Kradenbach

Kradenbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Vulkaneifel district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Daun, whose seat is in the like-named town.GeographyLocationThe municipality lies in the Vulkaneifel, a part of the Eifel known for its volcanic history, geographical and geological features, and even ongoing activity today, including gases that sometimes well up from the earth.Kradenbach’s area is 173 ha, 27 ha of which is wooded. It sits at an elevation of 480 m above sea level.HistoryBeginning in 1357, Kradenbach belonged to the Electoral-Trier Amt of Daun. Under Prussian administration, it belonged to the Bürgermeisterei (“Mayoralty”) of Sarmersbach.PoliticsMunicipal councilThe council is made up of 6 council members, who were elected by at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.MayorKradenbach’s mayor is Helmut Pauly, and his deputies are Josef Hau and Alois Gierden.