Basberg

Basberg
Municipality
Coat of arms of Basberg
Coat of arms
Location of Basberg within Vulkaneifel district
Location of Basberg within Vulkaneifel district
Interactive map of Basberg
Basberg is located in Germany
Basberg
Location within Germany
Basberg is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Basberg
Location within Rhineland-Palatinate
Coordinates: 50°17′43″N 6°36′33″E / 50.29528°N 6.60917°E / 50.29528; 6.60917
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictVulkaneifel
Municipal assoc.Gerolstein
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24)Franz-Josef Diederichs
Area
 • Total
2.32 km2 (0.90 sq mi)
Elevation
449 m (1,473 ft)
Population
 (2025-12-31)
 • Total
77
 • Density33/km2 (86/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
54578
Dialling codes06593
Vehicle registrationDAU
Websitewww.basberg.de

Basberg is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Vulkaneifel district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Gerolstein, whose seat is in the like-named town.

Geography

The municipality lies at the foot of the Katzenberg (conservation area) south of Lissendorf in the Vulkaneifel, a part of the Eifel known for its volcanic history, geographical and geological features, and even ongoing activity today, including gases that sometimes well up from the earth.

History

In 1491, Basberg had its first documentary mention. Towards the end of the Middle Ages, Basberg belonged to the comital family of Manderscheid-Blankenheim. In 1491, the then landholder Count Johann von Manderscheid-Blankenheim enfeoffed Wilhelm von Daun with estates and landholdings in Basberg. Among its other holdings, Prüm Abbey also held an estate in this village in the Eifel. When Basberg came under Prussian administration in the 19th century, it belonged to the Bürgermeisterei (“Mayoralty”) of Lissendorf.

On 7 November 1970, part of the municipality of Basberg with 55 inhabitants was transferred to Steffeln.

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.

Culture and sightseeing

Buildings

Clubs

Regular events

References

  1. ↑ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Vulkaneifel, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 10 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerungsstand von Land, Landkreisen, Gemeinden und Verbandsgemeinden 2025 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2022)" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz.
  3. ↑ Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat
  4. ↑ Directory of Cultural Monuments in Vulkaneifel district