Sülm
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Location of Sülm within Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm district  | |
  Sülm  Sülm | |
| Coordinates: 49°55′17″N 06°34′27″E / 49.92139°N 6.57417°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm |
| Municipal assoc. | Bitburger Land |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Klara Weber[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.05 km2 (2.72 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 340 m (1,120 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 428 |
| • Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 54636 |
| Dialling codes | 06562 |
| Vehicle registration | BIT |
| Website | Sülm at the Bitburger Land website www.bitburgerland.de |
Sülm is a municipality in the district of Bitburg-Prüm, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.
Geography[edit]
Sülm lies in the Southwest Eifel, about 5 km southeast of the county town Bitburg. The area extends to the so-called "Bitburger plateau and covers an area of 705 ha, of which 65% are used for agriculture, with 24% is a relatively small proportion of forest existed.
History[edit]
Sülm and 634 are the places Welschbillig, Newel and Röhl with their churches and related of King Dagobert I (reign: 622-638, Trier-residence: 624 to 625) of the Church of St. Pauli pin Trier offered. At that time, Modoald bishop of Trier. 981 this gift in a deed of the Archbishop mentioned Egbert of Trier (bishop 977-993). Sülm is in that document was first mentioned as "Sulmana".
Attractions[edit]
There are numerous renovated farm houses scattered about the municipality. The old war memorial chapel with a sandstone altar dates from 1631. There are also interesting grave markers from the 16th and 17th centuries in the Sülm Cemetery smau . In contrast to most of the burial sites in the Eifel district, several Sülm grave stones from the late 19th century have been preserved in the cemetery.
Economy and infrastructure[edit]
Sülm is today an agricultural and tourist town. The village is home to several full- and part-time farms and three distilleries. In the services sector, it has a village inn, two private guest houses, a kindergarten and a public library.
About 2 km west of the village runs the Bundesstraße 51, which leads to Bitburg and about 10 km from the Bundesautobahn 60.
Sons and daughters of the place[edit]
- Bernhard Lemling (1904–1961), one of the most notable poets of the Eifel
References[edit]
- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
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