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{{Short description|Town in Germany}}
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|image_photo = Traben, stadspanorama2 vanaf tussen Trarbach en Enkirch 2009-08-04 14.45.JPG
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|image_caption = Traben on the [[Moselle (river)|Moselle]]
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|state = Rheinland-Pfalz
|state = Rheinland-Pfalz
|district = Bernkastel-Wittlich
|district = Bernkastel-Wittlich
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|Verbandsgemeinde = Traben-Trarbach
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|area = 31.35
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|postal_code = 56841
|postal_code = 56841
|area_code = 06541
|area_code = 06541
|licence = WIL
|licence = WIL
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 2 31 124
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 2 31 124
|website = [https://www.traben-trarbach.de/ www.traben-trarbach.de]
|website = [https://www.traben-trarbach.de/ www.traben-trarbach.de]
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'''Traben-Trarbach''' ({{IPA-de|ˌtraːbn̩ ˈtraːɐ̯bax}}) on the Middle Moselle is a town in the [[Bernkastel-Wittlich]] district in [[Rhineland-Palatinate]], [[Germany]]. It is the seat of the [[Traben-Trarbach (Verbandsgemeinde)|like-named ''Verbandsgemeinde'']] and a state-recognized climatic spa (''Luftkurort''). The city lies in the so-called "Valley of Dawn".
'''Traben-Trarbach''' ({{IPA-de|ˌtraːbn̩ ˈtraːɐ̯bax}}) on the Middle Moselle is a town in the [[Bernkastel-Wittlich]] district in [[Rhineland-Palatinate]], Germany. It is the seat of the [[Traben-Trarbach (Verbandsgemeinde)|like-named ''Verbandsgemeinde'']] and a state-recognized climatic spa (''Luftkurort''). The city lies in the so-called "Valley of Dawn".


== Geography ==
== Geography ==


=== Location ===
=== Location ===
Traben-Trarbach lies some 40 km northeast of [[Trier]] and some 60 km southwest of [[Koblenz]] in the valley of the Middle [[Moselle (river)|Moselle]]. North of the town is found the mountain inside a bend in the Moselle, Mont Royal. [[Frankfurt-Hahn Airport]] in the [[Hunsrück]] lies some 10 km away towards the east (in each case, [[as the crow flies]]). The municipal area spreads over a total of 31,350,000 m² with a great share of this being wooded. This makes Traben-Trarbach the biggest town by land area on the Middle Moselle.
Traben-Trarbach lies some {{convert|40|km}} northeast of [[Trier]] and some {{cvt|60|km}} southwest of [[Koblenz]] in the valley of the Middle [[Moselle (river)|Moselle]]. North of the town is found the mountain inside a bend in the Moselle, Mont Royal. [[Frankfurt-Hahn Airport]] in the [[Hunsrück]] lies some {{cvt|10|km}} away towards the east (in each case, [[as the crow flies]]). The municipal area spreads over a total of {{cvt|31.35|sqkm}} with a great share of this being wooded. This makes Traben-Trarbach the biggest town by land area on the Middle Moselle.


Traben lies on the [[Moselle (river)|Moselle]]’s left bank at the foot of the former fort of Mont Royal, and Trarbach lies on the right bank on the [[Hunsrück]] side. While Traben stretches in a broad strip along the river, Trarbach instead stretches inland between rather steep mountains, particularly up the Kautenbach valley.
Traben lies on the Moselle river's left bank at the foot of the former fort of Mont Royal, and Trarbach lies on the right bank on the [[Hunsrück]] side. While Traben stretches in a broad strip along the river, Trarbach instead stretches inland between rather steep mountains, particularly up the Kautenbach valley.


=== Constituent communities ===
=== Constituent communities ===
Traben-Trarbach’s ''[[Ortsteil|Stadtteile]]'', besides Traben and Trarbach, are Litzig, Wolf, Bad Wildstein, Rißbach, Kautenbach and Hödeshof.
Traben-Trarbach's ''[[Ortsteil|Stadtteile]]'', besides Traben and Trarbach, are Litzig, Wolf, Bad Wildstein, Rißbach, Kautenbach and Hödeshof.


== History ==
== History ==
[[File:Traben-Trarbach - Aachener Hof full sight.JPG|thumb|''Aacher Hof'', plaque inscription: “''Urkundlich 830 erwähnt als Lehen an das Aachener Marienstift durch Ludwig den Frommen.''” (see main text)]]
[[File:Traben-Trarbach - Aachener Hof full sight.JPG|thumb|''Aacher Hof'', plaque inscription: "''Urkundlich 830 erwähnt als Lehen an das Aachener Marienstift durch Ludwig den Frommen.''" (see main text)]]
As early as 830, the ''Aacher Hof'' (estate) had a documentary mention. Emperor [[Louis the Pious]], [[Charlemagne]]’s son, donated Traben with all its rights and privileges, and its appurtenances, namely Litzig, Rißbach, [[Irmenach]] and Beuren, to the minster at [[Aachen]] ([[Aachen Cathedral|Aachen Foundation of Mary]]), where [[King of the Romans|German kings]] were crowned.
As early as 830, the ''Aacher Hof'' (estate) had a documentary mention. Emperor [[Louis the Pious]], [[Charlemagne]]'s son, donated Traben with all its rights and privileges, and its appurtenances, namely Litzig, Rißbach, [[Irmenach]] and Beuren, to the minster at [[Aachen]] ([[Aachen Cathedral|Aachen Foundation of Mary]]), where [[King of the Romans|German kings]] were crowned.


