Pluwig

Pluwig is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Ruwer.

Pluwig
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Pluwig within Trier-Saarburg district
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Coordinates: 49°41′26″N 6°42′36″E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Trier-Saarburg
Municipal assoc.	Ruwer
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Annelie Scherf[1]
Area
• Total	4.87 km2 (1.88 sq mi)
Elevation	310 m (1,020 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	1,675
• Density	340/km2 (890/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	54316
Dialling codes	06588
Vehicle registration	TR
Website	www.pluwig.de

Geography

Pluwig is close to Gusterath, Ollmuth and Franzenheim.

Districts are Pluwig, Wilzenburg, Willmerich, Geizenburg and Pluwigerhammer with the former railway station of Pluwig.

Flowig waters, which belong to Pluwig, are the left inflows of the Ruwer: the Gusterather Waschbach, the Wilzenburger Waschbach and the Geizenburger Waschbach.

History

Population Growth

The development of the population is based on censuses:

Year Population 1815 250 1835 370 1871 409 1905 441 1939 603 1950 657

Year Population 1961 693 1970 779 1987 1.115 1997 1.192 2005 1.265 2019 1.681