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{{Infobox Ort in Deutschland
{{Infobox German location
|Art = Ortsgemeinde
|type = Ortsgemeinde
|Wappen = Wappen dierscheid wil.jpg
|image_coa = DEU Dierscheid COA.svg
|lat_deg = 49 | lat_min = 53 | lat_sec = 55
|coordinates = {{coord|49|54|N|06|46|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan = Dierscheid in WIL.svg
|lon_deg = 06 | lon_min = 45 | lon_sec = 30
|Lageplan =
|state = Rheinland-Pfalz
|Bundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
|district = Bernkastel-Wittlich
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|Landkreis = Bernkastel-Wittlich
|Verbandsgemeinde = Wittlich-Land
|Verbandsgemeinde = Wittlich-Land
|Höhe = 400
|elevation = 400
|Fläche = 2.42
|area = 2.42
|Einwohner = 166
|postal_code = 54523
|Stand = 2006-12-31
|area_code = 06508
|PLZ = 54523
|licence = WIL
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|Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 2 31 022
|Vorwahl = 06508
|website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20050904003507/http://www.og-dierscheid.de/ www.og-dierscheid.de]
|Kfz = WIL
|mayor = Dirk Laudwein<ref>[https://www.wahlen.rlp.de/de/kw/wahlen/kd/gebiete/2310000000000.html Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Bernkastel-Wittlich], Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 6 August 2021.</ref>
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|Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 2 31 022
|leader_term = 2019&ndash;24
|Adresse-Verband = Kurfürstenstraße 1<br />54516 Wittlich
|Website = [http://www.og-dierscheid.de/ www.og-dierscheid.de]
|party =
|Bürgermeister = Peter Zenner
|Partei =
}}
}}
'''Dierscheid''' is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a [[Municipalities of Germany|municipality]] belonging to a ''[[Verbandsgemeinde]]'', a kind of collective municipality – in the [[Bernkastel-Wittlich]] [[Districts of Germany|district]] in [[Rhineland-Palatinate]], [[Germany]].


== Geography ==
'''Dierscheid''' is a municipality in the [[Bernkastel-Wittlich|district of Bernkastel-Wittlich]], in [[Rhineland-Palatinate]], in western [[Germany]].
The municipality lies in the wooded [[Meulenwald]] hill range, southwest of Wittlich at an elevation of some 400&nbsp;m above [[sea level]]. Near Dierscheid lies the Kellerberg, at 448&nbsp;m the highest mountain in the [[Wittlich-Land|''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Wittlich-Land]], to which Dierscheid belongs, and whose seat is in [[Wittlich]], although that town is itself not in the ''Verbandsgemeinde''.


== History ==
{{BernkastelWittlich-geo-stub}}
Early settlement is witnessed by remnants of a [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] wall. Some of the finds to this effect are displayed in the local history museum.
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{{Template:Cities and towns in Bernkastel-Wittlich (district)}}


In 1150, Dierscheid had its first documentary mention in a document from [[St. Maximin's Abbey, Trier|St. Maximin's Abbey]] in [[Trier]]. In the 13th century, the village had the name ''Dyrseit''. The Lords of Bruch held the tithing rights in the parish of [[Heidweiler]], to which the branch parish of Dierscheid also belonged. In January 1417, the name changed to ''Diescheit''. The spelling for the placename changed very often: ''Dierscheid, Dierschet, Dischet, Dirscheit, Dierscheydt, Dierscheit, Dyrseit'' and ''Derseit''.
[[Category:Towns in Rhineland-Palatinate]]


Dierscheid belonged to the lordship of Bruch, and therefore lay under Luxembourgish sovereignty. Beginning in 1794, Dierscheid lay under [[France|French]] rule. In 1814 it was assigned to the Kingdom of [[Prussia]] at the [[Congress of Vienna]]. Since 1946, it has been part of the then newly founded [[States of Germany|state]] of [[Rhineland-Palatinate]].
[[de:Dierscheid]]

[[eo:Dierscheid]]
Dierscheid was until the 1950s characterized by [[agriculture]], [[forestry]] and gravel mining. The villagers are still known today well beyond the village by the name ''Dierscheider Kieselklopper'' (“Dierscheid Gravel Miners”).
[[nl:Dierscheid]]

[[ru:Диршайд]]
== Politics ==
[[vo:Dierscheid]]

=== Municipal council ===
The council is made up of 6 council members, who were elected by [[Plurality voting system|majority vote]] at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.<ref>[http://wahlen.rlp.de/kw/wahlen/2009/gemeinderatswahlen/ergebnisse/2310802200.html Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat]</ref>

=== Coat of arms ===
The German blazon reads: ''In Silber auf rotem Dreiberg, darin eine goldene Hirschstange, drei grüne Fichten mit goldenen Zapfen''.

The municipality's [[Coat of arms|arms]] might in English [[Heraldry|heraldic]] language be described thus: Argent in base a mount of three gules surmounted by a stag's attire fesswise Or, on each of the mount's knolls a spruce tree vert, the middle one taller, and each surmounted by six cones of the third, one, two and three.

