Ochtendung is a municipality in the district of Mayen-Koblenz in

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, western

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Geography

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

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. Up until a few years ago, the B 258 road started in Koblenz before running through Ochtendung and

Mayen Mayen () is a town in the Mayen-Koblenz, Mayen-Koblenz District of the Rhineland-Palatinate Federal State of Germany, in the eastern part of the Volcanic Eifel Region. As well as the main town, additional settlements include Alzheim, Kürrenberg, ...

towards Belgium, passing the

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. 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

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

Etymology

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

Politics

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

* Wernerseck Castle *

Karmelenberg The Karmelenberg is a wooded cinder cone that was formed by Volcanism, volcanic activity. It marks the southeastern end of the East Eifel volcano field and rises to a height of , about 170 metres above the Pellenz region, and is visible from a ...

, a volcanic

cinder cone A cinder cone or scoria cone is a steep, volcanic cone, conical landform of loose pyroclastic rock, pyroclastic fragments, such as volcanic ash, clinkers, or scoria that has been built around a volcanic vent. The pyroclastic fragments are forme ...

* ''Kulturhalle Ochtendung'', used for holding special events * Remains of the town wall * Cycle and

Sculpture Trail A sculpture trail - also known as "a culture walk" or "art trail" - is a walkway through Open-air museums, open-air galleries of outdoor sculptures along a defined route with sequenced viewings encountered from planned preview and principal sigh ...

between Ochtendung and Polch

Famous residents

Jakob Vogt (1902–1985) Weightlifter
Jürgen Weigt (born 1957)

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in the German Army
Peter Peters (born 1962) Journalist and football

Functionary An official is someone who holds an office (function or mandate, regardless of whether it carries an actual working space with it) in an organization or government and participates in the exercise of authority (either their own or that of the ...

Kristin Silbereisen (born 1985) Table Tennis Player

Sources

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
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References

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