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Location of Daun within Vulkaneifel district
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| Coordinates:50°11′55″N6°49′55″E / 50.19861°N 6.83194°E /50.19861; 6.83194 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Vulkaneifel |
| Municipal assoc. | Daun |
| Subdivisions | 8 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2019–24) | Friedhelm Marder[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 49.02 km2 (18.93 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 410 m (1,350 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 8,220 |
| • Density | 168/km2 (434/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 54550 |
| Dialling codes | 06592 |
| Vehicle registration | DAU |
| Website | www |
Daun (German pronunciation:[daʊn]ⓘ) is a town in theVulkaneifel district inRhineland-Palatinate,Germany. It is the district seat and also the seat of theVerbandsgemeinde of Daun.
The town lies in theVulkaneifel, a part of theEifel known for its volcanic history, geographical and geological features, and even ongoing activity today, including gases that sometimes well up from the earth. Daun lies south of theHigh Eifel on the riverLieser. Found from 2.5 to 3.5 km southeast of Daun’s town centre are the DaunerMaare, a group of three volcanic lakes separated almost wholly by only the walls oftuff between them. The town is home to theEifel-Vulkanmuseum. Daun is furthermore a spa town and has mineral watersprings.
The district seat of Daun has 8,514 inhabitants (as of 31 December 2005, counting only those with their main residence in the town). Besides the main town, also called Daun (4,264 inhabitants), the municipal area also includes these outlying centres (Stadtteile) that were formerly self-administering municipalities:
| Centre | Population | amalgamated |
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| Boverath | 564 | 7 June 1969 |
| Gemünden | 215 | 1 April 1938 |
| Neunkirchen | 547 | 7 June 1969 |
| Pützborn | 1,129 | 7 June 1969 |
| Rengen | 438 | 7 November 1970 |
| Steinborn | 410 | 7 November 1970 |
| Waldkönigen | 699 | 7 November 1970 |
| Weiersbach | 251 | 10 June 1979 |
The first settlement in the area came as early as the 7th century BC by which time theCelts had settled the fortifiedbasalt mountain in Daun. TheRomans, too, used this prominent hill in the Lieser valley as a watch post, as witnessed by Roman finds. The placename may have come from the Celtic-Roman wordDunum, meaning either “fence” or “fortified heights”, that is to say, a fort.
In the late 10th century, a castle complex belonging to the free Lords of Daun arose here. In 1075, Daun had its first documentary mention in a townsman namedAdalbero de Duna.
In 1163, the free lords’ family died out. One of the family’sministeriales,Richardus de Duna, took over his former Lord’s name and even thecoat of arms with the Daunfretting. In 1337, Daun is mentioned for the first time as being a town. In 1346 came a grant of town rights along with market rights, and Daun became at the same time the location of a high court.
In 1712, theElectoral-TrierAmtshaus was built by the Elector of Trier and Archbishop Karl-Josef on the Burgberg ("Castle Mountain"). After a transitory occupation by theFrench beginning in 1794, the village passed in 1815 to theKingdom of Prussia. In 1817, Daun became seat of the district and anAmt mayoralty, and also at the same time a district administrator’s seat. Since 1947, it has been part of the then newly foundedstate ofRhineland-Palatinate. Beginning in 1951, Daun could once more call itself a town.
On 15 May 1895, Daun was linked to the Germanrailway network with theEifelquerbahn (Cross Eifel Railway). On 1 December 1909, a further railway line, theMaare-Mosel-Bahn toWittlich came into service. All public rail transport, however, ended in Daun more than a decade ago, although a two-hourly daytime service for tourists has been running in the summertime since 2005 on part of theEifelquerbahn. TheMaare-Mosel-Bahn, on the other hand, was torn up about a decade ago and has since become theMaare-Mosel-Radweg, a cycle path.
In 1965, Daun became a garrison town, housing at theHeinrich Hertz Barracks, among others, twosignal corps units and onesignals intelligence unit.
The council is made up of 12 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 25th May 2014, and the mayor as chairman.
Daun’s mayor is Friedhelm Marder (CDU).[1]
The town’sarms might be described thus:Or fretty gules.
The arms now borne by the town are the ones once borne by the Lords of Daun, and date from the 13th century. When the Lords died out, the town passed to theElectorate of Trier, thus explaining the Cross of Trier that appeared in seals dating from the 16th and following centuries. The current arms, however, are the Lords’ original ones.
The Armorial Wijnbergen, dating from c. 1270 - c. 1285, includes Ferry II of Daun, lord ofOberstein (blazon:Argent fretty sable).[3]
Daun fosters partnerships with the following places:
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Amaar is a broad-low relief volcanic crater often filled with rainwater.Tuff rings sometimes surround a maar. There are many in theVolcanic Eifel.
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Near Daun are theHeinrich Hertz Barracks, which house, among other units:
In Daun there are an “open channel” and local editions of theTrierischer Volksfreund, theEifelzeitung and theWochenspiegel. Daun also has a multiplex cinema, theKinopalast Vulkaneifel.
General:
Vocational:
Other schools:
Sport:
Daun is linked to theAutobahnA 1. Also,Bundesstraßen 421 and 257 lead through the town. The town is linked to the railway network through the railway station on theCross Eifel Railway (Eifelquerbahn), running fromGerolstein toAndernach, but the line is currently closed between Kaisersesch and Gerolstein, including through Daun.
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