Hupperath
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Hupperath | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Hupperath within Bernkastel-Wittlich district  | |
  Hupperath  Hupperath | |
| Coordinates: 49°59′50.72″N 06°50′11.6″E / 49.9974222°N 6.836556°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Bernkastel-Wittlich |
| Municipal assoc. | Wittlich-Land |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Patrick Simon[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.11 km2 (1.59 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 337 m (1,106 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 648 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 54518 |
| Dialling codes | 06571 |
| Vehicle registration | WIL |
| Website | www |
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.
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]
| SPD | WG Dresen | WG Konrad | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 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.
