Platten, Germany
municipality of Germany
Platten (German pronunciation: [ˈplatn̩] ) is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography
The municipality lies on the river Lieser in a side valley of the Moselle. The nearest middle centres are Wittlich and Bernkastel-Kues. Platten belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wittlich-Land, whose seat is in Wittlich, although that town is itself not in the Verbandsgemeinde.
History
In 1084, Platten had its first documentary mention as villa Platana. Beginning in 1794, Platten lay under French rule. In 1814 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. Since 1947, it has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Politics
Municipal council
The council is made up of 12 council members, who were elected by proportional representation at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman:
Coat of arms
The German blazon reads: Im silbernen Schildhaupt ein rotes Balkenkreuz, darunter in Blau ein silberner Schrägbalken, belegt mit drei goldenbesamten, fünfblättrigen, roten Rosen. In Blau oben ein silberner Forsthaken.
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