Leiwen

Leiwen () is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is within a ten-mile radius of the city of Trier. Leiwen is one of the most significant wine growing municipalities on the Moselle river. The village is located on the banks of the river Moselle.

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German location.type: Ortsgemeinde
German location.image_photo: Leiwen.jpg
German location.image_coa: DEU Leiwen COA.svg
German location.image_plan: Leiwen in TR.svg
German location.state: Rheinland-Pfalz
German location.district: Trier-Saarburg
German location.Verbandsgemeinde: Schweich an der Römischen Weinstraße
German location.elevation: 129
German location.area: 12.71
German location.postal_code: 54340
German location.area_code: 06507
German location.licence: TR
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 07 2 35 074
German location.website: www.leiwen.de
German location.mayor: Sascha Hermes
German location.leader_term: 2019–24
German location.party: CDU

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Leiwen – Ein starkes Stück Mosel

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Leiwen
Population: 1652
Area: 12.71
Elevation: 129
Official website: www.leiwen.de
Image: Leiwen.jpg
Dialing code: 06507
Licence plate code: TR

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Commons category: Leiwen
postal code: 54340
native label: Leiwen
WordLift URL: data.wordlift.io/wl01254/entity/leiwen
P8168: Ernst Marno
hashtag: Leiwen

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== History == The village of Leiwen is said to have got its name from Livia, the wife of emperor Augustus, who had a summer residence in the village, and she gave her name to the village. There have been several excavations in the village, unearthing buildings and artefacts dating back to Roman times.