Saffig

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Location of Saffig within Mayen-Koblenz district
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Coordinates: 50°22′48″N7°24′57″E / 50.38000°N 7.41583°E / 50.38000; 7.41583 Coordinates: 50°22′48″N7°24′57″E / 50.38000°N 7.41583°E / 50.38000; 7.41583
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Mayen-Koblenz
Municipal assoc. Pellenz (Verbandsgemeinde)
Government
   Mayor (201924) Dirk Rohm [1]
Area
  Total6.96 km2 (2.69 sq mi)
Elevation
130 m (430 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31) [2]
  Total2,167
  Density310/km2 (810/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56648
Dialling codes 02625
Vehicle registration MYK
Website www.saffig.de

Saffig is a municipality in the district of Mayen-Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.

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The emblem

The organ pipes and the ear show St. Cäcilia, the patron saint of the Catholic church of Saffig. The lava dome shows the territory of volcanos, where Saffig is.

History

The village was first referenced in 1258 as "Saffge". Saffig was a fiefdom of Cologne until 1481, when it became a fiefdom of the family von der Leyen. After the annexation of sinistral territory of the Rhine during the French Revolutionary Wars (1794–1815), Saffig was a "Mairie" of France. Saffig has been part of the Pellenz Verbandsgemeinde since 1992.

Buildings and sights

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References

  1. Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 5 August 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerungsstand 2020, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2021.