Prüm

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Art = Stadt
image_photo = AbteikirchePrüm.jpg
imagesize = 180
Wappen = Wappen Pruem.pnglat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 12 |lat_sec = 29
lon_deg = 6 |lon_min = 25 |lon_sec = 28
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm
Verbandsgemeinde = Prüm
Höhe = 460
Fläche = 22.86
Einwohner = 5343
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 54595
Vorwahl = 06551
Kfz = BIT
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 2 32 296
Gliederung = 5 Stadtteile
Adresse-Verband = Tiergartenstr. 54
54595 Prüm
Website = [http://www.pruem.de/ www.pruem.de]
Bürgermeister = Mathilde Weinandy
Bürgermeistertitel= Stadtbürgermeisterin
Partei = CDU

Prüm (IPA2|ˈpʁʏm) is a medium sized city in the Westeifel (Rhineland-Palatinate), Germany. Formerly a district town, today it is the administrative seat of the "Verbandsgemeinde" ("collective municipality") Prüm.

Geography

Prüm lies on the Prüm River (a tributary of the Sauer) at the southeastern end of the Schneifel, which is 697 m high.

History

See main article on the towns former monastery, Prüm Abbey.

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. In December 2000 the last train went through Prüm, and this was a special event. 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.

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. 793 to his death in 813.

External links

* [http://en.stadt-pruem.de/ Eifel town of Prüm]