Bruchmühlbach-Miesau is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
district of Kaiserslautern in
Rhineland-Palatinate
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,
Germany
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. It is situated on the small river
Glan, approx. 10 km north-east of
Homburg, and 25 km west of
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 ...
. It has many festivals and is the home of two storks which are the pride of the village. Nearby is the
Miesau Army Depot, a
United States Army
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installation. Also nearby is Ohmbachsee, a small lake that is a popular location for concerts, festivals and the weekend.
Bruchmühlbach-Miesau is the seat of the ''
Verbandsgemeinde
A Verbandsgemeinde (; plural Verbandsgemeinden) is a low-level administrative unit in the German federal states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt. A Verbandsgemeinde is typically composed of a small group of villages or towns.
Rhineland- ...
'' ("collective municipality")
Bruchmühlbach-Miesau.
History
The towns of Bruchmühlbach and Miesau, now joined, have a long history. Bruchmühlbach was first mentioned in the year 900 and Miesau in 1222 in a charter by King Heinrich VII. The present combination of the two towns occurred in 1972.
Population
According to a 2004 census, Bruchmühlbach-Miesau area has a population of 8,093, broken down as follows:
Bruchmühlbach 2,813
Miesau 2,550
Vogelbach 1,241
Buchholz 1,028
Elschbach 461
References
External links
Bruchmühlbach-Miesau official website
Sommerfest Summer Festival website
Kaiserslautern (district)
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