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Kirn-Land
 Kirn-Land is a former ''Verbandsgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") in the Bad Kreuznach (district), district of Bad Kreuznach, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It was located around the town Kirn, which was the seat of Kirn-Land, but not part of the ''Verbandsgemeinde''. On 1 January 2020 it was merged into the new ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Kirner Land.
Kirn-Land consists of the following ''Ortsgemeinden'' ("local municipalities"):
Former Verbandsgemeinden in Rhineland-Palatinate
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Hochstetten-Dhaun
Hochstetten-Dhaun is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Kirner Land, whose seat is in the town of Kirn. Hochstetten-Dhaun is a state-recognized recreational community. Geography Location Hochstetten-Dhaun lies in the Nahe valley between the Hunsrück to the north and the Palatinate to the south. By both land area and population, Hochstetten-Dhaun is the second biggest ''Ortsgemeinde'' in Kirn-Land. Neighbouring municipalities Clockwise from the north, Hochstetten-Dhaun's neighbours are the municipalities of Brauweiler, Simmertal, Merxheim and Meckenbach, the town of Kirn and the municipalities of Oberhausen bei Kirn and Heinzenberg, all of which likewise lie within the Bad Kreuznach district. Constituent communities Hochstetten-Dhaun's ''Ortsteile'' are Hochstetten (north of the Nahe) with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinzenberg
Heinzenberg is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a Municipalities of Germany, municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Kreuznach (district), Bad Kreuznach Districts of Germany, district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Kirner Land, whose seat is in the town of Kirn. With only 28 permanent inhabitants, Heinzenberg is the district's smallest municipality. Geography Location Heinzenberg lies in the depths of the Kellenbach valley in the southern Hunsrück, roughly 4 km from the place where that brook empties into the Nahe (Rhine), Nahe. ''Bundesstraße'' 421 runs through the village. Neighbouring municipalities Clockwise from the north, Heinzenberg's neighbours are the municipalities of Hennweiler, Brauweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Brauweiler, Hochstetten-Dhaun and Oberhausen bei Kirn, all of which likewise lie within the Bad Kreuznach district. Constituent communities Also belonging to Hein ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kellenbach
Kellenbach is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Kirner Land, whose seat is in the town of Kirn. Geography Location Kellenbach lies in the southern Hunsrück at the edges of the Soonwald and Lützelsoon hills. The eponymous brook, the Kellenbach, flows through the village and empties some 8 km downstream near Simmertal into the Nahe. The greatest elevation within municipal limits, at 580 m above sea level, is the Blickenstein. Neighbouring municipalities Clockwise from the north, Kellenbach's neighbours are the municipalities of Königsau, Henau, Schwarzerden, Weitersborn, Simmertal, Brauweiler, Heinzenberg, Hennweiler and Schlierschied. Henau and Schlierschied both lie in the neighbouring Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, whereas all the others likewise lie within the Bad Kreuznach district. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schneppenbach
Schneppenbach is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Kirner Land, whose seat is in the town of Kirn. Geography Location Schneppenbach lies in the southern Hunsrück on the western edge of the Lützelsoon ridge and east of (above) the Hahnenbach valley. The nearest major towns are Idar-Oberstein (17 km to the south-southwest) and Simmern (17 km to the north-northeast). Schneppenbach sits at an elevation of 424 m above sea level. Neighbouring municipalities Clockwise from the north, Schneppenbach's neighbours are the municipalities of Woppenroth, which lies in the neighbouring Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, Bruschied, which lies in the Bad Kreuznach district, and Bundenbach, which lies in the neighbouring Birkenfeld district. History From the Early Middle Ages, Schneppenbach belonged to a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horbach, Bad Kreuznach
Horbach is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Kirner Land, whose seat is in the town of Kirn. Horbach is a state-recognized tourism community, and also the district's second smallest municipality by population, after Heinzenberg. Geography Location Horbach lies in the southern Hunsrück at an elevation of 340 m above sea level on the western foothills of the Soonwald above the Kellenbach and the municipality of Simmertal. Found well away from the main through roads, Horbach lies across the Kellenbach valley from Schloss Dhaun, and unlike so many other municipalities in Kirn-Land, it has kept a certain agrarian character from bygone days in the village's appearance. Neighbouring municipalities Clockwise from the north, Horbach's neighbours are the municipalities of Simmertal and Brauweiler, both o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oberhausen Bei Kirn
Oberhausen bei Kirn is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Kirner Land, whose seat is in the town of Kirn. Oberhausen bei Kirn is one of two municipalities in the district with the name Oberhausen. The other is Oberhausen an der Nahe. Geography Location Oberhausen bei Kirn lies on a high plateau at the edge of the Lützelsoon above Kirn on the River Nahe. Neighbouring municipalities Clockwise from the north, Oberhausen bei Kirn's neighbours are the municipalities of Hennweiler, Heinzenberg and Hochstetten-Dhaun, the town of Kirn and the municipality of Hahnenbach, all of which likewise lie within the Bad Kreuznach district. Constituent communities Also belonging to Oberhausen bei Kirn are the outlying homesteads of Itzebacherhof, Königshof and Schloss Wartenstein. History The land that is now Ob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hahnenbach
