| Prüm | |
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| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm |
| Municipal assoc. | Prüm |
| Town subdivisions | 5 Stadtteile |
| Stadtbürgermeisterin | Mathilde Weinandy (CDU) |
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| Area | 22. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz is one of the 16 federal states (German Bundesländer) of Germany. German districts (de ''Kreise'' or de ''Landkreise'' in the states of Nordrhein-Westfalen and Schleswig-Holstein, singular de ''Kreis'' and de ''Landreis'' The Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. A Verbandsgemeinde (plural Verbandsgemeinden) is an administrative unit unique to the German Bundesland (federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate Prüm is a Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality" in the district Bitburg-Prüm, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands) is the largest Political party in Germany. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 86 km² (8. 8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 460 m (1509 ft) |
| Population | 5,343 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 234 /km² (605 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | BIT |
| Postal code | 54595 |
| Area code | 06551 |
| Website | www.pruem.de |
Prüm (IPA: [ˈpʁʏm]) is a medium sized city in the Westeifel (Rhineland-Palatinate), Germany. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time German car number plates ( Kfz-Kennzeichen) show the place where the car carrying them is registered __FORCETOC__ Postal codes in Germany, Postleitzahl (plural Postleitzahlen abbreviated to PLZ consist of five digits which indicate the wider area (first two digits and the see also Telephone numbering in Germany for further codes including service numbers cell phones etc A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz is one of the 16 federal states (German Bundesländer) of Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Formerly a district town, today it is the administrative seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Prüm. A Verbandsgemeinde (plural Verbandsgemeinden) is an administrative unit unique to the German Bundesland (federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate Prüm is a Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality" in the district Bitburg-Prüm, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
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Geography
Prüm lies on the Prüm River (a tributary of the Sauer) at the southeastern end of the Schneifel, which is 697m high. The Prüm (ˈpʁʏm is a River in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, left tributary of the Sauer. The Sauer ( German, Luxembourgish) or Sûre ( French) is a River in Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany Schneifel is a name of the western part of the Eifel in Germany, near the Belgium border
History
See main article on the towns former monastery, Prüm Abbey. Prüm Abbey is a former Benedictine Abbey in Prüm / Lorraine, now in the Diocese of Trier ( Germany) founded by a Frankish
Economy
Since 1980 it has not been possible to take the train to Prüm, with the exception of freight trains that operated up to the end of the 1990s. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) A train is a connected series of vehicles that move along a track ( Permanent way) to transport freight or passengers from one place to another The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 In December 2000 the last train went through Prüm, and this was a special event. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Since that time, the rail tracks have been dismantled.
The federal highway B265 and B410 cross in Prüm, the autobahn A60 and B51 also run near the city. (German ˈaʊtoːbaːn plural Autobahnen; English /ˈɔːtəʊbɑːn/ is the German word for a major high- Speed Road restricted to motor Exit list | Belgium |-|colspan="3"|---- |} The Bundesstraße 51 (translates from German Federal road, abbreviated as B 51) runs from Bremen in south-west direction though Lower Saxony
Prüm Air Station is located just outside of Prüm, and this station is operated by the United States Air Force.
Prümer Sommer
In July and August Prüm Summer takes place. It begins with a market and a music competition on the streets on the last Sunday in June. During the next eight Thursdays, various guests meet at the town hall, where there are various competitions, such as a beer jug lift and trunk sawing. There is also a bicycle rally, a fashion show, and dances included in the program.
Twin towns
- Monthermé (France) since 1962
- Fort Madison, Iowa (USA) since 1998
Famous people from Prüm
- Regino of Prüm, musical and historical writer
- It seems that Pippin the Hunchback, first son of Charlemagne, was in exile in a monastery in Prüm from ca. Monthermé is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Fort Madison, situated on the Mississippi River, is a City in and one of the County seats of Lee County, Iowa, United States The State of Iowa ( is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Reginon or Regino of Prüm (died 915 was a Benedictine abbot and medieval chronicler. Pepin (or Pippin) the Hunchback, (c 769 &ndash 811 was the eldest son of Charlemagne by Himiltrude. Charlemagne (ˈʃɑrlɨmeɪn Carolus Magnus or Karolus Magnus meaning Charles the Great) (747 – 28 January 814 was King of the Franks from 768 to his Prüm Abbey is a former Benedictine Abbey in Prüm / Lorraine, now in the Diocese of Trier ( Germany) founded by a Frankish 793 to his death in 813.
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