# Lutzerath > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Lutzerath > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Lutzerath.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutzerath > Source revision: 1315087543 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Not to be confused with [Lützerath](/source/L%C3%BCtzerath). **Lutzerath** (ˈlʊtsəʁaːt) 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 administrative center is in the town of [Ulmen](/source/Ulmen). Lutzerath is a recognized recreational resort (*Erholungsort*). ## Geography ### Location Lutzerath lies in the [Vulkaneifel](/source/Vulkan_Eifel), a part of the [Eifel](/source/Eifel) known for its volcanic history, geographical and geological features. Ongoing activities today, include gas emissions from the earth. Although part of the Vulkaneifel region, it does not fall within the district of the same name. Lutzerath is found on a high ridge (435 m above [sea level](/source/Sea_level)) framed by dales, woods and meadows, between the state spa of [Bad Bertrich](/source/Bad_Bertrich) and the tourist resort of [Daun](/source/Daun,_Germany). Nearby are some crater lakes. ### Constituent communities Besides the main centre, also called Lutzerath, there is an outlying centre called Driesch. Alongside Driesch, there are residential areas that also belong to Lutzerath: Jagdhaus Flöder, Auf der Acht, Altmühle, Neumühle, Waldhaus Lutzerath and Waldhof. ## History Lutzerath had its first documented mention in 1051, and was long an [Electoral-Trier](/source/Electorate_of_Trier) holding. In 1726, a main post office with a horse-changing station was built in Lutzerath. With the [French Revolutionary](/source/French_Revolutionary_Wars) occupation of the lands on the [Rhine](/source/Rhine)’s left bank between 1794 and 1796, Lutzerath passed to the [canton](/source/Cantons_of_France) of Lutzerath. In 1815, it was assigned to the Kingdom of [Prussia](/source/Prussia) at the [Congress of Vienna](/source/Congress_of_Vienna). Since 1946, it has been part of the then newly founded [state](/source/States_of_Germany) of [Rhineland-Palatinate](/source/Rhineland-Palatinate). The outlying centre of Driesch was originally part of Lutzerath but became a separate municipality in 1922. On 7 June 1969, it was reincorporated into Lutzerath. ## Politics ### Municipal council The council is made up of 16 council members, who were elected by [proportional representation](/source/Proportional_representation) at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman. The municipal election held on 7 June 2009 yielded the following results:[2] Year CDU UWG Total 2009 9 7 16 seats 2004 9 7 16 seats ### Mayor Lutzerath's mayor is Günter Welter, and his deputies are Roswitha Lescher, Werner Trasser and Hermann-Josef Kesseler.[3] ### Coat of arms The municipality’s [arms](/source/Coat_of_arms) might be described thus: Argent a cross gules surmounted by an inescutcheon sable charged with a palm leaf bendwise slipped and in sinister chief three stones Or. ### Town partnerships Lutzerath fosters partnerships with the following places: - [Givry-en-Argonne](/source/Givry-en-Argonne), [Marne](/source/Marne_(department)), [France](/source/France) since 1981[4] ## Culture and sightseeing ### Buildings The following are listed buildings or sites in [Rhineland-Palatinate](/source/Rhineland-Palatinate)’s Directory of Cultural Monuments: #### Lutzerath (main centre) - [Saint Stephen](/source/Saint_Stephen)’s [Catholic](/source/Catholic_Church) Parish Church (*Pfarrkirche St. Stephan*), Kirchstraße – [aisleless church](/source/Aisleless_church), 1773-1775; three-floor west tower, marked 1818, building inspector Maeler, expansion 1962; outside: missionary cross, [Crucifixion](/source/Crucifixion_of_Jesus) group, 1869 - [Jewish](/source/Judaism) graveyard (monumental zone) – 11 grave steles from 1689 to 1942 - Dauner Straße 20 – *Quereinhaus* (a combination residential and commercial house divided for these two purposes down the middle, perpendicularly to the street), earlier half of the 19th century - Graveyard – [sandstone](/source/Sandstone) grave cross, 18th century; gravestone, 19th century; graveyard cross, 19th or 20th century; [Gothic Revival](/source/Gothic_Revival_architecture) gravestone, 1854 - Trierer Straße 22/24 – three-floor, twelve-axis solid building, marked 1835 - Trierer Straße 23 – former estate complex along the street; [timber-frame](/source/Timber_framing) house, 19th century - Trierer Straße 34 – former rectory; solid building, 1848 - Trierer Straße 36 – former [school](/source/School); plastered building, mid 19th century - On the way out of the village, on *Landesstraße* (State Road) 103 going towards Bad Bertrich – wayside [chapel](/source/Chapel); Gothic Revival chapel, crow-stepped gable, earlier half of the 19th century; [retable](/source/Retable) dating from time of building - On *Landesstraße* 103, south of Lutzerath – open wayside chapel, *[Bildstock](/source/Bildstock)*, 18th century - On *Landesstraße* 52 going towards [Strotzbüsch](/source/Strotzb%C3%BCsch) – sandstone wayside cross, marked 1819 #### Driesch - Rudolf-Schneiders-Straße – [Mater Dolorosa](/source/Our_Lady_of_Sorrows) Catholic [Pilgrimage](/source/Pilgrimage) Church (*Wallfahrtskirche Mater Dolorosa*) – twin-naved [hall church](/source/Hall_church), 1478-1496, [Late Gothic](/source/Gothic_architecture) tower roof and Gothic nave roof destroyed in 1687, built anew in 1691, west portal 1868; outside circuit path, 1755, with Stations of the Cross, 1757, Johann Heinrich Nilles, [Wittlich](/source/Wittlich); whole complex with church and circuit path - Rudolf-Schneider-Straße 2 – timber-frame house, partly solid or slated, marked 1787 - Unterdorfstraße – three [basalt](/source/Basalt) fountain basins[5] ### Other points of interest - Achterhöhe lookout point - [Ice age](/source/Ice_age) caves on the Falkenlay ## Economy and infrastructure The municipality is characterized by agriculture, tourism and trade. As the main centre in the surrounding area, Lutzerath has many infrastructural institutions. ## References 1. [Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Cochem-Zell](https://www.wahlen.rlp.de/de/kw/wahlen/kd/gebiete/1350000000000.html), Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021. 1. [Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat](http://wahlen.rlp.de/kw/wahlen/2009/gemeinderatswahlen/ergebnisse/1350305700.html) 1. [Lutzerath’s council](http://www.lutzerath.de/index.php?site=gemeinderat) 1. [Lutzerath-Givry partnership](http://www.lutzerath.de/index.php?site=givry) 1. [Directory of Cultural Monuments in Cochem-Zell district](http://denkmallisten.gdke-rlp.de/Cochem-Zell.pdf) ## External links - [Municipality's official webpage](http://www.lutzerath.de/) (in German) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Lutzerath](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutzerath) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutzerath?action=history)). 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