Hahnenbach is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Kirner Land, whose seat is in the town of Kirn. Hahnenbach is a state-recognized tourism community. Geography Location Hahnenbach lies on the like-named brook, the Hahnenbach, which empties into the Nahe near Kirn. Hahnenbach lies northwest of Kirn right at the boundary with the neighbouring Birkenfeld district. Neighbouring municipalities Clockwise from the north, Hahnenbach's neighbours are the municipalities of Hennweiler and Oberhausen bei Kirn and the town of Kirn, all of which likewise lie within the Bad Kreuznach district, while the municipalities of Bergen, Griebelschied and Sonnschied all lie in the neighbouring Birkenfeld district. Hahnenbach also comes to within a few metres of the municipality of Bruschied (Bad Kreuznach district), but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Königsau
Königsau is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Kirner Land, whose seat is in the town of Kirn. Geography Location Königsau lies in a dale in the southern Hunsrück at the edge of the Soonwald and Lützelsoon. The Kellenbach flows through the village. Neighbouring municipalities Clockwise from the north, Königsau’s neighbours are the municipalities of Henau, Kellenbach, Schlierschied and – at one point only – Gehlweiler. Of these, only Kellenbach likewise lies within the Bad Kreuznach district. All the others lie in the neighbouring Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis. History In 1325, Königsau had its first documentary mention as ''Kunigesauwe''. Later spellings of the name, in modern times, render it ''Königß Auen'' (1601) or ''Kinzau'' (1766), the latter of which is preserved to this day in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heimweiler
Heimweiler is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Kirner Land, whose seat is in the town of Kirn. Geography Location Heimweiler lies at the edge of the North Palatine Uplands along ''Landesstraße'' 182 (Kirn–Meisenheim) and on ''Kreisstraße'' 71, which links the two centres of Heimberg and Krebsweiler together. The municipal area measures 9.07 km², and the average elevation is 259 m above sea level. Neighbouring municipalities Clockwise from the north, Heimweiler's neighbours are the municipalities of Meckenbach, Merxheim, Limbach, Becherbach bei Kirn, Schmidthachenbach and Bärenbach, and the town of Kirn. Schmidthachenbach lies in the neighbouring Birkenfeld district. Constituent communities Heimweiler's ''Ortsteile'' are Heimberg and Krebsweiler. The municipality's name is thus a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruschied
Bruschied is an ''Ortsgemeinde A Verbandsgemeinde (; plural Verbandsgemeinden) is a low-level administrative division, administrative unit in the Germany, German States of Germany, federal states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt. A Verbandsgemeinde is typically compose ...'' – a Municipalities of Germany, municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Kreuznach (district), Bad Kreuznach Districts of Germany, district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Kirner Land, whose seat is in the town of Kirn. Geography Location Bruschied lies in the southern Hunsrück, west of the Lützelsoon plateau. The Lützelsoon Cycleway (''Lützelsoon-Radweg'') runs through the village. Land use As at 31 December 2009, land use in Bruschied breaks down thus: * Agriculture: 37.6% * Woodland: 45.8% * Open water: 1.0% * Residential and transport: 15.6% Neighbouring municipalities Clockwise from the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brauweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate
Brauweiler is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Kirner Land, whose seat is in the town of Kirn. Geography Location Brauweiler lies in the southern Hunsrück at an elevation of 323 m above sea level in the western Soonwald foothills above the Kellenbach and the municipality of Simmertal. Neighbouring municipalities Clockwise from the north, Brauweiler's neighbours are the municipality of Kellenbach, the municipality of Simmertal, the municipality of Horbach, the municipality of Simmertal (again), the municipality of Hochstetten-Dhaun and the municipality of Heinzenberg. Brauweiler's municipal area comes within several metres of Hennweiler’s, but does not actually border on it, while Simmertal’s crescent-shaped municipal area means that it borders on Brauweiler’s in two places, one each si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Becherbach Bei Kirn
Becherbach bei Kirn is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Kirner Land, whose seat is in the town of Kirn. Becherbach bei Kirn should not be confused with Becherbach. Becherbach bei Kirn has borne the tag “bei Kirn” since 1 July 1969, at which time both municipalities found themselves in the same district as a result of administrative reform. Geography Location Becherbach bei Kirn is situated on the Großbach in the North Palatine Uplands between the Nahe and the Glan. Neighbouring municipalities Clockwise from the north, Becherbach bei Kirn's neighbours are the municipality of Heimweiler, the municipality of Limbach, the municipality of Otzweiler (all in the Bad Kreuznach district) and the municipality of Schmidthachenbach (in the Birkenfeld district). History Antiquity Unearthed within Bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
