"Dudeldorf & Surrounding Villages " a Dudeldorf Travel Page by Ewingjr98

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.

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).

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!