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Kastellaun
Kastellaun is a town in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis (district) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the seat of the like-named ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality. Geography Location The town lies in the eastern Hunsrück roughly equidistant from the Moselle, the Rhine and the Nahe. The town centre lies between a depression in the north and the plateau of the Hunsrück, over which runs ''Bundesstraße'' 327, the so-called ''Hunsrückhöhenstraße'' (“Hunsrück Heights Road”, a scenic road across the Hunsrück built originally as a military road on Hermann Göring’s orders). Climate Yearly precipitation in Kastellaun amounts to 755 mm, which falls into the middle third of the precipitation chart for all Germany. At 53% of the German Weather Service's weather stations, lower figures recorded. The driest month is April. The most rainfall comes in June. In that month, precipitation is 1.4 times what it is in April. Precipitation varies only slig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kastellaun
Kastellaun is a town in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis (district) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the seat of the like-named ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality. Geography Location The town lies in the eastern Hunsrück roughly equidistant from the Moselle, the Rhine and the Nahe. The town centre lies between a depression in the north and the plateau of the Hunsrück, over which runs ''Bundesstraße'' 327, the so-called ''Hunsrückhöhenstraße'' (“Hunsrück Heights Road”, a scenic road across the Hunsrück built originally as a military road on Hermann Göring’s orders). Climate Yearly precipitation in Kastellaun amounts to 755 mm, which falls into the middle third of the precipitation chart for all Germany. At 53% of the German Weather Service's weather stations, lower figures recorded. The driest month is April. The most rainfall comes in June. In that month, precipitation is 1.4 times what it is in April. Precipitation varies only slig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castle Kastellaun
Kastellaun Castle (german: Burg Kastellaun) is a ruined medieval castle in Kastellaun in the Rhein-Hunsrück district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Location The ruins of the castle are on the castle hill above the town of Kastellaun and are connected to the former wall of the town. History Constructed in the 13th century, the castle is first mentioned in 1226 as ''Kestilun'', a possession of the Count of Sponheim. In 1301 it was the residence of Simon II, Count of Sponheim-Kreuznach. In 1321, Archbishop Baldwin of Trier besieged the castle. In 1325 he built the neighbouring Burg Balduinseck as a challenge to Sponheim. After Walram of Sponheim-Kreuznach abandoned Kastellaun in 1340, the castle was administered by bailiffs and '' burgmänner''. The line of the counts of Sponheim subsequently died out and the castle descended with the title to Bernhard II, Margrave of Baden and Count Friedrich of Veldenz, who ruled jointly in a " condominium". The last Count of Ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollnich
Hollnich near Kastellaun is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis (district) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Kastellaun, whose seat is in the like-named town. Geography Location The municipality lies in the Hunsrück about 2 km east of Kastellaun. The countryside is hilly with many fields, meadows and woods. Constituent communities Hollnich's ''Ortsteile'' are the main centre – also called Hollnich – Rothenbusch and Gammelshausen. Name The municipality's name has varied in spelling over time, with the forms ''Hohlonich'', ''Holonich'', ''Hohlemich'', ''Hohlnich'', ''Kollnig'', ''Holineych'', ''Hulnich'' and finally Hollnich all known to history. What is not clear to history, however, is the name's origin. Interpretations range from the designation of a settlement ''bei der hohlen Eiche'' (“by the hollow oak”) with un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon II, Count Of Sponheim-Kreuznach
Simon II of Sponheim ( – 1336 in Kastellaun) was a German nobleman. He was a member of the House of Sponheim and a ruling Count of the County of Sponheim. Life Simon II was born around the year 1270 as a son of Count John I, Count of Sponheim-Kreuznach and his wife Adelaide of Leiningen-Landeck. After his father died in 1290, Simon II ruled the county jointly with his brother John II, Count of Sponheim-Kreuznach. He married Elisabeth II of Valkenburg in 1300. Around this time, the brothers divided the county. The dividing line was Soonwald Forest; Simon II ruled the part north of the forest, including Kirchberg and Kastellaun. Simon chose Kastellaun Castle as his residence. He expanded the castle and the town, giving it city rights in 1305 and market rights in 1309. Later, he built city walls and a new church, which today serves as the evangelical (i.e. Protestant) church. In Kreuznach he built the Alte Nahebrücke (Old Nahe Bridge) in about 1300.Zaschel, Ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bell, Rhein-Hunsrück
Bell (Hunsrück) is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis (district) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Kastellaun, whose seat is in the like-named town. Geography Location The municipality lies in the Hunsrück. The main centre – there are six ''Ortsteile'' – with its 479 inhabitants (as at 30 June 2009) lies roughly one kilometre from Kastellaun and the ''Hunsrückhöhenstraße'' (“Hunsrück Heights Road”, a scenic road across the Hunsrück built originally as a military road on Hermann Göring’s orders) on the edge of the hollow where the streams rise that form the Mörsdorfer Bach, which flows down to Castle Balduinseck where it empties into the Flaumbach, itself a tributary to the Moselle. Constituent communities Bell’s ''Ortsteile'' are the main centre, also called Bell, and the outlying centres of Hundheim, Krastel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spesenroth
