# Gevenich > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gevenich > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gevenich.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gevenich > Source revision: 1157990024 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Gevenich** is an *[Ortsgemeinde](/source/Ortsgemeinde_(Germany))* – a [municipality](/source/Municipalities_of_Germany) belonging to a *[Verbandsgemeinde](/source/Verbandsgemeinde)*, a kind of collective municipality – in the [Cochem-Zell](/source/Cochem-Zell) [district](/source/Districts_of_Germany) in [Rhineland-Palatinate](/source/Rhineland-Palatinate), [Germany](/source/Germany). It belongs to the [*Verbandsgemeinde* of Ulmen](/source/Ulmen_(Verbandsgemeinde)), whose seat is in the [like-named town](/source/Ulmen). ## Geography The municipality lies in the [Eifel](/source/Eifel) at the eastern edge of the *Verbandsgemeinde* of Ulmen about 5 km west of [Cochem](/source/Cochem) and the [Moselle](/source/Moselle_(river)). It has an elevation of 400 m above [sea level](/source/Sea_level) and an area of roughly 710 ha. ## History In 1051, Gevenich had its first documentary mention in a document from [Emperor Heinrich III](/source/Henry_III,_Holy_Roman_Emperor). Beginning in 1476, the [Electorate of Trier](/source/Electorate_of_Trier) was Gevenich's sole landholder. With the [French Revolutionary](/source/French_Revolutionary_Wars) occupation in 1794, Gevenich passed as part of the Arrondissement of Koblenz, along with [Weiler](/source/Weiler,_Cochem-Zell), to the [Canton](/source/Cantons_of_France) of Lutzerath. In 1815 Gevenich was assigned to the Kingdom of [Prussia](/source/Prussia) at the [Congress of Vienna](/source/Congress_of_Vienna). Lean years in the mid 19th century and the attendant emigration by the poorer sectors of the population, either voluntary or forced by the municipality, reduced the population figure by a third. Since 1946, Gevenich has been part of the then newly founded [state](/source/States_of_Germany) of [Rhineland-Palatinate](/source/Rhineland-Palatinate). ## Politics ### Municipal council The council is made up of 12 council members, who were elected by [majority vote](/source/Plurality_voting_system) at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.[1] ### Mayor Gevenich's mayor is Walter Brauns.[2] ### Coat of arms The German blazon reads: *In Schwarz ein schrägrechter Abtstab, begleitet oben von drei goldenen Ähren, unten von einem goldenen Hirschkopf mit Kreuz.* The municipality's [arms](/source/Coat_of_arms) might in English [heraldic](/source/Heraldry) language be described thus: Sable issuant from base an abbot's staff bendwise argent, in chief sinister three ears of wheat Or, in base dexter a stag's head caboshed with attires, the sinister surmounting the abbot's staff, and ensigned with a cross Latin of the last. The abbot's staff refers to Brauweiler Abbey near [Cologne](/source/Cologne), which beginning in 1051 had holdings in Gevenich granted it by [Polish](/source/Poland) Queen Richeza, [Emperor Otto II's](/source/Otto_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor) granddaughter, who is believed to have lived for a few years in neighbouring [Klotten](/source/Klotten). The three ears of wheat refer to both the earlier settlement that was founded in a clearing here in [Roman times](/source/Ancient_Rome) and today's [agricultural](/source/Agriculture) pursuits. The stag's head with the cross is [Saint Hubert](/source/Saint_Hubert)’s attribute, thus representing the church's patron saint; he has held this honour since 1716 and an altar in the church is dedicated to him. The arms have been borne since 6 November 1979.[3] ## Culture and sightseeing ### Buildings The following are listed buildings or sites in [Rhineland-Palatinate](/source/Rhineland-Palatinate)’s Directory of Cultural Monuments: - [Saint Hubert](/source/Saint_Hubert)’s [Catholic](/source/Catholic_Church) Church (*Kirche St. Hubertus*), Hauptstraße 42 – [Romanesque](/source/Romanesque_architecture) east tower; [sandstone](/source/Sandstone) wayside cross, from 1711; [basalt](/source/Basalt) graveyard cross, 19th or 20th century - Hauptstraße 27 – former *Quereinhaus* (a combination residential and commercial house divided for these two purposes down the middle, perpendicularly to the street); [timber-frame](/source/Timber_framing) building, partly solid, early 18th century - Hauptstraße 31 – estate along the street; timber-frame house, partly solid, 19th century - Kirchstraße 7 – *Quereinhaus*; timber-frame building, partly solid, plastered and slated, 18th or 19th century - On *Landesstraße* (State Road) 16 – wayside cross, 18th century - Outside Gevenich – grave cross, from 1632 - North of Gevenich – wayside [chapel](/source/Chapel); plastered building, partly timber-frame, 18th or 19th century; [Pietà](/source/Piet%C3%A0), 1848[4] The municipality's church also has an altar dedicated to Saint Hubert. ## Economy and infrastructure ### Education - Catholic [kindergarten](/source/Kindergarten) ## Famous people - Adolf Ley, priest, Member of the Provincial *Landtag* - Peter Schmitz (b. 1955), Member of the *Landtag* ## References 1. [Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat](http://wahlen.rlp.de/kw/wahlen/2009/gemeinderatswahlen/ergebnisse/1350303400.html) 1. [Gevenich’s mayor](http://www.gevenich.com/index.php?active_id=9) 1. [Description and explanation of Gevenich’s arms](http://www.gevenich.com/index.php?active_id=13) 1. [Directory of Cultural Monuments in Cochem-Zell district](http://denkmallisten.gdke-rlp.de/Cochem-Zell.pdf) ## External links - (in German) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Gevenich](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gevenich) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gevenich?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.