The Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm (Luxembourgish: Äifelkrees Béibreg-Prüm) is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) Luxembourg, Belgium and the districts of Euskirchen, Vulkaneifel, Bernkastel-Wittlich and Trier-Saarburg.

Bitburg-Prüm
Flag of Bitburg-Prüm
Coat of arms of Bitburg-Prüm
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CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
CapitalBitburg
Government
 • District admin.Andreas Kruppert (CDU)
Area
 • Total1,626.15 km2 (627.86 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022)[1]
 • Total103,642
 • Density64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationBIT, PRÜ
Websitebitburg-pruem.de

History

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There are three different historical regions: the abbey and the city of Prüm have been directly subordinate to the Holy Roman Emperor in medieval times; later the free city became the principality of Prüm, occupying large portions in the north.

The southwest including the town of Bitburg was a part of the Duchy of Luxemburg from the 10th to the 15th century. Later it was a part of the Seventeen Provinces and hence under Spanish and then Austrian rule. After the Napoleonic Wars the region was handed over to Prussia.

The eastern parts of the district, including the town of Kyllburg, were part of the Prince-bishopric of Trier.

When Prussia gained all these regions about 1815, it established the three districts of Bitburg, Prüm and Trier. In 1970 the districts of Bitburg and Prüm were merged with parts of the former district of Trier in order to form the present district.

On 1 January 2007 the full name of the district was changed to be Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm instead of Landkreis.

Geography

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The district covers the sparsely populated southwestern part of the Eifel Mountains. The portions along the western borders are occupied by a common German-Belgian nature park and a German-Luxembourgish nature park. A great number of rivers rise from the Schneifel in the northwest and from the Kyllwald in the east, and runs southward to the river Sauer (French: Sûre), which is an affluent of the Moselle.

Coat of arms

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The coat of arms displays:

  • The red cross symbolising the close city of Trier
  • The golden tower from the arms of Bitburg
  • The silver lamb from the arms of Prüm
  • The blue and white pattern from the arms of Luxembourg

Towns and municipalities

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It consists of 234 municipalities, making it is the district in Germany with the most municipalities.

