Perl, Saarland

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Perl
Perl Besch Moselseite.JPG
Coat of arms of Perl
Coat of arms
Location of Perl within Merzig-Wadern district
Perl is located in Germany
Perl
Perl
Coordinates: 49°28′N 06°22′E / 49.467°N 6.367°E / 49.467; 6.367Coordinates: 49°28′N 06°22′E / 49.467°N 6.367°E / 49.467; 6.367
CountryGermany
StateSaarland
DistrictMerzig-Wadern
Government
 • Mayor (2015–) Ralf Uhlenbruch[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total75.06 km2 (28.98 sq mi)
Highest elevation
429 m (1,407 ft)
Lowest elevation
146 m (479 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total8,824
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
66706
Dialling codes06867
Vehicle registrationMZG
WebsiteOfficial website
A road in Perl
The Roman Villa Borg
The Schloss Berg at Nennig

Perl is a municipality in Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany. In 2010 its population was 7,593.

Geography[]

Overview[]

It is situated on the right bank of the river Moselle, on the border with Luxembourg and France, approx. 25 km southeast of Luxembourg City. It is joined by a bridge across the Moselle River with Schengen in Luxembourg and by a second bridge between Nennig and Remich. A fine Roman mosaic has been found in the village Nennig, part of the municipality of Perl.

Subdivision[]

The municipality counts Perl and 13 villages (Ortsteil):[3]

Arms Village Area (km²) Population (2010)
Wappen Perl.svg Perl 2.96 2,129
Wappen Besch.svg Besch 7.82 1,304
Wappen Borg (Saarland).png Borg 7.98 390
Wappen Bueschdorf.svg Büschdorf 4.23 303
Wappen Eft-Hellendorf.svg Eft-Hellendorf 9.92 312
Wappen Kesslingen.svg Keßlingen 2.34 126
Wappen Muenzingen.svg Münzingen 1.78 50
Wappen Nennig.png Nennig 9.73 1,149
Wappen Oberleuken.svg Oberleuken 7.14 544
Wappen Oberperl.svg Oberperl 3.05 483
Wappen Sehndorf.svg Sehndorf 2.73 227
Wappen Sinz.png Sinz 6.72 331
Wappen Tettingen-Butzdorf.svg Tettingen-Butzdorf 4.77 374
Wappen Wochern.svg Wochern 3.88 188

Administration[]

  • 1989 - 2007 : Anton Hoffmann, CDU
  • 2007 - 2015 : Bruno Schmitt, SPD
  • 2015 -  : Ralf Uhlenbruch, CDU

Education[]

The municipality Perl can claim itself since more than 250 years as a school place. Oldest records about school teaching and school buildings date back to the year 1743. The is the first cross-border grammar school which offers the German and Luxembourg diploma.

Day Care Centres[]

  • Dayc Care St. Franziskus Besch
  • Day Care Center St. Martin Nennig
  • Day Care Center St. Quirinus Perl
  • Day Care Center Leukbachtal Oberleuken

Primary school[]

  • Primary school Dreiländereck Perl

Grammar school[]

  • German-Luxembourgish Schengen-Lyzeum Perl

Main sights[]

Roman mosaic floor[]

The Roman mosaic in Nennig with a size of 160m², is the largest mosaic north of the Alps. It was rebuilt in 1874 and restored in 1960. The mosaic is with its 15.65 m x 10.30 m large, ornamental decorated surface a gem and exceeds all mosaics, which were found in the Moselle region in Roman palaces and mansions so far.

Roman Villa Borg[]

The Roman Villa Borg was reconstructed faithfully with lobbies, public baths, gardens and Roman tavern. In Borg they cook after original recipes of the Roman gourmet Apicius. In addition there is still another set of showcases in which presented the finds from the Roman and Celtic time.

Palace von Nell and parc von Nell[]

In 1733 the hereditary tenant of the Trier Cathedral Chapter constructed a stately house (palace), which changed later into the possession of the family from Nell. The residential building is a nine-axle, two-storey building with a front length from 24.30 m and a high kerb roof. Opposite the palace is a garden portal with double-barreled outside staircase that leads in the "Parc of Nell", which was transformed in the context of the project "Gärten ohne Grenzen" to the baroque garden.

Besch military cemetery[]

The military cemetery commemorates the fallen of the Second World War. Three large stone crosses stand atop a blown up bunker,. The cemetery is the last resting place of 1279 German dead and also 950 war victims of other nations.

Schloss Berg[]

Schloss Berg in Nennig actually consists of two castles, the lower and the upper castle. The lower castle is in private property and the upper castle was rebuilt later to the . Today it is a luxury hotel, a gourmet restaurant and a modern casino.

Personalities[]

Born in Perl[]

  • Karl Eduard Heusner (1843-1891), Vice Admiral
  • Albert Grégoire (1865-1949), Member of the Reichstag
  • Nikolaus Simmer (1902-1986), politician (NSDAP) and mayor of Koblenz (1940-1945)
  • Aloysius Winter (1931-2011), professor of theology
  • Karl Peter Fixemer (born 1931), Entrepreneur
  • Rudolf Heinz (born 1937), philosopher, psychoanalyst and musicologist
  • Edmund Kütten (born 1948), politician, member of parliament (since 2004)

Connected to Perl[]

  • Christian Bau (born 1971), cook

References[]

  1. ^ Gewählte Ober-/Bürgermeister*innen, Landrät*innen und Regionalverbandsdirektor*in im Saarland, accessed 20 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Saarland.de – Amtliche Einwohnerzahlen Stand 31. Dezember 2020" (PDF). Statistisches Amt des Saarlandes (in German). June 2021.
  3. ^ (in German) Municipal statistics at www.perl.de

External links[]

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