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Verbandsgemeinde Birkenfeld
Birkenfeld is a '' Verbandsgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") in the district of Birkenfeld, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' is in Birkenfeld. Stadt Birkenfeld. Accessed July 3, 2012. 
The ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Birkenfeld consists of the following ''Ortsgemeinden'' ("local municipalities"):
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Gimbweiler
Gimbweiler 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 Mörschbach in the ''Schwarzwälder Hochwald'' (forest) in the Hunsrück, on the boundary with the Saarland. Constituent communities Also belonging to Gimbweiler is the outlying homestead of Heidehof. History The oldest forms of Gimbweiler's name are ''Gumbweiler'' (1397), ''Gompwiler'' (1480) and ''Gympwiler'' (1480). Gimbweiler may be of Roman origin, as the now vanished hamlet of Frudesweiler may have been, too, but this cannot be proved. Gimbweiler's history unfolded much like neighbouring Wolfersweiler's (nowadays an outlying centre of Nohfelden). Gimbweiler always belonged to that village's high court and parish, while the lords through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rinzenberg
Rinzenberg 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 at the southern edge of the ''Schwarzwälder Hochwald'', a self-contained forest within the Hunsrück. The municipal area measures 1 133 ha, of which somewhat more than half is state forest, and indeed 76.5% of it is wooded. The area makes Rinzenberg the district's seventh biggest municipality by land area. Only the three towns (Birkenfeld, Idar-Oberstein and Baumholder) and the municipalities of Allenbach, Hoppstädten-Weiersbach and Brücken have larger municipal areas. Rinzenberg's elevation is roughly 532 m above sea level, and above the village looms the 668 m-high “Wehlenstein”. Neighbouring municipalities Rinzenberg borders in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rimsberg
Rimsberg 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 northwest of the district seat of Birkenfeld. To the north lies Schmißberg, and to the southeast, Nohen. Constituent communities Also belonging to Rimsberg are the outlying centre of Vogelsbüsch and the outlying homestead of Lindenhof. History In 1269, Rimsberg had its first documentary mention in the “Schwarzenburg Document”. Its name was ''Rummersberg'' then, and later ''Rymsberg''. In the years after 1465, there were 15 families living in Rimsberg, but after the Thirty Years' War, only one family was left. The houses were deserted and bare, plundered by Spanish troops, and the fields, too, were bare, for nobody was there to work them now. From 1665 to 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oberhambach
Oberhambach 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. Oberhambach is a tourism resort. Geography The municipality lies on the Hambach in the Hunsrück. The municipal area is 57.5% wooded. Not far outside the village, to the west, is the ''Sauerbrunnen'' (“Sour Spring”), a health spring known for many centuries now, and still a popular spot for an outing. The minerals lend the drinkable springwater a flavour all its own, and many people come to drink it. Politics Municipal council The council is made up of 8 council members, who were elected by majority vote at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman. Mayor Oberhambach's mayor is Günter Stolz. Coat of arms The German blazon reads: ''Unter rot-silber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oberbrombach
Oberbrombach 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 The municipality lies 8 km west of Idar-Oberstein and 10 km northeast of Birkenfeld. History In 1324, Oberbrombach had its first documentary mention. Ten or perhaps as many as twelve families lived here then. It can be assumed, though, that the village had existed long before that as a permanently populated place. In the document in question, twelve men are mentioned by name as having to vouch to Countess Loretta of Sponheim that they would prevent any flight from the land. Oberbrombach was thereafter a relatively important place for those days. It was at the time favoured by its location at the crossing of two ancient travel routes. The road from Metz by way of Birkenfeld to Obers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nohen
Nohen 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 at the mouth of the Röhmbach, where it empties into the Nahe. Neighbouring municipalities Nohen borders in the north on the municipality of Kronweiler, in the east on the municipality of Reichenbach, in the south on the municipality of Heimbach and in the west on the municipality of Rimsberg. History Nohen's beginnings can be traced back to a time when the location was favourable to transportation because it lay on one of the few fords in the river Nahe's upper valley. As an indication of how important Nohen was geographically in those early days, one need only observe that it was then the only place along the river Nahe that was named after the river (the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niederhambach
Niederhambach 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 Hambach in the Hunsrück, roughly 6 km northeast of Birkenfeld. Constituent communities Niederhambach's ''Ortsteile'' are Böschweiler, Burbach and Heupweiler. The municipality also includes an outlying centre known as the Burbacher Siedlung. This is three farms established in 1936. History In the Heupweiler cadastral areas known as “Geiershübel” and “Heiligenhübel”, archaeological finds from pre-Roman times have been made. In another area, the “Beel”, two sandstone lions from a Roman tomb were unearthed. They can now be found at the Birkenfeld Museum. On the path over the Böschweiler Höhe (heights) on the way to Wilzenberg, bron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niederbrombach
Niederbrombach 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 a bend in a dale on the road between Birkenfeld and Idar-Oberstein. Indeed, four dales meet at Niederbrombach, one each coming from north, south, east and west. Also coming down three of those dales are streams, the Hambach, the Schwollbach and the Rothenbach. All three flow together at the hollow formed by the junction of the four dales and thereafter flow as one stream, called the Schwollbach, down to Kronweiler, where the Schwollbach empties into the river Nahe. Set above the dales are some peaks. North of Niederbrombach are the Hömelskopf and the Heidkopf, to the east are the Pferdshöhe and the Brombacher Höhe, to the south are the Rothenbachberg, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meckenbach, Birkenfeld
Meckenbach 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 in the westernmost part of the Birkenfeld district on the like-named river Meckenbach in a hollow at the edge of the ''Schwarzwälder Hochwald'' (forest) in the Hunsrück. The municipal limit runs concurrently for more than 5 km with the boundary with the Saarland. The municipal area measures 378 ha, of which 220 ha is wooded, mainly with mixed forest, and it is also mostly privately owned. History In 1334, Meckenbach had its first documentary mention. On this occasion, a certain “Cuno in den Gassen zu Birkenfeld” (“Cuno in the laneways at Birkenfeld”) vowed that he would “improve” his holding at the estate in Meckenbach and in future t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leisel
Leisel 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 Leiselbach at the Idar Forest in the Hunsrück. The municipal area is 65% wooded. Neighbouring municipalities Leisel borders in the northeast on the municipality of Siesbach, in the southeast on the municipality of Wilzenberg-Hußweiler and in the southwest on the municipality of Schwollen. History In 1180, Leisel had its first documentary mention as ''Lucei'' in a document dealing with legal relationships in the Archbishopric of Trier, under whose sovereignty Leisel lay at that time. In 1328, Archbishop of Trier Baldwin acknowledged the Sponheim lordship over the ''Birkenfelder Land'' (the country around Birkenfeld). The countercompony base (that is, with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kronweiler
Kronweiler 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 upper reaches of the river Nahe in the southwestern Hunsrück. Within the municipality, the Schwollbach, which flows down from the Idar Forest empties into the Nahe. Constituent communities Also belonging to Kronweiler are the outlying centre of Hangelbösch and the homestead of Alte Schleife. History In 1360, Kronweiler had its first documentary mention. It was part of the “Hinder” County of Sponheim. Politics Municipal council The council is made up of 8 council members, who were elected by majority vote at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman. Coat of arms The German blazon reads: ''Unter rot-silbern ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
