Minheim
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Minheim | |
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.jpg) The peninsula Minheim surrounded by the Moselle river | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Minheim within Bernkastel-Wittlich district  | |
  Minheim  Minheim | |
| Coordinates: 49°51′56″N 6°56′11″E / 49.8655°N 6.9364°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Bernkastel-Wittlich |
| Municipal assoc. | Bernkastel-Kues |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Hans-Peter Scholtes[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.39 km2 (2.08 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 120 m (390 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 453 |
| • Density | 84/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 54518 |
| Dialling codes | 06507 |
| Vehicle registration | WIL |
| Website | www.minheim.de |
Minheim is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Location
The municipality lies on the Moselle in the Trier region. Minheim belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Bernkastel-Kues, whose seat is in Bernkastel-Kues. The location inside a bend in the Moselle has led to the nickname Sonneninsel Minheim (“Sun Island”), especially in connection with tourism.
Neighbouring municipalities
History
The earliest settlement found in the municipal area on the Burglay was a fortified Roman hilltop settlement established at the beginning of the 4th century AD. Archaeological findings show that Roman military personnel stayed there and that the inhabitants were probably Christians. In the middle of the 5th century AD this settlement was destroyed by fire.[3][4][5] Minheim's existence as a parish was witnessed as early as 1061. Beginning in 1794, Minheim 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.
