Saffig
Appearance
Saffig | |
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Coordinates: 50°22′48″N 7°24′57″E / 50.38000°N 7.41583°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Mayen-Koblenz |
Municipal assoc. | Pellenz (Verbandsgemeinde) |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–24) | Dirk Rohm[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 6.96 km2 (2.69 sq mi) |
Elevation | 130 m (430 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,213 |
• Density | 320/km2 (820/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC 01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC 02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 56648 |
Dialling codes | 02625 |
Vehicle registration | MYK |
Website | www.saffig.de |
Saffig is a municipality in the district of Mayen-Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.
The emblem
[edit]The organ pipes and the ear show St. Cäcilia, the patron saint of the Catholic church of Saffig. The lava dome shows the territory of volcanos, where Saffig is.
History
[edit]The village was first referenced in 1258 as "Saffge". Saffig was a fiefdom of Cologne until 1481, when it became a fiefdom of the family von der Leyen. After the annexation of sinistral territory of the Rhine during the French Revolutionary Wars (1794–1815), Saffig was a "Mairie" of France. Saffig has been part of the Pellenz Verbandsgemeinde since 1992.
Buildings and sights
[edit]- St. Cäcilia Catholic Church - Designed by Balthasar Neumann (1739–1742) and his pupil Johannes Seiz
- The Palace Garden - Formerly part of the Palace territory of the family von der Leyen
- Synagogue - Now a memorial
- "Von-der-Leyen Halle" - A multipurpose hall
References
[edit]- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.