In the 17th century, the town was part of what was then known as [[Rhenish Franconia]], a strategic area fought over by France and the [[Holy Roman Empire]]. Seized by France in the 1683-1684 [[War of the Reunions]], Traben was the location for the new fortress of Mont-Royal, constructed by [[Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban|Vauban]], the leading military engineer of the period.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Duffy |first1=Christopher |title=Siege Warfare: The Fortress in the Early Modern World 1494-1660 |date=1995 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-0415146494 |page=20}}</ref> The main ramparts were 30 metres high and three kilometres long, with space for 12,000 troops; despite the enormous cost, it was demolished when the French withdrew following the 1697 [[Treaty of Ryswick]] and only the lower foundations are visible today.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fortress Mont Royal |url=https://www.traben-trarbach.de/en/fortress-mont-royal.html |website=Traben-Tarbach Tourist Information |access-date=3 January 2019}}</ref>
In the 17th century, the town was part of what was then known as [[Rhenish Franconia]], a strategic area fought over by France and the [[Holy Roman Empire]]. Seized by France in the 1683–1684 [[War of the Reunions]], Traben was the location for the new fortress of Mont-Royal, constructed by [[Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban|Vauban]], the leading military engineer of the period.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Duffy |first1=Christopher |title=Siege Warfare: The Fortress in the Early Modern World 1494–1660 |year=1995 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-0415146494 |page=20}}</ref> The main ramparts were {{convert|30|m}} high and {{cvt|3|km}} long, with space for 12,000 troops; despite the enormous cost, it was demolished when the French withdrew following the 1697 [[Treaty of Ryswick]] and only the lower foundations are visible today.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fortress Mont Royal |url=https://www.traben-trarbach.de/en/fortress-mont-royal.html |website=Traben-Tarbach Tourist Information |access-date=3 January 2019}}</ref>


[[File:Grafschaft_Sponheim.png|thumb|left|County of Sponheim (c. 1804)]]
[[File:Grafschaft_Sponheim.png|thumb|left|County of Sponheim ({{circa|1804}})]]
All today’s ''[[Ortsteil|Stadtteile]]''&nbsp;– with the exception of a part of Kautenbach&nbsp;– belonged to the ''Hintere'' (English: rear, back, i.e. hinterland; Upper) [[County of Sponheim]], whose main centre was Trarbach. After the [[List of counts at Sponheim|comital family of Sponheim]] died out, the inheriting landholders formed the County into a [[Palatinate (region)|Palatine]]-[[Baden|Badish]] [[condominium (international law)|condominium]] and had their residences elsewhere in the County, namely in [[Birkenfeld]] and [[Kastellaun]]. Trarbach was also the seat of a Palatine ''[[Amt (country subdivision)|oberamt]]'', the [[Palatine Zweibrücken#Territories held in 1784|Oberamt Trarbach]].
All today's ''[[Ortsteil|Stadtteile]]''&nbsp;– with the exception of a part of Kautenbach&nbsp;– belonged to the ''Hintere'' (English: rear, back, i.e. hinterland; Upper) [[County of Sponheim]], whose main centre was Trarbach. After the [[List of counts at Sponheim|comital family of Sponheim]] died out, the inheriting landholders formed the County into a [[Palatinate (region)|Palatine]]-[[Baden|Badish]] [[condominium (international law)|condominium]] and had their residences elsewhere in the County, namely in [[Birkenfeld]] and [[Kastellaun]]. Trarbach was also the seat of a Palatine ''[[Amt (country subdivision)|oberamt]]'', the [[Palatine Zweibrücken#Territories held in 1784|Oberamt Trarbach]].


In 1816, the area around Trarbach was annexed to [[Prussia]], with Trarbach itself becoming the seat of a ''Bürgermeisterei'' (“Mayoralty”). Against expectations, however, [[Zell (Mosel)|Zell]], rather than Trarbach, was made the district seat, even though the latter was the biggest place in the new District of Zell. The ''Bürgermeisterei'' of Trarbach was dissolved in 1884, and Trarbach no longer belonged to any ''Bürgermeisterei''. It was, rather, administered thereafter in personal union with the new ''Bürgermeisterei'' of Traben. In 1898, the first bridge was built between the two centres, one built to plans drawn up by Bruno Möhring. This bridge, which was blown up in the dying days of the [[Second World War]] in 1945, was at the same time also the first roadbridge between Bernkastel and [[Koblenz]]. The next bridges were built only in 1924, in [[Cochem]], and between 1951 and 1953 in Zell. In the late 19th century, Traben and Trarbach were also, together with [[Reichenhall]], the first municipalities in Germany that, instead of having gaslamps, installed electric street lighting from the Edison Company (today [[AEG (German company)|AEG]]), although the odd stretch of street in [[Berlin]] had already been outfitted with electric lighting. In 1904, the municipality of Traben and the town of Trarbach merged to become the town of Traben-Trarbach. The next changes came on 7 June 1969, when the municipalities of Kautenbach and Wolf were amalgamated with Traben-Trarbach. One year later, the [[Traben-Trarbach (Verbandsgemeinde)|''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Traben-Trarbach]] was newly formed. It has its administrative seat in the town; Traben-Trarbach is a member municipality of the ''[[Verbandsgemeinde]]'', a kind of collective municipality.
In 1816, the area around Trarbach was annexed to [[Prussia]], with Trarbach itself becoming the seat of a ''Bürgermeisterei'' ("[[Mayoralty]]"). Against expectations, however, [[Zell (Mosel)|Zell]], rather than Trarbach, was made the district seat, even though the latter was the biggest place in the new District of Zell. The ''Bürgermeisterei'' of Trarbach was dissolved in 1884, and Trarbach no longer belonged to any ''Bürgermeisterei''. It was, rather, administered thereafter in personal union with the new ''Bürgermeisterei'' of Traben. In 1898, the first bridge was built between the two centres, one built to plans drawn up by Bruno Möhring. This bridge, which was blown up in the dying days of the [[Second World War]] in 1945, was at the same time also the first roadbridge between Bernkastel and [[Koblenz]]. The next bridges were built only in 1924, in [[Cochem]], and between 1951 and 1953 in Zell. In the late 19th century, Traben and Trarbach were also, together with [[Reichenhall]], the first municipalities in Germany that, instead of having gaslamps, installed electric street lighting from the Edison Company (today [[AEG (German company)|AEG]]), although the odd stretch of street in [[Berlin]] had already been outfitted with electric lighting. In 1904, the municipality of Traben and the town of Trarbach merged to become the town of Traben-Trarbach. The next changes came on 7 June 1969, when the municipalities of Kautenbach and Wolf were amalgamated with Traben-Trarbach. One year later, the [[Traben-Trarbach (Verbandsgemeinde)|''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Traben-Trarbach]] was newly formed. It has its administrative seat in the town; Traben-Trarbach is a member municipality of the ''[[Verbandsgemeinde]]'', a kind of collective municipality.