These arms are held to be [[Canting arms|canting]] as they imply the placename and even the geographical location. The name Dierscheid means “Deer-Wild”<ref>While it is true that ''Rehwild'', the word in the original German Wikipedia article, can mean “roe deer”, that translation does not fit the context here.</ref> (the word ''Dier'' does not seem to be used anymore in [[German language|German]], ''Reh'' and ''Hirsch'' being the usual words, but it is an obvious [[cognate]] with the still current [[English language|English]] word), hence the antler (or “attire” in heraldic language) and the spruces. The three-knolled hill in the [[escutcheon (heraldry)|escutcheon]]’s base symbolizes the municipality's location in mountain heights in the [[Voreifel]]. The [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]]s argent and gules (silver and red) are a reference to the village's former allegiance to the [[Electorate of Trier]].

== Culture and sightseeing ==
* Kellerberg, the highest elevation in the South Eifel.
* Village archive and local history museum, housed in a former wheelwright's workshop from about 1900
* Saint Lawrence's Chapel (''Laurentiuskapelle'') from 1796, built on top of another chapel from 1745 that had burnt down

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050204161334/http://og-dierscheid.de/portal.html Municipality’s official webpage] {{in lang|de}}
* [http://www.eifel.at/index.php?type=subitem&item=orte&id=541 Dierscheid] {{in lang|de}}

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{{Cities and towns in Bernkastel-Wittlich (district)}}

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[[Category:Bernkastel-Wittlich]]

Latest revision as of 18:21, 22 August 2023

Dierscheid
Municipality
Coat of arms of Dierscheid
Coat of arms
Location of Dierscheid within Bernkastel-Wittlich district
Dierscheid is located in Germany
Dierscheid
Dierscheid
Dierscheid is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Dierscheid
Dierscheid
Coordinates: 49°54′N 06°46′E / 49.900°N 6.767°E / 49.900; 6.767
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictBernkastel-Wittlich
Municipal assoc.Wittlich-Land
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Dirk Laudwein[1]
Area
 • Total
2.42 km2 (0.93 sq mi)
Elevation
400 m (1,300 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
173
 • Density71/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
54523
Dialling codes06508
Vehicle registrationWIL
Websitewww.og-dierscheid.de

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

Geography

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The municipality lies in the wooded Meulenwald hill range, southwest of Wittlich at an elevation of some 400 m above sea level. Near Dierscheid lies the Kellerberg, at 448 m the highest mountain in the Verbandsgemeinde of Wittlich-Land, to which Dierscheid belongs, and whose seat is in Wittlich, although that town is itself not in the Verbandsgemeinde.

History

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Early settlement is witnessed by remnants of a Roman wall. Some of the finds to this effect are displayed in the local history museum.

In 1150, Dierscheid had its first documentary mention in a document from St. Maximin's Abbey in Trier. In the 13th century, the village had the name Dyrseit. The Lords of Bruch held the tithing rights in the parish of Heidweiler, to which the branch parish of Dierscheid also belonged. In January 1417, the name changed to Diescheit. The spelling for the placename changed very often: Dierscheid, Dierschet, Dischet, Dirscheit, Dierscheydt, Dierscheit, Dyrseit and Derseit.

Dierscheid belonged to the lordship of Bruch, and therefore lay under Luxembourgish sovereignty. Beginning in 1794, Dierscheid lay under French rule. In 1814 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. Since 1946, it has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Dierscheid was until the 1950s characterized by agriculture, forestry and gravel mining. The villagers are still known today well beyond the village by the name Dierscheider Kieselklopper (“Dierscheid Gravel Miners”).

Politics

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Municipal council

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The 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 chairman.[3]

Coat of arms

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The German blazon reads: In Silber auf rotem Dreiberg, darin eine goldene Hirschstange, drei grüne Fichten mit goldenen Zapfen.

The municipality's arms might in English heraldic language be described thus: Argent in base a mount of three gules surmounted by a stag's attire fesswise Or, on each of the mount's knolls a spruce tree vert, the middle one taller, and each surmounted by six cones of the third, one, two and three.

These arms are held to be canting as they imply the placename and even the geographical location. The name Dierscheid means “Deer-Wild”[4] (the word Dier does not seem to be used anymore in German, Reh and Hirsch being the usual words, but it is an obvious cognate with the still current English word), hence the antler (or “attire” in heraldic language) and the spruces. The three-knolled hill in the escutcheon’s base symbolizes the municipality's location in mountain heights in the Voreifel. The tinctures argent and gules (silver and red) are a reference to the village's former allegiance to the Electorate of Trier.

Culture and sightseeing

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  • Kellerberg, the highest elevation in the South Eifel.
  • Village archive and local history museum, housed in a former wheelwright's workshop from about 1900
  • Saint Lawrence's Chapel (Laurentiuskapelle) from 1796, built on top of another chapel from 1745 that had burnt down

References

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  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Bernkastel-Wittlich, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
  3. ^ Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat
  4. ^ While it is true that Rehwild, the word in the original German Wikipedia article, can mean “roe deer”, that translation does not fit the context here.
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