Wallendorf (Eifel)

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Wallendorf (Eifel)
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Wallendorf (Eifel)
Coordinates: 49°52′46″N6°17′22″E / 49.87944°N 6.28944°E / 49.87944; 6.28944 Coordinates: 49°52′46″N6°17′22″E / 49.87944°N 6.28944°E / 49.87944; 6.28944
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm
Municipal assoc. Südeifel
Government
   Mayor Suzette Weber
Area
  Total8.71 km2 (3.36 sq mi)
Elevation
180 m (590 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31) [1]
  Total179
  Density21/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
54675
Dialling codes 06566
Vehicle registration BIT
Website Wallendorf at site www.suedeifelinfo.de

Wallendorf (Eifel) is a municipality in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, on the Sauer river.

Wallendorf was first mentioned in an old document from 1136 as "Vualcheresdorf". It is located on the German side of a bridge connecting it to the Luxembourgish town of Wallendorf-Pont. The bridge was of strategic importance during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.

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View to the Sauer-River
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Genoveva-Fountain on the bank

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References

  1. "Bevölkerungsstand 2018 - Gemeindeebene". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2019.