Because they belonged to the “Hinder” [[County of Sponheim]], the [[Protestant Reformation|Reformation]] was introduced into Traben and Trarbach, with the town remaining even today mainly [[Evangelical Church in Germany|Evangelical]], even though newcomers, particularly in the 19th and 20th centuries, have raised the [[Roman Catholicism|Catholic]] share of the population markedly. The Evangelical Church's leadership in the Hinder County of Sponheim was at first exercised from the [[Birkenfeld]] chancellery. Then, in 1672, a Hinder-Sponheim [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]] [[Consistory (Lutheranism)|consistory]] was instituted, whose duties were transferred to the consistory in [[Zweibrücken]] in 1776.
As they belonged to the "Hinder" [[County of Sponheim]], the [[Protestant Reformation|Reformation]] was introduced into Traben and Trarbach, with the town remaining even today mainly [[Evangelical Church in Germany|Evangelical]], even though newcomers, particularly in the 19th and 20th centuries, have raised the [[Roman Catholicism|Catholic]] share of the population markedly. The Evangelical Church's leadership in the Hinder County of Sponheim was at first exercised from the [[Birkenfeld]] chancellery. Then, in 1672, a Hinder-Sponheim [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]] [[Consistory (Lutheranism)|consistory]] was instituted, whose duties were transferred to the consistory in [[Zweibrücken]] in 1776.


In 1818, the Synod of Trarbach was established, whose seat remained in Trarbach until 1972. Because of its size&nbsp;– the synod encompassed the districts of Bernkastel, Zell and Trier&nbsp;– this was divided in 1825. Curiously, the outlying centre of Wolf belonged until 1892 to the Synod of Trier, which itself, until 1843, bore the name “Synod of Wolf” because that was the superintendent's home.
In 1818, the Synod of Trarbach was established, whose seat remained in Trarbach until 1972. Because of its size&nbsp;– the synod encompassed the districts of Bernkastel, Zell and Trier&nbsp;– this was divided in 1825. The outlying centre of Wolf belonged until 1892 to the Synod of Trier, which itself, until 1843, bore the name "Synod of Wolf" as that was the superintendent's home.


== Politics ==
== Politics ==
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| &nbsp;|| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD]] || [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|CDU]] || [[Alliance '90/The Greens|Grüne]] || [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|FDP]] || WGR || '''Total'''
| &nbsp;|| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD]] || [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|CDU]] || [[Alliance '90/The Greens|Grüne]] || [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|FDP]] || WGR || '''Total'''
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| 2014 || 9 || 7 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 22 seats
| 2014 || 9 || 7 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 22 seats
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| 2009 || 6 || 10 || - || 2 || 4 || 22 seats
| 2009 || 6 || 10 || - || 2 || 4 || 22 seats
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=== Mayor ===
=== Mayor ===
The Mayor is Patrice Langer (SPD).<ref name=mayor/>
The mayor is Patrice Langer (SPD).<ref name=mayor/>


=== Coat of arms ===
=== Coat of arms ===
The town's [[Coat of arms|arms]] might be described thus: Per fess enhanced, chequy of eighteen gules and argent a horse trotting sable and chequy of twenty-four argent and gules on a mount of three vert in base a round tower Or with six windows, three and three, and an arched doorway, of the second, and a conical roof of the third.
The town's [[Coat of arms|arms]] might be described thus: Per fess enhanced, chequy of 18 gules and argent a horse trotting sable and chequy of twenty-four argent and gules on a mount of three vert in base a round tower Or with six windows, three and three, and an arched doorway, of the second, and a conical roof of the third.{{clarify|date=April 2024}}


The checkerboard pattern (“chequy”) was the arms borne by the [[County of Sponheim|Counts of Sponheim]]. Above the line of partition is a black horse, whose [[attitude (heraldry)|attitude]] is “trotting” for a reason: this makes it a [[Canting arms|canting]] [[charge (heraldry)|charge]], for the [[German language|German]] word for “trot” is ''traben''&nbsp;– part of the town's hyphenated name. Traben's name, however, which comes from a [[Celtic languages|Celtic]] name, ''Traven'', a description of a small settlement, has nothing whatsoever to do with a horse. The tower below the line of partition stands for the local castle in Trarbach and therefore for Trarbach itself.
The checkerboard pattern ("chequy") was the arms borne by the [[County of Sponheim|Counts of Sponheim]]. Above the line of partition is a black horse, whose [[attitude (heraldry)|attitude]] is "trotting" for a reason: this makes it a [[Canting arms|canting]] [[charge (heraldry)|charge]], for the [[German language|German]] word for "trot" is ''traben''&nbsp;– part of the town's hyphenated name. Traben's name, however, which comes from a [[Celtic languages|Celtic]] name, ''Traven'', a description of a small settlement, has nothing whatsoever to do with a horse. The tower below the line of partition stands for the local castle in Trarbach and therefore for Trarbach itself.


