Lösnich

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Lösnich is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Bernkastel-Kues, whose seat is in the like-named town.

Lösnich
Coat of arms of Lösnich
Location of Lösnich within Bernkastel-Wittlich district
Lösnich is located in Germany
Lösnich
Lösnich
Lösnich is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Lösnich
Lösnich
Coordinates: 49°58′26″N 7°02′38″E / 49.9739°N 7.04376°E / 49.9739; 7.04376
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictBernkastel-Wittlich
Municipal assoc.Bernkastel-Kues
Area
 • Total2.53 km2 (0.98 sq mi)
Elevation
120 m (390 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total487
 • Density190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
54492
Dialling codes06532
Vehicle registrationWIL
Websitewww.loesnich.de
Lösnich seen from the Moselle's north bank

History

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In 1066, Lösnich had its first documentary mention.

Politics

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The council is made up of 8 council members, who were elected by 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:[2]

  Gassen FB Total
2009 5 3 8 seats

Culture and sightseeing

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Church in Lösnich

Besides the many old timber-frame houses, the Kesselstatt Amt building, the Late Gothic graveyard chapel and the Gothic Revival parish church from 1869 are all worth seeing.

Economy and infrastructure

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For centuries, Lösnich has been characterized by winegrowing and tourism. There are plans to build the High Moselle Crossing (Hochmoselübergang – a highway link whose centrepiece will be a long, high bridge over the Moselle) on Bundesstraße 50 right near Lösnich.

References

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  1. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
  2. ^ Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat
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