Lösnich

Lösnich
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Coordinates: 49°58′26″N 7°02′38″E / 49.9739°N 7.04376°E / 49.9739; 7.04376Coordinates: 49°58′26″N 7°02′38″E / 49.9739°N 7.04376°E / 49.9739; 7.04376
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Bernkastel-Wittlich
Municipal assoc.	Bernkastel-Kues
Area
• Total	2.53 km2 (0.98 sq mi)
Elevation	120 m (390 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[1]
• Total	451
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	54492
Dialling codes	06532
Vehicle registration	WIL
Website	www.loesnich.de

Lösnich seen from the Moselle's north bank

Lösnich is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Bernkastel-Kues, whose seat is in the like-named town.

History[]

In 1066, Lösnich had its first documentary mention.

Politics[]

The council is made up of 8 council members, who were elected by 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]

Culture and sightseeing[]

Church in Lösnich

Besides the many old timber-frame houses, the Kesselstatt Amt building, the Late Gothic graveyard chapel and the Gothic Revival parish church from 1869 are all worth seeing.

Economy and infrastructure[]

For centuries, Lösnich has been characterized by winegrowing and tourism. There are plans to build the High Moselle Crossing (Hochmoselübergang – a highway link whose centrepiece will be a long, high bridge over the Moselle) on Bundesstraße 50 right near Lösnich.

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External links[]

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