Gipperath

Gipperath is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.GeographyLocationThe municipality lies in the Vulkaneifel. The municipal area is 42% wooded. The nearest forest is called Geisbüch. Gipperath belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Wittlich-Land. Its elevation is 370 m above sea level.Neighbouring municipalitiesTo the northeast, about 3 km away, is Niederöfflingen, about 4 km to the southeast is Plein, and lying 3 km to the southwest is Schladt.HistoryIn 1098, Gipperath had its first documentary mention as Gevenrothe at Saint Simeon’s Foundation in Trier. The village already had a church at its disposal in the 12th century. Beginning in 1794, Gipperath lay under French rule. In 1814 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. In June 1908, the first telephone service reached the village, in May 1913 came the watermain and in December 1920, the electrical supply came into service. Since 1947, Gipperath has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate.