Willwerscheid
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Willwerscheid | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Willwerscheid
within Bernkastel-Wittlich district
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 Location of Willwerscheid | |
  Willwerscheid  Willwerscheid | |
| Coordinates: 50°02′10″N 06°55′48″E / 50.03611°N 6.93000°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Bernkastel-Wittlich |
| Municipal assoc. | Traben-Trarbach |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Günther Thörnich |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.46 km2 (0.95 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 440 m (1,440 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 58 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (61/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 54533 |
| Dialling codes | 06574 |
| Vehicle registration | WIL |
| Website | http://www.ortsgemeinde-willwerscheid.de/ |
Willwerscheid 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 belongs to the Trier Region and lies about 8 km northeast of Wittlich in the Vulkaneifel. The municipal area is 62% wooded. Willwerscheid belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Traben-Trarbach.
History
Beginning in 1794, Willwerscheid 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
The municipal council is made up of 6 members, elected by majority vote at municipal elections, and the honorary mayor as chairman.[2]