The arms have been borne since 1951.<ref>[http://www.ngw.nl/int/dld/t/trabent.htm Description and explanation of Traben-Trarbach’s arms]</ref>
The arms have been borne since 1951.<ref>[http://www.ngw.nl/int/dld/t/trabent.htm Description and explanation of Traben-Trarbach’s arms]</ref>
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=== Town partnerships ===
=== Town partnerships ===
Traben-Trarbach fosters partnerships with the following places:
Traben-Trarbach fosters partnerships with the following places:
*{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Wangen bei Olten]], [[Canton of Solothurn|Solothurn]], [[Switzerland]], with the town of Traben-Trarbach
*{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Wangen bei Olten]], [[Canton of Solothurn|Solothurn]], Switzerland, with the town of Traben-Trarbach
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Selles-sur-Cher]], [[Loir-et-Cher]], [[France]] with the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Traben-Trarbach
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Selles-sur-Cher]], [[Loir-et-Cher]], France with the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Traben-Trarbach


== Culture and sightseeing ==
== Culture and sightseeing ==
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=== Buildings ===
=== Buildings ===
* Ruins of the [[Grevenburg]], built about 1350, destroyed, after many sieges, in 1734
* Ruins of the [[Grevenburg]], built about 1350, destroyed, after many sieges, in 1734
* Starkenburg, 250&nbsp;m above the [[Moselle (river)|Moselle]] with castle crags at the end of town going towards [[Enkirch]]
* Starkenburg, {{cvt|250|m}} above the [[Moselle (river)|Moselle]] with castle crags at the end of town going towards [[Enkirch]]
* Mont Royal Fort (1687–1698) (gigantic French fort under [[Louis XIV of France|Louis XIV]] built by [[Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban|Vauban]])
* Mont Royal Fort (1687–1698) (large French fort under [[Louis XIV of France|Louis XIV]] built by [[Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban|Vauban]])
* ''Brückentor'' (“Bridge Gate”) at the Moselle Bridge, 1899 by Bruno Möhring
* ''Brückentor'' ("Bridge Gate") at the Moselle Bridge, 1899 by Bruno Möhring
* ''Mittelmoselmuseum'' (“Middle Moselle Museum”) about the history of the Moselle valley, the [[County of Sponheim]], Mont Royal Fort and the Grevenburg
* ''Mittelmoselmuseum'' ("Middle Moselle Museum") about the history of the Moselle valley, the [[County of Sponheim]], Mont Royal Fort and the Grevenburg
* ''Parkschlösschen Bad Wildstein'' (“Little Park Palace”), the town's former spa and bathing house built by Bruno Möhring
* ''Parkschlösschen Bad Wildstein'' ("Little Park Palace"), the town's former spa and bathing house built by Bruno Möhring
* Trarbach Town Hall (''Rathaus''), 1833 by [[:de:Ferdinand Nebel|Ferdinand Nebel]]
* Trarbach Town Hall (''Rathaus''), 1833 by [[:de:Ferdinand Nebel|Ferdinand Nebel]]
* Huesgen house, Am Bahnhof (a street), 1904 by Bruno Möhring
* Huesgen house, Am Bahnhof (a street), 1904 by Bruno Möhring
* Dr. Breucker house, An der Mosel (a street), 1905 by Bruno Möhring
* Dr. Breucker house, An der Mosel (a street), 1905 by Bruno Möhring
* Former winery, Julius Kayser & Co., Wolfer Weg, 1906–1907 by Bruno Möhring
* Former winery, Julius Kayser & Co., Wolfer Weg, 1906–1907 by Bruno Möhring
* Former hotel “Clauss-Feist” (now Bellevue), 1903 by Bruno Möhring
* Former hotel "Clauss-Feist" (now Bellevue), 1903 by Bruno Möhring
* Former Gondenau slate and ore mine
* Former Gondenau slate and ore mine
* Town tower in Trarbach with view over the roofs of Trarbach
* Town tower in Trarbach with view over the roofs of Trarbach
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=== Motorboat racing ===
=== Motorboat racing ===
For decades there were motorboat races on the Moselle, but the 32nd and thus far last racing event was held in 1996. At these races, many world and European champions were crowned, among them, in 1964, the well known Berlin motorboat racer and builder [[Dieter König]].
For decades there were motorboat races on the Moselle, but the 32nd and last racing event was held in 1996. At these races, many world and European champions were crowned, among them, in 1964, the well known Berlin motorboat racer and builder [[Dieter König]].


== Economy and infrastructure ==
== Economy and infrastructure ==

Traben-Trarbach is home to a large number of wineries including [[Robert Heuser]], [[F. W. Langguth Erben]], [[Richard Böcking]], [[Ulrich Langguth]], [[Martin Müllen]], [[Weiser-Künstler]] and [[Daniel Vollenweider]].
Traben-Trarbach is home to a large number of wineries including [[Robert Heuser]], [[F. W. Langguth Erben]], [[Richard Böcking]], [[Ulrich Langguth]], [[Martin Müllen]], [[Weiser-Künstler]] and [[Daniel Vollenweider]].


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Through Traben-Trarbach, until 31 December 1962, ran the ''Moseltalbahn'' ([[railway]]), locally known as the ''Saufbähnchen''. The railway station building on the Trarbach side was torn down during expansion work on ''[[Bundesstraße]]'' 53.
Through Traben-Trarbach, until 31 December 1962, ran the ''Moseltalbahn'' ([[railway]]), locally known as the ''Saufbähnchen''. The railway station building on the Trarbach side was torn down during expansion work on ''[[Bundesstraße]]'' 53.


