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Lascheid

Coordinates: 50°06′35″N 6°24′34″E / 50.10972°N 6.40944°E / 50.10972; 6.40944
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Lascheid
Location of Lascheid within Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm district
Lascheid is located in Germany
Lascheid
Lascheid
Lascheid is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Lascheid
Lascheid
Coordinates: 50°06′35″N 6°24′34″E / 50.10972°N 6.40944°E / 50.10972; 6.40944
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictEifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm
Municipal assoc.Arzfeld
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Thomas Colles[1]
Area
 • Total3.47 km2 (1.34 sq mi)
Elevation
530 m (1,740 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total84
 • Density24/km2 (63/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
54597
Dialling codes06554
Vehicle registrationBIT
Websitewww.lascheid.net

Lascheid is a municipality in the district of Bitburg-Prüm, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.

Geography

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The site is located on a high altitude on a ridge in eastern Islek, which is counted to the southern Eifel . The state border with Luxembourg is about 20 km west of the village. Lascheid also includes a part of the hamlet Gesotz. 59.5% of the municipal area are used for agriculture, 35.6% are forest (status 2012).

To the community border Dackscheid in the north, Lasel in the east, Hargarten in the south and Waxweiler and Pintesfeld in the west.

History

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The place probably has its origins in the medieval clearing phases. In 1540 he was first mentioned as "Lasscheid". Until the end of the 18th century Lascheid belonged to the condominium Pronsfeld. In the French rule he was managed by the Mairie Waxweiler, in the Prussian era by the mayor Waxweiler in Prüm.

References

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  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.