Berglangenbach 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 municipality belonging to a '' Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the

Birkenfeld Birkenfeld () is a town and the district seat of the Birkenfeld district in southwest Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is also the seat of the like-named ''Verbandsgemeinde''. The town itself has approximately 7,000 inhabitants. Geography ...

district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Baumholder, whose seat is in the like-named town.

Geography

Location

Berglangenbach belongs to the Westrich, an historic region that encompasses areas in both Germany and France, and lies between the

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 ...

and the

North Palatine Uplands The North Palatine Uplands (german: Nordpfälzer Bergland), sometimes shortened to Palatine Uplands (''Pfälzer Bergland''), is a low mountain range and landscape unit in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate and belongs mainly to the Palat ...

, near the state boundary with the Saarland. Berglangenbach lies roughly 5 km west of Baumholder and 8 km southeast of

Land use

Berglangenbach's municipal area measures 573 ha, of which, roughly, 21 ha is built up, 266 ha is given over to agriculture, 213 ha is wooded, 65 ha is designated greenbelt and 8 ha is areas dedicated to streets, parks and the like.

Neighbouring municipalities

Clockwise from the north, these are

Heimbach Heimbach is a town in the district of Düren of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the river Rur, in the Eifel hills, approx. 20 km south of Düren. Heimbach has the smallest population of any town in North Rhin ...

to the north,

Fohren-Linden Fohren-Linden 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 Baumholder, w ...

to the east,

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and

Rückweiler Rückweiler 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 Baumholder, whose se ...

to the south and

Leitzweiler Leitzweiler 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 Baumholder, who ...

to the southwest.

Constituent communities

Also belonging to Berglangenbach are the outlying homesteads of Bächelshöfe and Zinkweilerhof.

Politics

Municipal council

The council is made up of 8 council members, who were elected by

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might in English heraldic language be described thus: Per fess argent a demilion azure armed and langued gules, and vert a mount of three enhanced of the first surmounted by a fess wavy of the second. The charge above the line of partition is a reference to the village's former allegiance to the

County of Veldenz The County of Veldenz was a principality in the contemporary Land Rhineland-Palatinate. The county was located partially between Kaiserslautern, Sponheim and Zweibrücken, partially on the Mosel in the Archbishopric of Trier. A municipality of ...

. Below the line of partition, the field tincture vert (green) symbolizes the agriculture practised in the municipality, while the “mount of three” (a charge known in

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as a ''Dreiberg'') and the wavy fess (horizontal stripe) are canting charges for the municipality's name (''Berg'' = mountain; ''Bach'' = brook). The arms have been borne since 8 July 1965, when they were approved by Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry of the Interior decree.

Culture and sightseeing

Buildings

The following are listed buildings or sites in Rhineland-Palatinate’s Directory of Cultural Monuments:Directory of Cultural Monuments in Birkenfeld district
/ref> * Evangelical church, Kirchenweg – historicized volcanic-rock building, partly plastered, 1906/1907, architect August Senz, Düsseldorf * Beside Hauptstraße 37 – small smithy, possibly from the early 20th century; equipment

Regular events

The farmer's and craftsmen's market is held each year in September. Also held once a year is the kermis (church consecration festival, locally known as the ''Kerb'').

Economy and infrastructure

Berglangenbach has a village community centre and a market hall. To the south runs the Autobahn A 62 (

Kaiserslautern Kaiserslautern (; Palatinate German: ''Lautre'') is a city in southwest Germany, located in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate at the edge of the Palatinate Forest. The historic centre dates to the 9th century. It is from Paris, from Frankfur ...

– Trier). The nearest railway station is in nearby Heimbach, on the Nahe Valley Railway ( Bingen–

Saarbrücken Saarbrücken (; french: link=no, Sarrebruck ; Rhine Franconian: ''Saarbrigge'' ; lb, Saarbrécken ; lat, Saravipons, lit=The Bridge(s) across the Saar river) is the capital and largest city of the state of Saarland, Germany. Saarbrücken is S ...

References

External links

Municipality’s official webpage

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