In Traben, across the river on the left bank is found the terminal station on the ''[[Pünderich–Traben-Trarbach railway|Moselwein-Bahn]]'' (“Moselle Wine Railway”), which runs to [[Bullay]]. The old station building, built in 1904 on the model of old Traben [[Timber framing|timber-frame]] houses, is still standing and serves today as the mayor's seat and as an event venue. The new stop was moved 150&nbsp;m downstream to the area where the former goods station once was.
In Traben, across the river on the left bank is found the terminal station on the ''[[Pünderich–Traben-Trarbach railway|Moselwein-Bahn]]'' ("Moselle Wine Railway"), which runs to [[Bullay]]. The old station building, built in 1904 on the model of old Traben [[Timber framing|timber-frame]] houses, is still standing and serves today as the mayor's seat and as an event venue. The new stop was moved {{cvt|150|m}} downstream to the area where the former goods station once was.


==== Air ====
==== Air ====
In 1956, a sport airfield (''Flugplatz Traben-Trarbach/Mont Royal'') on Traben's mountain, Mont Royal, was built ([[International Civil Aviation Organization|ICAO]]-Code: EDRM).
In 1956, a sport airfield (''Flugplatz Traben-Trarbach/Mont Royal'') on Traben's mountain, Mont Royal, was built ([[International Civil Aviation Organization|ICAO]]-Code: EDRM).


[[Frankfurt-Hahn Airport]] is ca. 17&nbsp;km (on foot) to the east of Traben-Trarbach.
[[Frankfurt-Hahn Airport]] is {{circa}} {{cvt|17|km}} (on foot) to the east of Traben-Trarbach.


==== Bridges ====
==== Bridges ====
Traben-Trarbach is located on both sides of river Moselle. It is served via three bridges.
Traben-Trarbach is located on both sides of river Moselle. It is served via three bridges:
* ''Moselbrücke'' in the heart of the town, connecting Traben and Trarbach (completed in 1899)
* ''Moselbrücke'' in the heart of the town, connecting Traben and Trarbach (completed in 1899)
* ''Wolfer Brücke'', connecting Wolf with ''[[Bundesstraße]]'' 53
* ''Wolfer Brücke'', connecting Wolf with ''[[Bundesstraße]]'' 53
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== Famous people ==
== Famous people ==
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* Johann von Trarbach, [[Renaissance]] sculptor
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* Werner Beumelburg (1899–1963), one of the best known authors of [[Nazi Germany|National Socialist times]], honorary citizen of Traben-Trarbach
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* [[Jost Maurer]] (fl. 1498, 1518), German mason, architect and construction entrepreneur
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* Stefan Bockelmann (b. 1976), actor (''[[Unter uns]]'')
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* Heinrich Böcking (1785–1865), mining adviser and mayor in Saarbrücken
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* [[Eduard Boecking]] (1802–1870), law professor in Bonn and Berlin (Roman civil law; translation of Ausonius's ''Mosella'')
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* Yvonne Burbach (b. 1975), actress (''[[Verbotene Liebe]]'')
* Nikolaus Elffen (1626–1706), Jesuit from Protestant Traben (''panis coeli'')
* Nikolaus Elffen (1626–1706), Jesuit from Protestant Traben (''panis coeli'')
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* Philipp Adam Storck (1778–1822), teacher, 1810 principal of the trade school in Hagen, from 1817 professor in Bremen (Perspectives on the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen)
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* Heinrich Böcking (1785–1865), mining adviser and mayor in Saarbrücken
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* [[Eduard Boecking]] (1802–1870), Law professor in Bonn and Berlin (Roman civil law; translation of Ausonius's ''Mosella'')
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* Paul Emanuel Spieker (1826–1896), German architect (Berlin University Library)
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* [[Marc Mitscher]] (1887–1947), US admiral, grandson of Andreas Mitscher (1821–1905) from Traben
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* [[Dennis Wheatley]] (1897-1977), novelist, lived in Trarbach and worked at the Julius Kayser Winery in 1913.
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* Werner Beumelburg (1899–1963), one of the best known authors of [[Nazi Germany|National Socialist times]], honorary citizen of Traben-Trarbach
* Hans-Willi Ellermeier, sportsman, waterskier, German champion in slalom 1967, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1981
* Hans-Willi Ellermeier, sportsman, waterskier, German champion in slalom 1967, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1981
* Oliver Lucas (b. 1966), sportsman, motorboat racer, twice world and four times European champion
* Oliver Lucas (b. 1966), sportsman, motorboat racer, twice world and four times European champion
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* [[Jost Maurer]] (fl. 1498, 1518), German mason, architect and construction entrepreneur
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* [[Marc Mitscher]] (1887–1947), US admiral, grandson of Andreas Mitscher (1821–1905) from Traben
* Martin Molz (b. 1971), former professional [[Association football|footballer]] ([[1. FC Nürnberg]] and [[1. FC Saarbrücken]])
* Martin Molz (b. 1971), former professional [[Association football|footballer]] ([[1. FC Nürnberg]] and [[1. FC Saarbrücken]])
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* [[Pete Namlook]] (1960–2012), ambient and electronic-music producer and composer, and founder of [[FAX +49-69/450464|Fax Records (FAX +49-69/450464)]] music label
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* Yvonne Burbach (b. 1975), actress ([[Verbotene Liebe]])
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* Paul Emanuel Spieker (1826–1896), German architect (Berlin University Library)
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* Stefan Bockelmann (b. 1976), actor ([[Unter uns]])
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* Philipp Adam Storck (1778–1822), teacher, 1810 principal of the trade school in Hagen, from 1817 professor in Bremen (Perspectives on the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen)
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* [[Pete Namlook]] (1960-2012), ambient and electronic-music producer and composer, and founder of [[FAX +49-69/450464|Fax Records (FAX +49-69/450464)]] music label
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* Johann von Trarbach, [[Renaissance]] sculptor
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* [[Dennis Wheatley]] (1897–1977), novelist, lived in Trarbach and worked at the Julius Kayser Winery in 1913
* [[Maik Zirbes]] (b. 1990), professional basketball player ([[KK Crvena Zvezda]])
* [[Maik Zirbes]] (b. 1990), professional basketball player ([[KK Crvena Zvezda]])


