Wallendorf (Eifel)

Wallendorf (Eifel) is a municipality in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, on the Sauer river.

Wallendorf (Eifel)
Coat of arms
Location of Wallendorf (Eifel) within Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm district
Wallendorf (Eifel)
Wallendorf (Eifel)
Coordinates: 49°52′46″N 6°17′22″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictEifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm
Municipal assoc.Südeifel
Government
  MayorSuzette Weber
Area
  Total8.71 km2 (3.36 sq mi)
Elevation
180 m (590 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
  Total185
  Density21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
54675
Dialling codes06566
Vehicle registrationBIT
WebsiteWallendorf at site www.suedeifelinfo.de

Wallendorf was first mentioned in an old document from 1136 as "Vualcheresdorf". It is located on the German side of a bridge connecting it to the Luxembourgish town of Wallendorf-Pont. The bridge was of strategic importance during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.

View to the Sauer-River
Genoveva-Fountain on the bank

References

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


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