Lorscheid

Lorscheid
Location of Lorscheid within Trier-Saarburg district
Lorscheid
Lorscheid
Coordinates: 49°44′14″N 6°50′57″E / 49.73722°N 6.84917°E / 49.73722; 6.84917
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictTrier-Saarburg
Municipal assoc.Ruwer
Government
 • MayorJutta Gard-Becker
Area
 • Total5.09 km2 (1.97 sq mi)
Elevation
420 m (1,380 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[1]
 • Total539
 • Density110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
54317
Dialling codes06500
Vehicle registrationTR

Lorscheid is a village and a part of the Ruwer (municipality) near Trier in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Lorscheid is on an old Roman road. Many archaeological settlements are nearby. The village is first mentioned in the inventory of the Abbey of St. Maximin in Trier for the year 1211.

References

  1. Bevölkerungsstand 31. Dezember 2023, Landkreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden; Fortschreibung des Zensus 2011 (in German), Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz, 2024

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