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* Johann Hofmann: ''Trorbachische Ehren-Säul''. Faks.-Nachdr. der Ausg. Stuttgart 1669. Cäsar, Traben-Trarbach 1968.
* Johann Hofmann: ''Trorbachische Ehren-Säul''. Faks.-Nachdr. der Ausg. Stuttgart 1669. Cäsar, Traben-Trarbach 1968.
* Arne Houben (publisher): ''Mit Carl Bodmer von Trier nach Koblenz. Eine Moselreise um das Jahr 1830''; Alf/Mosel: Rhein-Mosel-Verlag, 2006; {{ISBN|978-3-89801-033-7}} (The book contains 31 colour reproductions of coloured aquatints by Karl Bodmer, whose originals can be seen at the ''Mittelmoselmuseum Traben-Trarbach'').
* Arne Houben (publisher): ''Mit Carl Bodmer von Trier nach Koblenz. Eine Moselreise um das Jahr 1830''; Alf/Mosel: Rhein-Mosel-Verlag, 2006; {{ISBN|978-3-89801-033-7}} (The book contains 31 colour reproductions of coloured aquatints by Karl Bodmer, whose originals can be seen at the ''Mittelmoselmuseum Traben-Trarbach'').
* Ernst Schütz: [http://www.dilibri.de/rlb/content/titleinfo/113798 ''Trarbach in alter Zeit. Bilder aus der Geschichte der Stadt von der Reformation bis zur Niederlegung der Grevenburg'']; Traben-Trarbach, 1909
* Ernst Schütz: [http://www.dilibri.de/rlb/content/titleinfo/113798 ''Trarbach in alter Zeit. Bilder aus der Geschichte der Stadt von der Reformation bis zur Niederlegung der Grevenburg'']; Traben-Trarbach, 1909
* Albert Rosenkranz (publisher): ''Das Evangelische Rheinland. Ein rheinisches Gemeinde- und Pfarrerbuch'', Band 1: ''Die Gemeinden''; Schriftenreihe des Vereins für Rheinische Kirchengeschichte, 3; Düsseldorf: Kirche in der Zeit, 1956.
* Albert Rosenkranz (publisher): ''Das Evangelische Rheinland. Ein rheinisches Gemeinde- und Pfarrerbuch'', Band 1: ''Die Gemeinden''; Schriftenreihe des Vereins für Rheinische Kirchengeschichte, 3; Düsseldorf: Kirche in der Zeit, 1956.


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Traben-Trarbach
Town
Traben on the Moselle
Traben on the Moselle
Coat of arms of Traben-Trarbach
Coat of arms
Location of Traben-Trarbach within Bernkastel-Wittlich district
Traben-Trarbach is located in Germany
Traben-Trarbach
Traben-Trarbach
Traben-Trarbach is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Traben-Trarbach
Traben-Trarbach
Coordinates: 49°57′04″N 7°07′00″E / 49.95111°N 7.11667°E / 49.95111; 7.11667
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictBernkastel-Wittlich
Municipal assoc.Traben-Trarbach
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Patrice Langer[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total
31.35 km2 (12.10 sq mi)
Elevation
110 m (360 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
5,748
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56841
Dialling codes06541
Vehicle registrationWIL
Websitewww.traben-trarbach.de

Traben-Trarbach (German pronunciation: [ˌtraːbn̩ ˈtraːɐ̯bax]) on the Middle Moselle is a town in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the seat of the like-named Verbandsgemeinde and a state-recognized climatic spa (Luftkurort). The city lies in the so-called "Valley of Dawn".

Geography

Location

Traben-Trarbach lies some 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of Trier and some 60 km (37 mi) southwest of Koblenz in the valley of the Middle Moselle. North of the town is found the mountain inside a bend in the Moselle, Mont Royal. Frankfurt-Hahn Airport in the Hunsrück lies some 10 km (6.2 mi) away towards the east (in each case, as the crow flies). The municipal area spreads over a total of 31.35 km2 (12.10 sq mi) with a great share of this being wooded. This makes Traben-Trarbach the biggest town by land area on the Middle Moselle.

Traben lies on the Moselle river's left bank at the foot of the former fort of Mont Royal, and Trarbach lies on the right bank on the Hunsrück side. While Traben stretches in a broad strip along the river, Trarbach instead stretches inland between rather steep mountains, particularly up the Kautenbach valley.

Constituent communities

Traben-Trarbach's Stadtteile, besides Traben and Trarbach, are Litzig, Wolf, Bad Wildstein, Rißbach, Kautenbach and Hödeshof.

History

Aacher Hof, plaque inscription: "Urkundlich 830 erwähnt als Lehen an das Aachener Marienstift durch Ludwig den Frommen." (see main text)

As early as 830, the Aacher Hof (estate) had a documentary mention. Emperor Louis the Pious, Charlemagne's son, donated Traben with all its rights and privileges, and its appurtenances, namely Litzig, Rißbach, Irmenach and Beuren, to the minster at Aachen (Aachen Foundation of Mary), where German kings were crowned.

