Flußbach

Flußbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.GeographyLocationFlußbach is found in the outermost Southern Eifel, nestled in a side valley in the outlying hills of the Wittlich Depression. The municipal area is 57% wooded. The nearest middle centre is Wittlich to the south. Flußbach belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Traben-Trarbach.HistoryFlußbach was part of the Electorate of Trier. Beginning in 1794, Flußbach 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.PoliticsMunicipal councilThe council is made up of 8 council members, who were elected by proportional representation at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.