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

Willwerscheid
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Willwerscheid within Bernkastel-Wittlich district
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Coordinates: 50°02′10″N 06°55′48″E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Bernkastel-Wittlich
Municipal assoc.	Traben-Trarbach
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Stefan Josef Benz[1]
Area
• Total	2.46 km2 (0.95 sq mi)
Elevation	440 m (1,440 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	55
• Density	22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	54533
Dialling codes	06574
Vehicle registration	WIL
Website	www.willwerscheid.de

Geography

The municipality belongs to the Trier Region and lies about 8 km northeast of Wittlich in the Vulkaneifel. The municipal area is 62% wooded. Willwerscheid belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Traben-Trarbach.

History

Beginning in 1794, Willwerscheid 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

The municipal council is made up of 6 members, elected by majority vote at municipal elections, and the honorary mayor as chairman.[3]

Economy and infrastructure

Southwest of the municipality runs the Autobahn A 1. There is an interchange in nearby Hasborn. In Wittlich is a railway station on the Koblenz-Trier railway line.

References

External links

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