Ruwer is a ''

Verbandsgemeinde A Verbandsgemeinde (; plural Verbandsgemeinden) is a low-level administrative unit in the German federal states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt. A Verbandsgemeinde is typically composed of a small group of villages or towns. Rhine ...

'' (collective

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality ...

) with 18,171 inhabitants (as at Dec 2015) on the river

Ruwer The Ruwer is a river in Germany with a length of . It is a right tributary of the Moselle. The valley of the Ruwer is a part of the Moselle wine-growing region near Trier in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is famous for its Riesling wi ...

near

Trier Trier ( , ; lb, Tréier ), formerly known in English as Trèves ( ;) and Triers (see also names in other languages), is a city on the banks of the Moselle in Germany. It lies in a valley between low vine-covered hills of red sandstone in the ...

Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; german: link=no, Rheinland-Pfalz ; lb, Rheinland-Pfalz ; pfl, Rhoilond-Palz) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the ...

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...

. It is famous for the wine from the

Moselle The Moselle ( , ; german: Mosel ; lb, Musel ) is a river that rises in the Vosges mountains and flows through north-eastern France and Luxembourg to western Germany. It is a bank (geography), left bank tributary of the Rhine, which it jo ...

wine-growing region, which used to be called Moselle-Saar-Ruwer, and which was founded by the

Romans Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter ...

. The administrative seat used to be located in Ruwer, which was an independent municipality until it was incorporated into the city of

. The seat has been located in

Waldrach Waldrach is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, near Trier Trier ( , ; lb, Tréier ), formerly known in English as Trèves ( ;) and Triers (see also names in other languages), is a city on the ba ...

since November 2005. Ruwer consists of the following 20 ''Ortsgemeinden'' ("local municipalities"): The ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Ruwer is a part of the district

Trier-Saarburg Trier-Saarburg (; lb, Landkrees Tréier-Saarburg ) is a district in the west of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north and clockwise) Bitburg-Prüm, Bernkastel-Wittlich, Birkenfeld, Sankt Wendel (Saarland), and ...

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File:Riveristalsperre.jpg, Riveristalsperre File:Roesterkopf-anlage.jpg, Rösterkopf File:Naumeter-kupp.jpg, Naumeter Kupp File:Grueneberg-mertesdorf-trier.jpg, Grüneberg File:Kasel nies chen.jpg, Kaseler Nieschen File:Karlsmuehle-mertesdorf.jpg, Karlsmühle File:Burgruine sommerau.jpg, Burgruine Sommerau File:Weingut Grünhaus.jpg, Schloss Grünhaus File:Schloss marienlay morscheid.jpg, Schloss Marienlay File:Menhir bei thomm.jpg, Menhir

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Homepage of the municipality

Touristinformation Ruwer
{{Authority control Verbandsgemeinde in Rhineland-Palatinate

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