Immert

Immert is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Immert
Coat of arms
Location of Immert within Bernkastel-Wittlich district
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Coordinates: 49°45′55″N 7°01′13″E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Bernkastel-Wittlich
Municipal assoc.	Thalfang am Erbeskopf
Government
• Mayor	Marco Wagner
Area
• Total	3.14 km^2 (1.21 sq mi)
Elevation	470 m (1,540 ft)
Population  (2018-12-31)[1]
• Total	150
• Density	48/km^2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	54426
Dialling codes	06504
Vehicle registration	WIL

Geography

Location

The municipality lies in the Hunsrück and belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Thalfang am Erbeskopf, whose seat is in the municipality of Thalfang.

History

Beginning in the 12th century, Immert was part of the Mark Thalfang, a territory roughly corresponding to today's Verbandsgemeinde. As a result of the turmoil of the French Revolution, Immert lay under French rule beginning about 1800. 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 6 council members, who were elected by majority vote at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.[2]

Coat of arms

The municipality's arms might be described thus: Or a bendlet sinister bendy argent and azure surmounted by a lion rampant gules armed and langued of the third.[3]

References

1. "Bevölkerungsstand 2018 - Gemeindeebene". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2019.
2. Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat
3. Immert’s arms (Go to Gemeinden>Immert)

External links

• Verbandsgemeinde of Thalfang am Erbeskopf with further information about Immert (in German)

Village impressions