Longkamp
{{Infobox German location
|image_coa =Wappen_Longkamp.png
|coordinates = {{coord|49|53|22|N|7|07|01|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan = Longkamp in WIL.svg
|state = Rheinland-Pfalz
|district = Bernkastel-Wittlich
|Verbandsgemeinde = Bernkastel-Kues
|elevation = 410
|area = 11.50
|postal_code = 54472
|area_code = 06531
|licence = WIL
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 2 31 077
|website = [https://www.longkamp.de/ www.longkamp.de]
|mayor = Horst Gorges[https://www.wahlen.rlp.de/de/kw/wahlen/kd/gebiete/2310000000000.html Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Bernkastel-Wittlich], Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 6 August 2021.
|leader_term = 2019–24
}}
Longkamp is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography
Longkamp is surrounded with meadows and forests. It lies at the edge of the Hunsrück south of the Moselle and is a state-recognised tourism community. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Bernkastel-Kues, whose seat is in the like-named town.
History
In 1030, Longkamp had its first documentary mention. The name is of Gallo-Romance origin and derives from the Latin longus campus, which means “long field”. Until 1802, Longkamp was united with Kommen into one municipality.
Politics
= Municipal council =
The council is made up of 16 council members, who were elected by 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:[http://wahlen.rlp.de/kw/wahlen/2009/gemeinderatswahlen/ergebnisse/2310107700.html Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat]
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! Year | SPD | CDU | Kaiser | Total |
| align="center"
| 2009 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 16 seats |
| align="center"
| 2004 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 16 seats |
= Mayors =
Since 2019, Horst Gorges has been Mayor of Longkamp. His predecessor was Franz-Josef Klingels, in office between 2007 and 2019. He succeeded Hans Johann Herrmann (CDU).
Economy and infrastructure
= Economy =
Although there were still 150 farming businesses in the 1950s, agriculture today only plays a very small rôle in the local economy.
= Education =
In Longkamp are one kindergarten and one primary school.
= Transport =
Frankfurt-Hahn Airport lies 21 km away.
References
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Further reading
- Leo Kolz: Longkamp – Historischer Rückblick. {{Listed Invalid ISBN|3-9804218}}
- Franz Schmitt: Chronik von Longkamp.
- Inge Brucker: "Platt geschwätzt un goud gääß" Stories and recipes in Plattdeutsch from Longkamp and Kommen
External links
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- {{Official website}} {{in lang|de}}
{{Cities and towns in Bernkastel-Wittlich (district)}}
{{Authority control}}
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