In the 17th century, the town was part of what was then known as Rhenish Franconia, a strategic area fought over by France and the Holy Roman Empire. Seized by France in the 1683–1684 War of the Reunions, Traben was the location for the new fortress of Mont-Royal, constructed by Vauban, the leading military engineer of the period.[3] The main ramparts were 30 metres (98 ft) high and 3 km (1.9 mi) long, with space for 12,000 troops; despite the enormous cost, it was demolished when the French withdrew following the 1697 Treaty of Ryswick and only the lower foundations are visible today.[4]

County of Sponheim (c. 1804)

All today's Stadtteile – with the exception of a part of Kautenbach – belonged to the Hintere (English: rear, back, i.e. hinterland; Upper) County of Sponheim, whose main centre was Trarbach. After the comital family of Sponheim died out, the inheriting landholders formed the County into a Palatine-Badish condominium and had their residences elsewhere in the County, namely in Birkenfeld and Kastellaun. Trarbach was also the seat of a Palatine oberamt, the Oberamt Trarbach.

In 1816, the area around Trarbach was annexed to Prussia, with Trarbach itself becoming the seat of a Bürgermeisterei ("Mayoralty"). Against expectations, however, Zell, rather than Trarbach, was made the district seat, even though the latter was the biggest place in the new District of Zell. The Bürgermeisterei of Trarbach was dissolved in 1884, and Trarbach no longer belonged to any Bürgermeisterei. It was, rather, administered thereafter in personal union with the new Bürgermeisterei of Traben. In 1898, the first bridge was built between the two centres, one built to plans drawn up by Bruno Möhring. This bridge, which was blown up in the dying days of the Second World War in 1945, was at the same time also the first roadbridge between Bernkastel and Koblenz. The next bridges were built only in 1924, in Cochem, and between 1951 and 1953 in Zell. In the late 19th century, Traben and Trarbach were also, together with Reichenhall, the first municipalities in Germany that, instead of having gaslamps, installed electric street lighting from the Edison Company (today AEG), although the odd stretch of street in Berlin had already been outfitted with electric lighting. In 1904, the municipality of Traben and the town of Trarbach merged to become the town of Traben-Trarbach. The next changes came on 7 June 1969, when the municipalities of Kautenbach and Wolf were amalgamated with Traben-Trarbach. One year later, the Verbandsgemeinde of Traben-Trarbach was newly formed. It has its administrative seat in the town; Traben-Trarbach is a member municipality of the Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality.

As they belonged to the "Hinder" County of Sponheim, the Reformation was introduced into Traben and Trarbach, with the town remaining even today mainly Evangelical, even though newcomers, particularly in the 19th and 20th centuries, have raised the Catholic share of the population markedly. The Evangelical Church's leadership in the Hinder County of Sponheim was at first exercised from the Birkenfeld chancellery. Then, in 1672, a Hinder-Sponheim Lutheran consistory was instituted, whose duties were transferred to the consistory in Zweibrücken in 1776.

In 1818, the Synod of Trarbach was established, whose seat remained in Trarbach until 1972. Because of its size – the synod encompassed the districts of Bernkastel, Zell and Trier – this was divided in 1825. The outlying centre of Wolf belonged until 1892 to the Synod of Trier, which itself, until 1843, bore the name "Synod of Wolf" as that was the superintendent's home.

Politics

Town council

The council is made up of 22 council members, who were elected by proportional representation at the municipal election held on 25 May 2014, and the honorary mayor as chairwoman.[5]

  SPD CDU Grüne FDP WGR Total
2014 9 7 2 1 3 22 seats
2009 6 10 - 2 4 22 seats
2004 5 11 - 2 4 22 seats

Mayor

The mayor is Patrice Langer (SPD).[1]

Coat of arms

The town's arms might be described thus: Per fess enhanced, chequy of 18 gules and argent a horse trotting sable and chequy of twenty-four argent and gules on a mount of three vert in base a round tower Or with six windows, three and three, and an arched doorway, of the second, and a conical roof of the third.[clarification needed]

The checkerboard pattern ("chequy") was the arms borne by the Counts of Sponheim. Above the line of partition is a black horse, whose attitude is "trotting" for a reason: this makes it a canting charge, for the German word for "trot" is traben – part of the town's hyphenated name. Traben's name, however, which comes from a Celtic name, Traven, a description of a small settlement, has nothing whatsoever to do with a horse. The tower below the line of partition stands for the local castle in Trarbach and therefore for Trarbach itself.

The arms have been borne since 1951.[6]

Town partnerships

Traben-Trarbach fosters partnerships with the following places:

Culture and sightseeing

The town of Trarbach on the Moselle (in the foreground) with the Grevenburg and Traben (in the background). Aquatint by Karl Bodmer about 1831.

Buildings

  • Ruins of the Grevenburg, built about 1350, destroyed, after many sieges, in 1734
  • Starkenburg, 250 m (820 ft) above the Moselle with castle crags at the end of town going towards Enkirch
  • Mont Royal Fort (1687–1698) (large French fort under Louis XIV built by Vauban)
  • Brückentor ("Bridge Gate") at the Moselle Bridge, 1899 by Bruno Möhring
  • Mittelmoselmuseum ("Middle Moselle Museum") about the history of the Moselle valley, the County of Sponheim, Mont Royal Fort and the Grevenburg
  • Parkschlösschen Bad Wildstein ("Little Park Palace"), the town's former spa and bathing house built by Bruno Möhring
  • Trarbach Town Hall (Rathaus), 1833 by Ferdinand Nebel
  • Huesgen house, Am Bahnhof (a street), 1904 by Bruno Möhring
  • Dr. Breucker house, An der Mosel (a street), 1905 by Bruno Möhring
  • Former winery, Julius Kayser & Co., Wolfer Weg, 1906–1907 by Bruno Möhring
  • Former hotel "Clauss-Feist" (now Bellevue), 1903 by Bruno Möhring
  • Former Gondenau slate and ore mine
  • Town tower in Trarbach with view over the roofs of Trarbach
  • Former Post Office in Traben, Baumeister Matthias Engel

Motorboat racing

For decades there were motorboat races on the Moselle, but the 32nd and last racing event was held in 1996. At these races, many world and European champions were crowned, among them, in 1964, the well known Berlin motorboat racer and builder Dieter König.

