Rascheid

Rascheid is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Hermeskeil and is an officially recognized tourist resort.

Rascheid
Coat of arms
Location of Rascheid within Trier-Saarburg district
Rascheid
Rascheid
Coordinates: 49°42′51″N 6°56′10″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictTrier-Saarburg
Municipal assoc.Hermeskeil
Government
 • MayorAndreas Ludwig
Area
 • Total8.05 km2 (3.11 sq mi)
Elevation
463 m (1,519 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
 • Total461
 • Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
54413
Dialling codes06586
Vehicle registrationTR
Websitewww.rascheid.de

Geography

The domiciles Bahnhof Rascheid and Rauschmühle also belong to Rascheid.

History

According to a document dated 980, the village and church belonged to the St. Paulin Abbey in Trier. In the Middle Ages, the town and church belonged to the Neumagen regime, in the fifteenth century to the villagers of Hunolstein, and later to the counts of Sayn-Wittgenstein.

Population Development Statistics

Development of the population of Rascheid, the values from 1871 to 1987 are based on censuses:

YearResidents
1815263
1835361
1871388
1905443
1939513
YearResidents
1950494
1961499
1970545
1987534
2005542

Politics

Town Council

The town council in Rascheid consists of eight councilors, who were elected by a majority vote in the municipal elections on 25 May 2014, as well as the village's mayor as chairman. Up to 2014 the municipal council consisted of twelve council members.

Clubs
  • FCK-Fanclub Zapp-Za-Rapp (Soccer Fanclub FCK)
  • Förderverein "Rascheider Ringweg" (friends' association "Rascheider Ringweg")
  • Förderverein Fw. Feuerwehr (friends' association voluntary fire brigade)
  • Gesangverein Rascheid e.V. 1931 (Choir)
  • Jugendclub (Youth Club)
  • Karnevalverein Rascheid (Carnival Club)
  • Katholische Frauengemeinschaft (catholic female community)
  • KEB Rascheid (catholic adult education)
  • Musikverein Rascheid 1928 e. V. (Orchestra)
  • Sportverein Rascheid 1947 e.V. (Sports Club)

References
  1. "Bevölkerungsstand 2019, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2020.


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