Allenbach

The title of this article is ambiguous. Further meanings are listed under Allenbach (disambiguation) .

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 49 ° 45 '  N , 7 ° 10'  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Birch field
Association municipality :	Herrstein-Rhaunen
Height :	478 m above sea level NHN
Area :	27.54 km 2
Residents:	620 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	23 inhabitants per km 2
Postcodes :	55758, 55743 (Hüttgeswasen)
Area code :	06786
License plate :	BIR
Community key :	07 1 34 003
Association administration address:	Brühlstrasse 16 55756 Herrstein
Website :	www.allenbach-hunsrueck.de
Local Mayor :	Siegfried Burmann
Location of the local community Allenbach in the Birkenfeld district

Allenbach is a municipality in the Birkenfeld district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Herrstein-Rhaunen community .

geography

Allenbach is located in the Saar-Hunsrück Nature Park . The Hüttgeswasen residential area also belongs to the community . Allenbach is a national park community in the Hunsrück-Hochwald National Park .

history

When Ellenbach was first mentioned in 1265, Allenbach was then part of the County of Sponheim . In 1601 Ellenburg became Allenbach Castle, which is now in the center of Allenbach. Charles IV (Lorraine) (1604–1675), Duke of Lorraine , died on September 18, 1675 in Allenbach during a campaign in the service of the emperor.

In the second half of the 18th century, the woodcutter and charcoal burner Johann Peter Petri , known as Black Peter, who achieved notoriety as a robber, lived and worked in Hüttgeswasen zu Allenbach for about twelve years . He is said to have invented the Schwarzer Peter card game in prison .

In 1794 French revolutionary troops occupied the left bank of the Rhine . Under French administration, Allenbach belonged to the canton of Rhaunen in the Saardepartement from 1798 to 1814 . The region was awarded to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna in 1815. From 1816 to the community Allenbach the new belonged Bernkastel in Trier , from 1822 to part of the Rhine Province , and was supported by the mayor Wirschweiler managed.

In February 1898, Allenbach Castle was bought by the Idar businessman Max Purper. The Evangelical Castle Church is located near the castle and has been home to a Stumm organ since 1832 .

As part of the first Rhineland-Palatinate administrative reform , Allenbach was incorporated into the Birkenfeld district in 1969 with some surrounding communities .

Population development

The development of the population of Allenbach, the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 are based on censuses:

year Residents 1815 579 1835 885 1871 668 1905 569 1939 611 1950 602 1961 698

year Residents 1970 743 1987 730 1997 712 2005 695 2011 650 2017 646

politics

Municipal council

The local council in Allenbach consists of twelve council members, who were elected by a majority vote in the local elections on May 26, 2019 , and the directly elected honorary local mayor as chairman.

mayor

Siegfried Burmann became mayor of Allenbach in 2004. In the direct election on May 26, 2019, he was confirmed in his office for another five years with a share of the vote of 56.57%.

The former mayor, or mayor since 1932, of the community are:

• 1892–1912 F. Näher
• 1912-1916 K. Keßler
• 1928-1932 J. Purper
• 1932-1945 K. Muller
• 1945-1946 W. Fuchs
• 1946-1947 K. Schmidt
• 1948-1956 F. Röper
• 1956-1960 A. Cullmann
• 1960–1974 O. Paulus
• 1974-2004 E. Steuer

coat of arms

	Blazon : "In the oblique left divided shield in front in blue a golden castle with black windows and a door, from which a two-part silver wavy bar shows, behind red and silver chess."
	Justification for the coat of arms: The front part of the shield shows a symbol from the Allenbach seal (18th century). The rear part of the shield refers to the former affiliation to the rear county of Sponheim .

Culture and sights

Entrance to the ring wall near Allenbach

Ring wall info

Castle Church

• Celtic ramparts on the Ringkopf near Allenbach
• Allenbach Castle
• The Evangelical Castle Church of Allenbach in the center of the village
• Historic grinding mill

See also:

• List of cultural monuments in Allenbach
• List of natural monuments in Allenbach

people

• Charles IV (1604–1675), Duke of Lorraine and Bar from 1625 to 1675, died on September 18, 1675 in Allenbach.

literature

• Alexander Thon, Stefan Ulrich u. Achim Wendt: Castles in the Hunsrück and on the Nahe: "... where a mighty tower defiantly looks down." Schnell & Steiner, Regensburg 2013, ISBN 978-3-7954-2493-0 , pp. 12–15 (on Allenbach Castle) .
• Literature about Allenbach in the Rhineland-Palatinate state bibliography

Web links

Commons : Allenbach  - Collection of Images

• Local community Allenbach on the website of the Herrstein-Rhaunen community
• Literature about Allenbach in the Rhineland-Palatinate state bibliography

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
2. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate (ed.): Official directory of the municipalities and parts of the municipality. Status: January 2020. S. 28 (PDF; 1 MB).
3. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate - regional data
4. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections
5. ↑ Andreas Nitsch: Mayors want to end projects that have already started. Siegfried Burmann. In: Nahe newspaper. Mittelrhein-Verlag GmbH, Koblenz, March 8, 2019, accessed on August 16, 2020 . 
6. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Herrstein-Rhaunen, Verbandsgemeinde, second line of results. Retrieved August 16, 2020 .