Ochtendung

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Ochtendung
Municipality
Coat of arms of Ochtendung
Coat of arms
Location of Ochtendung within Mayen-Koblenz district

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Location of Ochtendung
Ochtendung is located in Germany
Ochtendung
Ochtendung
Ochtendung is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Ochtendung
Ochtendung
Coordinates: 50°20′53″N 7°23′23″E / 50.34806°N 7.38972°E / 50.34806; 7.38972
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictMayen-Koblenz
Municipal assoc.Maifeld
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Lothar Kalter[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total
24.08 km2 (9.30 sq mi)
Elevation
200 m (660 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
5,593
 • Density232.3/km2 (601.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56299
Dialling codes02625
Vehicle registrationMYK
Websitewww.ochtendung.de
Microphotograph of pseudobrookite (Mindat) mineral specimen, Wannenköpfe, Ochtendung. Image width 2.5 mm.

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

Geography

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Ochtendung lies between the A 48 and A 61 motorways and has designated junctions from both. The village lies on the Nette and is neighboured by the municipalities of Lonnig, Bassenheim, Plaidt, Kruft and Saffig. Up until a few years ago, the B 258 road started in Koblenz before running through Ochtendung and Mayen towards Belgium, passing the Nürburgring. The stretch between Koblenz and Mayen was regraded due to the proximity to the A 48 and has since been the L 98.

Municipal Division

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The districts Alsingerhof, Emmingerhof, Fressenhöfe Waldorferhof and Sackenheimerhöfe (previously a Bassenheim district) make up the municipality of Ochtendung.

Etymology

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The name of the village is derived from the word Thing or Ding (Ochtendung). A 'Thing' was a governing assembly in Germanic societies.

Politics

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The Gemeinderat (comparable to the town council in English) of Ochtendung consists of 22 council members, voted in after the local elections of 7 July 2009 and headed by the Ortsbürgermeister in a voluntary position, as per the custom in the state of Rhineland Palatinate for village municipalities. This position is similar to the position of a town mayor.

The allocation of seats after the election is as follows:

SPD 11 seats
CDU 7 seats
FWG1 2 seats
WG Ich tu's (I do it) 2 seats

Sights and Tourism

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Famous residents

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Jakob Vogt (1902–1985) Weightlifter
Jürgen Weigt (born 1957) Brigadier in the German Army
Peter Peters (born 1962) Journalist and football Functionary
Kristin Silbereisen (born 1985) Table Tennis Player

Sources

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Human Evolution, 19,1 S. 1 - 8 (2004)
Terra Nostra, Schriften der GeoUnion Alfred-Wegener-Stiftung, 2006/2 (Kongresszeitschrift)
Dr. Axel von Berg's discovery (German Only)
Local Election Results 2009 (German Only)

References

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  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 5 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.