Schweich an der Römischen Weinstraße (Verbandsgemeinde) | |
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 Schweicher Annaberg at the Moselle | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Schweich an der Römischen Weinstraße in the district  | |
  Schweich an der Römischen Weinstraße (Verbandsgemeinde)  Schweich an der Römischen Weinstraße (Verbandsgemeinde) | |
| Coordinates: 49°49′10.42″N 6°45′7.98″E / 49.8195611°N 6.7522167°E / 49.8195611; 6.7522167 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Trier-Saarburg |
| Founded | July 16, 1968 |
| Subdivisions | 19 Municipalities |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–27) | Christiane Horsch[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 164.45 km2 (63.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 29,379 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | TR, SAB |
| Website | www.schweich.de |
Schweich an der Römischen Weinstraße is a Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
It is located in the northeast of Trier and consists of the town of Schweich on the Moselle and the 18 Ortsgemeinden ("local municipalities") of Bekond, Detzem, Ensch, Fell, Föhren, Kenn, Klüsserath, Köwerich, Leiwen, Longen, Longuich, Mehring, Naurath, Pölich, Riol, Schleich, Thörnich and Trittenheim.
The elevation of the Verbandsgemeinde extends from 114 m above sea level (NHN) on the Moselle near Trittenheim to 493 m above NHN near Mehring.
Neighboring collective municipalities are (starting clockwise in the north):
The list contains the coats of arms, the municipality names, the district areas, exemplarily the population figures from 1950 as well as the current population figures.
| Municipality | Area (km²) | Population (1950) | Population (December 31, 2019)[3] |
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 Bekond | 3.81 | 591 | 936 |
 Detzem | 5.56 | 658 | 604 |
 Ensch | 6.83 | 532 | 472 |
 Fell | 15.73 | 1,843 | 2,461 |
 Föhren | 9.79 | 1,903 | 2,802 |
 Kenn | 3.88 | 960 | 2,578 |
 Klüsserath | 11.70 | 1,239 | 1,082 |
 Köwerich | 2.31 | 375 | 338 |
 Leiwen | 12.71 | 1,360 | 1,566 |
 Longen | 0.97 | 135 | 97 |
 Longuich | 8.82 | 1,069 | 1,300 |
_COA.svg){kind=small} Mehring | 22.37 | 1,774 | 2,358 |
 Naurath (Eifel) | 5.18 | 367 | 356 |
 Pölich | 3.20 | 331 | 497 |
 Riol | 6.31 | 688 | 1,226 |
 Schleich | 1.59 | 225 | 220 |
 Schweich | 31.09 | 4,597 | 7,840 |
 Thörnich | 2.49 | 229 | 177 |
 Trittenheim | 10.10 | 1,389 | 1,056 |
| VG Schweich an der Röm. Weinstr. | 164.50 | 20,265 | 27,966 |
The Verbandsgemeinde Schweich was created by the state law amending municipal constitutional regulations and preparing the reorganization of the municipalities of July 16, 1968, which determined the reorganization of the previous offices into Verbandsgemeinden. The Verbandsgemeinde Klüsserath was dissolved in the course of the territorial reform carried out by the State of Rhineland-Palatinate in 1969/1970 and the local municipalities of Klüsserath, Leiwen, Köwerich, Detzem, Thörnich, Ensch, Schleich, Pölich and Bekond became part of the Verbandsgemeinde Schweich. The officially awarded additional designation "an der Römischen Weinstraße" has been used since January 1, 1989.[4] On January 1, 2012, the municipality of Trittenheim was incorporated. It was previously part of the Verbandsgemeinde Neumagen-Dhron in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district.
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The Verbandsgemeinderat Schweich consists of 36 honorary councillors, who were elected in the local elections on May 26, 2019 by personalized proportional representation, and the full-time mayor as chairwoman.
The distribution of seats in the municipal council:[5]
| Election | SPD | CDU | Greens | FWG | Total |
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| 2019 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 36 Seats |
| 2014 | 9 | 16 | – | 11 | 36 Seats |
| 2009 | 10 | 15 | – | 11 | 36 Seats |
| 2004 | 10 | 16 | – | 10 | 36 Seats |
(FWG = "Freie Wählergruppe der Verbandsgemeinde Schweich e.V.")
In the direct election on May 26, 2019, Horsch was confirmed in her office with a share of the vote of 81.3%.[1]
The Verbandsgemeinde maintains partnerships with Portishead, England (since 1992), Murialdo, Italy (since 1995) and Krokowa in Poland (since 1995).
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