Kirkel

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Kirkel
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Coordinates: 49 ° 17 '  N , 7 ° 14'  E

Basic data
State : Saarland
County : Saarpfalz district
Height : 240 m above sea level NHN
Area : 31.36 km 2
Residents: 10,039 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 320 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 66459
Primaries : 06841, 06849
License plate : HOM
Community key : 10 0 45 115
LOCODE : DE KIJ
Community structure: 3 districts
Address of the
municipal administration: 		Hauptstrasse 10
66459 Kirkel
Website : www.kirkel.de
Mayor : Frank John ( SPD )
Location of the community of Kirkel in the Saarpfalz district
Bexbach Homburg Kirkel St. Ingbert Blieskastel Mandelbachtal Gersheim Frankreich Frankreich Rheinland-Pfalz Landkreis Neunkirchen Regionalverband Saarbrückenmap
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geography

Community structure

The community consists of the three places Kirkel-Neuhäusel , Limbach and Altstadt . The district of Abstäberhof belongs to Kirkel-Neuhäusel, the Bayerisch Kohlhof district to Limbach and the Limbach-Altstadt customs station to the old town .

In the course of the Saarland territorial reform in 1974 , the above-mentioned districts were merged into one municipality.

Geographical location

Kirkel-Neuhäusel is located in or on the Sankt Ingbert-Kirkeler forest area , the districts Limbach and Altstadt are on the Blies . The next larger cities are the district town of Homburg about two kilometers east, St. Ingbert about eight kilometers west, Neunkirchen about nine kilometers north and Zweibrücken about eleven kilometers south.

population

District Residents Male Female Foreigners Roman Catholic evangelical other religions without religion
Old town 1,751 902 849 38 527 899 62 263
Kirkel-Neuhäusel 4,437 2,220 2,217 119 1,745 1,842 155 695
Limbach 3,902 2,029 1,873 170 1,161 1,983 219 539
total 10,090 5,151 4,939 327 3,433 4,724 436 1,497

(As of December 31, 2012)

Kirkel is the only community in Saarland with a majority Protestant population.

history

The municipality of Kirkel was created on the occasion of the regional reform on January 1, 1974 from the previously independent municipalities of Kirkel-Neuhäusel , Limbach bei Homburg and Altstadt . A sub-area of ​​Kirkel-Neuhäusel with more than 400 inhabitants at that time ( Eschweilerhof ) was reclassified to Neunkirchen / Saar .

The Bayerisch Kohlhof housing estate , which belonged to the Limbach near Homburg community, was also awarded to the city of Neunkirchen / Saar on January 1, 1975. The new community of Kirkel and the former communities of Kirkel-Neuhäusel and Limbach had lodged a constitutional complaint with the Constitutional Court of Saarland against this assignment and the assignment of the Eschweilerhof. However, this was rejected by the judgment of November 17, 1975. After the Saarland government announced in 1979 that it wanted to re-examine the disputed restructuring measures, the municipality of Kirkel made major efforts in February 1980 to regain the ceded areas. The city of Neunkirchen was not ready to negotiate. On May 10, 1983, the Saarland government issued an ordinance to reclassify the inhabited parts of the Bavarian Kohlhof to the community of Kirkel. The city of Neunkirchen took legal action against it and was ruled on January 30, 1984; because the Constitutional Court upheld the claim. Thus, the disputed area remained with Neunkirchen. Finally, the Saarland Landtag passed a law on January 23, 1985, with which the inhabited parts of the Bayerischer Kohlhof settlement were finally assigned to the community of Kirkel with effect from April 1, 1985. The area came to the district Limbach.

The districts have a much longer history. There are traces of Roman settlement. The Burg Kirkel was first mentioned in documents in the year 1075th The Hollerburg , which presumably dates from the 9th century, already existed in today's Hollerlöchern .

The village of Kirkel-Neuhäusel was built in the late Middle Ages at the foot of the castle hill. Limbach was first mentioned in 1219. The old town is the original Limbach. In the 13th century, the center shifted, so that the old place ( old site ) remained.

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council election on May 26, 2019 led to the following result, with a turnout of 69.7%:

Kirkel: Seat distribution 2019
     
A total of 33 seats
Political party Seats Share of votes
CDU 8th 24.9%
SPD 15th0 42.9%
Green 6th 18.0%
FDP 2 07.8%
The left 2 06.5%

Previous elections had the following results:

Political party Seats 2004 Seats 2009 Seats 2014 Share of votes in 2014
CDU 120 9 9 31.4%
SPD 160 15th0 130 46.1%
Green 3 3 3 10.7%
FDP 2 3 1 05.0%
The left - 3 1 06.9%

mayor

  • 1974–1981: Ernst Bach, SPD
  • 1981-2001: Arno Hussong, SPD
  • 2001–2009: Armin Hochlenert, CDU
  • since July 1, 2009: Frank John, SPD

In the runoff election on November 23, 2008, Frank John (SPD) prevailed with 52.9% against Armin Hochlenert (CDU) with 47.1%. Frank John was re-elected in September 2016.

coat of arms

The coat of arms was awarded on March 22, 1981.

Blazon : "In blue over an ascending silver curlicue going out from the lower right edge of the shield, a golden sword raised by three bars of silver linden leaves, placed by bars."

