Ruwer (municipality) Facts for Kids

Map showing Ruwer in Germany

Coat of arms of Ruwer

Ruwer is a special kind of community in Germany. It's called a Verbandsgemeinde, which means it's a group of smaller towns and villages that work together for administrative purposes. This community is located along the Ruwer River. The main office for Ruwer is in the town of Waldrach. It's important not to mix up this community with a different town also called Ruwer, which is actually part of the big city of Trier.

Towns and Villages in Ruwer
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Towns and Villages in Ruwer

The Verbandsgemeinde Ruwer is made up of many different towns and villages. Each of these places has its own unique history and size. Below is a table showing the names of these towns, their area, and how their population has changed over many years. The "Fireplaces" columns from 1563 and 1684 give us an idea of how many homes were there long ago, which helps us understand how big the communities were before modern population counts.

Name	Area (km²)	1563 (Fireplaces)	1684 (Fireplaces)	1818 (Population)	2000 (Population)	2015 (Population)
Bonerath	4.25	6	6	151	256	245
Farschweiler	7.45	13	8	197	760	784
Gusterath	4.41	5	9	141	2,015	1,891
Gutweiler	2.51	7	7	100	739	648
Herl	2.83	5	7	140	254	268
Hinzenburg	2.87	3	3	82	164	142
Holzerath	6.76	6	5	186	498	429
Kasel	4.53	25	21	255	1,347	1,312
Korlingen	2.08	9	6	97	890	771
Lorscheid	5.09	11	12	187	621	568
Mertesdorf	6.47	20	14	287	1,762	1,650
Morscheid	5.48	17	18	227	821	954
Ollmuth	3.93	4	4	91	174	160
Osburg	33.92	23	17	515	1,943	2,457
Pluwig	4.87	9	9	250	1,231	1,600
Riveris	2.11	4	4	133	364	408
Schöndorf	10.03	12	12	296	831	734
Sommerau	1.04	1	1	29	74	73
Thomm	4.49	16	12	327	1,041	1,050
Waldrach	12.45	53	41	533	2,179	2,027
Σ Ruwer (municipality)	127.57	249	216	4,224	17,964	18,171