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Hupperath (in Eifel dialect: Hauperth) is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Hupperath
Municipality
Location of Hupperath within Bernkastel-Wittlich district
Hupperath
Hupperath
Coordinates: 49°59′50.72″N 06°50′11.6″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictBernkastel-Wittlich
Municipal assoc.Wittlich-Land
Government
  Mayor (201924) Patrick Simon[1]
Area
  Total4.11 km2 (1.59 sq mi)
Elevation
337 m (1,106 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
  Total606
  Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
54518
Dialling codes06571
Vehicle registrationWIL
Websitewww.hupperath.de

Geography


The municipality lies in the Eifel and belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wittlich-Land, whose seat is in Wittlich, although that town is itself not in the Verbandsgemeinde.


History


In 1137, Hupperath had its first documentary mention as Humbrecterod. Beginning in 1794, Hupperath lay under French rule. In 1814 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. Since 1947, it has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate.


Politics



Municipal council


The council is made up of 12 council members, who were elected by majority vote proportional representation 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:[3]

 SPDWG DresenWG KonradTotal
200935412 seats

Coat of arms


The German blazon reads: Von Grün und Silber geteilt. In Grün ein 12endiges, silbernes Hirschgeweih mit Grind, einschließend ein silbernes Kreuz, in Silber 2 schragenförmig gekreuzte blaue Rodehacken mit schwarzen Stielen.

The municipality's arms might in English heraldic language be described thus: Per fess vert a stag's attires each pointed of six fixed to the scalp, between them a Latin cross, all argent, and argent two clearing hoes in saltire azure helved sable.


Culture and sightseeing



Clubs


Hupperath currently has at its disposal a music club, a sport club (Spielvereinigung Minderlittgen-Hupperath e. V.), a men's singing club (together with Minderlittgen), a volunteer fire brigade and a youth fire brigade.


Regular events



Ferien am Ort


A ship built out of loam
A ship built out of loam

The leisure week Ferien am Ort (roughly “Holiday in Town”) is staged by the Minderlittgen/Hupperath Spielvereinigung (“game union”). It offers youngsters varied leisure activities during the summer holidays. Ferien am Ort, also known as Lehmdorf (“Loam Village” – daily, figures and buildings are made out of loam), has a new motto every year (in 2008: In 7 Tagen um die Welt – “Around the world in 7 days”).[4]


Notable people


Josef Simon (1930–2016), German philosopher


References


  1. Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Bernkastel-Wittlich, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 6 August 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerungsstand 2020, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2021.
  3. Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat
  4. "Lehmdorf 2008". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-04-11.



На других языках


[de] Hupperath

Hupperath (Lautschrift in Eifeler Mundart: Hauperth) in der Eifel ist eine Ortsgemeinde im Landkreis Bernkastel-Wittlich in Rheinland-Pfalz. Sie gehört der Verbandsgemeinde Wittlich-Land an. Durch die Ortsmitte verläuft der 50. Breitengrad.
- [en] Hupperath

[ru] Хупперат

Хупперат (нем. Hupperath) — коммуна в Германии, в земле Рейнланд-Пфальц.



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