Leiwen | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Leiwen
within Trier-Saarburg district | |
 Location of Leiwen | |
Leiwen Leiwen | |
| Coordinates: 49°49′16″N 6°52′53″E / 49.82111°N 6.88139°E / 49.82111; 6.88139 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Trier-Saarburg |
| Municipal assoc. | Schweich an der Römischen Weinstraße |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Sascha Hermes1 (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.71 km2 (4.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 129 m (423 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)2 | |
• Total | 1,652 |
| • Density | 130.0/km2 (336.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 54340 |
| Dialling codes | 06507 |
| Vehicle registration | TR |
| Website | www.leiwen.de |
Leiwen (German pronunciation: [ˈlaɪvn̩]) is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is within a ten-mile radius of the city of Trier. Leiwen is one of the most significant wine growing municipalities on the Moselle river.3 The village is located on the banks of the river Moselle.
History
The village of Leiwen is said to have got its name from Livia, the wife of emperor Augustus, who had a summer residence in the village, and she gave her name to the village. There have been several excavations in the village, unearthing buildings and artefacts dating back to Roman times.
Wine
The village is situated in the middle of vast grapevines, and is in one of the main wine growing areas of Germany. The village produces wine made from the Riesling grape variety. The village holds a wine festival every year, which is a big draw for tourists.
Notes
Notes
- Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Trier-Saarburg, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 2 August 2021.
- "Bevölkerungsstand von Land, Landkreisen, Gemeinden und Verbandsgemeinden 2024 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2022)" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz.
- Leiwen village website.