Maitzborn is an '' Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a '' Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis ( district) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Kirchberg, whose seat is in the like-named town.

Geography

Location

The municipality lies in the central

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 ...

near the town of Kirchberg. East of the village lies the Kauerbach valley, while running west of the village is '' Bundesstraße'' 421. Maitzborn's municipal area measures 315 ha, of which 110 ha is wooded.

History

Maitzborn is believed to have been settled in Frankish times. In 1304, it had its first documentary mention in the ''Sponheimisches Gefälleregister'', a taxation register kept by the

County of Sponheim The County of Sponheim (german: Grafschaft Sponheim, former spelling: Spanheim, Spanheym) was an independent territory in the Holy Roman Empire that lasted from the 11th century until the early 19th century. The name comes from the municipality ...

. Beginning in 1794, Maitzborn lay under

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rule. In 1815 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. Since 1946, it has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate. In Maitzborn, whose name might refer to a place of sacrifice, more than 40 barrows have been found. They can be found in the east of the municipal area.

Politics

Municipal council

The council is made up of 6 council members, who were elected by

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might in English heraldic language be described thus: Or a bend between a fountain and a garb, all gules, and a chief countercompony azure and of the first. The composition of charges in the arms was determined by the municipality's historical development and the origin of its name. The tinctures, too, reflect the municipality's history. The chief countercompony (that is, with two chequered rows) refers to the arms borne until the 15th century by the “Further”

, which were “chequy” (that is, with the

escutcheon Escutcheon may refer to: * Escutcheon (heraldry), a shield or shield-shaped emblem, displaying a coat of arms * Escutcheon (furniture), a metal plate that surrounds a keyhole or lock cylinder on a door * (in medicine) the distribution of pubic ha ...

’s whole field chequered) in these two tinctures (blue and gold). As of the 15th century, the village was administered by Electoral Palatinate, the Duchy of

Palatinate-Simmern The House of Palatinate-Simmern (german: Pfalz-Simmern) was a German- Bavarian cadet branch of the House of Wittelsbach. The house was one of the collateral lineages of the Palatinate. The Palatinate line of the House of Wittelsbach was divided i ...

and the Margraviate of Baden. The red and gold in the main field come from the arms formerly borne by the Margraviate of Baden, which held Maitzborn from 1708 to 1794. The fountain on the dexter (armsbearer’s right, viewer’s left) side stands for the ones formerly found on the Badish estate, and which can also be taken as a canting charge for the village’s name ending, ''—born'', which means “fountain” (although, as can be seen in the German blazon, the usual German word is ''Brunnen''). The garb (wheat sheaf) on the sinister (armsbearer's left, viewer's right) side stands for the municipality's important

agricultural Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating Plant, plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of Sedentism, sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of Domestication, domesticated species created food ...

sector.

Economy and infrastructure

The municipality's economy is based mainly on agriculture.Maitzborn’s economy

References

External links

Brief portrait of Maitzborn with film
at

SWR Fernsehen SWR Fernsehen is a German regional television channel targeting the states of Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate. It is produced by Südwestrundfunk (SWR) and is one of eight regional "third channels" broadcast by the ARD members. Hist ...

Maitzborn in the collective municipality’s webpages
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