Community partnerships

Fountain in Kirkel-Neuhäusel with the coat of arms of the twin town Mauléon

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The A 6 and A 8 motorways intersect in the municipality and form the Neunkirchen motorway junction. The Kirkel train station is also on the Mannheim – Saarbrücken railway line and is a stop for regional trains . The origin of the railway line goes back to 1879.

Established businesses

With more than 100 years of experience, DePuy GmbH is one of the most traditional and globally leading providers of orthopedic products in the fields of artificial joint replacement, spinal surgery, accident surgery and neurosurgery. The company has a location in Limbach.

Caigos GmbH (a company of the IDS group ), developer of the geographic information system CAIGOS, is based in Kirkel.

The CASAR Drahtseilwerk Saar GmbH has its headquarters in Limbach. CASAR develops, produces and sells special wire ropes for cranes and other applications in the field of lifting technology .

The Kirkel training center of the Saarland Chamber of Labor trains around 20,000 Saarland workers every year.

The Praktiker AG , operators of DIY stores had until the end of 2011 based in Kirkel. This was relocated to the headquarters of the Praktiker subsidiary Max Bahr in Hamburg as part of the company's restructuring. After Saarland had taken over the property and no investor could be found by the end of 2014, plans are now underway to make the vacant buildings usable for one of the state's own institutions.

education

Elementary schools

Further training

Leisure and sports facilities

Bathing possibilities

  • Natural outdoor pool in the Kirkel-Neuhäusel district
  • Solar outdoor pool in the Limbach district

Sports and soccer fields

  • Old town district: one grass and one hard court
  • Kirkel-Neuhäusel district: three grass and one hard court
  • Limbach district: two grass pitches and one artificial turf pitch

Tennis courts

  • Kirkel-Neuhäusel district: a facility with six places
  • Limbach district: a facility with five places

Equestrian facilities

  • Old town district: two plants (and one breeding farm)

Campsites

  • Campsite in the area of ​​the “Mühlenweiher” leisure facility in the Kirkel-Neuhäusel district

Others

  • In the area of ​​the rock path there are some rocks suitable for climbing.

Culture and sights

Museums

There is a local history and castle museum in Kirkel-Neuhäusel.

Buildings

Ruins of Kirkel Castle
Source of silver sand
Geological nature trail
Sandstone formation
  • The Burg Kirkel was built in the 1075th The castle ruins stand at 307  m above sea level. NN high Schlossberg, which you can see from afar. The still preserved tower of the castle is the landmark of Kirkel-Neuhäusel.
  • The Protestant parish church in the Limbach district has a late Romanesque tower in the lower part.
  • The bell tower in the Altstadt district was built in 1859 in what was then the center of the village. Today it is the landmark of the smallest part of the municipality of Kirkel. The bell tower has a crenellated crown and a stone helmet.

nature

  • The Kühnbruch is designated as a nature reserve ; the former nature reserve Hell digging in old town is now part of the landscape conservation area Beeder break . Both wetlands are especially habitats for rare bird species such as snipe, marsh harrier, whinchat and water rail. The white stork, which was a regular breeding bird in this section of the Bliestal until the 1960s, can be observed all year round as a food visitor.
  • The area of ​​the former customs station , located in the districts of Altstadt and Homburg, is designated as a "priority area for nature conservation". Extremely dry and hot, it is particularly important for reptiles. A large population of the wall lizard can be found here . But also numerous bird species and a multitude of rare plants occur on the flat area. A large part of the "customs station" was destroyed in 2005/06 by the establishment of a reprocessing plant for railway ballast.
  • The Kirkeler Felsenpfad is part of a 7 km long circular hiking trail in the Kirkeler Wald (forest behind the castle hill). The legendary unlucky rock and the Hollerkanzel are striking examples of the fascinating stone formations that can be found in the Kirkeler Forest. The Frauenbrunnen is also located on the rock path. On the right of the fountain you can see a passage. According to the vernacular, this should be the end of an underground escape tunnel from the Wörschweiler monastery . However, geographically speaking, this is not possible. On the rocks behind the fountain you can see a woman's head, around which mysterious stories entwine.
  • The geological nature trail can be reached on the same circular hiking trail as the Kirkeler Felsenpfad and the Frauenbrunnen.
  • The silver sand spring is an artesian spring in the forest between Kirkel-Neuhäusel and Furpach. The silver sand from which the water is pressed is characteristic.
  • The Wolfgangbrunnen is a fountain in the idyllic valley between Kirkel-Neuhäusel and Lautzkirchen. It is fed by clear water from the depths of the Kirkeler Forest.

Kirkel lies on the Bliesgau loop of the Saarland circular hiking trail .

Regular events

Pentecostal quack in old town
  • Kirkeler Castle Summer
  • Whitsun quack : Whit Monday in Limbach, Altstadt and Bayerisch Kohlhof

Web links

Commons : Kirkel  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Saarland.de - Official population figures as of December 31, 2019 (PDF; 20 kB) ( help ).
  2. ↑ Population overview of the community of Kirkel
  3. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 803 .
  4. ↑ Information on the Limbach district
  5. ↑ https://www.zeitensprung.de/Die_roemische_villa_rustica_Am_Roemerhaus.pdf
  6. ↑ wahlresult.saarland.de - municipal council elections 2019, result Kirkel , accessed on August 2, 2019
  7. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento from April 21, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
  8. ↑ City partnership with Torrox officially sealed by the municipality website www.kirkel.eu