Spesenroth is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis (district) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Kastellaun, whose seat is in the like-named town. Geography Location The municipality lies in the central Hunsrück. The village is perched on a hilltop between the Külzbach valley to the south and the town of Kastellaun 2 km to the northwest. The municipal area measures 3.51 km², of which 0.32 km² is mixed forest. History In 1427, Spesenroth had its first documentary mention and belonged to the ''Amt'' of Kastellaun in the County of Sponheim. Beginning in 1794, Spesenroth lay under French rule. In 1815 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. Since 1946, it has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Politics Municipal council The council is made up of 6 cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roth, Rhein-Hunsrück
Roth is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis (district) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Kastellaun, whose seat is in the like-named town. Geography Location The municipality lies in the Hunsrück roughly 2 km northeast of Kastellaun and 14 km southeast of the Moselle at Treis-Karden. Neighbouring municipalities Clockwise from the north, these are Beltheim, Gödenroth, Kastellaun and Uhler. History In the Middle Ages, Roth belonged to the “Further” County of Sponheim. In 1417, the village passed along with the ''Amt'' of Kastellaun to the “Hinder” County of Sponheim. Beginning in 1794, Roth lay under French rule. In 1815 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. Since 1946, it has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Politics Municipal council The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hasselbach, Rhein-Hunsrück
Hasselbach is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a Municipalities of Germany, municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis (Districts of Germany, district) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Kastellaun (Verbandsgemeinde), ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Kastellaun, whose seat is in the Kastellaun, like-named town. Geography Location The municipality lies in the Hunsrück, in a dale between the Gimbach and, coming from Hundheim, the Hundheimer Bach. These two brooks flow together within Alterkülz’s municipal limits and the resulting stream is thereafter known as the Külzbach. The greater part of the outlying countryside within Hasselbach’s municipal limits is sloped. History In 1310, Hasselbach had its first documentary mention in the ''Sponheimisches Gefälleregister'', a taxation register kept by the County of Sponheim. Beginning in 1794, Hasselbach lay under France, French rule. In 1815 it was assign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunsrück
The Hunsrück () is a long, triangular, pronounced upland in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is bounded by the valleys of the Moselle-Saar (north-to-west), the Nahe (south), and the Rhine (east). It is continued by the Taunus mountains, past the Rhine and by the Eifel past the Moselle. To the south of the Nahe is a lower, hilly country forming the near bulk of the Palatinate region and all of the, smaller, Saarland. Below its north-east corner is Koblenz. As the Hunsrück proceeds east it acquires north-south width and three notable gaps in its southern ridges. In this zone are multi-branch headwaters including the Simmerbach ending at Simmertal on the southern edge. This interior is therefore rarely higher than above sea level. Peaks and escarpments are principally: the (Black Forest) Hochwald, the Idar Forest, the Soonwald, and the Bingen Forest. The highest mountain is the Erbeskopf (816 m; 2,677 ft), towards the region's south-west. Notable towns are Simmern, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buch, Rhein-Hunsrück
Buch is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis (district) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Kastellaun, whose seat is in the like-named town. Geography Location The municipality lies on a ridge in the Hunsrück between the deeply cut valleys of two local streams, the Wohnrother Bach and the Dünnbach at an elevation of some 400 m above sea level. The municipality’s centres (''Ortsteile'') of Buch and Mörz lie some 45 km south-southwest of Koblenz and 4 km west of Kastellaun. History In 1052, Buch had its first documentary mention. In 1332, Louis the Bavarian acknowledged to Archbishop Baldwin of Trier all the holdings of the Archiepiscopal Foundation of Trier, among which were Balduinseck ( castle) and Buch. Buch belonged to the Beltheim court. Until the late 15th century, it is known that there was a knightly f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gödenroth
Gödenroth is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis (district) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Kastellaun, whose seat is in the like-named town. Geography Location The municipality lies in the Hunsrück. Constituent communities Some 150 m from Gödenroth going towards Hollnich is a two-house hamlet called “der Kleinbergerhof”. It is home to two families and is a constituent part of Gödenroth. History The village belonged in the Middle Ages to the County of Sponheim. The family Boos von Waldeck and the Counts of Katzenelnbogen drew income from the village. Beginning in 1794, Gödenroth lay under French rule. In 1815 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. Since 1946, it has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Religion Gödenroth has an Evangelical church with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uhler
Uhler is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis (district) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Kastellaun, whose seat is in the like-named town. Geography Location The municipality lies on a ridge in the central Hunsrück, roughly 12 km southeast of the Moselle at Treis-Karden, 3 km north of Kastellaun and 2 km north of the ('Hunsrück Heights Road', a scenic road across the Hunsrück built originally as a military road on Hermann Göring’s orders). Also belonging to Uhler are the outlying homesteads of Gräfenmühle, Junkersmühle, Neumühle and Sulzmühle. History In 1200, Uhler had its first documentary mention in a document from St. Maximin’s Abbey in Trier as '. Uhler belonged to the “Three-Lord Court” in Beltheim. Beginning in 1794, Uhler lay under French rule. In 1814 it was assigned to the Kingdom of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
