Hupperath

Hupperath (in Eifel dialect: Hauperth) is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Hupperath
Coat of arms
Location of Hupperath within Bernkastel-Wittlich district
Hupperath Show map of Germany Hupperath Show map of Rhineland-Palatinate
Coordinates: 49°59′50.72″N 06°50′11.6″E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Bernkastel-Wittlich
Municipal assoc.	Wittlich-Land
Government
• Mayor	Werner Dresen
Area
• Total	4.11 km^2 (1.59 sq mi)
Elevation	337 m (1,106 ft)
Population  (2018-12-31)[1]
• Total	591
• Density	140/km^2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	54518
Dialling codes	06571
Vehicle registration	WIL
Website	www.hupperath.de

Geography

Location

The municipality lies in the Eifel and belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wittlich-Land, whose seat is in Wittlich, although that town is itself not in the Verbandsgemeinde.

History

In 1137, Hupperath had its first documentary mention as Humbrecterod. Beginning in 1794, Hupperath lay under French rule. In 1814 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. Since 1947, it has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Politics

Municipal council

The council is made up of 12 council members, who were elected by majority vote proportional representation at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

The municipal election held on 7 June 2009 yielded the following results:[2]

	SPD	WG Dresen	WG Konrad	Total
2009	3	5	4	12 seats

Coat of arms

The German blazon reads: Von Grün und Silber geteilt. In Grün ein 12endiges, silbernes Hirschgeweih mit Grind, einschließend ein silbernes Kreuz, in Silber 2 schragenförmig gekreuzte blaue Rodehacken mit schwarzen Stielen.

The municipality's arms might in English heraldic language be described thus: Per fess vert a stag's attires each pointed of six fixed to the scalp, between them a Latin cross, all argent, and argent two clearing hoes in saltire azure helved sable.

Culture and sightseeing

Clubs

Hupperath currently has at its disposal a music club, a sport club (Spielvereinigung Minderlittgen-Hupperath e. V.), a men's singing club (together with Minderlittgen), a volunteer fire brigade and a youth fire brigade.

Regular events

• Neujahrsrock (“New Year’s Rock”): a rock event held each year on the first weekend in January. The event is organized by the Hupperath music club.
• Kappensitzung: a Carnival event staged by the volunteer fire brigade
• Music club's Concert Evening: This is held once yearly in November.
• Fat Thursday (locally known as Weiberdonnerstag): Children's Carnival in the afternoon, after which comes a colourful evening with Carnival speeches and sketches.

Ferien am Ort

A ship built out of loam

The leisure week Ferien am Ort (roughly “Holiday in Town”) is staged by the Minderlittgen/Hupperath Spielvereinigung (“game union”). It offers youngsters varied leisure activities during the summer holidays. Ferien am Ort, also known as Lehmdorf (“Loam Village” – daily, figures and buildings are made out of loam), has a new motto every year (in 2008: In 7 Tagen um die Welt – “Around the world in 7 days”).[3]

Notable people

Josef Simon (1930–2016), German philosopher

References

1. "Bevölkerungsstand 2018 - Gemeindeebene". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2019.
2. Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-04-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)