Leiwen

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Leiwen
Coordinates: 49°49′16″N6°52′53″E / 49.82111°N 6.88139°E / 49.82111; 6.88139 Coordinates: 49°49′16″N6°52′53″E / 49.82111°N 6.88139°E / 49.82111; 6.88139
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Trier-Saarburg
Municipal assoc. Schweich an der Römischen Weinstraße
Government
   Mayor (201924) Sascha Hermes [1] (CDU)
Area
  Total12.71 km2 (4.91 sq mi)
Elevation
129 m (423 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31) [2]
  Total1,591
  Density130/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
54340
Dialling codes 06507
Vehicle registration TR
Website www.leiwen.de

Leiwen is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is within a ten-mile radius of the city of Trier. Leiwen is one of the most significant wine growing municipalities on the Moselle river. [3] The village is located on the banks of the river Moselle.

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History

The village of Leiwen is said to have got its name from Livia, the wife of emperor Augustus, who had a summer residence in the village, and she gave her name to the village. There have been several excavations in the village, unearthing buildings and artefacts dating back to Roman times.

Wine

The village is situated in the middle of vast grapevines, and is in one of the main wine growing areas of Germany. The village produces wine made from the Riesling grape variety. The village holds a wine festival every year, which is a big draw for tourists.

Notes

  1. Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Trier-Saarburg, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 2 August 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerungsstand 2020, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2021.
  3. Leiwen village website.

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