Ochtendung () is a municipality in the district of Mayen-Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.
Ochtendung lies between the A 48 and A 61 motorways and has designated junctions from both. The village lies on the Nette and is neighboured by the municipalities of Lonnig, Bassenheim, Plaidt, Kruft and Saffig. Up until a few years ago, the B 258 road started in Koblenz before running through Ochtendung and Mayen towards Belgium, passing the Nürburgring. The stretch between Koblenz and Mayen was regraded due to the proximity to the A 48 and has since been the L 98.
The districts Alsingerhof, Emmingerhof, Fressenhöfe Waldorferhof and Sackenheimerhöfe (previously a Bassenheim district) make up the municipality of Ochtendung.
The name of the village is derived from the word Thing or Ding (Ochtendung). A 'Thing' was a governing assembly in Germanic societies.
The Gemeinderat (comparable to the town council in English) of Ochtendung consists of 22 council members, voted in after the local elections of 7 July 2009 and headed by the Ortsbürgermeister in a voluntary position, as per the custom in the state of Rhineland Palatinate for village municipalities. This position is similar to the position of a town mayor.
The allocation of seats after the election is as follows:
SPD 11 seats<br /> CDU 7 seats<br /> FWG1 2 seats<br /> WG Ich tu's (I do it) 2 seats
Jakob Vogt (1902âÂÂ1985) Weightlifter<br /> Jürgen Weigt (born 1957) Brigadier in the German Army<br /> Peter Peters (born 1962) Journalist and football Functionary<br /> Kristin Silbereisen (born 1985) Table Tennis Player
Human Evolution, 19,1 S. 1 - 8 (2004)<br /> Terra Nostra, Schriften der GeoUnion Alfred-Wegener-Stiftung, 2006/2 (Kongresszeitschrift)<br /> Dr. Axel von Berg's discovery (German Only)<br /> Local Election Results 2009 (German Only)