Longkamp
# Longkamp

Longkamp is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

## Geography

Longkamp is surrounded with meadows and forests. It lies at the edge of the Hunsrück south of the Moselle and is a state-recognised tourism community. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Bernkastel-Kues, whose seat is in the like-named town.

## History

In 1030, Longkamp had its first documentary mention. The name is of Gallo-Romance origin and derives from the Latin longus campus, which means “long field”. Until 1802, Longkamp was united with Kommen into one municipality.

## Politics

### Municipal council

The council is made up of 16 council members, who were elected by proportional representation at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

The municipal election held on 7 June 2009 yielded the following results:

| | SPD | CDU | Kaiser | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 16 seats |
| 2004 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 16 seats |

### Mayors

Since 2019, Horst Gorges has been Mayor of Longkamp. His predecessor was Franz-Josef Klingels, in office between 2007 and 2019. He succeeded Hans Johann Herrmann (CDU).

## Economy and infrastructure

### Economy

Although there were still 150 farming businesses in the 1950s, agriculture today only plays a very small rôle in the local economy.

### Education

In Longkamp are one kindergarten and one primary school.

### Transport

Frankfurt-Hahn Airport lies 21 km away.

