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Ellweiler
Ellweiler is an '' Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a '' Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Birkenfeld district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Birkenfeld, whose seat is in the like-named town. Geography Location The municipality lies on the Traunbach in the ''Schwarzwälder Hochwald'' (forest) in the Hunsrück near the boundary with the Saarland. The municipal area is 67.6% wooded. Neighbouring municipalities Ellweiler borders in the north on the municipality of Dambach, in the east on the municipality of Hoppstädten-Weiersbach ('' Ortsteil'' of Neubrücke) and in the south on the municipality of Nohfelden in the Saarland. Constituent communities Also belonging to Ellweiler are the outlying homesteads of Haumbach, Neubrücker Mühle and Steinautal. History In the 12th century, Ellweiler had its first documentary mention. After first being an Electoral-Trier fief, it passed in 14 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birkenfeld
Birkenfeld () is a town and the district seat of the Birkenfeld district in southwest Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is also the seat of the like-named ''Verbandsgemeinde''. The town itself has approximately 7,000 inhabitants. Geography Location The town lies in the Nahegebiet (Nahe area), to the north of the namesake river, on the edge of the ''Naturpark Saar-Hunsrück''. Birkenfeld lies roughly 13 km southwest of Idar-Oberstein and 12 km northwest of Baumholder. Neighbouring municipalities Clockwise from the north, these are Gollenberg, Elchweiler, Schmißberg, Rimsberg, Dienstweiler, Ellweiler, Dambach, Brücken, Buhlenberg and Ellenberg. History The name Birkenfeld has its origin in an old German dialect, Old Frankish. It means something rather like “at the field with the birches” (it is directly cognate with the English words “birch field”). From the name's Frankish roots it can be inferred that today's town arose on a spot where there was qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
