Mörschied 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'' Herrstein-Rhaunen, whose seat is in

Herrstein Herrstein is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Birkenfeld district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Herrstein-Rhau ...

Geography

Location

The municipality lies on the ''Naturpark Saar-Hunsrück''. The municipal area is 64% wooded. To the east lies

. The nearest major town is Idar-Oberstein to the south.

Constituent communities

Also belonging to Mörschied are the outlying homesteads of Am Herrsteinerweg, Asbacherhütte, Hahnenmühle and Harfenmühle.

Politics

Municipal council

The council is made up of 12 council members, who were elected by

majority vote A majority, also called a simple majority or absolute majority to distinguish it from related terms, is more than half of the total.Dictionary definitions of ''majority'' aMerriam-Webster arms Arms or ARMS may refer to: *Arm or arms, the upper limbs of the body Arm, Arms, or ARMS may also refer to: People * Ida A. T. Arms (1856–1931), American missionary-educator, temperance leader Coat of arms or weapons *Armaments or weapons **Fi ...

might be described thus: Per bend sinister sable issuant from the line of partition a demilion with tail bifurcated argent crowned Or and chequy gules and argent issuant from base a mount of three.

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, Äckerchen –

aisleless church An aisleless church (german: Saalkirche) is a single-nave church building that consists of a single hall-like room. While similar to the hall church, the aisleless church lacks aisles or passageways on either side of the nave and separated fro ...

with ridge turret, 1731-1746; décor;

organ Organ may refer to: Biology * Organ (biology), a part of an organism Musical instruments * Organ (music), a family of keyboard musical instruments characterized by sustained tone ** Electronic organ, an electronic keyboard instrument ** Hammond ...

, firm of G. Stumm, 1896; two tomb slabs * Herrsteiner Straße 11 – stately timber-frame ''Quereinhaus'' (a combination residential and commercial house divided for these two purposes down the middle, perpendicularly to the street), partly solid, partly slated, half-hipped roof, 19th century * Herrsteiner Straße 21 – ''Quereinhaus'', partly timber-frame (plastered), timber-frame gallery, marked 1830, conversion 1860 * ''Hahnenmühle'', southeast of the village on the Fischbach – stately miller’s and farmer’s house, marked 1907; mill gear from time of building, bakehouse, mountain cellar * ''Schleiferei Biehl'' (gemcutting shop), northwest of the village on the Fischbach – latter half of the 19th century, technical equipment

Regular events

Since 1990, Mörschied has had an open-air stage on which the '' Karl-May-Festspiele Mörschied'' are staged in the summer months each year. In 2010, the play '' Winnetou gegen Santer'' (''gegen'' means “against”; both those named in the title are characters from Karl May’s writings) was produced.

Economy and infrastructure

To the south runs '' Bundesstraße'' 422. Serving nearby Idar-Oberstein is a railway station that, as a Regional-Express and Regionalbahn stop, is linked by way of 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 ...

) to the Saarland and the Frankfurt Rhine Main Region. The ''Rhein-Nahe-Express'' running the Mainz-Saarbrücken route serves the station hourly. Every other train goes through to the main railway station in Frankfurt with a stop at Frankfurt Airport. Formerly, fast trains on the Frankfurt- Paris route had a stop at Idar-Oberstein.

References

External links

Mörschied in the collective municipality’s webpages
{{DEFAULTSORT:Morschied Birkenfeld (district)