building and that stayed until 1969. Since 2002, the building has once again been used as a town hall. One curiosity at this building is the metal ring mortised into the ground floor, to which, until the French Revolution, wrongdoers were fastened and exposed to public ridicule. A replica of the so-called Merovingian Cross from about 700, unearthed in Moselkern in 1915, stands on the church square at Saint Valerius's. It is said to be the oldest representation of a crucified Christ in monumental art north of the Alps. The original is found at the Rhenish State Museum (Rheinisches Landesmuseum) in Bonn. Famous people Sons and daughters of the town Paul Gibbert (1898–1967), German politician (Centre Party, CDU) Ramona Sturm (1989), wine queen of Moselle 2010/2011, German wine princess 2011/2012 References External links Municipality’s official webpage Cochem-Zell