it has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Politics

Municipal council

The municipal 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 chairwoman.[3]

Mayor

The mayor (Ortsbürgermeister) is Jörg Schönenberger.[1]

Coat of arms

The municipality's arms might be described thus: Per pall reversed, dexter argent a cross gules, sinister Or a ploughshare palewise sable, the point to base, and in base vert an oakleaf palewise of the third, conjoining the base field at the cusp a tower embattled of three of the same with a window of the fourth.[4]

Culture and sightseeing

• Menhir of Büdlich between Büdlich and Heidenburg
• Burgkopf

Economy and infrastructure

Büdlich is a rural residential community. There are small businesses serving local demands.

References

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[ru] Бюдлих