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Kümbdchen
Kümbdchen is an ''Ortsgemeinde (Germany), 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 ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Simmern-Rheinböllen, whose seat is in Simmern. Geography Location The municipality lies in the Hunsrück on the west slope of the Külzbach valley and in the Kondbach valley. Within municipal limits, the Kondbach empties into the Külzbach. Kümbdchen lies well within a kilometre of both Simmern and Keidelheim. Rheinböllen lies roughly 12 km to the east, while another 8 km beyond, the Rhine flows by Bacharach. Kümbdchen currently has somewhat more than 500 inhabitants. The municipal area measures 362 ha, of which 330 ha is given over to agriculture while the other 32 ha is wooded. History Kümbdchen is among the Hunsrück's oldest villages. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keidelheim
Keidelheim is an – a Municipalities of Germany, municipality belonging to a , a kind of collective municipality – in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis (Districts of Germany, district) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Simmern-Rheinböllen, whose seat is in Simmern. Geography Location The municipality lies in the middle of the Hunsrück between Simmern and Kastellaun, right on the ''Schinderhannes-Radweg'' (cycle path) at a mean elevation of 320 m above sea level. The Külzbach marks the boundary between Keidelheim and the neighbouring village of Kümbdchen. History Sometime between 1330 and 1335, Keidelheim (then ''Kudelnheim'') was first mentioned in a document in the taxation register kept by the County of Sponheim, Count of Sponheim. The register listed a whole series of taxes and other comital levies, among which were the soul tax, the head tax and tithes. Another compilation of taxes from about 1400 lists for the first time the vil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |