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Herrstein (Verbandsgemeinde)
Herrstein is a former '' Verbandsgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") in the district of Birkenfeld, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' was in Herrstein. On 1 January 2020 it was merged into the new ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Herrstein-Rhaunen. The ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Herrstein consisted of the following ''Ortsgemeinden'' ("local municipalities"): Former Verbandsgemeinden in Rhineland-Palatinate {{Birkenfeld-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verbandsgemeinde
A Verbandsgemeinde (; plural Verbandsgemeinden) is a low-level administrative unit in the German federal states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt. A Verbandsgemeinde is typically composed of a small group of villages or towns. Rhineland-Palatinate The state of Rhineland-Palatinate is divided into 163 Verbandsgemeinden, which are municipal associations grouped within the 24 districts of the state and subdivided into 2,257 Ortsgemeinden (singular Ortsgemeinde) which comprise single settlements. Most of the Verbandsgemeinden were established in 1969. Formerly the name for an administrative unit was ''Amt''. Most of the functions of municipal government for several municipalities are consolidated and administered centrally from a larger or more central town or municipality among the group, while the individual municipalities (Ortsgemeinden) still maintain a limited degree of local autonomy. Saxony-Anhalt The 11 districts of Saxony-Anhalt are divided into ''Verwaltungsgemein ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hintertiefenbach
Hintertiefenbach 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'' Herrstein-Rhaunen, whose seat is in Herrstein. Geography The municipality lies north of the river Nahe in a basin. Through it flows the like-named river, the Hintertiefenbach, among whose local tributaries are the Gilzbach, the Bach an der Bismarckeiche, the Waldbach and the Edemisbach. The municipal area measures 4.68 km², of which 54.3% is wooded. The municipality's elevation is 338 m above sea level. History In 1338, Hintertiefenbach had its first documentary mention under the name ''Inredyfinenbach''. The village then belonged, along with the other “abbey municipalities”, Gerach, Göttschied, and Regulshausen (Höhweiler and Ritzenberg) – the last two of which are now outlying centres of Idar-Oberstein – to the Mettlach Monaste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sensweiler
Sensweiler 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'' Herrstein-Rhaunen, whose seat is in Herrstein. Geographie Sensweiler lies in the Upper Idarbach valley in the Hunsrück. The municipal area is 61.1% wooded. Constituent communities Also belonging to Sensweiler are the outlying homesteads of Sensweiler Mühlen and Waldhof. Neighbouring municipalities Sensweiler borders in the north on the municipality of Bruchweiler, in the east on the municipality of Kempfeld, in the southeast on the municipality of Hettenrodt, in the south on the municipality of Siesbach, in the southwest on the municipality of Allenbach, in the west on the municipality of Wirschweiler and in the northwest on the municipality of Langweiler. History Old Celtic stone walls are to be found within municipal limits, and there is a reconstr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schmidthachenbach
Schmidthachenbach 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'' Herrstein-Rhaunen, whose seat is in Herrstein. Geography Location Schmidthachenbach lies in the Großbach valley, a side valley of the Nahe. Half the municipal area is wooded. Neighbouring municipalities Schmidthachenbach borders in the north on the municipality of Heimweiler, in the east on the municipality of Becherbach bei Kirn, in the southeast on the municipality of Otzweiler, in the south on the municipality of Sienhachenbach, in the southwest on the municipality of Oberreidenbach, in the west on the municipality of Mittelreidenbach and in the northwest on the municipality of Bärenbach. The first three and last of Schmidthachenbach's neighbours named here are in the neighbouring district of Bad Kreuznach, while the rest are in the Birkenfeld ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oberwörresbach
Oberwörresbach 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'' Herrstein-Rhaunen, whose seat is in Herrstein. Geography Location The municipality lies between the southern edge of the Hunsrück and the mountain range of volcanic origin of the Upper Nahe. The village itself lies on the namesake brook, the Wörresbach. Idar-Oberstein lies 10 km away. Neighbouring municipalities Oberwörresbach borders in the east on the municipality of Herrstein, in the southeast on the municipality of Niederwörresbach, in the southwest on the municipality of Herborn and in the northwest on the municipality of Mörschied. History In 1453, Oberwörresbach had its first documentary mention. It is believed, however, that there was a village here as early as 1259. The part of the village on the Wörresbach's left bank was held ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oberreidenbach
Oberreidenbach 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'' Herrstein-Rhaunen, whose seat is in Herrstein. Geography Location The municipality lies on ''Bundesstraße'' 270, in a side valley of the Upper Nahe, between the Palatinate and the Hunsrück. Oberreidenbach lies right at the edge of one of Germany's biggest military drilling grounds, the ''Truppenübungsplatz Baumholder'', which for decades has been used mainly by the Bundeswehr and the United States Army. The municipality has at its disposal a municipal area of 1 093 ha, of which 277 ha is wooded, and another 412 ha of which is occupied by the military drilling ground. Neighbouring municipalities Oberreidenbach's neighbours are Mittelreidenbach, Schmidthachenbach and Sienhachenbach. The nearest major towns are Idar-Oberstein and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oberhosenbach
Oberhosenbach 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'' Herrstein-Rhaunen, whose seat is in Herrstein. Geography The municipality lies roughly 18 km north of Idar-Oberstein near the ''Deutsche Edelsteinstraße'' (“German Gem Road”) and the ''Hunsrück Schiefer- und Burgenstraße'' (“Hunsrück Slate and Castle Road”). Half the municipal area is wooded. History In 1318, Oberhosenbach had its first documentary mention as ''Volmarshusenbach''. Politics Municipal council The council is made up of 6 council members, who were elected by majority vote at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairwoman. Mayor Oberhosenbach's mayor is Kirsten Beetz, and her deputies are Reinhold Noll and Gabriele Wolter. Coat of arms The municipality's arms might be described thus: Per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niederwörresbach
Niederwörresbach 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'' Herrstein-Rhaunen, whose seat is in Herrstein. Niederwörresbach was shaped by the agate grinders' trade and the quarrying business. The local sport club's artistic gymnastics squad has earned international recognition. Geography Location The village of the "clicker grinders" (''Klickerschleifer'' – see explanation under ''The tradition of "clickers"'') lies between the southern edge of the Hunsrück and the mountain range of volcanic origin on the upper Nahe. It is part of the Fischbach valley, and on the municipal outskirts, the namesake river, the Wörresbach (also called the Hinterbach) empties into the Fischbach. Neighbouring municipalities Niederwörresbach borders in the north on Herrstein. Somewhat farther west is the slate ridge kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niederhosenbach
Niederhosenbach 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'' Herrstein-Rhaunen, whose seat is in Herrstein. Geography Location The municipality lies north of the river Nahe between Kirn and Herrstein. The municipal area is 43.4% wooded. Neighbouring municipalities Niederhosenbach's neighbours are Herrstein, Breitenthal, Wickenrodt, Sonnschied, Griebelschied and Bergen. Constituent communities Also belonging to Niederhosenbach are the outlying homesteads of “Auf dem Büchelchen”, “Heupenmühle” and “Zwischen den Seen”. History Vanished village South of Niederhosenbach, on the Hosenbach's left bank before the “Allholz” woods and opposite the Etzelberg (mountain) once stood a village named Hitzelhosenbach. A plaque at the site recalls the now long-vanished village. Standing at the spot where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mörschied
Mörschied 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'' Herrstein-Rhaunen, whose seat is in Herrstein. Geography Location The municipality lies on the ''Naturpark Saar-Hunsrück''. The municipal area is 64% wooded. To the east lies Herrstein. The nearest major town is Idar-Oberstein to the south. Constituent communities Also belonging to Mörschied are the outlying homesteads of Am Herrsteinerweg, Asbacherhütte, Hahnenmühle and Harfenmühle. Politics Municipal council The council is made up of 12 council members, who were elected by majority vote at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman. Mayor Mörschied’s mayor is Harald Friedrich. Coat of arms The municipality’s arms might be described thus: Per bend sinister sable issuant from the line of partition a d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mittelreidenbach
Mittelreidenbach is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' - a member of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' nited Municipalities ofHerrstein-Rhaunen - in the district of Birkenfeld in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, in southwestern Germany. Geography The village lies in the Reidenbach valley southeast of the Nahe River. To the west lies Idar-Oberstein. History There is already the evidence of the fact that Mittelreidenbach is a very old settlement. The stones with markings, called "Hollen- and Bellenstein" Hell and Bell Stones”in the ancient times, and the eleven graves of the Huns (burial sites of the Celts) are known to be in the area of the sports fields of Mittelreidenbach. The foundation of the present village of Mittelreidenbach goes back to the Frankish period (800-1000 AD). In the 12th century, the settlement belonged to the district of Naumburg bei Bärenbach. In this history appears a ''Ritter'' night Werner von Reidenbach, in the years between 1282 – 1287, as the resident of Hache ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mackenrodt
Mackenrodt 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'' Herrstein-Rhaunen, whose seat is in Herrstein. Geography The municipality lies west of the river Nahe in the Hunsrück. The municipal area is 64.6% wooded. To the southeast lies the town of Idar-Oberstein. History Mackenrodt has not always been the smallest municipality between the Idarbach and the Siesbach. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the village had more inhabitants than, for instance, Hettenrodt or Kirschweiler. Unearthed within Mackenrodt's limits have been a few archaeological finds from Treverian (the Treveri were a people of mixed Celtic and Germanic stock, from whom the Latin name for the city of Trier, ''Augusta Treverorum'', is also derived) and Roman times. However, this does not mean that today's village is as much as 2,000 years old. Beg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