Verband-free town
  1. Bitburg
Verbandsgemeinden
1. Arzfeld
  1. Arzfeld1
  2. Dackscheid
  3. Dahnen
  4. Daleiden
  5. Dasburg
  6. Eilscheid
  7. Eschfeld
  8. Euscheid
  9. Großkampenberg
  10. Hargarten
  11. Harspelt
  1. Herzfeld
  2. Irrhausen
  3. Jucken
  4. Kesfeld
  5. Kickeshausen
  6. Kinzenburg
  7. Krautscheid
  8. Lambertsberg
  9. Lascheid
  10. Lauperath
  11. Leidenborn
  1. Lichtenborn
  2. Lierfeld
  3. Lünebach
  4. Lützkampen
  5. Manderscheid
  6. Mauel
  7. Merlscheid
  8. Niederpierscheid
  9. Oberpierscheid
  10. Olmscheid
  11. Pintesfeld
  1. Plütscheid
  2. Preischeid
  3. Reiff
  4. Reipeldingen
  5. Roscheid
  6. Sengerich
  7. Sevenig (Our)
  8. Strickscheid
  9. Üttfeld
  10. Waxweiler
2. Bitburger Land [seat: Bitburg]
  1. Badem
  2. Balesfeld
  3. Baustert
  4. Bettingen
  5. Bickendorf
  6. Biersdorf am See
  7. Birtlingen
  8. Brecht
  9. Brimingen
  10. Burbach
  11. Dahlem
  12. Dockendorf
  13. Dudeldorf
  14. Echtershausen
  15. Ehlenz
  16. Enzen
  17. Eßlingen
  18. Etteldorf
  1. Feilsdorf
  2. Fließem
  3. Gindorf
  4. Gondorf
  5. Gransdorf
  6. Halsdorf
  7. Hamm
  8. Heilenbach
  9. Hütterscheid
  10. Hüttingen an der Kyll
  11. Idenheim
  12. Idesheim
  13. Ingendorf
  14. Kyllburg2
  15. Kyllburgweiler
  16. Ließem
  17. Malberg
  18. Malbergweich
  1. Meckel
  2. Messerich
  3. Metterich
  4. Mülbach
  5. Nattenheim
  6. Neidenbach
  7. Neuheilenbach
  8. Niederstedem
  9. Niederweiler
  10. Oberkail
  11. Oberstedem
  12. Oberweiler
  13. Oberweis
  14. Olsdorf
  15. Orsfeld
  16. Pickließem
  17. Rittersdorf
  18. Röhl
  1. Sankt Thomas
  2. Scharfbillig
  3. Schleid
  4. Seffern
  5. Sefferweich
  6. Seinsfeld
  7. Steinborn
  8. Stockem
  9. Sülm
  10. Trimport
  11. Usch
  12. Wettlingen
  13. Wiersdorf
  14. Wilsecker
  15. Wißmannsdorf
  16. Wolsfeld
  17. Zendscheid
3. Südeifel
  1. Affler
  2. Alsdorf
  3. Altscheid
  4. Ammeldingen an der Our
  5. Ammeldingen bei Neuerburg
  6. Bauler
  7. Berkoth
  8. Berscheid
  9. Biesdorf
  10. Bollendorf
  11. Burg
  12. Dauwelshausen
  13. Echternacherbrück
  14. Eisenach
  15. Emmelbaum
  16. Ernzen
  17. Ferschweiler
  1. Fischbach-Oberraden
  2. Geichlingen
  3. Gemünd
  4. Gentingen
  5. Gilzem
  6. Heilbach
  7. Herbstmühle
  8. Holsthum
  9. Hommerdingen
  10. Hütten
  11. Hüttingen bei Lahr
  12. Irrel
  13. Karlshausen
  14. Kaschenbach
  15. Keppeshausen
  16. Körperich
  17. Koxhausen
  1. Kruchten
  2. Lahr
  3. Leimbach
  4. Menningen
  5. Mettendorf
  6. Minden
  7. Muxerath
  8. Nasingen
  9. Neuerburg1, 2
  10. Niedergeckler
  11. Niederraden
  12. Niederweis
  13. Niehl
  14. Nusbaum
  15. Obergeckler
  16. Peffingen
  17. Plascheid
  1. Prümzurlay
  2. Rodershausen
  3. Roth an der Our
  4. Schankweiler
  5. Scheitenkorb
  6. Scheuern
  7. Sevenig bei Neuerburg
  8. Sinspelt
  9. Übereisenbach
  10. Uppershausen
  11. Utscheid
  12. Waldhof-Falkenstein
  13. Wallendorf
  14. Weidingen
  15. Zweifelscheid
4. Prüm
  1. Auw bei Prüm
  2. Bleialf
  3. Brandscheid
  4. Buchet
  5. Büdesheim
  6. Dingdorf
  7. Feuerscheid
  8. Fleringen
  9. Giesdorf
  10. Gondenbrett
  11. Großlangenfeld
  1. Habscheid
  2. Heckhuscheid
  3. Heisdorf
  4. Hersdorf
  5. Kleinlangenfeld
  6. Lasel
  7. Masthorn
  8. Matzerath
  9. Mützenich
  10. Neuendorf
  11. Niederlauch
  1. Nimshuscheid
  2. Nimsreuland
  3. Oberlascheid
  4. Oberlauch
  5. Olzheim
  6. Orlenbach
  7. Pittenbach
  8. Pronsfeld
  9. Prüm1, 2
  10. Rommersheim
  11. Roth bei Prüm
  1. Schönecken
  2. Schwirzheim
  3. Seiwerath
  4. Sellerich
  5. Wallersheim
  6. Watzerath
  7. Wawern
  8. Weinsheim
  9. Winringen
  10. Winterscheid
  11. Winterspelt
5. Speicher
  1. Auw an der Kyll
  2. Beilingen
  3. Herforst
  1. Hosten
  2. Orenhofen
  3. Philippsheim
  1. Preist
  2. Spangdahlem
  3. Speicher1
1seat of the Verbandsgemeinde; 2town

References

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  1. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
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