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Bilkheim
Bilkheim is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Bilkheim lies roughly 13 km northeast of Montabaur in a basin, right on the boundary with Hesse. The Schafbach rises above the village, flows alongside Bilkheim and empties into the Salzbach. The community belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality. History In 1345, Bilkheim had its first documentary mention by the nobleman Dietrich von Brambach zu Neurod under the name ''Bullincheym''. In 1664, the moated castle of Neuroth was built by the House of Walderdorff as a widow's seat. A gravestone from the year 1695 with the placename Bilkheim on it was once found. In 1828, the first urn graves from the Hallstatt culture (700-500 BC) were discovered on the “heath”. From these grave finds there is support for the belief that there must already have been settlers in the Bilkheim ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallmerod (Verbandsgemeinde)
Wallmerod is a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") in the district Westerwaldkreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' is in Wallmerod. History The collective municipality of Wallmerod was formed on 1 March 1972, from 15 local communities of the Oberwesterwald circle and five municipalities in the Unterwesterwaldkreis. It was thus initially in the field of ''two'' counties, which changed in 1974 when the Westerwaldkreis had been rebuilt. Wallmerod was chosen as the administrative headquarters, because of its history as the seat of a local court. The community Hundsangen wanted to go to the neighboring federal land Hesse, which, however, failed due to the non-issuance of the appropriate authorization from Rhineland-Palatinate. This request was made at the request of citizens who do consider themselves to be the Palatinate rather than Rhinelanders. On 1 January 1994 the municipalities Elbingen, Mähren (Westerwald) and Elbinge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |