Masburg | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Masburg within Cochem-Zell district  | |
  Masburg  Masburg | |
| Coordinates:50°14′29″N7°7′0″E / 50.24139°N 7.11667°E /50.24139; 7.11667 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Cochem-Zell |
| Municipal assoc. | Kaisersesch |
| Subdivisions | 3 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2019–24) | Patrick Schopp[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.13 km2 (3.53 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 490 m (1,610 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,093 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56761 |
| Dialling codes | 02653 |
| Vehicle registration | COC |
| Website | www.masburg.de |
Masburg is anOrtsgemeinde – amunicipality belonging to aVerbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in theCochem-Zelldistrict inRhineland-Palatinate,Germany. It belongs to theVerbandsgemeinde of Kaisersesch, whose seat is in thelike-named town.
The municipality lies in theEifel, roughly 2 km northwest ofKaisersesch. Masburg has a total area of 9.13 km², 3.06 km² of which is wooded.
Masburg'sOrtsteile are Masburg (main centre), Breitenbruch, Präfekturhof and Schöne Aussicht.
About 1050, Masburg, long anElectoral-Trier holding, had its first documentary mention. Beginning in 1794, Masburg lay underFrench rule. In 1815 it was assigned to the Kingdom ofPrussia at theCongress of Vienna. Since 1946, it has been part of the then newly foundedstate ofRhineland-Palatinate.
The council is made up of 16 council members, who were elected byproportional representation at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman. The 16 seats are shared among five voters’ groups.[3]
Masburg's mayor is Patrick Schopp.[1]
The municipality'sarms might be described thus: Argent a cross gules, in dexter chief a gridiron of the same surmounted by a palm leaf bendwise sinister vert, and in sinister base two keys in saltire, the wards to chief and turned outwards, azure.
The following are listed buildings or sites inRhineland-Palatinate’s Directory of Cultural Monuments:
As well as the listed buildings above, there is also a memorial belltower to the family Miesen who lived here between 1773 and 1819, and were known for pouring bells.
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