Affler

Affler is a municipality in the district of Bitburg-Prüm, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.[2]

Affler
Location of Affler within Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm district
Affler
Affler
Coordinates: 50°00′51″N 06°09′12″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictEifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm
Municipal assoc.Südeifel
Government
 • MayorHerbert Steins
Area
 • Total1.99 km2 (0.77 sq mi)
Elevation
404 m (1,325 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
 • Total26
 • Density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
54689
Dialling codes06524
Vehicle registrationBIT
WebsiteAffler at site www.suedeifelinfo.de

Geography

Affler is located in the West Eifel, south of Dasburg and above the Our, near the border with Luxembourg.[2]

History

In October 1795, the French Republic annexed the Austrian Netherlands, which included the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg. Under the French administration, the area belonged to the canton of Clervaux in the district of Diekirch, department of Forêts. In 1815, due to the resolutions of the Congress of Vienna, the former Luxembourg area east of the Sauer and Our was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia.

The population of Affler from 1815 to 2014, based on census:

Year Population
1815 25
1835 56
1871 77
1905 80
1939 290
1950 60
Year Population
1961 60
1970 56
1987 46
1997 32
2005 30
2016 27

Religion

The community has a small chapel, built in 1887, which holds occasional services. At the end of a tunnel (in which the inhabitants of the village hid for three weeks in 1944) in the nearby forest stands a small statue of Mary. It was built in gratitude that the American bombings in September 1944 killed none of the inhabitants of Affler.[2]

References
  1. "Bevölkerungsstand 2019, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2020.
  2. "Affler | Hierzuland | Landesschau Rheinland-Pfalz". swr.online (in German). Retrieved 2016-05-22.



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