Bereborn is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Vulkaneifel district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Kelberg, whose seat is in the like-named municipality.
Bereborn | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bereborn within Vulkaneifel district  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°16′55″N 6°58′26″E / 50.28194°N 6.97389°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Vulkaneifel |
| Municipal assoc. | Kelberg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Johannes Schu[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.57 km2 (0.99 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 503 m (1,650 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 124 |
| • Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56769 |
| Dialling codes | 02692 |
| Vehicle registration | DAU |
| Website | www.bereborn.de |
Geography edit
The municipality lies in the High Eifel at the foot of the Hochkelberg nature conservation area, some 18 km northeast of the district seat of Daun. North of the village rises the Elzbach.
History edit
In the Middle Ages, Bereborn belonged to the County of Virneburg. Under Napoleonic occupation, the village was in the Mairie (“Mayoralty”) of Virneburg.
In the course of administrative restructuring in Rhineland-Palatinate, Bereborn was transferred in 1970 from the Mayen district to the Daun district, now known as the Vulkaneifel district.
Politics edit
Municipal council edit
The council is made up of 6 council members, who were elected by majority vote at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.
Coat of arms edit
The German blazon reads: Von Silber und Blau geteilt, oben 7 (4:3) rote Rauten, unten einen silbernen Ziehbrunnen.
The municipality’s arms might in English heraldic language be described thus: Per fess argent seven lozenges gules, four and three, and azure a well masoned with winch and pail, all of the first.
In feudal times, Bereborn belonged to the County of Virneburg whose lords bore the seven-lozenge charge in their arms. This has been adopted in Bereborn’s arms. The well is canting and refers to the placename ending —born – cognate with the English “bourn(e)” – which in the local dialect can mean “well” (in High German, the word is Brunnen; the English cognate means “stream” or “brook”[3]).[4]
Culture and sightseeing edit
Buildings edit
- Catholic church at Dorfstraße 11 – biaxial aisleless church from 1777[5]
Natural monuments edit
In the village centre, the Kaiserlinde (“Emperor’s limetree”) with a memorial stone recalls the one hundredth anniversary of the victory over Napoleon at the Battle of Leipzig in 1813.
Economy and infrastructure edit
Transport edit
To the north, Bundesstraße 410 runs by the municipality.
Further reading edit
- Erich Mertes-Kolverath: Die Dörfer der Verbandsgemeinde Kelberg, Ihre erste Erwähnung und Nennung in der Literatur. In: Landeskundliche Vierteljahresblätter. Jahrgang 32, 1986, Heft 3
References edit
- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Vulkaneifel, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
- ^ “Bourn” at Oxford.[dead link]
- ^ Description and explanation of Bereborn’s arms
- ^ Directory of Cultural Monuments in Vulkaneifel district
External links edit
- Municipality’s official webpage (in German)
- Berenborn in the collective municipality’s Web pages (in German)