Bitburg-Pruem 

History

There are three different historical regions: the abbey and the city of Prüm have been directly subordinate to the Holy Roman Emperor in medieval times; later the free city became the principality of Prüm, occupying large portions in the north.

The southwest including the town of Bitburg was a part of Luxembourg from the 10th to the 15th century. Later it was a part of the Seventeen Provinces and hence under Spanish resp. Austrian rule. After the Napoleonic Wars it was decided to hand this region over to Prussia.

The eastern parts of the district, including the town of Kyllburg, were property of the bishop of Trier.

When Prussia gained all these regions about 1815, it established the three districts of Bitburg, Prüm and Trier. In 1970 the districts of Bitburg and Prüm were merged with parts of the former district of Trier in order to form the present district.

Geography

The district covers the sparsely populated southwestern part of the Eifel Mountains. The portions along the western borders are occupied by a common German-Belgian nature park and a German-Luxembourgian nature park. A great number of rivers rise from the Schneifel in the northwest and from the Kyllwald in the east, and runs southward to the Sauer[?] River (french Sûre), which is an affluent of the Moselle.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays: The red cross symbolising the close city of Trier The golden tower from the arms of Bitburg The silver lamb from the arms of Prüm The blue and white pattern from the arms of Luxembourg

Towns and municipalities

Bitburg[?] Kyllburg[?] Neuerburg[?] Prüm[?]

Verbandsgemeinden Arzfeld[?] Bitburg-Land[?] Irrel[?] Kyllburg Neuerburg Prüm Speicher[?]

External links

Official website (http://www.bitburg-pruem.de/) (German)
German-Belgian Nature Park Hohes Venn / Eifel (http://www.naturpark-hohesvenn-eifel.de/) (German, French)
German-Luxembourgian Nature Park Southern Eifel (http://www.naturpark-suedeifel.de/) (German, English, French, Dutch)

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