Economy and infrastructure

Traben-Trarbach is home to a large number of wineries including Robert Heuser, F. W. Langguth Erben, Richard Böcking, Ulrich Langguth, Martin Müllen, Weiser-Künstler and Daniel Vollenweider.

Transport

Rail

Through Traben-Trarbach, until 31 December 1962, ran the Moseltalbahn (railway), locally known as the Saufbähnchen. The railway station building on the Trarbach side was torn down during expansion work on Bundesstraße 53.

In Traben, across the river on the left bank is found the terminal station on the Moselwein-Bahn ("Moselle Wine Railway"), which runs to Bullay. The old station building, built in 1904 on the model of old Traben timber-frame houses, is still standing and serves today as the mayor's seat and as an event venue. The new stop was moved 150 m (490 ft) downstream to the area where the former goods station once was.

Air

In 1956, a sport airfield (Flugplatz Traben-Trarbach/Mont Royal) on Traben's mountain, Mont Royal, was built (ICAO-Code: EDRM).

Frankfurt-Hahn Airport is c. 17 km (11 mi) (on foot) to the east of Traben-Trarbach.

Bridges

Traben-Trarbach is located on both sides of river Moselle. It is served via three bridges:

  • Moselbrücke in the heart of the town, connecting Traben and Trarbach (completed in 1899)
  • Wolfer Brücke, connecting Wolf with Bundesstraße 53
  • A third bridge between Rißbach and Koppelberg, as Bundesstraße 53 crosses the river
  • View of Traben from the bridge to Trarbach
    View of Traben from the bridge to Trarbach
  • View of Trarbach on the Moselle's right bank
    View of Trarbach on the Moselle's right bank
  • View from the landing stage
    View from the landing stage
  • The town of Traben-Trarbach and the Grevenburg on the Moselle. Aquatint by Karl Bodmer 1841.
    The town of Traben-Trarbach and the Grevenburg on the Moselle. Aquatint by Karl Bodmer 1841.
  • Outlying centre of Wolf
    Outlying centre of Wolf
  • Trarbach – town and palace. Copper engraving by G. Bodenehr 1704.
    Trarbach – town and palace. Copper engraving by G. Bodenehr 1704.

Famous people

  • Werner Beumelburg (1899–1963), one of the best known authors of National Socialist times, honorary citizen of Traben-Trarbach
  • Stefan Bockelmann (b. 1976), actor (Unter uns)
  • Heinrich Böcking (1785–1865), mining adviser and mayor in Saarbrücken
  • Eduard Boecking (1802–1870), law professor in Bonn and Berlin (Roman civil law; translation of Ausonius's Mosella)
  • Yvonne Burbach (b. 1975), actress (Verbotene Liebe)
  • Nikolaus Elffen (1626–1706), Jesuit from Protestant Traben (panis coeli)
  • Hans-Willi Ellermeier, sportsman, waterskier, German champion in slalom 1967, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1981
  • Oliver Lucas (b. 1966), sportsman, motorboat racer, twice world and four times European champion
  • Jost Maurer (fl. 1498, 1518), German mason, architect and construction entrepreneur
  • Marc Mitscher (1887–1947), US admiral, grandson of Andreas Mitscher (1821–1905) from Traben
  • Martin Molz (b. 1971), former professional footballer (1. FC Nürnberg and 1. FC Saarbrücken)
  • Pete Namlook (1960–2012), ambient and electronic-music producer and composer, and founder of Fax Records (FAX +49-69/450464) music label
  • Paul Emanuel Spieker (1826–1896), German architect (Berlin University Library)
  • Philipp Adam Storck (1778–1822), teacher, 1810 principal of the trade school in Hagen, from 1817 professor in Bremen (Perspectives on the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen)
  • Johann von Trarbach, Renaissance sculptor
  • Dennis Wheatley (1897–1977), novelist, lived in Trarbach and worked at the Julius Kayser Winery in 1913
  • Maik Zirbes (b. 1990), professional basketball player (KK Crvena Zvezda)

Further reading

  • Dietmar Flach, Günter Böse (publisher): Traben-Trarbach. Geschichte einer Doppelstadt. Traben-Trarbach 1984.
  • Johann Hofmann: Trorbachische Ehren-Säul. Faks.-Nachdr. der Ausg. Stuttgart 1669. Cäsar, Traben-Trarbach 1968.
  • Arne Houben (publisher): Mit Carl Bodmer von Trier nach Koblenz. Eine Moselreise um das Jahr 1830; Alf/Mosel: Rhein-Mosel-Verlag, 2006; ISBN 978-3-89801-033-7 (The book contains 31 colour reproductions of coloured aquatints by Karl Bodmer, whose originals can be seen at the Mittelmoselmuseum Traben-Trarbach).
  • Ernst Schütz: Trarbach in alter Zeit. Bilder aus der Geschichte der Stadt von der Reformation bis zur Niederlegung der Grevenburg; Traben-Trarbach, 1909
  • Albert Rosenkranz (publisher): Das Evangelische Rheinland. Ein rheinisches Gemeinde- und Pfarrerbuch, Band 1: Die Gemeinden; Schriftenreihe des Vereins für Rheinische Kirchengeschichte, 3; Düsseldorf: Kirche in der Zeit, 1956.

References

  1. ^ a b Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Bernkastel-Wittlich, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 8 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
  3. ^ Duffy, Christopher (1995). Siege Warfare: The Fortress in the Early Modern World 1494–1660. Routledge. p. 20. ISBN 978-0415146494.
  4. ^ "Fortress Mont Royal". Traben-Tarbach Tourist Information. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  5. ^ Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Stadtrat
  6. ^ Description and explanation of Traben-Trarbach’s arms
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