Saffig is a municipality in the district of Mayen-Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.
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 |
The emblem
editThe 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
editThe 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.
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