Valwig

Geschichte

Valwig is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Cochem-Zell district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Cochem, whose seat is in the like-named town. Valwig is also a winegrowing centre.GeographyLocationThe municipality lies on the river Moselle’s right bank (at kilometre 55). The district seat of Cochem is some 3 km away.GeologyThe Moselle valley is part of the Rheinisches Schiefergebirge (Rhenish Slate Mountains) and is marked by steep and craggy mountain slopes.Neighbouring municipalitiesValwig’s municipal area borders along the Moselle downstream on Cochem, and upstream on Bruttig-Fankel, and it is separated by the Moselle itself from Ernst. Over the Valwigerberg (mountain), Treis-Karden can be reached.Constituent communitiesValwig’s Ortsteile are: Valwig/Mosel (72 m above sea level) Valwigerberg (300 m above sea level)