Lückenburg is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a

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belonging to a ''

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'', a kind of collective municipality – in the

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Geography

The municipality lies in the

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and belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Thalfang am Erbeskopf, whose seat is in the municipality of

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History

In 1274, Lückenburg had its first documentary mention as ''Licechenburg''. As a result of the turmoil of the French Revolution, Lückenburg lay under French rule beginning about 1800. In 1814 it was assigned to the Kingdom of

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at the

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. Since 1947, it has been part of the then newly founded

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. Until municipal administrative reform in Rhineland-Palatinate in 1969, the municipality belonged to the Bernkastel district with its seat in

Bernkastel-Kues Bernkastel-Kues () is a town on the Middle Mosel in the Bernkastel-Wittlich Districts of Germany, district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is well-known for its winegrowing. The town is a state-recognized health resort (''Erholungsort''), ...

. Today Lückenburg is part of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Thalfang am Erbeskopf.

Politics

Municipal council

The council is made up of 6 council members, who were elected by

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at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

Coat of arms

The German blazon reads: ''Schild von eingebogener grüner Spitze, darin ein silberner Turm, rechts und links von je zwei silbernen Eichenblättern begleitet, gespalten; vorn in Silber ein rotes Balkenkreuz, hinten in Gold ein blaubewehrter roter Löwe.'' The municipality's

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might in English

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language be described thus: Tierced in mantle, dexter argent a cross gules, sinister Or a lion rampant of the second armed azure, in base vert a tower of the first between four oakleaves palewise of the same, those in dexter in bend and those in sinister in bend sinister. The two

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s on the sides of the “mantle” are historical references. The cross on the dexter (armsbearer's right, viewer's left) side is from Electoral Trier's old arms, and the lion rampant on the sinister (armsbearer's left, viewer's right) side from those borne by the Waldgraves and Rhinegraves. The tower in base, however, is a village landmark.Description and explanation of Lückenburg’s arms
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Famous people

Sons and daughters of the town

* Heinz Renner (1892–1964), politician ( KPD)

References

External links

Municipality’s official webpage
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