| Page Views: 2,945 Last Visit to Dudeldorf: November, 2000 | Dudeldorf & Surrounding Villages by Ewingjr98 - last update: May 6, 2009 |
| Sunset from my apartment window... |
I was very lucky to get the opportunity to live in the small village of Dudeldorf, Germany. Dudeldorf (pronounced doodle-dorf) is an ancient walled village. The first references to Dudeldorf are from the late 700s AD, and its city walls were constructed in the 1400s.
Dudeldorf also hosts a variety of other historical treasures. Dudeldorf castle was built in the 1800s, though another castle occupied this site as far back as 1052. Johannesbrunnen is a nice fountain near the castle, completed around 1800. St. Maria Koenigin Church is next to the castle -- though only built in 1910, it is the fourth church to occupy this site since 1226. The Romantique Hotel occupies the building formerly used by the old brewery -- built in 1723. In the Ordorf section of Dudeldorf is Pfarrkirche St. Martin, which has sections completed as long ago as 1570. |
|  | Don't you mean Dusseldorf? When I first arrived in Dudeldorf, everyone back home had the same question: "Don't you mean Dusseldorf." Of course not! Dusseldorf is two hours north of here.
Just where is Dudeldorf? It is in the German state of Rheinland-Pfalz Palatinate, in the Eiffel Region. Trier is the closest large city, 45 minutes to the south. Dudeldorf rests beside German Route B-50 right between the larger towns of Bitburg (beer!) and Wittlich (famous for its annual Pig Roast). |
|  | Dudeldorf Today About 1,300 people live in Dudeldorf including a large number of US Air Force personnel stationed at nearby Spangdahlem Air Base. The town has a school, a bank, about four restaurants, two butcher shops, a gas station, a bakery, an auto repair shop, a hotel, and not much else! |
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JDeL30 Sun Apr 26, 2009 02:22 UTC The most fond memories of my life come from this small village and Annies! If anyone meets Henry Speller in Spiecher Tell him his brother Jim said hello! | Maria250 Thu Jun 19, 2008 12:50 UTC Great page about some nice, little spots!! | krissyndan Wed Apr 2, 2008 21:30 UTC This page is great! We just arrived at Spangdahlem and are considering a house in Dudeldorf. Thanks for the wonderful info! | blint Tue Apr 1, 2008 00:41 UTC You've got some interesting tip on here :) |
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