seat. Since 1947, it has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Beginning in 1951, Daun could once more call itself a town. On 15 May 1895, Daun was linked to the German railway network with the (Cross Eifel Railway). On 1 December 1909, a further railway line, the to Wittlich came into service. All public rail transport, however, ended in Daun more than a decade ago, although a two-hourly daytime service for tourists has been running in the summertime since 2005 on part of the . The , on the other hand, was torn up about a decade ago and has since become the , a cycle path. In 1965, Daun became a garrison town, housing at the Heinrich Hertz Barracks, among others, two signal corps units and one signals intelligence unit. Politics Town council The council is made up of 12 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 25. May 2014, and the mayor as chairman. Mayor Daun’s mayor is Friedhelm Marder (CDU). Coat of arms The town’s arms might be described thus: Or fretty gules. The arms now borne by the town are the ones once borne by the Lords of Daun, and date from the 13th century. When the Lords died out, the town passed to the Electorate of Trier, thus explaining the Cross of Trier that appeared in seals dating from the 16th and following centuries. The current arms, however, are the Lords’ original ones. The Armorial Wijnbergen, dating from c. 1270 - c. 1285, includes Ferry II of Daun, lord of Oberstein (blazon: Argent fretty sable). Town partnerships Daun fosters partnerships with the following places: Carisolo, Trentino, Italy since 4 April 2004 Culture and sightseeing Natural monuments A maar is a broad-low relief volcanic crater often filled with rainwater. Tuff rings sometimes surround a maar. There are many in the Volcanic Eifel. Buildings Daun Castle (Dauner Burg) Electoral-Trier (today a hotel) from 1712 Evangelical church (1865/67) Tithe barn from 1740 Burgmann houses: , Railway viaduct from 1909 Saint Nicholas’s Catholic Parish Church, west tower and crypt Romanesque, mid 13th century, new building work done between 1946 and 1969 Railway station building, roof with half-hipped gables, 1895 Former Evangelical graveyard with elaborate grave markers from the 19th century Former mayoral building () (cross) from about 1825 (, at the marketplace) Former (“Emperor’s Fountain”), 1911, warriors’ memorial from after