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Wallersheim

Coordinates: 50°12′14″N 6°31′46″E / 50.20389°N 6.52944°E / 50.20389; 6.52944
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Wallersheim
Coat of arms of Wallersheim
Location of Wallersheim within Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm district
Wallersheim is located in Germany
Wallersheim
Wallersheim
Wallersheim is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Wallersheim
Wallersheim
Coordinates: 50°12′14″N 6°31′46″E / 50.20389°N 6.52944°E / 50.20389; 6.52944
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictEifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm
Municipal assoc.Prüm
Government
 • Mayor (2023–24) Bruno Büsch[1]
Area
 • Total14.51 km2 (5.60 sq mi)
Elevation
520 m (1,710 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total761
 • Density52/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
54597
Dialling codes06558
Vehicle registrationBIT
Websitewww.wallersheim-eifel.de

Wallersheim is a municipality in the district of Bitburg-Prüm, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. It is located 7 km (4.3 mi) east of Prüm in a wide valley and can be reached via the B410 from Fleringen and Büdesheim.

Wallersheim belonged to the Prüm Abbey until the end of the 18th century. In 1815/16 Wallersheim came under Prussian rule. [3] The parish church is dedicated to St. Nicholas.

References

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  1. ^ Ergebnis der Wahl zum/zur Ortsbürgermeister/in in der Ortsgemeinde Wallersheim, Verbandsgemeinde Prüm, 5 Juni 2023, accessed 5 August 2023 (in German).
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
  3. ^ "Gemeinde Wallersheim". Gemeinde Wallersheim.